Alfred Hsing Explained

Alfred Hsing
Birth Date:November 23, 1983
Birth Place:San Jose, California, United States
Occupation:Actor, Martial artist, Stuntman
Module:
Child:yes
T:邢思傑
S:邢思杰
P:Xíng Sījié
Sport:Wushu
Event:Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu
Universityteam:UCLA Wushu
Team:US Wushu Team (2007-2010)

Alfred Hsing (born November 23, 1983) is an American martial artist, actor, and stuntman. After over a decade of intensive training in both America and China, Hsing won the first American gold medal in wushu taolu history at the 2009 World Wushu Championships held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Earlier that year he made the US National Wushu Team where he was ranked 1st in the nation. Along with his career in martial arts, Hsing is also recognized as the Shaolin Expert on Spike TV's show Deadliest Warrior.

Early life

On November 23, 1983, Hsing was born in San Jose, California. Hsing is of Taiwanese descent.

Wushu career

As a child Hsing always loved martial arts and would play fight with his brother. At the age of 15 he started formal training in Shaolin kung fu and wushu.[1] [2] Soon after he began learning wushu Hsing quickly won gold at his first local tournament. Some accomplishments include:

In 2007, Hsing made the C Team of the USAWKF National Wushu Taolu Team. He spent the next two years vigorously training and made the A Team at the next team trials in 2009. At the 2009 World Wushu Championships in Toronto, Hsing became the first American athlete to win a gold medal in a taolu event, which he did so in the male jianshu event. A year later in 2010, he took part in the changquan event at the 2010 World Combat Games as his last Wushu competition.[7] After this, he began to focus on his acting and stunting career.

Though Alfred Hsing has learned many styles of martial arts through his years of training, his main events are changquan ("long fist"), jianshu (Straight Sword), and qiangshu (Spear). He is also proficient in drunken boxing, drunken sword, whip chain, emei daggers, fan, broadsword, staff, tai chi, and taijijian.

Hsing has been featured in Kung Fu Magazine and Masters Magazine (Winter 09) for his significant accomplishments in martial arts.[8] [9]

Business career

After graduating from UCLA with a degree in economics, Computer Specialization,[1] and minor in East Asian Languages, Hsing began work at Big 4 accounting firm KPMG. After gaining professional experience at KPMG, Hsing moved on to get a job in finance at City National Bank. In 2009, he quit his job to focus on training for the World Wushu Championships.

Acting career

Hsing has appeared on TV shows and films such as Ready Player One, HBO's Silicon Valley, , , The Last Ship, Spike TV's Deadliest Warrior, and even in a Bollywood movie called Aakhari Decision.[10]

Hsing has worked with Jet Li in The Sorcerer and the White Snake,[10] Stephen Chow (whom he interviewed for MTV for the release of Kung Fu Hustle[11]), MMA star Cung Le (whom he interviewed at the LA film festival for Bodyguards and Assassins),[12] and Jackie Chan, whom he worked for as part of the Jackie Chan stunt team on Dragon Blade[13] and demoed for at the premiere of The Spy Next Door.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.hiycn.com/content/%E7%BE%8E%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%8E%E8%A3%94%E9%82%A2%E6%80%9D%E6%9D%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E6%AD%A6%E6%9C%AF%E8%B5%9B%E5%A4%BA%E5%86%A0. zh:美国华裔邢思杰世界武术赛夺冠. 2009-11-01. Chinese. 海外华人网. 2011-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20111214001105/http://hiycn.com/content/%E7%BE%8E%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%8E%E8%A3%94%E9%82%A2%E6%80%9D%E6%9D%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E6%AD%A6%E6%9C%AF%E8%B5%9B%E5%A4%BA%E5%86%A0. 2011-12-14. dead.
  2. Web site: Justine. June 5, 2020. Alfred Hsing Interview. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612023441/https://jiayoowushu.com/alfred-hsing-interview/ . 2020-06-12 .
  3. Web site: US National Taolu Teams. Us Wushu Academy. 2011-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719105249/http://www.uswushuacademy.com/resources/US_Wushu_Team.html. 2011-07-19. dead.
  4. Web site: 16th Annual Chinese Martial Arts Tournament. https://web.archive.org/web/20090118043111/http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~calwushu/cmat/16/main.php. 2009-01-18. UC Berkeley.
  5. Web site: USA Wushu Team Trials Jun 20-21, 2009 Cupertino, California. USA National Wushu Taolu Team Trials Organization. 2011-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20111009014943/http://www.wushutrials.com/200907/?S=final. 2011-10-09. dead.
  6. Web site: 10th World Wushu Championships Report. USAWKF. 2011-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175132/http://www.usawkf.com/news/detail.php?aid=562. 2011-07-17. dead.
  7. Web site: US Wushu Team competes at 2010 Sport Accord Combat Games WushuKicks.com Wushu News. 2020-12-01. en-US.
  8. Web site: Has American Wushu Finally Arrived?. Kung Fu Magazine. 2011-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722221346/http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=859. 22 July 2011 . live.
  9. Web site: Wushu - Pushing to the max!. Masters Magazine via Wushukicks (screen cap). 2011-08-28.
  10. Web site: Alfred Hsing. IMDb. August 19, 2018.
  11. Web site: My Shot With… Stephen Chow. MTV. 2011-08-28. 2008-12-10.
  12. Web site: Cung Le Interview Discusses Rematch Fight with Scott Smith and Fighting Donnie Yen. Wushukicks. 2011-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718123211/http://www.wushukicks.com/chinese-martial-arts/cung-le-interview-discusses-rematch-fight-with-scott-smith-and-fighting-donnie-yen/. 18 July 2011 . live.
  13. Web site: 紐約．男人．華裔世界武術冠軍. 2015-04-06. zh-tw. GQ. 2020-05-30.
  14. Web site: http://dailynews.sina.com/gb/news/usa/uslocal/singtao/20100113/04111107703.html. zh:南湾金牌剑手邢思杰助成龙宣传. Sina. 2011-08-28. 2010-01-13. Chinese. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718164116/http://dailynews.sina.com/gb/news/usa/uslocal/singtao/20100113/04111107703.html. 18 July 2011 . live.

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