Helen Wu Explained

Helen Wu
Birth Place:Shanghai, China
Martial Art:Qigong, tai chi, Flying Rainbow Fan, xingyiquan, baguazhang, Northern Shaolin kung fu

Helen Wu (born 1956) is Chinese Muslim martial artist living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The daughter of Wang Jurong and Wu Chengde began her martial arts training at age three with her mother and her grandfather Wang Ziping, the world-renowned Wushu Grandmaster.

Education and research

After she graduated from Shanghai University, Wu began teaching in the department of Sports Medicine.

Now, Wu lives and teaches in Toronto, Ontario, Canada where she served on the board of the Canadian Taijiquan Federation and United Wushu Federation of Canada. She is a faculty member with the York University School of Kinesiology and Health Science.[1]

Wu has acted as a consultant on several studies on the benefits of qigong:

Professional accomplishments

Wu has coached several medal-winning athletes.

Wu co-authored with Wen-Ching Wu Tai Chi Single Fan for Health and Martial Arts and Chi-Kung, Tai Chi and Fan: A Step by Step Training Course for Wellness and Personal Development.[3] There were used as a text for her courses at York University.

Wu has also published articles for martial arts magazines: Flying Rainbow: The Fan of Martial Arts co-authored with Marsha Zeust for Kungfu Magazine (1999)[4] and A Fan for Life for Inside Kung-fu magazine (2007).[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Nigel, Andrew (2004). Pioneer of Therapeutic Martial Arts in North America. Kung Fu Tai Chi, Jan/Feb, 59-63
  2. Wu, Helen (2005). Chi-Kung, Tai-Chi and Fan: a step by step training course for wellness and personal development. Helen X. Wu, 50
  3. Book: 0-9737251-0-9. Chi-Kung, Tai-Chi and Fan : A Step-by-step Training Course for Wellness and Personal Development. Wu. Helen. Nigel. Andrew. 2005. Helen X. Wu .
  4. Wu, Helen & Zeust, Marsha (1999). Flying Rainbow: The Fan of Martial Arts. Kungfu Qigong, July, 42-44
  5. Wu, Helen (2007). A Fan for Life. Inside Kung-fu, May, 40-44