The 10th International Shaolin Martial Arts Festival in Zhengzhou

See our 9th-Zhengzhou-International-Shaolin-Wushu-Festival thread.

Zhengzhou to hold a martial arts festival at Shaolin
Staff Reporter 2014-10-12 09:05 (GMT+8)


A group of Shaolin martial art practitioners perform for tourists in front of Shaolin Temple in Zhengzhou in September this year. (Photo/Xinhua)

The tenth International Shaolin Martial Arts Festival will be held in Zhengzhou, Henan province, from Oct. 18-22, reports state-run China News Services.

The city’s vice mayor Liu Dong announced the festival on Thursday and said the five-day event will include an opening ceremony, martial arts competition, ranking contests, exchanges, presentations and a closing ceremony. Nearly 2,000 martial arts practitioners from 57 countries and regions had applied to attend the festival as of Oct. 9.

Liu said the city will serve as a martial arts exchange platform for practitioners throughout the festival. The opening ceremony, which is to be held in Dengfeng, where Shaolin Temple is located, will include four martial arts performances which will be one of the major highlights of the event.

Participating practitioners will be able see some of the best Shaolin Kung Fu as well as martial arts performed with 18 types of weapons such as knives, spears, swords, staff and whips.

Officials from the International Wushu Federation, the Chinese Wushu Association, foreign ambassadors to China and around a hundred experts and scholars will attend the event.

It begins

10th International Shaolin Wushu Festival kicks off in Shaolin Temple
2014-10-20 09:22 Xinhua Web Editor: Gu Liping


Students of a kungfu school show kungfu during the welcoming ceremony of the 10th Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival in Dengfeng, central China’s Henan province, Oct 19, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)

The 10th International Shaolin Wushu Festival opened on Sunday in Shaolin Temple located in Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan province.

More than 1,800 athletes from 63 countries and regions took part in the festival which lasts until next Wednesday. Most of them will compete in martial arts events and some will be aiming at a Wushu grade.

“The festival has become an influential activity around the world, and the Shaolin Temple endeavors to promote Wushu because it’s the home of Shaolin Wushu,” said Wu Tinggui, executive vice-president of the International Wushu Federation.

As the cradle of Shaolin Wushu, about 100,000 students or Wushu lovers from around the world have learned the Chinese martial art in Wushu schools around the Shaolin Temple.

The International Shaolin Wushu Festival in Zhengzhou was first held in 1991 to improve the international influence of the Chinese martial art.

There are more pix in the gallery - I’m only C&Ping this one:

10th Zhengzhou Intl Shaolin Wushu Festival kicks off in Dengfeng(1/7)
2014-10-20 09:14 Xinhua Web Editor:Li Yan


Students of a kungfu school show kungfu during the welcoming ceremony of the 10th Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival in Dengfeng, central China’s Henan province, Oct 19, 2014. More than 1,800 kungfu practitioners from 63 countries and regions will participate in the three-day festival, opened on Sunday. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)

It seems like a poor strategy to stage this on the heels of the European Shaolin Festival. Shaoliners don’t usually have the budget to travel that much. I wonder who made it to both (aside from the Abbot and his entourage, of course).

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There are 10 pix of foreigners at Shaolin’s newer gate if you follow the link. I went through them just to see if I recognized anyone. I didn’t.

Shaolin Festival Attracts Foreign Kungfu Lovers
2014-10-21 14:20:54 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Shen Siling

An International Shaolin Wushu Festival attracts foreign Kungfu lovers to the central Chinese province of Henan. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]

Unverified CNN report

I didn’t verify the vid links either. :rolleyes:

60,000 exponents showcase their unique skills in Shaolin Wushu Festival in Zhengzhou 2014

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60,000 exponents showcase their unique skills in Shaolin Wushu Festival in Zhengzhou 2014
By wushunikolas | Posted October 25, 2014 | Zhengzhou, China

It was apsolutely amazing to see 60,000 exponents showcase their unique skills in 10th International Zhengzhou Shaolin Wushu Festival for the Opening Ceremony http://me.cztv.com/video-1885390.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w18ygsK6330 http://english.cntv.cn/2014/10/20/PHOA1413772242753379.shtml

10th International Shaolin Wushu Festival has opened in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. More than 60,000 kung fu wushu exponents paraded their skills with kung fu wushu masters from abroad. (By CCTV.com reporter Zhang Pengfei)

More than 2000 participants representing 63 countries, were at the opening ceremony gathered to more than 60000 practitioners of wushu. “The festival has become an influential activity around the world, and the Shaolin Temple endeavors to promote Wushu because it’s the home of Shaolin Wushu,” said Wu Tinggui, executive vice-president of the International Wushu Federation. As the cradle of Shaolin Wushu, about 100,000 students or Wushu lovers from around the world have learned the Chinese martial art in Wushu schools around the Shaolin Temple.The International Shaolin Wushu Festival in Zhengzhou was first held in 1991 to improve the international influence of the Chinese martial art. Coach and athlete Nikolas wushunikolas living in Macau and representing Croatia at this event attended extensive duanwei training and test, as well as competed in 2 events of taijiquan 24 and 42 forms , most popular forms in the world today and won one silver and one bronze prize, and scores were 9,00 for competition and for duanwei test http://me.cztv.com/video-1885390.html here You can see video from CCTV 13 about the event and you will find coach Nikolas on this video speaking at the end of the video. Master Coach Nikolas appears shortly in CCTV “Behind the Mystery” Series: Taijiquan http://tv.cntv.cn/video/C10397/7df4b9dc865f4c7fe00903b63dc45515 from 2.52 to 2.59 coach Nikolas red pants and white t-shirts under guidance of world Wushu Champion Qiu Hui Fang and 5th generation Yang style Master Cui Zhong San member of comitee of Beijing Wushu Association. About Nikolas and can contact him here www.facebook.com/wushu.croatia
http://www.alivenotdead.com/nikolasmw/coach-and-athlete
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On October 19,2014,the Opening Ceremony of the 10th Zhengzhou China International Shaolin Wushu Festival was held in front of the gate to Shaolin Temple.Qi Xuchun, Vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Polical Consultative Conference announced the opening ceremony.Then ,the leaders and guests watched the wonderful martial arts performances acted ten thousand persons.After that,Shaolin Temple held a grand welcome ceremony .Ven.Abbot Shi Yongxin offered respectfully paintings to the guests. Guests present were Ye Dongsong,the chairman of Henan Privincial Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference,Wangjun,the vice chairman o f the Chinese Olympic Committee,Wu Tianjun, the member of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Secretary of Zhengzhou Municipal Committee of the CPC ,Zhao Suping,the member of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the minister of Publicity Department of Henan province,Li Wenhui,the deputy director of Henan Provincial People’s Congress,Zhang Guangzhi,the vice governor,Li Yingjie,the vice chairman of Henan Privincial Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

On the afternoon of October 20th,2014,the Thesis Reporting of the 10th Zhengzhou China International Shaolin Wushu Festival was held in the Physical Education Institute of Zhengzhou University. The theme of the seminar was Inheritance and Carrying Forward of Shaolin Martial Arts.Thesis focus on the study of Shaolin martial arts , traditional martial arts, contemporary martial arts, etc. At 2:00pm,Ven.Abbot Shi Yongxin delivered the keynote address,titled the combination of Chan and Shaolin Kung Fu Wushu,which recieved a warm welcome from the guests and a live audience.

Zhengzhou Municipal Sports Bureau Li Qing Shan introduced Shaolin Wushu Festival from 1991 to 2003 were held 7th, 2004 was upgraded to World Traditional Wushu Championships, Zhengzhou hosted the previous two. 2009, the Zhengzhou municipal government decided in 2010 to continue to hold the eighth Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival and originally sponsored by the State Sports General Administration of Wushu Administrative Center and Zhengzhou City, upgraded for the State Sports General Administration and sponsored by the Henan Provincial Government.

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Some more coverage

Great pix…had to cut & paste them all. :wink:

Masters of Shaolin art
(China Daily) 07:56, November 28, 2014

The three-day international Shaolin kung fu festival, which ended on Oct 22 in Zhengzhou, capital city of Henan province, attracted 1,800 contestants from 63 countries and regions, eager to present their skills in the Chinese martial art. Competitors wielded a gamut of Chinese weapons, including swords, spears, whips, cudgels, and even fans.

One of the traditional martial arts in China, Shaolin kung fu represents the essence of the Chinese wisdom and has now evolved into a national heritage. It has become a popular form of exercise and self-defense, not just for Chinese, but for people around the world.

As the old Chinese saying goes, all martial arts under the sun were derived from Shaolin. A number of other kung fu styles are said to have been inspired by Shaolin kung fu.

The combat form can be divided into north and south branches, featuring Chinese boxing, cudgel and spear play, and swordsmanship.








Chu Yun / China Daily

Here’s another - there’s a vid here but I couldn’t get it to embed.

Shaolin Wushu Festival Opening Ceremony
2014-11-27 16:03:46 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Shen Siling

You can also click here to watch this video and more.

The International Shaolin Wushu Festival opened on October 19th, and its opening ceremony’s attempt at being epic was well-executed. A wide variety of martial arts were displayed, and martial artists more than proved they know how to dish it out and take it. The day culminated with a performance which allegedly employed 10,000 choreographed martial artists.