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“Wushu” is a Chinese term meaning “martial arts” (武 "Wu" = military or martial, 术 "Shu" = art). It was developed in China in the 1950s and is now an international sport with more than 1000 athletes from 89 countries competing in the World Wushu Championships held every two years. The sport has been popularized in stunt work and action sequences for film and television, such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ip Man, and Game of Thrones.
Michelle Yeoh (using double hooks) and Zhang Ziyi (using a straightsword) star in a Wushu fight scene in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
The Annual Collegiate Wushu Tournament allows our members to showcase the results of their endless hours of training and represent UCLA on the national stage. Each year, our members do remarkably well, earning medals in a variety of events across multiple skill levels. However, attending Collegiates costs over $450 per athlete, in the form of airfare, housing, and registration. As a primarily student-run and funded club, this heavy financial burden c
an prevent many of us from competing.
Right now, we’re at a crossroads. Our club has grown in skill and size over the past few years, and we have more tournament-ready athletes than ever before. The generosity of our donors last spring allowed us to send nearly twenty competitors to Collegiates in Seattle, Washington. This year’s tournament will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and UCLA Wushu asks for YOUR help again to support our push to become national champions! With your contributions, we’ll be able to reach our goal of fundraising $10,000 dollars, 100% of which will go towards funding the airfare and housing costs for twenty-five athletes!
No donation is too big or small! You can also help us by introducing our campaign to friends, family, and associates. Drawing attention to our cause through social media will help us reach a large audience and achieve our goal so we can represent UCLA well at Collegiates!
Since 1981, UCLA Wushu has trained members of all skill levels in a variety of Wushu styles, including barehand and weapon forms. Our network includes over 30 active athletes, 3 experienced coaches, and hundreds of alumni, from engineers and doctors to lawyers and musicians. We train for ten hours per week at UCLA's John Wooden Center to prepare for tournaments and performances, and spend countless hours outside of practice bonding as friends and teammates.
Last year, our members earned 20 medals (6 gold) at the Annual Collegiate Wushu Tournament in Seattle, Washington, and 10 medals (10 gold) at the Los Angeles International Wushu Tournament in Santa Monica, California. With another year of training complete and the addition of a strong freshman class, we expect even greater success at both contests this spring.
When we're not preparing for competition, we're choreographing performances to showcase at UCLA and abroad. The team is featured on-campus annually during Chinese American Culture Night (CACN), produced by the UCLA Association of Chinese Americans, and Lotus Steps, produced by the UCLA Chinese Cultural Dance Club. We have also performed at the San Gabriel Lunar New Year Festival, and for the first time this year represented UCLA at Universal Studios Hollywood's Lunar New Year celebration. These performances are integral to our team's identity and we are excited to perform at CACN and Lotus Steps again after Collegiates!
Connor Hum uses his broadswords to fight back against Ariela Feitelberg and Austin Wang in the 19th Annual Collegiate Wushu Tournament at the University of California, Irvine.
UCLA Fan-C Team competing in the 20th Annual Wushu Collegiate Tournament's Group Set event at Columbia University.
Irwin Hui competes in Straightsword as teammates cheer during the 21st Annual Collegiate Wushu Tournament at the University of Washington.
Gwyneth Huynh performs in the annual Lunar New Year celebration at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Members of the 2017-18 UCLA Wushu Team pose after a Southern California Collegiate Joint Practice at the University of California, Irvine.
Your generous donation of $10 will help us pay for travel and lodging, and we would love to give you a shout out on our Instagram account (@uclawushu)!
Your generous donation of $25 will help us pay for flights and lodging, and we will mail you a personalized thank you card signed by our club members!
Your generous donation of $50 will help us pay for flights and lodging, and we will send you a personalized thank you video that includes our members' cool Wushu moves!
Your generous donation of $100 will help us pay for flights and lodging, and we will give you two tickets to Chinese American Culture Night, a production by UCLA's Association of Chinese Americans that has featured ACA Hip Hop, ACA Lion Dance, UCLA's Chinese Cultural Dance Club, and the one and only UCLA Wushu!
Your fan-tastic donation of $250 will help us pay for flights and lodging, and our team will gift you with a beautiful wushu fan, a multi-use tool that is used by athletes during competition (A $239 tax-deductible gift)!
Your awesome donation of $500 will help us pay for flights and lodging, and we will give you a pair of Feiyues (the classic shoes widely used by Wushu athletes and often seen in traditional martial arts films) signed by our team (A $484 tax-deductible gift)!
Your impressive donation of $750 will undoubtedly help us pay for flights and lodging, and we will send you a club t-shirt personally designed by our graphic artists (A $725 tax-deductible gift)!
Your epic donation of $1000 will immensely help us pay for flights and lodging, and we will send you a customized art piece with the UCLA Wushu Team logo and personalized messaging laser-engraved! (A $975 tax-deductible gift)!