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On December 16th, 2025, Wayland Li Wushu performed for the opening night of the Wing Chun Dance Drance in Toronto, Canada.
The drama production is based on the life of Wing Chun master Ip Man, with a strong troupe of dancers drawing their inspiration from the martial arts. Check out their website here.
Congrats on the crew that performed for this cool show, bringing our blend of wushu to the VIP crowd.
Nicely done!
Congratulates to all 15 athletes from Wayland Li that competed in the 2025 Ottawa Open Wushu Championships!
Date: November 29, 2025
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Key Achievements:
Group A: 6 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals for our Group A athletes Lia, Allen, Cindy and Eunice
Group B: 7 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals for our Group B athletes Venus, Eason, Lucas and Derek
Group C: 12 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze medal for our Group C athletes Thea, Derrick, Lucas, Lousie, Kyle and Daniel
On November 24, 2025, the City of Markham held a Community Recognition Ceremony for our athletes that competed in the 2024 World Junior Wushu Championships in Brunei for Team Canada. Our athletes were honoured with this recognition alongside our members of the Markham community that had outstanding achievements in sports, the arts, science, business and academics.
Congratulations to the following Canadian Wushu Team athletes:
Lia Tang-Ruggiero (Gold in Gunshu and Gold in Daoshu for Girls B Group)
Ryan Gao (Gold in Daoshu for Boys C Group)
Thea Dong (Silver in Daoshu for Girls C Group)
Eason Gao (Bronze in Qiangshu for Boys C Group)
Chris Gao (Bronze in Qiangshu for Boys A Group)
Venus Li (4th in Qiangshu, 5th in Jianshu for Girls B Group)
Marcus Li (4th in Gunshu for Boys B Group)
Amanda Sun (6th in Jianshu for Girls A Group)
Allen Liu (4th in Gunshu for Boys A Group)
The City put on a great event with the following activities: playing of the Canadian national anthem, awards handed out by Major Frank Scarpitti, individual and group photos, and a short reception with snacks.
Congratulations to all of our athletes and to Master Li and Coach Erica!!
Congratulations to all of the Canadian National Wushu Team athletes who competed this September in the 2025 17th World Wushu Championships. You all did great - amazing performances!
Well done to Erica, Caleb, Rasa, Ashley, Julianna, Cathy, Andrew and Brandon. And special shouout to all the coaches and parents supporting the team.
Some highlights for Wayland Li Wushu Athletes include:
Erica Li achieved 9th place for Changquan, 9th for Jianshu and a top ten finish for Qiangshu
Caleb Akai achieved 6th place in the qualifier round for Daoshu, and 9th overall in the final Daoshu division
Rasa Rahnema achieved 15th place in Nanquan, 10th for Nandao and 15th for Nangun
Jia you!
How cool is that?! Team Canada (along with our world wushu friends) was able to perform at the opening ceremony for the 17th World Wushu Championships. Woah!
Congrats to Erica, Rasa, Andrew, Ashley, Brandon, Chris and Jeremy.
On August 30, 2025, Wayland Li Wushu performed at the 2025 Toronto Dragon Festival that took place at Nathan Phillips Square. Our performance opened the festivities of the long weekend event, including a dragon dance, an exciting lion dance and two wushu demonstrations. Well done to our team for battling the hot sun and putting on a show for the summer crowds!
Days earlier, many of our team members were also featured on local media — CP24 television and CBC Radio — to promote the event.
Well done to everyone for being pros in front of the cameras!
Congratulates to all 29 athletes from Wayland Li that competed in the 2025 Canadian Nationals!
Dates: August 2nd and 3rd, 2025
Location: Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada
Key Achievements:
9 athletes from Wayland Li selected to represent Canada on our Junior National Wushu team at the 10th World Junior Wushu Championships in Tianjin, China. Congratulations to:
A Group: Lia Tang-Ruggiero, Allen Liu
B Group: Venus Li, Eason Gao, Lucas Liu
C Group: Thea Dong, Khloe Peng, Derrick Sun, Lucas Caragheorghii
3 athletes from Wayland Li selected to represent Canada on our Senior National Wushu team at the 17th World Wushu Championships in Brasilia, Brazil. Congratulations to:
Erica Li, Rex Lam, Rasa Rahnema
Amanda Sun, Caleb Akai as alternates
Group A: 9 gold medals 🥇, 3 silver 🥈and 4 bronze 🥉 obtained by Lia, Amanda, Chris, Allen, Marcus, Cindy, Eunice and Ashany
Group B: 8 gold medals🥇, 5 silver 🥈and 1 bronze 🥉 obtained by Venus, Lucas, Eason, Ryan and Derek
Group C: 13 gold medals🥇, 2 silver 🥈 and 2 bronze 🥉obtained Thea, Khloe, Louise, Derrick, Lucas, Kyle
Seniors: 8 gold medals🥇, 3 silver 🥈and 1 bronze 🥉obtained by Erica, Rex, Caleb, Amanda, Rasa and Antigone
Recreational / Beginner: 1 gold medal🥇obtained by Annie Rong, and first time competition for Emily
Congratulations to the success of Canadian athletes that participated in the 2025 Presidential Wushu Cup!
Date: July 5th, 2025
Location: Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Key achievements:
Rasa Rahnema named Commander-in-Chief with the top score for the competition and overall grand champion
Lia Tang-Ruggiero, Chris Chengrui Gao, Marcus Li and Venus Li named grand champions of their respective age divisions
Seniors: 12 gold medals🥇, 2 silver medals🥈and 1 bronze🥉 among Rasa Rahnema, Rex Lam, Caleb Akai, Antigone Tse and Oleksii Kachan
Group A: 12 gold medals🥇 among Lia Tang-Ruggiero, Amanda Sun, Marcus Li and Chris Gao
Group B: 8 gold medals🥇 and 1 silver medals🥈among Venus Li, Eason Gao and Ryan Gao
Overall medal count of 32 gold medals🥇, 3 silver medals🥈, 1 bronze medal🥉
Congratulations to the success of all 15 athletes from Wayland Li Wushu that competed in the 2025 Ontario Martial Arts Games and Selection Event!
Dates: May 24 - 25, 2025
Location: Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Key achievements:
15 athletes competing in high performance wushu competition, some of whom were first-time competitors
A total of 14 gold medals 🥇 , 12 silver medals 🥈 and 8 bronze medals 🥉
Congrats to our athletes that qualified for the 2026 Ontario Summer Games: Elva, Eunice, Derek, Jediah, Madison, Lucas, Jacob, Annie, Kyle and Derrick
Congrats to everyone - your hard work paid off!
On May 18, 2025, Wayland Li Wushu performed for the Ode to Peace musical at the Mississauga Living Arts Centre. For the musical, we got into costume and delivered an excellent group sword performance.
Well done everyone!
From the organizer of the event, they had this to say about the purpose of the musical:
“Ode to Peace” A Grand Theatrical Epic. Honoring History, Celebrating Peace. The Canadian Association of Chinese Performing Arts will present “Ode to Peace”, a music and dance epic at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga. This event marks the 80th anniversary of World War II victory honoring those who fought for peace and justice. A Tribute Through Art.
“Ode to Peace” blends music, dance, and storytelling to bring history back to life. It highlights the heroism of anti-fascist fighters and the enduring value of peace. The performance will feature outstanding artists from China and Canada.
The show will honour Canada’s contributions, including the Juno Beach battle during D-Day, the Battle of Hong Kong, and Canada’s role in the Hump Airlift supporting China. It will also tell the story of Chinese Canadian soldiers who fought courageously during the war. Their military service not only contributed to the war effort, but also became a turning point in their fight for freedom and equal political rights at home.
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Wayland Li Martial Centre 李文启武术学院
Master Wayland Li (李文启师傅)
145 Royal Crest Ct, Unit 28
Markham, ON L3R 9Z4
Email: info@waylandliwushu.com
