Only 9 days left now - weâre ready!
10 Days until the World Junior Wushu Championships!
We are 10 days out until the World Junior Wushu Championships, and the team from Wayland Li Wushu are ready to respresent Canada in Tianjin, China.
Weâve been training diligently and DAILY to make this Wushu dream a reality ⌠and make Team Canada proud.
Letâs go!
Group A Athletes
Group B Athletes
Group C Athletes
Congrats Team Canada at the World Wushu Championships
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!
Opening Ceremony Demo for the 17th World Wushu Championships
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.
Vote for Lia, Finalist of the Wushu Rising Star of the Year!
Lia Tang-Ruggiero Shortlisted for IWUF Wushu Taolu Rising Star of the Year!
Weâre thrilled to announce that Lia Tang-Ruggiero, one of Wayland Li Martial Arts Centreâs top athletes, has been shortlisted for the IWUF Wushu Taolu Rising Star of the Year Award! This honour places her among six exceptional athletes worldwide, including competitors from China and Singapore. Liaâs journey has been made possible by the unwavering support of her community. Now, she needs your vote to secure the IWUF Rising Star of the Year Award.
Vote for Lia here:
https://iwuf.sports.cn/Athlete-of-the-Year-2024/index.html?tabhs=wushutaoluF
Every vote countsâletâs help Lia earn this incredible recognition! Thank you!
Congrats Lia on your Gold Medal IWUF Post
Congrats Lia on your gold medal performance đĽ at the 2024 World Junior Wushu Championships in Brunei to become world champion of Group B Daoshu. Well done!
The International Wushu Federation (IWUF) selects all gold medal winners and shares their videos as part of the âonline learning classroom.â Weâre thrilled that the IWUF selected Lia in this regard.
Jiayou!
We celebrate our achievements at Worlds
On Sunday, October 13th 2024, we celebrated with a party to honor the achievements of our athletes at the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships.
The party featured honored guests from local governments, parents of athletes, students of our school, and of course the 10 National Team athletes that competed at Worlds in Brunei. There was a short demonstration, a speech from Master Li, and plenty of food and fun.
Thanks to all the party organizers!
Champions at the 2024 World Junior Wushu Championships
Congratulations to the success of all 14 athletes from Team Canada, including 10 from Wayland Li Wushu, that participated in the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships!
Key achievements:
10 athletes from Wayland Li represented Canada on the National Wushu Team in taolu competition
Gold medal đĽin Group B Gunshu for Lia Tang-Ruggiero
Gold medal đĽin Group B Daoshu for Lia Tang-Ruggiero
Gold medal đĽin Group C Daoshu for Ryan Gao
Silver medal đĽin Group C Daoshu for Thea Dong
Bronze medal đĽ in Group C Qiangshu for Eason Gao
Bronze medal đĽin Group A Qiangshu for Chris Gao
Venus Li, Marcus Li, Amanda Sun, Allen Liu and Kai-Hsin Chang finishing with top 10 or better placements in their respective divisions
With 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals, there was the strongest showing for Team Canada ever in a single competition event. Canada placed 8th overall!
Congratulations to all of national team athletes from across Canada, including Junchen Yang, Virigina Cai, Melissa Hai and Julianna Huang. It was a blast to be on this journey together!
The championships were held in Brunei from September 22 - 29, 2024.
And a special congratulations to Shifu Wenqi Li and Coach Erica Li for your hard work and perserverance in coaching so many athletes.
Go, go, go Wushu go!
Congrats Erica & Rex on outstanding achievements at Worlds!
Congrats Erica and Rex on your outstanding achievements at the 16th World Wushu Championships in Texas, USA.
You should be extremely proud of your accomplishments - we were thrilled watching the livestream and cheering you on!
Well done!
Good luck Canadian Wushu Athletes Erica and Rex!
Good luck Erica and Rex at the 16th World Wushu Championships!! JIA YOU!!!
