China Training Preparation for World Junior Wushu Championships

Go behind the scenes with our Wushu Team during a full 85-minute training session in China ahead of the 2026 World Junior Wushu Championships in Tianjin.

This session captures the team preparing in the final day before the championships began, as our athletes worked through warm-ups and basics, taolu sections and full routines, difficulty movements and competition preparation.

The training ultimately translated into an outstanding performance at the World Championships, with Wayland Li athletes winning 7 gold medals, 1 silver and 2 bronze for Canada.

Athletes featured include Lia, Allen, Venus, Lucas, Eason, Lucas C., Derrick, Thea and Khloe, under the guidance of Shifu Wenqi Li. A look at the work behind the results … and what high-level junior wushu training looks like before a major international competition.

Routines covered include:

  • Group A Changquan and Gunshu

  • Group B Changquan, Qiangshu, Nanquan, Nangun

  • Group C Changquan, Gunshu, Qiangshu, Nanquan, Nangun

带大家走进我们的武术队,一起看看运动员们在中国备战 2026年世界青少年武术锦标赛(天津)期间的一次完整85分钟训练。

这次训练是在世青赛正式开赛前的最后一天进行的。视频记录了运动员们从热身和基本功,到套路分段、整套练习、难度动作以及赛前准备的完整训练过程。

最终,这些赛前训练和努力在世青赛上取得了优异的成绩。李文启武术的运动员代表加拿大共获得了7枚金牌、1枚银牌和2枚铜牌。

视频中的运动员包括 Lia、Allen、Venus、Lucas、Eason、Lucas C.、Derrick、Thea 和 Khloe,由李文启师傅指导训练。 这段视频记录了优异比赛成绩背后的训练和付出,也让大家看到高水平青少年武术运动员在国际大赛前的真实训练状态。

训练套路包括: A组: 长拳、棍术 B组: 长拳、枪术、南拳、南棍 C组: 长拳、棍术、枪术、南拳、南棍

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.

We’ve been training diligently and DAILY to make this Wushu dream a reality … and make Team Canada proud.

Let’s go!

Group A Athletes

Group B Athletes

Group C Athletes

Success at the IWUF Wushu Taolu Junior Athletes Training Camp

On January 2 to 11, 2026, two athletes from Wayland Li Wushu that are on the Canadian National team were invited to participate in the IWUF Wushu Taolu Junior Athletes Training Camp in Beijing, China.

Lia Tang-Ruggiero and Allen Liu joined four other members of the Canadian national team (Junchen, Miranda, Alex and Roberta), and they had the honour of learning from masters Ms. Liu Qinghua (刘清华) and Mr. Zhao Qingjian (赵庆建) and under the organization of Mr. Rong Jun (荣军). Lia and Allen trainied with Coaches Liu and Zhao on the 3rd International Set of Changquan (长拳) and Gunshu (棍术). Master Wenqi Li led the athletes from Wayland Li Wushu, and also attending the camp were Masters Helen Liang and Chenhan Yang.

All athletes and coaches stayed at the Wanda Jin Beijing Pinggu Hotel (北京平谷万达锦华酒), and training was held daily at the Pinggu District Sports Centre.

In addition their routines, all athletes made amazing friendships with fellow wushu practitioners from the around the world.

We are grateful to the IWUF, the Chinese Wushu Association and Wushu Canada for supporting our athletes in this camp!


Paying respect to Master Wu Bin (吴彬).

Master Li Wenqi, Secretary General of IWUF and Wushu legend Zhang Yuping (张玉萍), and Lia Tang-Ruggiero

Team Canada and members from Team China posing together with their certificates of achievement. Well done guys!

Family Weekend CNY Demos at the Aga Khan Museum

The Wayland Li Wushu Team performed at the Aga Khan Museum during the Family Day weekend celebrations, which featured Lunar New Year activities welcoming the Year of the Horse. The event was presented in partnership with the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto and included cultural performances and family activities.

Dates: Saturday, February 14 – Monday, February 16

Wushu Demo for CNY Chinese Consulate Event

On February 6, 2026, the Wayland Li Wushu team performed wushu for a Year of the Horse celebration at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto. The event was held in honour of Canadian government officials and the business community, as well as members of the Chinese Consulate in Toronto.

See more coverage here.

Celebrating Year of the Horse with Wushu in Burlington

On February 7, 2026, the Wayland Li Wushu demonstration team performed lion dance, dragon dance and wushu for the Lunar New Year Celebration Gala at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre. The event was hosted by Redleaf Cultural Integration and featured our top athletes. Nice job guys!

2025 Wushu Christmas Party

On December 20, 2025, we held our annual Christmas Party! It was a fun filled event with lion dance, tons of food and cake, white elephant gift-giving, and plenty of fun competitive games. Thank you to Shifu and Shimu and all the parent volunteers that helped out. It was great fun for everyone!!

Wayland Li athletes that will be representing Canada at the 2026 World Junior Wushu Championships in Tianjin, China. Go team!

Opening Night Show for Wing Chun Dance Drama

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!