Caption: Master Helen Wu, granddaughter of Grandmaster Wang Ziping As I mentioned previously the descendants of the famous Muslim grandmaster Wang Ziping have spread out. One of his granddaughters is master Helen Wu who teaches Tai Chi at the school of Kinesology at York University. She also practiced traditional medicine in China. She is also [...]
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Wang Ziping’s Granddaughter Master Helen Wu
Posted in Chinese Muslim Diaspora, Chinese Muslims, tagged america, canada, china, chinese, chinese muslim, Grace Wu-Monnat, helen wu, islam, islam in china, kung fu, martial arts, muslim, Taijiquan york university, United Wushu Federation of Canada, usa, wang ziping, wushu on December 3, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Video of the Muslim Grandmaster Wang Ziping’s sword practice with daughter
Posted in Chinese Muslims, Videos, tagged Cha style, china, chinese, chinese muslim, Chinese wrestling, islam, islam in china, kung fu, martial arts, muslim, Qing Long Sword, Shaolin, Tan Tui, video, Wang Jurong, wang ziping, wushu on November 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
As promised previously, here is a video of Grandmaster Wang Ziping doing sword practice with his daughter Wang Jurong who also was a famous Martial Arts practitioner. Just in case anyone missed it I will also post excerpt from the last interview about his experiences in the Masjid and role as a Muslim. Stay tuned. [...]
Islam in China: Pictures: Grandmaster Wang Ziping (ii)
Posted in Chinese Muslims, tagged china, chinese, chinese muslim, islam, islam in china, kung fu, martial arts, muslim, wang ziping, wushu on November 29, 2007 | 21 Comments »
Continuing the series on Wang Ziping, here is another picture of Grandmaster Wang Ziping. I posted one previously. More to come soon. Insha’Allah.
The Muslim Grandmaster Wang Ziping through the eyes of his granddaughter
Posted in Chinese Islam, Chinese Muslims, Uncategorized, tagged china, chinese, chinese muslim, cultural revolution, Grace Wu-Monnat, Grace Xiaogao Wu-Monnat, islam, islam in china, kung fu, martial arts, muslim, wang zeiping, wushu on November 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I will be doing a series of posts on Wang Ziping and his family. As described previously Wang Ziping was a legendary Chinese Muslim Martial Arts grandmaster. Wang Ziping was also a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine The tradition of Martial Arts has been carried forward by his granddaughters all of whom are Martial arts [...]
Islam in China: Pictures: Grandmaster Wang Ziping
Posted in Chinese Islam, Chinese Muslims, Chinese-Islamic Art, Pictures, tagged china, Chinese Muslims, grandmaster, history of china, images, islam, islam in china, martial arts, muslim, Pictures, wang ziping on November 23, 2007 | 17 Comments »
Yes, the legendary Chinese Martial Arts Grandmaster Wang Ziping (1881-1973) was a Muslim. The history of “Muslim” Martial Arts in China is a fascinating subject. I will post on this subject sometime in the future insha’Allah. The descendants of Grandmaster Wang Ziping now live in USA and still practice and teach Martial Arts but I [...]