Wushu in Victoria
Wushu in Victoria
Andrea Falk is Back in Town!
Victoria Wushu Center
(250) 744-1965
has reopened as Andrea
has returned from her sabatical in Shanghai with a NEW AND NEVER SEEN
BEFORE IN VICTORIA bagua zhang saber form!!!
Andrea Falk:
- A practicing martial artist since 1972 with a Master of
Physical Education and Bachelor of Arts in Chinese (employed as a
professional translator).
- Learned Yang and Chen style taijiquan,
baguazhang, xingyi quan, cha quan, wushu (changquan) and wushu weapons
while studying in China.
- International teacher of taijiquan,
Europe and Japan.
- Wushu Canada committee member choosing the
Canadian representative to the world championship Wushu
tournament,1995...Canada placed 6th in the world!
- Founded the
Wushu Center in Montreal, 1984 and Victoria 1992. She can be found
Wednesday evenings, 6 pm, at Frank Hobbs School and Saturday mornings,
9:30 am, practicing and teaching in Playfair Park, situated between
Quadra, Union and Tattersal streets. PHONE: 744-1965
for info...
- Her translation of Jiang Ronqiao's classic
BAGUAZHANG (1963), is available from Andrea Falk, P.O. Box 6550
Victoria, B.C., V8P SN7. This book has been accepted as an excellent
translation by Chinese martial artists and her next efforts translating a
Taijiquan and a Xingyi Quan manual are awaited...
Seven years in Montreal and four in Victoria, the Wushu Center is
currently taking new students. All are welcome as students. Young people
who might be interested in apprenticing to traditional Chen style
taijiquan are especially welcome.