Fupai Wushu includes China's three martial arts (Tai Ji Chuan, Bagua Palm, Xingyiquan) and Wudang Sword. This is an abstruse system. As can be seen from the documents displayed by Ms. Mai, her teacher praised her as "an apprentice who learned everything from me" and "can really be my successor".
Fu Yonghui's disciple qualification is enough to become a martial artist. However, in the 1970s, when Ms. Mai immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, the whole nature of China Kung Fu was undergoing a watershed change. Traditional Wushu is gradually changing from an existing museum of ancient fighting skills to a dazzling high-energy sport.
Ms. Mai decided to build a bridge between traditional kung fu and new martial arts. Therefore, at 198 1, she began to learn fencing, Tai Ji Chuan, and pushed hands from Tian Liji. Li is one of the leaders of the new school of martial arts, and is responsible for formulating the competition procedures for the 24-style Tai Ji Chuan and the 32-style Tai Ji Chuan, both of which are daily sports for millions of people.
Even such dazzling glory has not slowed down Ms. Mai's pursuit of personal achievement. She is one of the three founders of the promising National China Wushu Federation in the United States. Ms. Mai has been teaching tirelessly in many places, including Harvard University.
Teaching in American theaters may be Ms. Mai's most famous creation: a woman's solo performance called Song of Yangguan, with a sweet and bitter drunken sword. The emotional stage interpretation of this famous ancient poem vividly reflects the sadness of drunken lovers when they leave. (Note: It's Yangguanqu: Weicheng is rainy and dusty, and the guest house is green and willow-colored. Sincerely advise friends to drink a glass of wine, and it is difficult to meet their relatives when they go out to the sun. )
Smooth, free and elegant, Ms. Mai's stage performance is bright and hearty. In class, she is a gentle little woman with shining wisdom. Her sense of humor and abundant energy are amazing.
The essence of practice is to listen to your own body. She said to the students: When the students are preparing for the competition, Miss Mai only asks them one question: Do you believe in yourself?
1995 is the year of the World Wushu Championships. Ms. Mai and her students won a great victory in the world's biggest Kung Fu championship, the World Wushu Championship. In front of martial artists from 48 countries around the world, Mr. Mai tried his best to show them that this is the Kung Fu Queen written by China martial artists in the past 2000 years. In view of the fact that Ms. Mai not only represents the traditional past of Wushu, but also represents its future in line with the Olympic Games, an irreplaceable golden bridge is needed between these two different worlds, and Ms. Mai was awarded the Wushu Artist of the Year by Black Belt magazine.
Coaching career
Boston University (since 1986)
American Theatre Company of Harvard University (1992-1994)