Category: Instructors

Experience

Mark studied with Master Dong Bei and Dr Larissa Koroleva and practised sport Wushu including changquan, daoshu, jianshu, gunshu as well as traditional Wushu, weapons and Tai Chi. For several years he practised traditional Kung Fu (White Crane) with Master Peter Kuo at Pak Hok Kung Fu School in Sydney. He has attended a number of seminars, workshops, professional development courses, e.g. Workshop in Melbourne 2007, etc. He has also studied and practised at the Shanghai Wushu Institute with the Shanghai Wushu team in 2005. Currently, Mark is assisting in teaching Wushu at the Macquarie University Wushu & Tai Chi Club which he has been doing since 2010.  

Achievements

Mark was selected for representing Australia as a member of the National Team for the 2005 World Wushu Championships in Vietnam, 2006 in Malaysia, 2007 in Beijing and 2009 in Canada.  In 2012, he participated in the 9th Zhejiang International Traditional Wushu Championships (China) where he won several medals. He was also invited to teach Wushu for the Macquarie University Wushu and Tai Chi Club. 

Awards

Mark has participated in numerous State, National and International competitions in sport and traditional Wushu and Tai Chi as a member of the NSW State Team since 2000 achieving several awards. He has also participated in various activities, performances and events promoting Wushu in Sydney and on the Central Coast and was awarded sponsorship from the Gosford City Council in year 2012. 
 

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Experience

Helen studied Taijiquan with Dr Larissa Koroleva since 2009. She has been practising traditional Yang Style forms (Barehand, Taijijian and Fan) as well as competition routines. She has attended a number of seminars and workshops that helped her in her professional growth, e.g. she has successfully completed Duan Wei Level One workshop and is working on Level 2 and 3. Helen is assisting with running the Macquarie University Wushu and Tai Chi Club (Sydney, Australia) where she is regularly practising with her fellow members. She often participates in demonstrations and other events promoting wushu that help her improve her skills.

Achievements

Helen was selected to represent the state of NSW in the National Competition in 2011 and 2012. In 2012, she was selected as a member of the team for the 9th Zhejiang International Traditional Wushu Championships (China) where she won several medals. Helen devotes a lot of her time and efforts to promoting Wushu and Tai Chi in Australia, and particularly in NSW. She is participating in organising competitions and various other events. She was elected to the Wushu & Tai Chi NSW Committee and is acting as one of the Board Directors of Wushu Council Australia.  

Awards

Helen has participated in several State, National and International competitions in Taijiquan as a member of the NSW State Team since 2011 achieving several awards. In 2012 she has won silver medal for her Taijijian and bronze medal for Yang Style Taiji and Fan in the NSW State titles. In the National competition in Melbourne (Australia), she won third place in her division. She was also awarded sponsorship from the Wushu & Tai Chi NSW in 2012 for participating in competitions.

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Experience

Dr Larissa studied Taijiquan and Wushu (both traditional and contemporary forms) with a number of masters for around thirty years. She has been training in internal styles and working with weapons. She has attended a number of seminars, workshops, professional development courses that helped her in her professional growth, e.g. in Shanghai (2005) and the International Wushu Coaches Course in Beijing in 2006 organised by the International Wushu Federation, the International Wushu Judges course organized by IWUF in Wuhan (China) in 2008, etc.  

Currently, Dr Larissa is working with the Macquarie University Sports Centre (Sydney, Australia) where she was invited in 2008. She is very often invited as a guest presenter at various corporations and participates in demonstrations and other events promoting Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong in Australia.

Achievements

Dr Larissa Koroleva was a member of the Team in the World Wushu Championships in Vietnam and later a manager for the Australian National Team in the World Wushu Junior Championships in Malaysia (2006); 2007 Beijing World Wushu Championships; 2007 First China Anhui Huangshan International Traditional Wushu and Wushu Taolu Invitational Tournament (coach); and attended the 2008 Third World Traditional Wushu Championships in Shiyan, China as a member of the Traditional Wushu Committee of the IWUF representing Oceania.

She holds the 6th Duan Wei level and additionally, in 2008, Dr Larissa successfully passed the exams and became a licensed International Wushu Judge.

In 2014, Dr Larissa attended the seminar for Qigong practitioners in Chizhou, China, organised by the International Health Qigong Federation where she was selected as a judge for the International Qigong Tournament.

Since 2000, Dr Larissa coached many students who participated in various competitions from local up to the international and World level and won a number of medals. Some athletes participated in grading and were awarded various Duan Wei levels.

Dr Larissa devotes a lot of her time and efforts to promoting Wushu, Tai Chi and Qigong in Australia, and particularly in NSW. She has been organising competitions, demonstrations, seminars, conferences and various other events. She has been elected to the Wushu & Tai Chi NSW Committee and at the moment is acting as one of the Board Directors of Wushu Council Australia.

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Awards

Dr Larissa has participated in numerous State, National and International competitions in Traditional Wushu and Taijiquan as a member of the NSW State Team and the Australian National Team since 2000 (when she competed in the Shanghai Wushu Festival) winning many medals and prizes.  In 2012, she participated in the Wudang International Championships and won two gold medals.

She has also participated in various activities, performances and events promoting Wushu in Sydney and was awarded sponsorship from the NSW Minister of Sport to become a delegate from Australia for the International conference for the women in sport leadership.

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