Winners Announced for 9th NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition

Out of 75 martial artists from eight countries, eight won silver awards, and 19 received bronze awards. Gold awards were vacant.

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Award winners of NTD's 9th International Martial Arts Competition at the awards ceremony in New York on Aug. 15, 2026. Larry Dye/The Epoch Times

Seventy-five martial artists from eight countries gathered in New York to participate in the 9th NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition, taking part in a shared mission to revive martial virtue.

The awards ceremony took place on Aug. 15, with martial artists receiving eight silver awards, 19 bronze awards, nine honorable mentions, and three special awards. Gold awards were vacant.

The competition is unique in its focus on only traditional Chinese martial arts styles and its mission to revive martial virtue, a code of conduct required of traditional martial artists.

It’s also part of a series of cultural events hosted by NTD, sister media of The Epoch Times, to revive traditional culture. NTD, a New York-based global television network founded by Chinese Americans who fled communism, stands for New Tang Dynasty, a reference to China’s cultural golden age.

Silver Awards

Junior Unarmed

• Yu Si Shih (Taiwan)

• Ai-Ni Han (Taiwan)

Male Unarmed

• Seirei Kasai (Japan)

Junior Weapons

• Chen Han Lin (Taiwan)

• Sung-Chi Liang (Taiwan)

Female Weapons

• Huan Alina-Marcellus Jin (USA)

Male Weapons

• David Wang (USA)

• Chi-Hsiang Han (Taiwan)

Bronze Awards

Junior Unarmed

• Jui-Hsiang Chang (Taiwan)

• Amy Hemei Li (USA)

• Chen Yin-Heng (USA)

Female Unarmed

• Wan-Lun Lu (Taiwan)

• Jessie Li (USA)

• Majoa Chaux Rojas (Colombia)

Male Unarmed

• Ta-Shing Liu (Taiwan)

• Tang-zhi Xu (Taiwan)

• Ching-yao Lin (Taiwan)

• Eike Opfermann (Germany)

Junior Weapons

• Dexin Lu (USA)

• Hsuanchi Chang (Taiwan)

• Diana Wang (China)

Female Weapons

• Chia-Jou Wu (Taiwan)

• Frances Gui (USA)

• Pingping Wang (USA)

• Rachel Ge (China)

Male Weapons

• Jimy Garcia (Colombia)

• Shao-Hsuan Chen (Taiwan)

Honorable Mentions

Junior Unarmed

• Xin Xu (China)

• Jason Dong (USA)

Female Unarmed

• Jane Ding (USA)

• Katrina Audet (Canada)

• Ellen Opfermann (Germany)

• Kaiwen Ku (USA)

• Joy Wei (Germany)

Male Unarmed

• Jiakang Li (Canada)

• Ronald Wheeler (USA)

Distinguished Contribution Award

Male Unarmed

• Chris Chappell (USA)

Contribution to Cultural Heritage Conservation Award

Male Unarmed

• Hongguang Li (USA)

Outstanding Contribution Award

Male Weapons

• Ta-Yen Liu (Taiwan)