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After months of traveling for training… I, Alfred Hsing finally participated in the 2007 US Wushu Team Trials. I can say that I am part of the US Team, though I am not on the representative A team.
Anyways, all my traveling and choices I made along the way were all decisions I am glad I made. I would go back and do it all again even knowing the result. These bonds and relationships I’ve built these past 5+ months will very likely be lasting memories and friendships that I maintain throughout my life especially because the ride has been physically and emotionally intense- all positive though of course.
So here is the product of my hard training up until July 14-16.
Changquan/Longfist
Jianshu/Straightsword
Qiangshu/Spear
Just watch out because I don’t give up.
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[...] I’ve always been a top level competitor aka winning CMAT all-around, taking golds in various tournaments and collegiates, and ranking top three in international competition, but I was never on the A team and that was something I wanted to achieve to prove to myself that I could be the best if I wanted to be. To be real, there is definitely politics and luck that people might say come in to play, but I wanted to prove that despite that you can still make it. In 2003 I was deducted .20 (not .02, but .2) for saluting at the end of my form. I was also deducted for taking 5 steps in my sword form when the competitor before me took 7 steps and was deducted.. and then after I competed they said they made a mistake and GAVE him his points back and then took away my points. In 2007, I lost .45 for under-rotating my 540 outside. I promised myself I would not make that same mistake this time. I also said that I wouldn’t give up. It’s actually in my July 2007 post. [...]