Qaasen Sealy, educator, ‘wholistic‘ wellness personal trainer, counselor and and martial artist, in Barbados, has represented Barbados well at the ninth China Zhengzhou International Shaolin Wushu Festival in Zhengzhou, China.
Among the 53 countries that were represented, Sealy was the only representative for Barbados in the martial arts event. With well over 1400 participants, he made sure to keep his martial arts training sharpened. He received his silver medal in an all style category.
Sealy said it is not the medals that count because sometimes coming from small countries you have to be that much better than countries. He adds “You can miss the journey by focusing on the destination…”
{Ed’s Note – Uh, so why this article you send me then? It’s not to declare what you did, far from Home? As in – “Hey, looka me!“}
“Under the people with the right minds in leadership positions wushu (gongfu) can go far, if not it be like the proverbial hamster running on a wheel and going nowhere of consequence.” Sealy noted. Sealy said that there were many rule changes this year. Too many to go into as he puts it. However, one of the major changes he noted was that many martial artist of mixed disciples were allowed to compete against each other in particular categories.
Before 1928 Taijiquan was practiced as a martial arts. It was only around 1928, where Taijiquan began to be seen as a health exercise as oppose to a martial arts. Seeing the benefits of both, Sealy teaches Taijiquan for health and self defense. Sealy said that they are so many different types of Tai Chi Chuan systems that he is travelling around China interview many masters to gather a better understanding of the essence of Qigong and Tai Chi Chuan.
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