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Contacts &
FAQs
-- Contacts --
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Position
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Name
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Email,
@stanford.edu
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President
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Roger Liao
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rogliao
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Financial Manager
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Roger Liao
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rogliao
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SMAP Coordinator
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Bonnie Chien
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bonchien
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Demo Coordinator
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Eric Chang
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erichang
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Social Coordinators
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Daniel Wong, Gavan Kwan
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prdwong at yahoo
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Taiji Coordinator
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Timothy Wong
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ddrkirby
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Technology Master
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Eric Chang
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erichang
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Please contact Eric Chang, for
any inquiries regarding demos. For Wushu class inquiries contact Roger Liao,
and for Taiji class inquiries, contact Pearline Teo.
--- FAQ ---
- Where is the Wushu practice location?
The practice location is at the Arrillaga
Center For Sports and Recreation, on
the first floor basketball courts. It is a new sports center built to meet
the needs of students. The building is directly north of the Burnham and
Ford Centers. Be sure not to confuse
it with the Arrillaga
Family Sports
Center, which is a
different building.
- How do I get on the Stanford
Wushu mailing list?
Send email
to stanford_wushu-subscribe@lists.stanford.edu
from your email account with the words subscribe stanford_wushu in the body (not the
subject) of the message.
Before subscribing to the Stanford Wushu mailing
list, we should first first inform you that our mailing list is used
primarily for internal club business and announcements. It has generally
not been used as an overall forum for wushu or other martial arts
discussion, nor as a directory for martial arts resources or
advertising. Therefore, unless you are interested in joining our
classes, the list will only send you messages in which you will likely
have no interest.
- What
do I wear to class?
Comfortable
pants and a t-shirt (Stanford Wushu t-shirt if you have one). Tie long
hair back. You must wear shoes. Light shoes such as keds, badminton
shoes, or martial arts shoes work best. They must not leave marks on the
floor. It's better to have a pair of shoes that you only use for wushu.
- How do I address the instructors?
Wong Laoshi
and Zhang Laoshi. Laoshi means "teacher" in Chinese. Wong
Laoshi teaches on Fridays, and Zhang Laoshi teaches on Mondays.
- Can
I get course credit at Stanford for taking wushu?
Yes!
You can sign up for ATHLETIC 181M for 1 unit of credit. Credit will
be given based on attendance at Monday and Friday practices. If you
are still interested receiving course credit for martial arts in general, there is an Introduction to Martial Arts class put on by SMAP which teaches a wide range of
martial arts for one to two weeks each, including a section on Wushu
taught by our club.
- When
do I get to start learning weapons?
Before a
student can begin learning weapons, he or she must have a firm grasp of the
basics; every new movement builds on the basic foundations and
principles of what has been learned previously. At almost any martial
arts school, only students of intermediate level and higher learn
weapons. Usually one year is the absolute minimum to reach this level of
ability. But don't despair, wushu empty hand sets are awesome and often
preferred by many wushu practitioners.
- Can
I go to competitions?
Of course,
we encourage all of club members of all skill levels to compete. We do
our best to keep members up to date on local competitions and students
of all levels are encouraged to compete.
- How
do I count to ten in Mandarin Chinese?
yi, er,
san, si, wu, liu, qi, ba, jiu, shi
- Why
am I so sore?
We all are.
Take care to stretch out before and after class and also on days when
you don't work out. Most people will be very sore, especially after the
first few classes. But it does get better over time.
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