He is a former Shanxi Wushu team athlete trained by the coaches Pang Lintai and Zhang Lingmei. He is most famous for his changquan, daoshu, gunshu, shuangdao, and ditangquan. A number of his routines (taolu) became the official standard competition routines (GuiDing) for many years until the new guiding taolu was introduced. [35]

The Taolu World Cup is an elite-level international sports championship hosted by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) for the sport of wushu taolu. [1] Athletes qualify by placing in the top-eight of a standard taolu event at the prior World Wushu Championships. [2]

Oct 28, 2024 · On October 27th, the 3rd Taolu World Cup concluded at the Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium in Japan. Hosted by the International Wushu Federation and organized by the Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation, this Taolu World Cup attracted more than 120 athletes from 27 countries and regions.

Taolu refers to the set routine (form) practice component of wushu. A taolu routine comprises of a continuously connected set of pre-determined techniques choreographed according to certain principles and philosophies to incorporate stylistic principles of attack and defense.

Mar 7, 2025 · Zahra Kiani, an Iranian wushu practitioner, has been selected as the top taolu athlete of 2024. Kiani was nominated by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) as a candidate for the best female taolu athlete of the year.

Tomoya Okawa (Japanese: 大川智矢; born January 3, 1993) is a wushu taolu athlete from Japan. He is a one-time world champion, and multiple-time medalist at the World Wushu Championships and the Taolu World Cup.

Taolu is a routine based competition that challenges the agility of individual athletes based on their ability to execute a series of high flying martial arts maneuvers and techniques both with and without the use of traditional Chinese weaponry such as swords and spears.

Feb 27, 2025 · Zhang Qingchun, 24, was named Men’s Wushu Taolu Athlete of the Year, while his 15-year-old compatriot Deng Zhixuan was recognized as the Female Wushu Taolu Rising Star.

She is one of the most renowned taolu athletes of all time, having been a five-time world champion and a gold medallist at the Asian Games and the East Asian Games.

Oct 27, 2024 · On the morning of October 26, 2024, the 3rd Taolu World Cup opened in Yokohama, Japan. Hosted by the International Wushu Federation and organized by the Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation, this Taolu World Cup attracted more than 120 athletes from 27 countries and regions.