WuShu Education

At the age of 4, my father introduced me to wushu and personally trained me for one and a half years before sending me to wushu school part-time at the Beijing Shi Cha Hai sports school.

Me, 4 years old	My Father	My Mother and Father with Me

A young star	Me practicing staff

When I was 10, I attended wushu
school half-professional-time for the Beijing Wushu Team in the Beijing Shi Cha Hai school. When I went home to visit every week, my father would check my level, give me some pointers, and tell me some secrets and things from his own experience.
1990-2002 I became a professional member of the Beijing WuShu Team. In 1994 I became a student of Wu Bin (also the teacher of Jet Li, my old training classmate from the Beijing WuShu Team!).

Wu Bin and Yi Shi Xiong	Jet Li and his wife with Yi Shi Xiong, at Jet's home	Wu Bin + Yi Shi Xiong in Shanghai

Academic Education

When I was 6 I went to the Beijing Yong Jian Li elementary school.
At 10, I went to Beijing Bei Hai elementary school., and then China Beijing 100 middle school
1999 Because of my status as an Outstanding National Athlete, I was able to continue my studies at the Beijing University of Physical Education

Teaching Experience

Ever since becoming a professional athlete, I have frequently acted as a coach for various groups of wushu enthusiasts whenever they visit our team, including those from America, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, UK, Italy, Thailand, Sweden, Japan, Russia, Germany, Korea, Indonesia, France, and Myanmar..

1996. Sent by the Beijing Wushu team to teach in Fujian, China for half a year. Then when our team visited Australia, I taught South Fist (Nan Quan).

1997. Employed by the Chinese Wushu Institute to teach the Italian Wushu team.

1998. Taught a Thai athlete( from the Thai wushu team) South Fist. He went on to come in 3rd in the 13th Asian Games.

1999. I taught 375 primary school students for 3 months and then, on my country's National Day (Oct. 1st), led their wushu performance at Tiananmen Square.

2001. I taught the Beijing Wushu Team (B Team). I taught a Myanmar team South Style (Nan Quan, Nan Dao, Nan Gun) Tai Ji (Fist, Sword)(Long Fist)(Broadsword, Staff) of which some of whom then went on to take 1st place in the World Competition.

2001. Taught Nick Gracenin's team Southern Style when they came to Beijing (see newspaper articles below). When they studied under me they showed much humility: that's the fast way to improve your wushu!

2002. Taught two American athletes from Chicago Wushu Guan Chinese Martial Arts Research Center. Our team got six gold, two silver and five bronze medals. My teaching Southern Fist (free style Nan Quan) and XingYi (traditional style form) led to one of them, Sameer Karim, getting two gold medals. The other student, Eric Zich, got 2nd place in WuXingBaFa (traditional style form). Another student got 3rd place in Taiji, 3rd place in Baji (tradtional) in the Beijing International Wushu Invitational Tournament(held every 4 years).

Wu Bin with my team

2003-Work with Tsinghua University (Beijing) International Intercourse department

Competitive Achievements

1986 Beijing City Tournament : 1st place in Staff

1988 Beijing City Tournament: 1st place in Spear, 1st place in Fighting Set

1989 Nationals : 2nd place in Staff

1990 Nationals : 1st place in Broadsword, 1st place Empty Fist, 3rd place in Staff. Gold Medal in All Around.

1992 Nationals : 1st place in Tumbling Form, 2nd place in Broadsword, 2nd place in 3-man weapon fighting, 3rd place in Staff

1992 National Southern Style Tournament : Nanquan 2nd place

1993 Nationals : Team Title. Fighting Sets 2nd (3 person empty hand), Nan Dao 3rd place

1993 : Top Notch Player

1993 : Wu Yin Ji Cheng Hao (the best level in China)

1994 : Nationals: 2nd place in Staff

1994 International Wushu Spectacular New Star

1998 Wushu Six Dan (=level six;) The top Dan is nine, of which there are only a few in the whole world.

Overseas Experience

1993 Japan. Here's a picture of my Japanese wushu fans; I did many performances around Japan, and people treated me like Jackie Chan!

Yi Shi Xiong in Japan

1994 Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, having become a new wushu international star, I did a tumbling form performance in front of roaring fans.

Yi Shi Xiong Performing in Hong Kong

1996 Australia. Behind me in the photo is the famous Sydney Opera House.

Yi Shi Xiong Down Under		Australia penguin reserve

1999-2000 Hong Kong. Here I'm at the Reunification Monument, symbolizing the return of Hong Kong to mainland China.

Yi Shi Xiong in Hong Kong	Team Party

2000 United States In Hawaii, the famous Chinese General Zhang Xue Liang came to observe us perform on the beach. His visit to Hawaii made the headlines of every Chinese newspaper. He died the following year at age 101, making this picture a truly precious memoir.

Yi Shi Xiong in Hawaii

Here's me as a "cover model" (of the wushu-type) in WuLin magazine, famous all over China.
I also helped out in a couple movies with Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh!!

Filming Experience

2004-made a movie named «散打王» (San-Da King)

Round #1	Up for the next round	The champion!	Bigger and bigger

Attack	散打王 flying kick	My Ring	Get Ready

Ring fighting	Psyched up	The SanDa Team	Web-designer in the ring

Bring it on	Relaxing with a big weapon	Make-up girl fixin my hair	Break it up, man!

2005-Played in a movie named «霍元甲» (Fearless) . I played Liu Zhen Sheng, the real first student of Huo Yuan Jia.

霍元甲 Director Yu Ren Taiwith me	霍元甲 Producer Cui Bao Zhu with me	Boss Jiang Zhi Qiang and me	Wushu director Yuan Woo Ping with me

Traditional Style	Fighting Pose

Street Fighting 1	Traditional	Street-fighting 2

C'mon!	Cameraman + Yi Shi Xiong	Let's Go!

Jet Li in a Duel	Huo Yuan Jia has Arrived	Jet Li with Everyone	Jet Li with Yi Shi Xiong

2007-Legends of Shao-Lin Temple (I played Cui Hua Lou DianZhu, the Innkeeper). Check out the pics below!

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