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Brown Belt
MA (Cantab), MBBS (London), MRCP (UK), (Medical Gold Medal Winner 2007)
Wu Shu Kwan's Principal Medical Adviser
2nd Degree Black Belt
BEng (Hons), ACA
1st Degree Black Belt
Gabby Paintin
1st Degree Black Belt
BSc (Hons), MCIOB, ACMI
3rd Degree Black Belt
MSci, FIA
Maroon Belt
PhD
Dr Chris Kai-Hu Chang
Brown Belt
MA (Cantab), MBBS (London), MRCP (UK)
(Medical Gold Medal Winner 2007)
Wu Shu Kwan's Principal Medical Adviser
Chris won the Medical Gold Medal for 2007, decided by a special exam taken by the best of 1,300 final-year medical students in the whole of University of London Medical Colleges, including University College, Imperial College, King’s College, Queen Mary & Westfield College and St. George’s Teaching Hospital. Each medical school nominates one candidate for every 75 of its students, based on the results of their final examinations.
Since its introduction in 1903, the annual Gold Medal examination has involved being interviewed by national experts on pathology, medicine, surgery, clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, obstetrics and gynaecology, and paediatrics. The criteria examined are knowledge, clinical context, therapeutic relevance and evidence-base, social and community context and relevance, recent advances, and judgement and reasoning.
The winner of this prize for 1908, and one of the most famous in the world, was Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin in 1928.
Chris was a gifted child, with an exceptionally high IQ of 173, and was awarded a scholarship to attend a renowned independent secondary school, winning prizes every year, without fail, for his academic achievements.
For his GCSE he took 12 subjects with unbelievable results of 11 A* (star) and an A at AS (advanced) level, which he sat for one year earlier (in those days, the highest grade for AS subjects is A, not A* as for GCSE).
With 4 A's at A level, he went on to attend Christ's College, University of Cambridge to study medicine and received an MA. Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, also came from this college. One of the quaint customs of Christ's College is that the science students are awarded BA and MA degrees, instead of the usual BSc and MSc.
Dr Chris Kai-Hu Chang.
Photograph showing both sides of the prestigious medical gold medal won by Chris.
Family group picture taken after Chris received his MA from University of Cambridge. (From left) Grand Master Chang, Jenny, Chris & Trish.
He is currently working at Southend University Hospital, Essex, and has recently added to his professional medical career by being awarded the prestigious MRCP (UK) (Member of the Royal College of Physicians) in October 2011.
His father, Grand Master C. K. Chang, always knew Chris would go far because he believes Chris takes after his good looks!
(Edited by Wu Shu Kwan Research Team)
Catherine How
International Senior Master Instructress
2nd Degree Black Belt
BEng (Hons), ACA
Da iawn Catherine! (For you non-Welsh Well done Catherine!)
She has just successfully passed her final exam to become a chartered accountant – whilst working (holding a responsible and demanding job), and training in and teaching Wu Shu Kwan in London. Another Welsh Grand Slam!
Catherine attained her Black Belt in 1996, aged 16½, whilst training in North Wales. Within 6 months, she was conducting Wu Shu Kwan classes at Arfon Leisure Centre there. She took over Jackie Fish’s class when Jackie returned to Scotland. Whilst teaching Wu Shu Kwan in Caernarfon, she got four subjects at A level in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Physical Education.
Senior Master Instructress
Catherine How
Moving on and flying high with an honours degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Loughborough University based in central England, one of the top five UK universities for Aeronautics and Sports Science, before she travelled further south again.
Since moving to London in 2001, she has worked for a firm of chartered accountants, and recently secured a new job as a financial accountant in the entertainment industry. Catherine successfully achieved her 2nd Degree Black Belt in 2004, and has helped Grand Master C. K. Chang to coach in the Caribbean in April 2005 during an official Wu Shu Kwan teaching and grading tour. She has been promoted to International Senior Master Instructress, the status of which is held only by a handful of distinguished high-ranking instructors.
Catherine is currently teaching in a well-known fitness club in Russell Square, central London, whilst training towards her 3rd Degree Black Belt.
[Text by David Nicholls, 5th Degree Black Belt, MSc (Sports & Exercise Science)]
1st Degree Black Belt
Grand Master C. K. Chang presenting the £200 cheque to Najib on behalf of Mr & Mrs Voraberger at the Willesden Sports Centre (London), where he trains.
Najib is a very promising martial art student. Wu Shu Kwan training has further improved his physical and mental ability, developing his speed, strength, agility and technique to a phenomenal level.
He is a very calm, helpful, polite and humble young man, and currently studying at a university.
In recognizing his limitless potential, Mr & Mrs Voraberger have kindly presented him a prize of £200 for furthering his Wu Shu Kwan training.
Mr & Mrs Voraberger donated this money in memory of their son Nick, who was a promising young Wu Shu Kwan martial artist. Nick sadly passed away prematurely due to illness.
Najib has been training regularly and is looking forward to sitting for his Wu Shu Kwan Black Belt shortly. All the instructors and members wish him the best of luck.
Latest Update
On Sunday, 29th May 2011, out of the 12 male candidates sitting for their Wu Shu Kwan Black Belt grading, 5 passed, and Najib was one of them.
The whole grading, including the female candidates and those sitting for higher Degrees, started at eight-thirty in the morning and didn't finish until half-past midnight; it was a very long and tiring day for all the candidates and officials.
Well done, Najib, for having succeeded at the Wu Shu Kwan Black Belt grading, which is a much sought-after achievement in the martial art world.
Click here to view the full results (with photographs) of this Black Belt Grading.
(Edited by Wu Shu Kwan Research Team)
1st Degree Black Belt
BSc (Hons), MCIOB, ACMI
Master Gabby Paintin
The happy couple: Gabby & Ada.
Gabby and Ada got married and started sharing their new life together a few months ago. It was a very grand and emotional occasion.
Gabby has these powerful and loving words to say about Ada:
“For hearing my thoughts, understanding my dreams and being my best friend, for filling my life with music and loving me without end, I do.”
All the instructors and members of Wu Shu Kwan would like to wish Gabby and Ada all the happiness in the world.
(Edited by Wu Shu Kwan Research Team)
Amit Roychoudhury
Senior Master
4th Degree Black Belt
MSci, FIA
Though his name is actually Amit, everybody knows him as Roy.
Roy is an extremely intelligent young man with an enormous capacity for Wu Shu Kwan training and academic learning.
After graduating from the famous Imperial College (part of University of London) with a Master of Science degree not too long ago, he has now qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (FIA). His degree of Master of Science (MSci) comes with a prestigious “i” at the end because it is awarded by Imperial College.
Actuaries are experts charged with the difficult task of making financial sense of the future, and these highly-qualified specialists are commonly found working in the pensions and insurance industries.
Roy has spent 6 years (instead of the usual 7 by others) and passed 15 exams to become qualified as an actuary. His future is secured and will be free of exams. His only worry now is being overpaid by his employer – and perhaps he has to spend much more time to count his extra wealth and figure out real hard how to spend it!
All these years, he has struck a nice and proper balance between arduous studies and hard Wu Shu Kwan training, both of which he achieved splendidly.
He has been an official Wu Shu Kwan instructor at the University of Hertfordshire, and is now instructing in a well-known health club in Bloomsbury, London.
(Edited by Wu Shu Kwan Research Team)
Senior Master Amit Roychoudhury.
Receiving his certificate from
the president of the Institute of Actuaries
at Staple Inn, London.
Family group picture:
(From left) father, mother, Roy & brother Arup.
Dr Lily Wang Huan
Maroon Belt
PhD
Dr Lily Wang.
Hailed from Tianjin, China, she attended Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London and successfully completed her PhD in Molecular Biology in Biological Sciences, studying human genetics.
Taken in front of Queen Mary
& Westfield College, University of London
where the ceremony was held.
While studying at Queen Mary & Westfield College, she trained with Andy Hucklesby at that university’s Wu Shu Kwan club.
She is very friendly and made a lot of friends during her time in London. Most of the Wu Shu Kwan members who know her remember her as a very intelligent, determined and hard-working girl.
After a stint at University of Liverpool in the Physiological Laboratory, she returned to China and is now working as a research scientist in a pharmaceutical centre in Beijing. She is currently a section leader with more than 15 scientists and biologists under her, and according to the latest report she enjoys herself very much living and working in Beijing.
On 24th July 2011, Grand Master C. K. Chang, Trish and Jenny attended Lily's wedding to Yao Jie. The marriage ceremony and reception were held at one of the grandest and most well-known restaurants in Beijing called Yi Jin Yuan Muslim Restaurant, with unforgettable sumptuous food and colourful ceremony.
In April 2010, Lily met Grand Master C. K. Chang, Trish and Jenny at the Beijing airport.
Later she treated them to a specialist Peking Duck banquet.
(From right) Lily, Jenny, Trish, two of the restaurant chefs and Grand Master.
On 24th July 2011, Grand Master C. K. Chang, Trish and Jenny attended Lily's wedding to Yao Jie in Beijing.
(Edited by Wu Shu Kwan Research Team)