Meet Our Teachers
“Wushu Is Not
What You Think It Is!”
In Dialogue with Wushu Teacher
Mao Xiaokun
When people think about Wushu (martial arts) practitioners, they often think of the
Kungfu masters depicted in popular movies and TV shows, a monk living in quiet
seclusion or a hermit with an idiosyncratic personality and rich interior life.
After finishing their Wushu class, students at Keystone enthusiastically run out of
their classrooms. Behind them follows the smiling face of their Wushu teacher, Mao
Xiaokun.
Mr. Mao, dressed in a gray Chinese-style buttoned outfit, has a gentle, modest
personality that is distinctive of Wushu practitioners. Born into a family of Wushu
masters, Mr. Mao practiced the martial art at a Kungfu school in his hometown
from childhood. Because of this love for Wushu, he chose to study Wushu alongside
education during his college and postgraduate education. Before joining Keystone,
Mr. Mao taught at the ISF Academy in Hong Kong. Today, he has been teaching
Wushu at Keystone for almost four years.
Speaking of his childhood, Mr. Mao recalls the hardships of Wushu training but it is
clear that he has a strong sense of fulfillment. Having weathered many difficulties,
Mr. Mao is now bringing the nourishment of Wushu to the next generation here at
Keystone. Wushu is his legacy.
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