Ni hao, Kia ora and hello

My name is Villa Z. a Year 5 student at Hobsonville School. I am very happy to fight for the honour of both Hobsonville School, our Hobsonville community and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Last month, I was very honoured to participate in the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships in Brunei. In the Boy's Group C, I competed against champions from 26 countries and won 6th place in Spear and 11th place in Modern Barehand.

I received a certificate for representing New Zealand at the World Wushu Championships. I communicated with champions and international coaches from various countries, and my kung fu improved a lot! I also made many friends. 

My learning from this experience is that I am very proud to represent New Zealand, and with even training, I will get better and my goal for the next World Wushu Championships is to place in the top 3, and bring home a medal for New Zealand.

I am very grateful to have Coach Zhao and Coach Zhang for their professional guidance. 

I am grateful to my school Principal, teachers, and classmates for their support. I am also grateful to my mother for accompanying me to the competition, and most importantly for all her efforts by taking me to my trainings in New Market 7 days a week. 

Thank you everyone for your support.

Here are some photos and videos from Brunei:

Barehand： https://photos.app.goo.gl/Nrxs8jb1qdNkt9i57 

Long Spear： https://photos.app.goo.gl/MZ67nMSoNpsbHJsVA

World Champions Friends： https://photos.app.goo.gl/VynNZHQ26YZQGayP7