I recently competed at the 2015 USAWKF Sanshou National Championships and Sanshou Team Trials in Lubbock, Texas, and it was a really interesting experience! It was my first time fighting under Sanshou rules, and my bout was the same day as my 22nd birthday and the Rousey vs. Correia UFC fight! 

I weighed in for the 52 kg women's division, and unfortunately, there were no other adult competitors in my weight class! I was paired with one of the junior competitors for an exhibition match. I had some difficulties because I had to fight by the junior competition rules. I was informed just before my match that I was not allowed to kick to the head!!!! As a fighter with a strong Taekwondo background, I was rather dismayed to learn about this rule change! Haha :)

I did my best to adapt to the new rules during my match, but I felt uncomfortable engaging in serious striking against an underage opponent. I also learned that switching from cage-fighting to platform-fighting is HARD! I definitely need to start training in the proper environment so I can get used to that! I lost my exhibition match by ring-out, so I have a lot of training to do for the next competition! 

I just returned from the 2015 National Wushu Championships & Team Trials competition in San Jose, California. I'm proud that I was selected for the USAWKF National Traditional Wushu Team after my first year of training, and I am super excited to compete at the World Traditional Wushu Championships next year!

In San Jose, I competed in the Elementary Long Fist, Straight Sword, and Spear divisions. I recorded videos to keep as a one-year benchmark to look back on later in my Wushu career. This is my last taolu competition before I leave to train in China!!!