Margherita Cina l Mississauga, Ontario l Sunny Tang Martial Arts Margherita Cina l Mississauga, Ontario l Sunny Tang Martial Arts
NAME :
 Margherita Cina
DATE OF BIRTH :
 February 22nd, 1991
TAOLU EVENTS :
  • Barehanded , Changquan (Long Fist)
  • Short Weapons , Jian (double-edged sword)
  • Long Weapons , Qiang (Spear)
TRAINING OUT OF :
 Sunny Tang Martial Arts Centre, Toronto, Ontario
CURRENT CITY :
 Mississauga, Ontario
SCHOOL :
 Sunny Tang Martial Arts Centre, Scarborough
COACH(ES) :
 Alan Tang, Amy Wong and Zhao Yang Yang
MARTIAL ART STYLES :
 Wushu
NUMBER OF YEARS IN WUSHU :
 13 years
MARTIAL ARTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS :
  • 2001 Canadian Nationals - 11th overall
  • 2002 Pan Americans (Venezuela) - 2nd Staff, 4th Jianshu
  • 2003 Canadian Nationals - 7th overall
  • 2004 Pan Americans - 2nd Straightsword
  • 2005 Canadian Nationals - 3rd overall
  • 2006 Junior Nationals - 2nd overall
  • 2006 Pan Americans - 3rd overall (3 silver medals)
  • 2007 Canadian Nationals - 2nd overall (2 gold, 1 bronze)
  • 2007 World championships (Beijing) - 11th Jian (double-edged sword), 11th Qiang (Spear)
  • 2008 Pan Americans - 1st overall (1 silver, 2gold)
  • 2008 Trex-Games - Bronze, 5th Spear
  • 2008 Junior Worlds - 2 Gold, 4th Straightsword
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT WUSHU? :
  • I love how Wushu is a performing art. It is a martial art which combines the beauty of fluid movements with the intensity of more aggressive ones.
WHY DO YOU COMPETE IN THE MARTIAL ARTS?

I've been doing this sport since the age of 5 (13 years) and it only made sense to start competing.  After your first competition, it's hard to stop.  The thrill that comes with competing is a sensation you cannot get doing anything else.  As much as training for national and world level competitions is hard and stressful, the nervous anticipation the day of competition is so invigorating.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT WUSHU? :
 I love how Wushu is a performing art. It is a martial art which combines the beauty of fluid movements with the intensity of more aggressive ones.
WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE GOALS IN WUSHU AND IN LIFE? :
 I will keep competing wushu for a few more years.  As for life, I do not know yet. I am currently studying at McMaster University.
ANY WORDS OF ADVICE OR ENCOURAGEMENT TO PEOPLE INTERESTED IN WUSHU?

Keep at it. If you find yourself bored at the beginning, it does not mean you do not like the sport.  Like most sports, you have to learn the basic movements before going into the more difficult acrobatic movements and choreography. It took me probably 6 years of training before getting to learn the more interesting movements and forms!
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