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Grand Master Yajun Thomas Zhuang is one of China's top Wushu artists. In China, Master Zhuang began full-time Wushu（Chinese Martial arts） training at the age of eight when he was selected from thousands of children to attend the Jiangsu Wushu Institute. At age 17 he continued his study of Wushu culture at Nanjing Normal University and subsequently he joined the faculty at Nanjing Industrial University. Master Zhuang specialized in the following styles:
Yajun Zhuang with other judges in Wu Shu Competition, 8th National Games, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, 1997
In 1996, Master Zhuang became a Professor at Nanjing Industrial University and served as a member of the Chinese Physical Education Committee as well as a board member of the Wushu Professional Committee. He is a well-respected senior National Judge of the Chinese Wushu Federation, and was appointed the chief judge for international and national Wushu tournaments.
Master Zhuang has been coaching professional Wushu athletes since the mid 1980's. Several of his Chinese disciples were champions in major tournaments, and his foreign students have placed in the top three in European and international Wushu tournaments.
As the head coach, Yajun Zhuang [3rd from left], stands with members of the Netherlands Wu-Shu National Team in Summer 2001
In the mid 1990's, due to his expertise in Wushu training, Master Zhuang was invited to serve as the visiting coach for the Jiangsu province Wushu youth team and as a technical consultant to the Jiangsu Wushu Team. He is well recognized on the international level, and Wushu teams from outside China have solicited his assistance in their pre-competition training. In the summers of 2001 and 2002 the Netherlands Wushu National team invited professor Zhuang to lead their training before the World Wushu Championship.
Currently, Master Zhuang is a research instructor in the Department of Kinesiology at Louisiana State University. Here he has been working with several LSU professors to study the effects of Tai Chi exercise on peripheral neuropathy patients. Progress has been made towards development of a rehabilitation process that could possibly benefit some of the 20 million Americans who have Peripheral Neuropathy. His modified Tai Chi and Qi Gong have demonstrated great potential for treating peripheral neuropathy patients in recently initiated research efforts. This research program’s success, reported on television and in newspapers, has had great influence on the community. Master Zhuang also constructs and teaches Martial Arts credit courses for LSU students, including Tai Chi and Chinese Kungfu (Shaolin).
Kung Fu Class in LSU
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