It was a great experience in Turkey, i was able to bring some reminders and pictures with Wushu Heroes.

A year ago i published the first part of this post.

It ended like: "There would be no greater honour than to be alongside you next year...In The World Wushu Championship..."

As i've hoped, it will happen, i'll be alongside Margarida in the 11th World Wushu Championship in Turkey.

It is a dream come true, the national team was known yesterday (04/9) and we are in it.

Our country was not on the World championships for some editions now and we are a new generation of athletes, willing to do our best and achieve good results.

As for me i will be present in 3 cathegories: Changquan, Jianshu and Qiangshu. Let's hope all goes well and nothing trashes this dream that i'm finally living.

Jiayou!!

Thank you Margarida, i would not be what i am today if you didn't believe in me. Giving me the will!

This was the 3rd time i participated in the International Wushu Tournament of Ourense - Spain.

First time i went as independent and won a Silver medal in Traditional double/sectional Weapons and a 4th place in Traditional Southern fist.

Second year i went as a National Team member and won a Gold medal in Traditional double/sectional Weapons, a Bronze medal in Changquan and a 4th place in Jianshu.

This year, again as a National Team member i ,once again, won the Gold medal in Traditional double/sectional Weapons, a Silver medal in Qiangshu and a 4th place in Changquan and decided to not participate in Jianshu even if i was allowed to.

Next time it will be even better for sure.

This post speaks about heroes...

We all have heroes, icons, idols... For some or any aspect of our lives, we feel the need to see someone as the example, as the supreme icon...

On the other hand we sometimes are the heroes. For someone we might be that icon, that idol, or at least, we feel the need to be so. As we have our idols, we want to be, one day, an idol for another person, to feel as we made our own feel.

I too have my own idols and icons...mainly in my Wushu life i admire athletes such as Yuan XiaoChao, Wei Jian, Wu Di, amongst others... But there is someone who, more than the others, aquired a special place in my imaginary stair of heroes...In the top, lies the one who has contributed the most...Who has been there all the time, and forever shall be.

This post speaks about heroes, but also is a declaration to those who gave me inspiration to try and become better...to be like those "super heroes". So i thank you all...and of course a special thanks to my girlfriend and best friend Margarida Santos, European Bronze meddalist, for everything, for all the suport and belief. That is why you have "climbed all stairs" and lie there...untouched. I owe everything to you, all my success.

There would be no greater honour than to be alongside you next year...In The World Wushu Championship...

Thank you.

Jorge M.R.

It was a very nice Tournament, a lot of good athletes.

I got 4th place in Jian Shu, 3rd place in Chang Quan and 1st place in Traditional double/articulated weapons!!

Jian Shu i really sucked at it since there was a confusion and i was wating to compete in traditional and i had to run to Jian Shu to do the taolu, my mind was on the other Taolu and so i blocked and even improvised a part of it.

In Chang Quan it was nice, i think i could have done it better but actually i was pretty happy with the result.

And in Traditional double/articulated weapons i got the first place with my Shuang Bi Shou, with the stress of beeing running from this category to Jian Shu and from Jian Shu to this one really messed with my concentration, but since my Jian Shu went bad i think i got some more conviction to do my best in this one, and happily i got First place!

But now it's time to finish University! Lots of paperworks, tests and exams! But it is almost over! And i really hope it all ends now!!

Thank you for reading

Jorge M. Rodrigues