Previous Foundation Projects

 
U.S.A. Pan American Wushu Team Sponsors

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation was the official sponsor of the U.S.A. Wushu Team for the 7th Pan American Wushu Championship on July 16 - 20, 2008 in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The U.S.A. Wushu Team included: Colby Boyes, Peter Dang, Phillip Dang, Truman Maxey, Shannon Finnegan, Lucas Geller, Stephanie Lim, Dennis Ta, Alfred Hsing, Mandy Yick, Teresa Wong. Officials: Malee Khow, Lu Xiaolin, Tat Mau Wong

    In cooperation with usawkf.org
Tiger Claw named Official Sponsor of the U.S. Wushu National Team

  • Tiger Claw was named the Official Sponsor of both the Men’s and Women’s U.S. Wushu National Team and the Official Martial Arts Supplier for the United States of America Wushu Kungfu Federation (USAWKF) for 2008 and 2009.

    In cooperation with usawkf.org
Habitat for Humanity

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation supported the Habitat for Humanity by donating the proceeds of Tiger Claw’s Parking Lot Sale on June 7th, 2008 in Knoxville, TN

    In cooperation with habitat.org and   TigerClaw.com
Mind over Matter: Chess & Grappling Exhibition

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation supported Mind over Matter: Chess & Grappling Exhibition on April 12th, 2008 at the Riekes Center for human enhancement in Menlo Park, CA.

    In cooperation with hiphopchessfederation.org, riekes.org  and wuchess.com.

Martial Arts Day for Children
Capture the Dream, Inc.

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation supported the Capture the Dream, Inc. People magazine release party for Jayneen Lee on November 6th, 2007 in San Francisco, CA. 

    In cooperation with capturethedream.org and KungFuMagazine.com.
Tiger Claw Elite Championship Fund 2007

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation supported eleven athletes to the Tiger Claw Elite Championships on October 26-28, 2007 at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, FL. Congratulations to the 2007 Tiger Claw Elite Championship Fund recipients: Armando Anselmo, Jacob Ellis, Tiffany Gardere, Justin Lam, Mickey Lee, Anthony Magallanes Jr., Jasmine Magallanes, Monique Magallanes, Melanie Ava Ortiz, Jack Tu and Erik Yasaki.

    In cooperation with tigerclawelite.com, California Bank & Trust and NearU.
Tiger Claw supports Ryan Hoover's Extreme Karate

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation is supporting Ryan Hoover’s Extreme Karate benefit for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on September 15, 2007 in Gastonia, NC, USA.

    In cooperation with rhek.com and stjude.org.
Tiger Claw named Official Martial Arts Sponsor

  • Tiger Claw was named the Official Martial Arts Sponsor of the 2007 Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games held in Knoxville, TN, July 24th-August 4th, 2007.

    In cooperation with aausports.org.
Professor Wally Jay's 90th Birthday Event
Jackie Chan's Disciples - Global Talent Search
Tiger Claw Seminars

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation supported four seminars at the Disneyland® Martial Arts Festival, February 3rd, 2006, at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. The four seminars include The Cane by Cane Master Mark Shuey, Nunchaku by Sensei Chuck Hansen, Iron Body by Grandmaster Tu Jin-Sheng and Sparring by multiple title holder Kyle Richards.

    In cooperation with tigerclawelite.com
Tiger Claw Elite Championship Fund

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation supported nine athletes to the Tiger Claw Elite Championships on October 26-28, 2006 at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, FL. Congratulations to the 2006 Tiger Claw Elite Championship Fund recipients: Armando Anselmo, Karina Hipolito, Joshua Lam, Justin Lam, Landyn Platt, Becca Ross, Michelle Sims, Jack Tu and Erik Yasaki.

    In cooperation with tigerclawelite.com
Miss Northern California Jr. Teen Nicole Gerry

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation supported Nicole Rhonda-Korin Gerry, Miss Northern California Jr. Teen 2006 & Miss Northern California Jr. Teen Model 2005. Miss Gerry is a black belt in Kajukenbo and Tae Kwon Do, holds an undefeated record in tournament fighting and has modeled for Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine and MartialArtsMart.com.

U.S.A. Junior Wushu Team Sponsors

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation was the official sponsor of the U.S.A. Junior Wushu Team for the 1st World Junior Wushu Championships on August 19-26, 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

    The U.S.A. Junior Wushu Team included: Taolu Group A Female Athletes: Jennifer Sun, Tenyia Lee, Teresa Wong. Taolu Group B Female Athletes: Catherine Archer, Motya Gershunskiy. Taolu Group A Male Athletes: Alex Whitlow, Jonathan Chung, Jesse Lou. Taolu Group B Male Athletes: Colvin Wang, Max Ehrlich. Officials: Anthony Goh, Xiaolin Lu, Mandy Yick, Daoyun Chen, Justin Ma, Anthony Sims.

    In cooperation with usawkf.org
U.S.A. Pan American Wushu Team Sponsors

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation was the official sponsor of the U.S.A. Wushu Team for the 6th Pan American Wushu Championships on July 21-23, 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    Congratulations to our American Medalists for capturing 23 medals (9 gold, 6 silver, and 8 bronze). Special congratulations to Ngan-Ha Ta earned the Female Grand Champion title. The U.S. Team included: Taolu Women Athletes: Sarah Chang, Ngan-Ha Ta, Tiffany Reyes, Joana Pei, Tenyia Lee, Catherine Archer, Fifi Zhang, Diana Pei, Ashley Chung, Victoria Huang. Taolu Men Athletes: Christopher Sexton, Stephon Morton, Jason Lui, Zach Caruso, Peter Dang, Colvin Wang, Collin Lee, Nick Spencer, Jonathan Chung, Jason Liu. Sanshou Athletes: Jeff Chow, Kevin Liu. Officials: Anthony Goh, Xiaolin Lu, Tat Mau Wong, Dao Yun Chen, Justin Ma, Adrian Niu, Anthony Sims.

    In cooperation with usawkf.org
Miss Asian American Contestant Jayneen Lee

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation supported Jayneen Lee, a contestant in the 2006 Miss Asian America Pageant on August 5 th, 2006, at the Palace of Fine Arts Theater in San Francisco CA. Ms. Lee is a wushu practitioner and has modeled for Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine and MartialArtsMart.com. . For more information, see missasianamerica.com or see Jayneen’s e-zine article on KungFuMagazine.com

USA World Wushu Team Sponsors

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation was the Official Sponsor of the US Team for 8th World Wushu Championships held in Hanoi, Vietnam 9-12 December 2005.

    Congratulations to our American Medalists: Tiffany Chen (Silver 65Kg Sanshou) Elaina Maxwell (Silver 70Kg Sanshou) Max Chen (Bronze 70Kg Sanshou) Van Milnes (Bronze 48 Kg Sanshou) Jose Palacios (Bronze 65Kg Sanshou) Sarah Ponce (Bronze 56Kg Sanshou). Other members of the USA team were: Taolu: Zachary Caruso, Sarah Chang, Phillip Dang, Jason Lui, Stephon Morton, Joana Pei, Tiffany Reyes, Christopher Sexton, Ngan-Ha Ta, Jessica Zhang; Sanshou: Duncan Duffin, Brian Madigan, Russell Middleton, Andrew Valladerez; Officials: Daoyun Chen, Anthony Goh, Brent Hamby, Cung Le, Xiaolin Lu, Justin Ma, Santos Martinez, Tao Wang.

    In cooperation with usawkf.org
Wushu Workshop with the Beijing Wushu Team 2005

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation supported the Beijing Wushu Team for a workshop on Long Fist, Straight Sword, Broadsword and Staff, November 17 th, 2005, Milpitas, CA, USA. In cooperation with beijingwushutour.com, usaomei.com and kungfumagazine.com.

CLASH of the TIGERS: A Tourney for Tiffany

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation supported the CLASH of the TIGERS: A Tourney for Tiffany, October 15 th, 2005, Los Banos CA. Tiffany Bejarano Gardere, an up-and-coming local champion, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in June of 2005. A Tourney for Tiffany: the 1st Annual Central Valley CLASH OF THE TIGERS Open Martial Arts Tournament was a fundraiser promoted by her parents, Sifu Eric and Tina Gardere, of Twin Tigers Kung Fu in Los Banos, CA, USA.

  • For more information about this project, click here.

Tae Kwon Do Strategies Seminar

  • The Tiger Claw Foundation supported 2004 Olympic Tae Kwon Do Gold Medalist Chu Mu Yan for a seminar on Tae Kwon Do Strategies, July 23, 2005, Stanford University, CA, USA. In cooperation with tcaat.org.

Benefit for Jet Li’s ONE Foundation
Antigone Falun Gong
  • The Tiger Claw Foundation supported the production of “Antigone Falun Gong” by award-winning playwright Cherylene Lee, May 2004, 6:00 pm, Aurora Theatre company, Berkeley, CA, USA auroratheatre.org and KungFuMagazine.com.
    This was a political commentary play and was not connected to any Falun Gong organization.
 
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