The Drunken Boxing Podcast #061 - Peter Warr

About this episode

Peter Warr discusses his extensive experience and contributions to Chinese Martial Arts over the past 50 years.

The Drunken Boxing Podcast #061 Peter Warr started his training in the early 1960s and has been training in and teaching Chinese Martial Arts (Wu Shu) for over 50 years. Peter joined the Governing body, the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA), in the early 1980s. Peter was elected to the role of Treasurer of the BCCMA in 1986, to Vice-Chairman in 1995 and to Director of Taolu in 1999. He was re-elected to the role of Vice-Chairman in 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 in 2017 to the Hon President. In 1985 Peter met Master Jifu Huang. Peter’s role in Chinese Martial Arts was enhanced after training with Master Huang. In 1987 Master Huang introduced Peter to his Master, Grand Master Chen Yuhe, from the famous Nanjing Academy in China. Grand Master Chen Yuhe accepted Peter as his disciple (his adopted son). In 1988 Grand Master Chen Yuhe asked Peter to study in China with his older Brothers. Whilst in China, Peter also studied at the Shanghai Physical Education Institute, where a Judges Course had been organised by the Chinese Wushu Association, under the auspices of the International Wushu Federation (IWUF). Peter passed all the examinations and was the first European to qualify…

People in this episode

Host: The Drunken Boxing Podcast

Guest: Peter Warr

Topics covered

• Chinese Martial Arts
• Wu Shu
• Martial Arts Training
• Wushu Judging
• Martial Arts History

Keywords

• Chinese Martial Arts
• Wu Shu
• Peter Warr
• Martial Arts Training
• Wushu Judging
• Grand Master Chen Yuhe
• Master Jifu Huang

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: British Council for Chinese Martial Arts, Shanghai Physical Education Institute, Chinese Wushu Association, International Wushu Federation

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