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| Born | (1983-11-23)November 23, 1983 (age 41) San Jose,California, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Martial artist, Stuntman | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 邢思傑 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 邢思杰 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Changquan,Jianshu,Qiangshu | ||||||||||||||
| University team | UCLA Wushu | ||||||||||||||
| Team | US Wushu Team (2007-2010) | ||||||||||||||
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Alfred Hsing (born November 23, 1983) is an Americanmartial artist,actor, andstuntman.[1] After over a decade of intensive training in both America and China, Hsing won the first American gold medal inwushu taolu history at the2009 World Wushu Championships held inToronto, Ontario, Canada. Earlier that year, he made the US National Wushu Team where he was ranked 1st in the nation.[1] Along with his career in martial arts, Hsing is also recognized as the Shaolin expert onSpike TV's showDeadliest Warrior.
Hsing is of Taiwanese descent. He was born in San Jose, California on November 23, 1983.[1]
As a child Hsing always loved martial arts and would play fight with his brother. At the age of 15 he started formal training inShaolin kung fu andwushu.[1][2] Soon after he began learning wushu Hsing quickly won gold at his first local tournament. Some accomplishments include:
In 2007, Hsing made the C Team of the USAWKF National Wushu Taolu Team. He spent the next two years vigorously training and made the A Team at the next team trials in 2009. At the2009 World Wushu Championships inToronto, Hsing became the first American athlete to win a gold medal in a taolu event, which he did so in the male jianshu event. A year later in 2010, he took part in the changquan event at the2010 World Combat Games as his last Wushu competition.[7] After this, he began to focus on his acting and stunting career.
Though Alfred Hsing has learned many styles of martial arts through his years of training, his main events arechangquan ("long fist"),jianshu (Straight Sword), andqiangshu (Spear). He is also proficient indrunken boxing, drunken sword,whip chain, emei daggers, fan, broadsword, staff,tai chi, andtaijijian.
Hsing has been featured in Kung Fu Magazine and Masters Magazine (Winter 09) for his significant accomplishments in martial arts.[8][9]
After graduating fromUCLA with a degree in economics, Computer Specialization,[1] and minor in East Asian Languages, Hsing began work at Big 4 accounting firmKPMG. After gaining professional experience at KPMG, Hsing moved on to get a job in finance at City National Bank. In 2009, he quit his job to focus on training for the World Wushu Championships.
Hsing has appeared on TV shows and films such asReady Player One, HBO'sSilicon Valley,NCIS: LA,CSI: NY,The Last Ship, Spike TV'sDeadliest Warrior, and even in aBollywood movie calledAakhari Decision.[10]
Hsing has worked withJet Li inThe Sorcerer and the White Snake,[10] Stephen Chow (whom he interviewed for MTV for the release ofKung Fu Hustle[11]), MMA star Cung Le (whom he interviewed at the LA film festival forBodyguards and Assassins),[12] andJackie Chan, whom he worked for as part of the Jackie Chan stunt team onDragon Blade[13] and demoed for at the premiere ofThe Spy Next Door.[14]
