Grandmaster Aiping Cheng's Timeline of Achievements
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1970
Selected to join the Zhejiang Wushu Team at age 15 1972
Won Best Wushu Performance in a wushu competition in Hefei City, Anhui Province 1973
Member of the Chinese National Wushu Team. Placed first in Long Fist and third All-Around. |
1974
Member of the Historic 1974 Chinese National Wushu Team. Invited to the U.S. to perform for President Nixon at the White House.
Member of the Historic 1974 Chinese National Wushu Team. Invited to the U.S. to perform for President Nixon at the White House.
1975
Member of the Chinese National Wushu Team. Invited to the U.K to perform for Queen Elizabeth II as part of an international tour.
Member of the Chinese National Wushu Team. Invited to the U.K to perform for Queen Elizabeth II as part of an international tour.
1976
Won first place in Yang Style Tai chi at the National Invitational Competition in Beijing
Won first place in Yang Style Tai chi at the National Invitational Competition in Beijing
1977
Won first place in wushu sword and second place in Yang Style Tai Chi at the Chinese National Competition in Bamon City, Mongolia.
Won first place in wushu sword and second place in Yang Style Tai Chi at the Chinese National Competition in Bamon City, Mongolia.
1978
Won second place in Yang Style Tai Chi and Wushu Double Swords and third place in Wushu Partner Fighting routines at the All-China National Competition in Changsha City, Hunan.
Won second place in Yang Style Tai Chi and Wushu Double Swords and third place in Wushu Partner Fighting routines at the All-China National Competition in Changsha City, Hunan.
1979
Member of the Chinese National Wushu Team. Honored as the Most Popular Team Member on the team's international tour.
Member of the Chinese National Wushu Team. Honored as the Most Popular Team Member on the team's international tour.
1980
Won second place in Yang Style Tai Chi and Wushu Traditional Double Spear routine at the All-China National Competition in Kunming City, Yunnan.
Won second place in Yang Style Tai Chi and Wushu Traditional Double Spear routine at the All-China National Competition in Kunming City, Yunnan.
1981
Attended Shanghai Sports College.
Attended Shanghai Sports College.
1985
Won first place in Sun Style Taijiquan and second place in 48 Form at the All-China National Competition in Harbing City, Hei Longjiang
Won first place in Sun Style Taijiquan and second place in 48 Form at the All-China National Competition in Harbing City, Hei Longjiang
1986
Member of the committee that created the Chinese National Competition Standards and Rules for Tai Chi.
Member of the committee that created the Chinese National Competition Standards and Rules for Tai Chi.
Won first place in Sun Style Taijiquan and second place in Taijijian at the All-China National Competition in Taiyuen City, Shanxi.
1987
Member of the Chinese National Wushu Team. Won first place in Sun Style Taijiquan and second place in Taijijian at the All-China National Competition in Wuhan City, Hubei.
Member of the Chinese National Wushu Team. Won first place in Sun Style Taijiquan and second place in Taijijian at the All-China National Competition in Wuhan City, Hubei.
1988
Member of the first Chinese National Tai Chi Team. Won first place in Sun Style Taijiquan at the First China-Japan Tai Chi Competition.
Member of the first Chinese National Tai Chi Team. Won first place in Sun Style Taijiquan at the First China-Japan Tai Chi Competition.
Member of the Chinese National Wushu Team.
Filmed by the Chinese Wushu Research Institute demonstrating the Sun Style Taijiquan competition routine.
1989
Appointed Head Coach of the Zhejiang Wushu Team
Appointed Head Coach of the Zhejiang Wushu Team
1991
Office Director at the Zhejiang TV News Center
Office Director at the Zhejiang TV News Center
1996
Began teaching tai chi in Connecticut
Began teaching tai chi in Connecticut
1997
Emigrated to the U.S. Granted a "Person of Extraordinary Ability" visa.
Emigrated to the U.S. Granted a "Person of Extraordinary Ability" visa.
Collaborated with Master Jou Tsung Hwa at the Tai Chi Farm in Warwick, NY.
1999
Opened the Aiping Tai Chi and Wushu Center in Orange, CT
Opened the Aiping Tai Chi and Wushu Center in Orange, CT
Received Oustanding Achievement Award and Awarded "A Top World Level" by the International Wushu Association in Beijing.
2002
Basic Movements of Tai Chi Chuan instructional video received The Communication Awards for excellence in communication.
Basic Movements of Tai Chi Chuan instructional video received The Communication Awards for excellence in communication.
2008
Awarded 8th Duan from the International Wushu Shanshou Dao Association.
Awarded 8th Duan from the International Wushu Shanshou Dao Association.
Recognized as one of the Top 100 Martial Artists in the World by the World Culture Science Academe in Hong Kong.
2018
Moved to Austin, TX and opened Aiping Tai Chi Center - Austin.
Moved to Austin, TX and opened Aiping Tai Chi Center - Austin.