Mao Tianyu, a Chinese martial arts athlete of Han ethnicity, was born in 1997 in Shaxi Town, Taicang City, Suzhou. He was formerly a member of the Shaxi Martial Arts Team and is now a national first-class coach and referee. In 2001, he joined the Shaxi Martial Arts Team for professional training, moving to the provincial team in 2006 and joining the national martial arts team in 2008. He won the men’s Changquan championship at the Jiangsu Province Wushu Routine Championships in 2006, first place in Jianshu at the Jiangsu Province Wushu Competition in 2007, and first place in Jianshu at the Jiangsu Province Wushu Jianshu Championships in 2007. In 2008, he won the men’s Changquan, Jianshu, Gunshu, and all-around championship at the Shanghai Wushu Routine Championships. At the 11th Shandong National Games, he won the men’s Jianshu championship, with his Double-handed Sword – Mantis Penetrating the Forest technique being his most exquisite. In 2021, during the Xiangzhou District Primary and Secondary School Wushu Routine Championships held in Zhuhai, he was invited to perform the Double-handed Sword – Mantis Penetrating the Forest as part of the opening ceremony. He also attended the 11th Wulin Conference in Suzhou, where he actively promoted traditional martial arts and made selfless contributions.
In 2022, we established the Double Sword Culture Center in response to the national ‘Mass Fitness’ policy, actively promoting the development and inheritance of double sword across the country. We encourage everyone to practice swordsmanship for fitness. The sword can refine the body, inspire determination, establish integrity, and defend against enemies. Practicing sword techniques, cultivating sword energy, nurturing a sword spirit, and building a strong sword character, double sword techniques are powerful for both health and self-defense. We strive forward under the name of the sword, following the legacy of our master Yu Chenghui, who left behind remarkable skills in the world.
