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 郝致华 patti li changquan , broadsword , straightsword , staff , spear , yingzhaoquan , , baguazhang , shequan , double hook sword , and yang-style double broadsword and chen-style t ` ai chi
hao zhihua

hao zhihua -lrb- -rrb- , also known as patti li , started her wushu training at the age of nine at the beijing sports academy under the instruction of wu bin , director of the beijing institute for wushu research and a pioneer of modern wushu in china .
for fifteen years she competed in china as a member of the world-renowned beijing wushu team , winning the title of national all-around champion three years in a row .
hao zhihua is the only person in china 's history to have won six gold medals , in addition to one silver medal , in a single national competition .
she is also one of only two wushu athletes who have ever received the `` ten best athletes in china '' award .
in total , she accumulated over 80 gold , silver , and bronze medals during her competitive career .
in addition to coach wu bin , hao zhihua trained under coach li junfeng and studied yang-style t ` ai chi under master yang zhen duo .
she is proficient in long fist , yang-style and chen-style t ` ai chi , broadsword , straightsword , staff , spear , eagle claw , baguazhang , snake fist , double hook sword , and double broadsword .
after leaving the beijing wushu team she received a special invitation to attend the beijing teacher 's college of physical education for an intensive degree program in physical education .
after graduating she continued to teach at the college for two years before leaving china .
she taught abroad before finally settling in berkeley , california in 1990 , where she provides instruction in wushu , t ` ai chi , and bagua in both english and mandarin chinese .
hao zhihua runs a wushu and t ` ai chi school in oakland , california .
