Wang Ju-Rong

Ju-Rong, Madame Wang, 77, internationally recognized Grandmaster, professor and judge of Chinese martial arts, lauded by the Houston Sports magazine as first lady of Chinese martial arts,on Christmas Day in the loving company of her husband of 50 years and children. Madame Wang was born on November 4, 1928 in Shanghai, China. She was the only child of the legendary Grandmaster Wang Ziping, one of the most famous figures in Chinese martial arts history. In 1946 Madame Wang won the Women's Martial Arts Championship at the 7th National Athletic Games in China. She graduated from the Education Department of the Aurora University in Shanghai and for thirty-six years thereafter served as a Professor of Wushu at the Shanghai Physical Education Institution. Skilled in both Chinese martial arts and archery, Madame Wang coached the first Wushu team to travel outside of New China and traveled the world as teacher, coach and judge of archery and Chinese martial arts. In 1989, Madame Wang was invited to the United States by the United States Martial Arts Council and immigrated to Houston. Madame Wang taught at the Houston Tai Chi Kung Fu Health Academy. She is the recipient of many international honors and awards for lifetime achievement in the martial arts. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Chengde Wu of Houston, Texas, and her three daughters, Helen Wu of Toronto, Canada, Lucy Xiaoping Wu of Houston, Texas and Grace X. Wu-Monnat of Wichita, Kansas, all, themselves, university educated martial artists and instructors, and her son-in-law, Dan Monnat. Memorial service at Winford Funeral Home, 8514 Tybor Drive, Houston Texas, on Thursday, December 29 at 2:00 p.m.