Tai Chi Heroes

Celebrating Truth in Taijiquan

2026 Thunderbird Tai Chi Championships

Venue

October 11, 2026
Lake Ballinger Center
Mountlake Terrace, Washington, USA

Description

Join us for a celebration of Tai Chi form, principle and application. Friendly competition and exhibition followed by a collaborative open mat.

Enjoy a full day of performances, learning and camaraderie. All levels and martial styles welcome.

Results

Tai Chi Hand Form (Taolu) – All Styles / Beginner

1

Barron Cato United States

Shoreline Tai Chi

1

Kara Moddejonge United States

Independent – Private Coach

3

Conor Hall United States

Seven Star Kung Fu Academy

4 Jenna DuCharme Dogwood Doe Martial Arts LLC

Tai Chi Hand Form (Taolu) – All Styles / Intermediate

1

Oriol Vilella Planaguma Spain

Dragón Taiji International

2

Derek Mair United States

Practical Tai Chi Chuan Everett

Tai Chi Hand Form (Taolu) – All Styles / Advanced

1

Nacho De la Encina González Spain

Dragón Taiji International

2

Anna Tonkonogui United States

Shoreline Tai Chi

2

Dennis Dilday United States

Practical Tai Chi Chuan Everett

4 Travis DePuy Next Level Taiji Quan

5 Jeffrey Daniel .No team.

6 Pierce Piilani Shoreline Tai Chi

Tai Chi Sword Form (Taolu) – All Styles / Beginner

1

Jenna DuCharme United States

Dogwood Doe Martial Arts LLC

Tai Chi Sword Form (Taolu) – All Styles / Advanced

1

Nacho De la Encina González Spain

Dragón Taiji International

2

Alex Moser United States

Practical Tai Chi Chuan Everett

3

Travis DePuy United States

Next Level Taiji Quan

Fixed-Step Push Hands – Men – Lightweight

1

Oriol Vilella Planaguma Spain

Dragón Taiji International

2

Eric Albertson United States

Shoreline Tai Chi

3

Barron Cato United States

Shoreline Tai Chi

4 Jeffrey Daniel .No team.

5 Angie Noorda Embody Tai Chi

5 Anna Tonkonogui Shoreline Tai Chi

Fixed-Step Push Hands – Men – Welterweight

1

Eric Albertson United States

Shoreline Tai Chi

2

Anna Tonkonogui United States

Shoreline Tai Chi

3

Chris Pritchard United States

Tacoma Tai Chi

4 Daniele Piazza Indipendent2

5 Angie Noorda Embody Tai Chi

Fixed-Step Push Hands – Men – Middleweight

1

Nacho De la Encina González Spain

Dragón Taiji International

2

Andrei Popov Canada

Coquitlam Taichi

Fixed-Step Push Hands – Men – Heavyweight

1

Nacho De la Encina González Spain

Dragón Taiji International

2

Travis DePuy United States

Next Level Taiji Quan

3

xinghong wang United States

4 Conor Hall Seven Star Kung Fu Academy

Fixed-Step Push Hands – Women – Welterweight

1

Anna Tonkonogui United States

Shoreline Tai Chi

2

Kara Moddejonge United States

Independent – Private Coach

3

Angie Noorda United States

Embody Tai Chi

Moving Push Hands – Men – Lightweight

1

Eric Albertson United States

Shoreline Tai Chi

2

Jeffrey Daniel United States

.No team.

3

Barron Cato United States

Shoreline Tai Chi

4 Anna Tonkonogui Shoreline Tai Chi

Moving Push Hands – Men – Welterweight

1

Matthew Bonney United States

(No academy)

2

Chris Pritchard United States

Tacoma Tai Chi

King of Mountain Moving Push Hands – Men (Light / Welterweight)

1

Matthew Bonney United States

(No academy)

2

Eric Albertson United States

Shoreline Tai Chi

3

Chris Pritchard United States

.No team.

4 Barron Cato Shoreline Tai Chi

5 Jeffrey Daniel .No team.

6 Anna Tonkonogui Shoreline Tai Chi

7 Pierce Piilani Shoreline Tai Chi

King of Mountain Moving Push Hands – Men (Middle / Heavyweight)

1

Nacho De la Encina González Spain

Dragón Taiji International

2

Travis DePuy United States

Next Level Taiji Quan

King of Mountain Fixed-Step Push Hands – Men

1

Nacho De la Encina González Spain

Dragón Taiji International

2

Oriol Vilella Planaguma Spain

Dragón Taiji International

3

Travis DePuy United States

Next Level Taiji Quan

3

Mike Hwang United States

Wutan Seattle

4 Anna Tonkonogui Shoreline Tai Chi

5 Conor Hall Seven Star Kung Fu Academy

5 Matthew Bonney (No academy)

5 Eric Albertson Shoreline Tai Chi

Queen of Mountain Fixed-Step Push Hands – Women

1

Anna Tonkonogui United States

Shoreline Tai Chi

2

Kara Moddejonge United States

Independent – Private Coach