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==Career==
==Career==
After living for years in [[Hong Kong]], Mark emigrated to [[Brighton, Massachusetts]] in 1975, and founded the [[Chinese Wushu Research Institute]] in July 1976.<ref name="doll">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gdYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49|title=Tai Chi Chaun's Little China Doll Comes To America|last=Wong|first=Sandy|date=December 1975|work=[[Black Belt Magazine]]|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n9QDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18|title=M.I.T. students study combined Tai Chi Chuan|date=February 1976|work=Black Belt|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref> She still teaches and performs in the [[Boston]] area. She was one of the first to provide [[Chinese martial arts|Chinese wushu]] instruction in the [[Western countries|West]],<ref name=shadow>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|title=Combined Tai Chi in the U.S. Stepping out of China's shadow|last=Carrabis|first=Joseph-David|date=April 1984|work=Black Belt|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref> and is credited with popularizing the term Wushu outside of China. She gave the first demonstration of Combined [[tai chi]] in the United States, and published the first description of the technique in 1975.<ref name="new">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=INQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45|title=The New Wu Shu|last=Kwan|first=Paul W.L.|date=April 1978|work=[[Black Belt Magazine]]|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref> Mark won a gold medal at the first International Tournament of tai chi in Wuhan City in 1984.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7toDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16|title=Tai Chi Tourney a Hit in Mainland China|date=October 1984|work=Black Belt|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref> She was named ''[[Black Belt (magazine)|Black Belt]]'' magazine's Kung-Fu artist of the year for 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S9kDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA163|title=Awards so far|last=Gracie|first=Rickson|date=October 1996|work=Black Belt|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref>
After living for years in [[Hong Kong]], Mark emigrated to [[Brighton, Massachusetts]], United States in 1975, and founded the [[Chinese Wushu Research Institute]] in July 1976.<ref name="doll">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gdYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49|title=Tai Chi Chaun's Little China Doll Comes To America|last=Wong|first=Sandy|date=December 1975|work=[[Black Belt Magazine]]|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n9QDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18|title=M.I.T. students study combined Tai Chi Chuan|date=February 1976|work=Black Belt|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref> She still teaches and performs in the [[Boston]] area. She was one of the first to provide [[Chinese martial arts|Chinese wushu]] instruction in the [[Western countries|West]],<ref name=shadow>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|title=Combined Tai Chi in the U.S. Stepping out of China's shadow|last=Carrabis|first=Joseph-David|date=April 1984|work=Black Belt|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref> and is credited with popularizing the term Wushu outside of China. She gave the first demonstration of Combined [[tai chi]] in the United States, and published the first description of the technique in 1975.<ref name="new">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=INQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45|title=The New Wu Shu|last=Kwan|first=Paul W.L.|date=April 1978|work=[[Black Belt Magazine]]|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref> Mark won a gold medal at the first International Tournament of tai chi in Wuhan City in 1984.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7toDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16|title=Tai Chi Tourney a Hit in Mainland China|date=October 1984|work=Black Belt|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref> She was named ''[[Black Belt (magazine)|Black Belt]]'' magazine's Kung-Fu artist of the year for 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S9kDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA163|title=Awards so far|last=Gracie|first=Rickson|date=October 1996|work=Black Belt|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref>


One of her specialities is her [[Wudangquan|Wudang]] sword dance.<ref name=new/> She played the part of a 'kung fu diva' in a play, [[Mum and Shah]] at the Lyric Stage theater in Boston in 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1995/7/7/mum-and-shah-blends-motion-fancy/|title=Mum and Shah Blends Motion, Fancy|last=MacMillan|first=Valerie J.|date=7 July 1995|work=[[The Harvard Crimson]]|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref>
One of her specialities is her [[Wudangquan|Wudang]] sword dance.<ref name=new/> She played the part of a 'kung fu diva' in a play, [[Mum and Shah]] at the Lyric Stage theater in Boston in 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1995/7/7/mum-and-shah-blends-motion-fancy/|title=Mum and Shah Blends Motion, Fancy|last=MacMillan|first=Valerie J.|date=7 July 1995|work=[[The Harvard Crimson]]|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref>

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Bow-sim Mark (born 1942) is a Chinese martial arts grandmaster who lives in Newton, Massachusetts, US.[1] She is the mother of martial arts film star, Donnie Yen.

Training

Mark was born in Guangzhou, Republic of China in 1942. She began studying martial arts at elementary school, training seriously in high school and then at Wushu training schools, specialising in tai chi and Northern Shaolin. Mark learned Fu-Style Wudangquan by training under Fu Wing Fay for 10 years; Wing Fay was the eldest son and top student of Grandmaster Fu Chen Sung. She was an instructor at Wing Fay's school from 1968 to 1974.[2]

Career

After living for years in Hong Kong, Mark emigrated to Brighton, Massachusetts, United States in 1975, and founded the Chinese Wushu Research Institute in July 1976.[3][4] She still teaches and performs in the Boston area. She was one of the first to provide Chinese wushu instruction in the West,[5] and is credited with popularizing the term Wushu outside of China. She gave the first demonstration of Combined tai chi in the United States, and published the first description of the technique in 1975.[2] Mark won a gold medal at the first International Tournament of tai chi in Wuhan City in 1984.[6] She was named Black Belt magazine's Kung-Fu artist of the year for 1995.[7]

One of her specialities is her Wudang sword dance.[2] She played the part of a 'kung fu diva' in a play, Mum and Shah at the Lyric Stage theater in Boston in 1995.[8]

Black Belt magazine named her one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century.[9]

Personal life

Mark is married to the newspaper editor Klyster Yen.[2] They have two children,[3] a son, martial arts movie star Donnie Yen,[10] and a daughter, Chris Yen, who placed All-round Third division in the First International Wushu tournament in 1986 as the youngest competitor,[11] and who has also joined the film industry.[12][13]

References

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