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After more than two months of training, After more than two months of training, 李士龙 (Li Shilong) began arranging competitions for Guo Pu. He felt that to improve her dance skills, competitions were essential. In reality, this is a double-edged sword; some people can be crushed by it and never recover. Fortunately, Guo Pu is a competitive dancer; the bigger the stage and the bigger the occasion, the better she performs. Although she was nervous at the beginning of competitions and experienced periods of stagnation, she persevered. began arranging competitions for Guo Pu.

Royal remembers first years this way: "When I first started learning about Breaking, Teacher Mike spent over a year teaching me all the knowledge related to Breaking music. At the beginning, I didn’t have any exposure to powermove. He believed that powermove should be practiced at an appropriate time as my body grows and muscles develop, and should not affect my physical development. In the first two years of learning Breaking, he didn‘t arrange routines for me. He took me to practice all the basic skills of top rock and foot, and only allowed me to practice my ability to do top rock and foot freestyle with music. In the third year, at the age of 9, he started taking me to practice all powermoves and asked me to try to use one basic skill to make changes and create some movements that were my own. He arranged all my training and took me to find better teachers to learn about some aspects. My method of balancing skills, creativity, and athletic ability is music, and music for me is the most important. In class, Teacher Mike has been emphasizing the importance of music. After Breaking entered the Olympics, he told me that competitive sports demand being higher, faster, and stronger, which meant I needed to improve my physical fitness and abilities. However, Breaking is an art. The so-called art is that you need to understand the source of each movement, who invented it, and so on. Only by knowing these things can you know what you are jumping on, and you will be more interested. We need to practice with self-discipline like athletes, but our brains need to think like artists. Interest is the best teacher, and you can happily create your own movements and jump down. He asked me to do it this way, combining music in height and depth to create freestyle."

In 2017, Coach 李士龙 (Li Shilong) took Pu to the "Breakout Frontline" competition. This was Pu's first time participating in a large-scale competition, but due to a lack of experience, she was eliminated in the round of 16. After leaving the stage, she felt she had let down her teacher and everyone's expectations, and she burst into tears. Seeing her so upset, 李士龙 (Li Shilong) quickly went over to comfort her, saying, "When learning breakdancing, results aren't the most important thing. The key is what you learn and experience here. Don't worry about the results; just be the best version of yourself and dance happily." Since then, Guo Pu has trained even harder. Whenever she couldn't learn new moves or break through her limits, she would adjust her emotions and try to find a new feeling with the coach's guidance. If the technical difficulty was not high enough, she would use sports equipment to increase her physical training and improve time and time again while sweating profusely. With her improved skills, she was able to withstand various pressures in later competitions, and her breakdancing results improved with each competition.

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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ud2WuQAWqA Asia One News reported about her on December 11, 2025]. On 13 December, at the 2025 World B-Boying Championships held in Fukuoka, Japan, Pu defeated three consecutive Japanese competitors starting from the quarter-finals to ultimately claim the championship title - marking the first time a Chinese competitor secured gold at the World Breaking Championships. Commencing in the quarter-finals, she consecutively defeated Japanese competitors Aya Hanai, Hiyo Yamada, and Ayumi Fukushima. In the final, she secured victory with an overwhelming 30-point margin. Her performance featured a fluid rock step establishing the foundation in the first round, followed by a signature Thomas full spin delivering a decisive impact in the second round. The third round sealed the win through an exquisite interpretation of the music's nuances. <ref>[https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%83%AD%E6%9C%B4/58657222 Baidu on 郭朴]</ref>

On January 17 - 18, 2025, Pu attended the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DSxAwFoDQjZ/ Adult and Youth WDSF BfG World Series 2026 in Brisbane, Australia]. [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTjqCKrkw71/ Tween hellos] with [[崔圣雨 (Cui Shengyu) | Holyrain]] in Brisbane. She won the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTnZmvOk81b/ Gold Medal 1vs1 Adult Breaking], [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTo1-ULEcWt/ Gold medal 3vs3 Mixed Breaking with Team China] and the [https://www.worlddancesport.org/Competitions/Ranking/BfG-World-Series-Brisbane-Youth-Breaking-1-vs-1-B-Girls-65733 Gold Medal 1vs1 Youth Breaking].

On January 17 - 18, 2025, Pu attended the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DSxAwFoDQjZ/ Adult and Youth WDSF BfG World Series 2026 in Brisbane, Australia]. [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTjqCKrkw71/ Tween hellos] with [[崔圣雨 (Cui Shengyu) | Holyrain]] in Brisbane. She won the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTnZmvOk81b/ Gold Medal 1vs1 Adult Breaking], [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTo1-ULEcWt/ Gold medal 3vs3 Mixed Breaking with Team China] and the [https://www.worlddancesport.org/Competitions/Ranking/BfG-World-Series-Brisbane-Youth-Breaking-1-vs-1-B-Girls-65733 Gold Medal 1vs1 Youth Breaking]. [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTpyYEzEsCL/?img_index=1 She did 28 high-intensity rounds within 33 hours].

==Past and Future Development of Breaking in China==

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Since breaking became an official sport in the Olympics, training facilities, competitions and funding have grown rapidly. Parents who once resisted “street dance” are now pushing their kids to try it. Still, Coach Mike believes Chinese dancers must deepen their understanding of breaking’s roots, which trace back to New York’s 1970s street culture. “The technical level is incredible,” he said. “But the artistic depth still needs work. Breaking is about creativity and that’s something we must keep cultivating.”

The government wants encourage kids and their parents to try these new sport and offering support by scholarships, training and academic facilities, ~~compaign~~ staff and official recognition. They want to be the kids "more cool". <ref>[https://www.theyouthtimes.com/news-details/27438/2025-12-11 The Youth Times -Teen Breakdancing Phenom on a Mission to Prove China’s Cool Factor]</ref>

The government wants encourage kids and their parents to try these new sport and offering support by scholarships, training and academic facilities, campaign staff and official recognition. They want to be the kids "more cool". <ref>[https://www.theyouthtimes.com/news-details/27438/2025-12-11 The Youth Times -Teen Breakdancing Phenom on a Mission to Prove China’s Cool Factor]</ref>

==World Rankings==

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* Top 4 INVINCIBLE BREAKING JAM 2021 vs Babyball.

* 6th place 14th National Games of the People's Republic of China B-Boying Competition 2021 - Women's Division

* 7th place WDSF Asian Continental Championship Hangzhou, China 2023.

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* ''"I dance because I am happy."'' - Interview by 张洪亮 (Zhang Hongliang) of the [https://www.lycaijing.com/ Linyi Economic Network]

* ''"Breakdancing allows me to exercise, gain happiness, and prove myself and challenge myself on stage. As a junior high school student, my first priority is to focus on my academic studies, and then train diligently in the national training team and club to strive to participate in next year's Asian Games and the Olympics the year after. But no matter what the results are in the future, I will continue to dance happily."'' Interview by 张洪亮 (Zhang Hongliang)

* ''"The Asian Championships are much more difficult than the Asian Youth Championships. I won the gold medal again because I really enjoyed myself this time. I was completely relaxed on the field and only thought about showing myself. In the future, I hope to win more glory for my country."''

* ''"The Asian (Adult) Championships are much more difficult than the Asian Youth Championships. I won the gold medal again because I really enjoyed myself this time. I was completely relaxed on the field and only thought about showing myself. In the future, I hope to win more glory for my country."''

* ''“I want to inspire the next generation of B-girls. By sharing the culture, the history, and creating a style that’s truly our own.”'' - Interview with ''The Youth Times''.

* ''"We need to practice with self-discipline like athletes, but our brains need to think like artists."'' <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DTVHfAcDEwu/ WDSF BfG Instagram]</ref>

* ''"Interest is the best teacher, and you can happily create your own movements and jump down. "''

* ''"I think there were two most difficult times for me. The first was during the Olympic points race in Hong Kong, which was the most crucial match for me to qualify for the Olympic qualification round. Because I had only participated in the World Championship in Seoul, and Asian Championship before, I achieved the first place in the women’s preliminary in Hong Kong. The second time was on a major stage in Brazil. Both of these were the same action mistakes, and I felt very guilty and started to hate myself. But under the guidance of my teacher, I entered training again. I thought that the way to overcome fear was to face it. I started training crazily, for 8 hours or even longer every day. I realized that what I wanted to defeat was not my opponent, but yesterday‘s self."''

* ''"I think there were two most difficult times for me. The first was during the Olympic points race in Hong Kong, which was the most crucial match for me to qualify for the Olympic qualification round. Because I had only participated in the World Championship in Seoul (2022, she got 19th place), and Asian Championship (2023, she got 7th place) before, I achieved the first place in the women’s preliminary in Hong Kong. The second time was on a major stage in Brazil (BC One World Championship, Royal got a wild card). Both of these were the same action mistakes, and I felt very guilty and started to hate myself. But under the guidance of my teacher, I entered training again. I thought that the way to overcome fear was to face it. I started training crazily, for 8 hours or even longer every day. I realized that what I wanted to defeat was not my opponent, but yesterday‘s self."''

* ''"After achieving these results, I think what I am facing is how I can infect everyone and jump out of myself happily, instead of defeating opponents. If I put defeating opponents first, I will only think about winning and losing. I feel that if I entrust everything to my body and brain to be friends with the music at that time, that is myself, and the issue of victory or defeat is left to Judge. So my pressure disappeared."''

* ''"In WDSF World Breaking Championship in Fukuoka I wasn’t in the best physical condition. But I don’t think I’m the only one who faces challenges like this. What matters is overcoming those difficulties. Winning under these circumstances showed me that I had grown even more. I let the music guide me, danced through it, and expressed my story, and that’s what truly made me happiest. I entrusted myself fully to music, letting it guide my dancing and help me tell my story. That is what makes me happiest."''

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 After more than two months of training, After more than two months of training, 李士龙 (Li Shilong) began arranging competitions for Guo Pu. He felt that to improve her dance skills, competitions were essential. In reality, this is a double-edged sword; some people can be crushed by it and never recover. Fortunately, Guo Pu is a competitive dancer; the bigger the stage and the bigger the occasion, the better she performs. Although she was nervous at the beginning of competitions and experienced periods of stagnation, she persevered. began arranging competitions for Guo Pu.
+Royal remembers first years this way: "When I first started learning about Breaking, Teacher Mike spent over a year teaching me all the knowledge related to Breaking music. At the beginning, I didn’t have any exposure to powermove. He believed that powermove should be practiced at an appropriate time as my body grows and muscles develop, and should not affect my physical development. In the first two years of learning Breaking, he didn‘t arrange routines for me. He took me to practice all the basic skills of top rock and foot, and only allowed me to practice my ability to do top rock and foot freestyle with music. In the third year, at the age of 9, he started taking me to practice all powermoves and asked me to try to use one basic skill to make changes and create some movements that were my own. He arranged all my training and took me to find better teachers to learn about some aspects. My method of balancing skills, creativity, and athletic ability is music, and music for me is the most important. In class, Teacher Mike has been emphasizing the importance of music. After Breaking entered the Olympics, he told me that competitive sports demand being higher, faster, and stronger, which meant I needed to improve my physical fitness and abilities. However, Breaking is an art. The so-called art is that you need to understand the source of each movement, who invented it, and so on. Only by knowing these things can you know what you are jumping on, and you will be more interested. We need to practice with self-discipline like athletes, but our brains need to think like artists. Interest is the best teacher, and you can happily create your own movements and jump down. He asked me to do it this way, combining music in height and depth to create freestyle."
 In 2017, Coach 李士龙 (Li Shilong) took Pu to the "Breakout Frontline" competition. This was Pu's first time participating in a large-scale competition, but due to a lack of experience, she was eliminated in the round of 16. After leaving the stage, she felt she had let down her teacher and everyone's expectations, and she burst into tears. Seeing her so upset, 李士龙 (Li Shilong) quickly went over to comfort her, saying, "When learning breakdancing, results aren't the most important thing. The key is what you learn and experience here. Don't worry about the results; just be the best version of yourself and dance happily." Since then, Guo Pu has trained even harder. Whenever she couldn't learn new moves or break through her limits, she would adjust her emotions and try to find a new feeling with the coach's guidance. If the technical difficulty was not high enough, she would use sports equipment to increase her physical training and improve time and time again while sweating profusely.  With her improved skills, she was able to withstand various pressures in later competitions, and her breakdancing results improved with each competition.
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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ud2WuQAWqA Asia One News reported about her on December 11, 2025].  On 13 December, at the 2025 World B-Boying Championships held in Fukuoka, Japan, Pu defeated three consecutive Japanese competitors starting from the quarter-finals to ultimately claim the championship title -  marking the first time a Chinese competitor secured gold at the World Breaking Championships. Commencing in the quarter-finals, she consecutively defeated Japanese competitors Aya Hanai, Hiyo Yamada, and Ayumi Fukushima. In the final, she secured victory with an overwhelming 30-point margin. Her performance featured a fluid rock step establishing the foundation in the first round, followed by a signature Thomas full spin delivering a decisive impact in the second round. The third round sealed the win through an exquisite interpretation of the music's nuances. <ref>[https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%83%AD%E6%9C%B4/58657222 Baidu on 郭朴]</ref>
-On January 17 - 18, 2025, Pu attended the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DSxAwFoDQjZ/ Adult and Youth WDSF BfG World Series 2026 in Brisbane, Australia].  [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTjqCKrkw71/ Tween hellos] with [[崔圣雨 (Cui Shengyu) | Holyrain]] in Brisbane. She won the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTnZmvOk81b/ Gold Medal 1vs1 Adult Breaking], [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTo1-ULEcWt/ Gold medal 3vs3 Mixed Breaking with Team China] and the [https://www.worlddancesport.org/Competitions/Ranking/BfG-World-Series-Brisbane-Youth-Breaking-1-vs-1-B-Girls-65733 Gold Medal 1vs1 Youth Breaking].
+On January 17 - 18, 2025, Pu attended the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DSxAwFoDQjZ/ Adult and Youth WDSF BfG World Series 2026 in Brisbane, Australia].  [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTjqCKrkw71/ Tween hellos] with [[崔圣雨 (Cui Shengyu) | Holyrain]] in Brisbane. She won the [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTnZmvOk81b/ Gold Medal 1vs1 Adult Breaking], [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTo1-ULEcWt/ Gold medal 3vs3 Mixed Breaking with Team China] and the [https://www.worlddancesport.org/Competitions/Ranking/BfG-World-Series-Brisbane-Youth-Breaking-1-vs-1-B-Girls-65733 Gold Medal 1vs1 Youth Breaking]. [https://www.instagram.com/p/DTpyYEzEsCL/?img_index=1 She did 28 high-intensity rounds within 33 hours].
 ==Past and Future Development of Breaking in China==
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 Since breaking became an official sport in the Olympics, training facilities, competitions and funding have grown rapidly. Parents who once resisted “street dance” are now pushing their kids to try it. Still, Coach Mike believes Chinese dancers must deepen their understanding of breaking’s roots, which trace back to New York’s 1970s street culture. “The technical level is incredible,” he said. “But the artistic depth still needs work. Breaking is about creativity and that’s something we must keep cultivating.”
-The government wants encourage kids and their parents to try these new sport and offering support by scholarships, training and academic facilities, compaign staff and official recognition. They want to be the kids "more cool". <ref>[https://www.theyouthtimes.com/news-details/27438/2025-12-11 The Youth Times -Teen Breakdancing Phenom on a Mission to Prove China’s Cool Factor]</ref>
+The government wants encourage kids and their parents to try these new sport and offering support by scholarships, training and academic facilities, campaign staff and official recognition. They want to be the kids "more cool". <ref>[https://www.theyouthtimes.com/news-details/27438/2025-12-11 The Youth Times -Teen Breakdancing Phenom on a Mission to Prove China’s Cool Factor]</ref>
 ==World Rankings==
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 * Top 4 INVINCIBLE BREAKING JAM 2021 vs Babyball.
 * 6th place 14th National Games of the People's Republic of China B-Boying Competition 2021 - Women's Division
+* 7th place WDSF Asian Continental Championship Hangzhou, China 2023.
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 * ''"I dance because I am happy."'' - Interview by 张洪亮 (Zhang Hongliang) of the [https://www.lycaijing.com/ Linyi Economic Network]
 * ''"Breakdancing allows me to exercise, gain happiness, and prove myself and challenge myself on stage. As a junior high school student, my first priority is to focus on my academic studies, and then train diligently in the national training team and club to strive to participate in next year's Asian Games and the Olympics the year after. But no matter what the results are in the future, I will continue to dance happily."'' Interview by 张洪亮 (Zhang Hongliang)
-* ''"The Asian Championships are much more difficult than the Asian Youth Championships. I won the gold medal again because I really enjoyed myself this time. I was completely relaxed on the field and only thought about showing myself. In the future, I hope to win more glory for my country."''
+* ''"The Asian (Adult) Championships are much more difficult than the Asian Youth Championships. I won the gold medal again because I really enjoyed myself this time. I was completely relaxed on the field and only thought about showing myself. In the future, I hope to win more glory for my country."''
 * ''“I want to inspire the next generation of B-girls. By sharing the culture, the history, and creating a style that’s truly our own.”'' - Interview with ''The Youth Times''.
 * ''"We need to practice with self-discipline like athletes, but our brains need to think like artists."'' <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DTVHfAcDEwu/ WDSF BfG Instagram]</ref>
 * ''"Interest is the best teacher, and you can happily create your own movements and jump down. "''
-* ''"I think there were two most difficult times for me. The first was during the Olympic points race in Hong Kong, which was the most crucial match for me to qualify for the Olympic qualification round. Because I had only participated in the World Championship in Seoul, and Asian Championship before, I achieved the first place in the women’s preliminary in Hong Kong. The second time was on a major stage in Brazil. Both of these were the same action mistakes, and I felt very guilty and started to hate myself. But under the guidance of my teacher, I entered training again. I thought that the way to overcome fear was to face it. I started training crazily, for 8 hours or even longer every day. I realized that what I wanted to defeat was not my opponent, but yesterday‘s self."''
+* ''"I think there were two most difficult times for me. The first was during the Olympic points race in Hong Kong, which was the most crucial match for me to qualify for the Olympic qualification round. Because I had only participated in the World Championship in Seoul (2022, she got 19th place), and Asian Championship (2023, she got 7th place) before, I achieved the first place in the women’s preliminary in Hong Kong. The second time was on a major stage in Brazil (BC One World Championship, Royal got a wild card). Both of these were the same action mistakes, and I felt very guilty and started to hate myself. But under the guidance of my teacher, I entered training again. I thought that the way to overcome fear was to face it. I started training crazily, for 8 hours or even longer every day. I realized that what I wanted to defeat was not my opponent, but yesterday‘s self."''
 * ''"After achieving these results, I think what I am facing is how I can infect everyone and jump out of myself happily, instead of defeating opponents. If I put defeating opponents first, I will only think about winning and losing. I feel that if I entrust everything to my body and brain to be friends with the music at that time, that is myself, and the issue of victory or defeat is left to Judge. So my pressure disappeared."''
 * ''"In WDSF World Breaking Championship in Fukuoka I wasn’t in the best physical condition. But I don’t think I’m the only one who faces challenges like this. What matters is overcoming those difficulties. Winning under these circumstances showed me that I had grown even more. I let the music guide me, danced through it, and expressed my story, and that’s what truly made me happiest. I entrusted myself fully to music, letting it guide my dancing and help me tell my story. That is what makes me happiest."''