LONDON,
April 20 (Xinhua) -- Nine-year-old martial artist Jesse McParland wowed
"Britain's Got Talent" judges after she showed off her moves in the
TV program on Saturday night.
Most girls
of her age would be playing games with their friends or practising things they
have learnt in school, but not for this Irish schoolgirl, who prefers playing
with swords.
Despite her
young age, McParland is already a world champion kick boxer, with an
astonishing 117 martial arts titles under her belt.
Her first
movie Martial Arts Kid, also starring Cynthia Rothrock and Don "The
Dragon" Wilson, will be released this year, and in July she will start
filming a film called Awakening with teen heartthrob Zac Efron.
Now she is
hoping to add Britain's Got Talent winner to her trophy collection after
impressing the judges and audience with her incredible sword-wielding audition.
You
wouldn't guess it coming from the slight, blonde-hair girl, who appeared on the
BGT stage to a chorus of "ah"s from the audience.
McParland's
performance, featuring armless cartwheels, back flips and incredible talents
with sword, won her a standing ovation and praise from all of the judges.
Hundreds of the 8.19 million viewers who tuned in to watch BGT on Saturday took
to Twitter to share their surprise.
McParland
has been practising martial arts since the age of three, after deciding she
wasn't interested in the more traditional pastimes her mother wanted her to try
such as ballet.
Last year
she added sword work to her list of skills including kickboxing, kung fu and
taekwondo, with which she has competed and won awards all over the world.
She trains
with her coach Sensei Gary Kelly in Ireland four times a week, as well as
master Jeff Scott in Britain. McParland is the World Association of Kickboxing
junior world champion.
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