The Australian Junior Wushu Team recently attended the 8th World Junior Wushu Championships, held in Tangerang Indonesia, from the 3rd to 11th December 2022. The tournament was a great success and the largest Junior Wushu Championships of its kind in history. More than 800 young athletes competed from over 60 countries, with representation from the Read More
Sanda World Cup Melbourne Australia 2024
Kung Fu Wushu Australia will be hosting the Sanda World Cup in Melbourne, Australia November 2024 at the State Netball Hockey Centre. For more information go to: <a href=”https://kungfuwushuaustralia.com/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>https://kungfuwushuaustralia.com/</a> <a href=”https://kwvic.com.au/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>https://kwvic.com.au/</a> Read More
8th World Junior Wushu Championships 2022
On the June 5th Meeting of the KWA National Executive approval was given to commit an official Australian Team to the 2022 World Junior Wushu Championships to be held from 2-1 December at Tangerang Banten Indonesia. Preliminary registration for the event is 2 Sept 2022, Final registration is 2 Nov 2022. The event allows for Read More
Tai Chi Association of Australia (TCAA) announces its first ‘Post Covid’ Event
The 2022 TCAA Australian Open Tai Chi Championship, will be held on Saturday 23 April 2022 in New South Wales at the Sydney University Sport & Aquatic Centre, Darlington Road, DARLINGTON, NSW 2008 <https://goo.gl/maps/AthQZ5kC5x7X4xky7> . The closing date for registration is Wednesday 23rd March 2022. Invitation is extended to all Tai Chi enthusiasts of all Read More
Return to Classes – Post Covid
MAIA President, Walt Missingham, has released a range of ‘Post Covid’ initiatives to assist the recovery of the Martial Arts Industry as we move into a ‘Post Covid’ environment. Walt commented: “It is quite amazing how quickly the ‘political capital’ of lockdowns, QR Codes, vaccine passports and masks has evaporated. Across the country we are seeing Read More
Australia Takes Gold at 2021 IWUF Wushu Taolu Virtual Competition
The 2021 IWUF Wushu Taolu Virtual Competition was held between October 18th to November 06th with about 1,000 participants from 61 countries and regions. As the first ever online wushu competition by IWUF, there were 11 competition events including Changquan, Daoshu, Qiangshu, Jianshu, Gunshu, Taijijian, Taijiquan, Taijishan, Nanquan, Nandao and Nangun. With an Australian team Read More
Kung Fu Wushu Admitted to International World Games
Association (IWGA) during the IWGA¹s 2021 Annual General Assembly (AGM 2021) held virtually on May 27th, 2021. The IWUF submitted its application documents to the IWGA on February 14th, 2021 and made a presentation for membership application during the IWGA AGM on May 21st, 2021. The AGM was attended by 36 members out of IWGA¹s Read More
Wushu: An Official Sport in Youth Olympic Games
Today the IOC announced that wushu will be included as an official sport in the Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). This is a tremendous milestone in the development of wushu, and the positive outcome is the result of the hard work, longtime efforts and substantial global promotions of the IWUF and its 155 members Read More
Wushu: An Official Sport in Youth Olympic Games
Today the IOC announced that wushu will be included as an official sport in the Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). This is a tremendous milestone in the development of wushu, and the positive outcome is the result of the hard work, longtime efforts and substantial global promotions of the IWUF and its 155 members Read More
Covid Safe School Certification Being Rolled Out in Canada
MAIA President Walt Missingham has today announced that the COVID SAFE MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOLS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM is being rolled out in Canada. “I congratulate the Canadians in their professional and pro active response” I can also reveal we are we are working with groups in USA, UK, Oceania, Malaysia and Greece who are also aligning Read More