Many members have been enquiring about Insurance Renewals as Insurance is now, more than ever, important. The following Statement issued by MAIA President, Walt Missingham. “I have reviewed the insurance situation and it is, for many of our members, an additional cost that they can do without at this very challenging time. Accordingly I am Read More

MAIA President Walt Missingham has today congratulated the Martial Arts industry in collectively rising to the occasion in dealing with the Covid 19 Crisis and its impact on our industry. “In less than 3 weeks we have had over 20,000 instructors successfully complete the certification process, it is a credit not just to the MAIA Read More

The program can be accessed here: https://www.openlearning.com/courses/covid-safe-martial-arts-school/ It provides online training for any martial arts instructor. It has been developed by the MAIA as a free service to our industry and provides a pathway via which any martial arts instructor can obtain the training needed for a safe a legal resumption of their classes. Walt Read More

During this crisis KWA members are receiving regular Bulletins but is important to realise that the situation moves quickly. Please click here to get the latest information from the Government/Health Department website. https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert?utm_source=health.gov.au&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=digital_transformation&utm_content=health-topics/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov   Read More

KWA President, Walt Missingham, has today ordered the suspension of all KWA Accreditation Intakes until the 1 June 2020 at which time the Covid 19 situation will be reassessed. KWA will reschedule accreditation intakes that were to have occurred in the first half of this year once it is safe to do so. Special arrangements Read More

KWA President, Walt Missingham, has today ordered the suspension of all KWA competition events until the 1 June 2020 at which time the Covid 19 situation will be reassessed. Our competition partner, the TCAA, has been consulted with regards to deferral of events and supports the cautious approach. KWA will reschedule events that were to Read More

Wing Chun Day is held around the world each year on the third Saturday in March. In cities all over the world, practitioners will celebrate the art of Wing Chun by promoting it for their local commumity. Wing Chun is a very popular martial art recently made popular through the ‘Ip Man’ movie franchise starring Read More

Wushu, widely known as Chinese Kungfu, will make its debut as an official sport at the 2022 Dakar Youth Olympic Games. LAUSANNE, Jan. 8: After appearing as special exhibition events at both the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, Wushu, widely known as Chinese Kungfu, will make its debut as Read More

The 2020 World Taiji  Championships will be held in Italy Applications for a spot on the National Tai Chi Team are now available. You can download the application pack here: Application Form Or Register through Eventbrite here: Eventbrite For further updates, go to the IWUF website here: IWUF Read More