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In selling martial arts to sponsors and government support/grant agencies the participation in our industry has always been a grey area. Roy Morgan Research has released the results of the most comprehensive ‘sports participation’ survey ever undertaken. Not surprisingly for us but perhaps for others Martial Arts sits a number 5 in Australia – well Read More

The Australian Team is doing very well at the 2019 World Kung Fu Championships. The Team is working well together with a great sense of unity. Early results have Australia  with 4 Silver and 6 Bronze medals – with still more competition days to go.   Read More

KWWA is pleased to announce a new Grant program, supported by the WA Department of Local Government, Sport, and Cultural Industries, and by Kung Fu Wushu Australia. A Grant of up to $500 will be available to those members of Kung Fu Wushu Western Australia participating in IWUF recognised events and will be used to Read More

Wushu’s inclusion in the 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships is recognized by IWUF, and the wushu taolu competition will be held from August 31st to September 1st, 2019 at the Hoam 2nd Gymnasium. Wushu competition details, including registration/entry information, can be found in the “2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships Technical Handbook (Wushu)”.(click here) Read More

KWA President, Walt Missingham, has today announced a $10,000 funding support package for our International Team Members.  Walt advised: “It is with great pleasure I can today announce the roll out of our first $10,000 support package for our International Team members. The funds being made available are a direct consequence of the success of Read More

The Confucius Institute at UWA is honoured to host a masterclass with the world-renowned Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang. The masterclass is open to WA Tai Chi instructors and advanced level practitioners. This is Grandmaster Chen’s first visit to Perth and this class has been organised so that local Tai Chi practitioners working at an advanced level Read More

The New Zealand Kung-Fu Wushu Federation has made it as one of 21 finalists in the “International Wushu Federation’s 2019 World Wushu-Kungfu Day (WWKD) Logo Competition”.  Your vote will help us win the competition and USD2,000 for the Federation – currently we are coming 3rd out of 21 designs!!  Share on Facebook through the Auckland Read More

At the last Special General Meeting held 18/08/19, it was decided by the sitting committee at the time to designate the month of June as the appointed month for WA to host its competition events. Having a designated month for the championships will help schools and athletes prepare their training calendar and provide more notice Read More

In the interest in growing participation and partnerships, there is potential for members to become more involved with the development of Kung Fu in Perth. With this, KWWA will be looking at designated committees to oversee certain operations related to the Kung Fu community. Members will initially be approached individually, so stay tuned for further Read More

The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, City of Joondalup and Whitford Hockey Club are hosting the next Every Club Network Forum on Thursday, 28 February at the Warwick Hockey Centre. The forums are designed to facilitate discussions and develop relationships between State Sporting Associations and Local Governments in the pursuit of supporting Read More