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 Accreditation Intakes Suspended
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 Events Suspended
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
World Wing Chun Day – Saturday March 21st 2020
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
Historic Breakthrough! Wushu an Official Event at the Youth Olympics
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
2020 National Tai Chi Team Applications
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
KWA Now Accepting Applications for High Performance Coach
Applications are invited for the position of High Performance coach (Taolu or Sanda) for 2020 – 2024 with the basic role description as follows: Successful candidate’s performance will be reviewed after two years. If his / her job performance or team performance is not satisfactory, he / she may be replaced. Is automatically the national Read More
2020 Sanda World Cup Confirmed for Australia
KWA President Walt Missingham has today confirmed that the 2020 World SANDA Cup will be staged in Melbourne from the 4-6 September 2020. The event will be the biggest martial arts event ever staged in Australia and the first World Championships to be conducted by KWA. The multi million dollar Event is being fully backed Read More
Australian Team Results from World Wushu Championships – Shanghai, China
The World Wushu Championships were held recently in Shanghai, China with athletes from across Australia competing in both Sanda and Taolu events. Taolu Head Coach Kee Lee Tan, acknowledged the strong effort put in by the athletes with the support of the team officials, especially with tough competition from over 15 countries. Some notable Taolu Read More
2020 National Junior Wushu Team Applications
The 2020 World Wushu Junior Championships will be held in Morrocco Applications for a spot on the National Junior Wushu 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