by Svitlana Zavialova. The Wu Woman Company (January 11, 2020). Shen-fa: The Art of Cognitive Transmission of Martial Movement and Emotion is an installation diary by The Kung Fu Visionary artist Svitlana Zavialova known as Wu Woman. Devoting a decade in China to the passionate pursuit of immaterial force in wushu. Svitlana’s writing aims to invoke […]
May 2021 | In book: Expériences du corps vivant | Publisher: L’Harmattan Abstract In spite of their inexhaustible variety, martial practices and energy medicines from China (wushu, taiji quan, qi gong, etc.) share at least one common element: they all stress the importance of shenfa (身法), an operative concept for which symptomatically we cannot give […]
by Matthew Lee | 24 July 2020 Abstract In July 2020, the 2020 Summer Olympics were originally set to kick off. Karate is also set to be included a sport in the Olympics at this time, something that Wushu has failed to achieve with multiple attempts. There are numerous factors for this, which surround different […]
Recent History of Oceania Wushu11 July 2021 Introduction If we were to discuss the history of Christianity we would have to rely on the Synoptic Gospels (of Luke, Matthew and Mark). If we are to discuss the history of Wushu in Oceania, we have to rely on the Gospel of Glen (Keith) and Walt (Missingham) […]
Recent History of European Wushu 30 June 2021 Abduction of Europe, by Valentine Serov, 1910 Introduction Currently, there are two organisations in Europe each claiming to be the Continental Member of the International Wushu Federation (IWUF). The dispute between them is likely to be handled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) but in […]
by William Edward Douglas Jr., 2020 You may have read claims before that a book can change your life and the world. However in the opening pages of The Gospel of Science you will read comments from top experts in the fields of: Mind-Body and Personal Growth, Physics, Sociology, Economics, Government, and Theology, who after enjoying […]
The recent events involving the European Wushu Federation(s) encouraged us to do some research on history of European Wushu in general and origins of the current dispute in particular. The European findings give a hint that the entire International Wushu Federation presents much more complex picture than it is supposed to do. Therefore, we are […]
On September 28, 2017, the 14th International Wushu Federation Congress, held during the 14th World Wushu Championships in Kazan, approved the initiative to establish the first official World Wushu-Kungfu Day (WWKD) in 2018, in order that as many people as possible be able to come together to celebrate wushu-kungfu. WWKD is celebrated each year the first […]
The World Health Qigong Day will be observed on Saturday 11 September 2021. *** LIFE BETWEEN BREATHS *** 息息相关 Watch this space for updates on locations in Australia! SEE REPORTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS
The Italian Chin Woo Athletic Association will host the 1st Traditional KungFu Championship 2021 Online! This Online Championship will be your chance to express yourself and show off your skills in Chinese Martial Arts. The Championship will be held entirely online, giving practitioners from all over the world the opportunity to participate. Details Registration Deadline: 31 July […]
