Wushu entered the programme of the FISU World University Championships officially in 2014. The first World University Wushu Championship took place 2-5 August 2018 in Macau, China. In 2022 Wushu was part of the FISU University World Cup Combat Sports in Samsun (TUR). Combat Sports (with Wushu as a discipline) now return to a FISU […]
* Saturday 29 April 2023 – World Tai Chi & Qigong Day was celebrated all around the world! The interactive map below shows all locations where celebrations of the World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2023 have been reported so far (or occurred in the past). Watch this space for updates! Our special thanks to all […]
Meet the Australian Team at the 8th World Junior Wushu Championships in Indonesia, 2022. Never mind that almost all athletes are from a private independent Hong Kong school (ISF) who were ‘honourably selected’ by Australia to represent it at the Championships (https://academy.isf.edu.hk/index.php/achievements-and-news/isf-wushu-team-glorious-return-from-world-championships/). Apparently, Australia with estimated 200 wushu/kung fu schools and over 1000 accredited instructors, […]
by John Arena, Sydney, NSW On 21 August 2022, I attended the lecture and workshop “Qigong – from Martial Arts to Self-Cultivation” with Howard Choy, a prominent Qigong and Tai Chi expert visiting Sydney from Germany where he lives now after moving from Australia n 2001. I thoroughly appreciate the opportunity provided to us to […]
European Wushu Federation (EUWUF) reported: The 1st European Wushu Championships, organised under the auspices of the European Wushu Federation (EUWUF), took place from 11-15 May in the beautiful city of Burgas, Bulgaria. More than 500 participants from 14 countries showed some excellent performances in different wushu disciplines. The Bulgarian Wushu Federation was a fantastic host […]
by Amanda Heidke, Newcastle, NSW On the 23rd of April 2022, the Tai Chi Association of Australia (TCAA) held its first Open Tai Chi Competition for 2 years. It was tremendous to have the chance to reconnect with our taijiquan community after such a long break. Whether as a competitor or a spectator, the experience […]
Photo-Reports from selected locations Newcastle, NSW The threat of rain did not dampen the spirits of this group on World Tai Chi Qigong Day Newcastle NSW 2022. Apart from a few drops, as always, the rain held off until the end of our session. From Shi ba shi, Wu Qin Xi and Ba Duan Jin […]
“World Health Qigong Day” was initiated by the International Health Qigong Federation and is celebrated on the 2nd Saturday of September each year. This year’s event’s slogan was: Life Between Breaths On 11 September 2020, ausWushu, in parallel with thousands of Health Qigong enthusiasts from all over the world, celebrated it via Zoom session from […]
It had to happen one day or another. Thousands of Facebook users find themselves locked out of their accounts by invisible robots controlling the platform. The Wushu Herald did not escape this fate either. But maybe it is for the better? The last two weeks experience of being caught in the infinite computerised loop of […]
“The world governing body for kung fu is using copyright law to identify a user who allegedly made defamatory remarks about the organization on YouTube. The action by the International Wushu Federation is taking place in Australia’s Federal Court where a judge has ordered Google to hand over subscriber information. …Why this matter is being […]
