14th World Wushu Championships Confirmed For Kazan City, Russia

The 14th World Wushu Championships (WWC) will take place from September 27th to October 3rd in Kazan City, Russia.

Click here to find the 14th WWC Regulations. Please note the deadline for the final entry to be completed through the online system is on August 4th, 2017.

IWUF has also announced that an event website featuring the Championships is under construction and shall be launched soon. Please stay tuned!

 

International Kung Fu Federation (IKFF) Declared a Conflicting Organisation

Oceania Kung fu Wushu Federation President, Walt Missingham, has advised that IWUF has declared the IKFF as a conflicting organisation. The full notice can be viewed here:

2016-07-18 Important Notice -International Kung Fu Federation (IKFF) determined as conflicting organization

Walt has advised that the Oceania membership policy will be amended to accommodate this IWUF directive.

World Kungfu Championships

Oceania Kung Fu Wushu Federation President Walt Missingham has today advised that the IWUF Executive Board held its 32nd meeting on November 14th, 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia, it was decided by the EB that the name of the World Traditional Wushu Championships will be officially changed to the World Kungfu Championships, namely, the 7th World Kungfu Championships for the 2017 edition.

Walt commented; “I have been pushing for this change for some time so it is good that it is finally done. This is an important and proactive step in improving the ‘brand recognition’ for our sport internationally.”

 

New Oceania Wushu Federation President

KWA Australia President Walt Missingham has today been confirmed as the new President of the Oceania Wushu Federation.

The Oceania Wushu Federation is one of the Five Continental Federations of the International Wushu Federation (IWUF).

Walt has commented that “the challenges ahead in extending wushu into the Oceania region are many but with the support I have been given by both IWUF and the Chinese Wushu Federation I am confident we will meet these challenges and deliver the outcomes for all concerned”.