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    Chinese Wushu Association

    中国武术协会
    categoryGoverning body
    calendar_month1958-09
    location_onBeijing China
    id_cardlanguage

    Description

    Governing body of wushu in China, founded in September 1958. Also known as the Wushu Administrative Center of the General Administration of Sport of China. Responsible for the development and standardization of modern wushu and sanda throughout China. Recognized by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF). Part of the General Administration of Sport of China, All-China Sports Federation, and Chinese Olympic Committee. Headquartered in Beijing.

    Also known as

    CWA

    Founded

    1958-09
    fact_check1 source expand_more
    “In 1958 under the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese Wushu Association was founded in Beijing.”
    — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Chinese Wushu Association. Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Officers (1)

    • person
      Wang Ziping
      Vice Chairman (副主席)
      1958 – 1966
      Probable
      Probable
      Wikipedia only.
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Wikipedia only.
      “He served as the leader of the Shaolin kung fu division of the Martial Arts Institute in 1928 and was also the vice chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association.”
      — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Wang Ziping. Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Locations (1)

    • location_onBeijing China
      warning No sources cited

    Affiliated organizations (1)

    • corporate_fare
      Beijing Wushu Association
      Member

    Tags

    wushu · china · governing-body · beijing

    Sources

    Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Chinese Wushu Association. Wikipedia (English)link history info

    Identifiers

    https://martial.is/entity/01M0QPYHH0243TWWFVA29F8WQJ
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    Cite and reuse

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    Plain text
    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Chinese Wushu Association. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M0QPYHH0243TWWFVA29F8WQJ - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
    BibTeX
    @incollection{martialis_01M0QPYHH0243TWWFVA29F8WQJ, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Chinese Wushu Association}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M0QPYHH0243TWWFVA29F8WQJ}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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