Description
Martial arts association founded in Shanghai with Huo Yuanjia as a founding
member. In the 1920s it spread across China, promoting a modern, nationalist,
middle-class vision of the martial arts; its branches included Guangdong (1919)
and Foshan (1920).
Also known as
Chin Woo Athletic Association
Founded
[1909,1910]
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“In 1909 or 1910 (accounts vary) he was approached by a group of individuals
(including Lu Wei Chang, Yao Chan Bo, Chen Gong Zhe, Zheng Zhou Chen, and Chen
Tie Sheng) to became a founding member”
— Judkins, Benjamin N.; Nielson, Jon. (2015). The
Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts
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Locations (1)
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Shanghai
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Affiliated organizations (1)
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chinese-martial-arts
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01M69YRP110BTRWV9Y8K6WY2FA
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Jingwu Athletic Association. In Martialis:
Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01M69YRP110BTRWV9Y8K6WY2FA - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M69YRP110BTRWV9Y8K6WY2FA, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Jingwu Athletic Association}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M69YRP110BTRWV9Y8K6WY2FA}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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