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Chinese Wushu Association

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

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
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“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)

  • 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.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    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
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Affiliated organizations (1)

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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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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