Quarterly Newsletter Apr.-Jun., 2019
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IWUF Vol. 2 2019 Quarterly Newsletter Apr.-Jun., 2019 KUNGFU GLORY AT 8TH WKFC INTERNATIONAL WUSHU FEDERATION Contents 1 IWUF Publications 1 IWUF Publications in 2019 1 2 Wushu Around the World 3 IWUF News 3 Global Wushu Events and Happenings 4 3 8th WKFC 12 8th WKFC Draws Record Number of Participants to Emeishan 12 4 2019 WWKD 23 2019 World Wushu-Kungfu Day Logo Design Contest Result 23 25 5 2019 International Wushu Coaches Training Course Registration Information 25 26 6 Wushu Competition at 2019 WMAM Wushu Competition at 2019 World Martial Arts Masterships in 26 Chungju, Korea 27 7 15th WWC 15th WWC Marketing Development Enters Fast Track 27 Taiji Performance Builds Excitement for 15th WWC 28 Site Inspection for 15th WWC Advances Event Preparation 29 15th WWC Registration Information 30 33 8 Quarterly Calendar Global Wushu Events from July to September 33 IWUF 1 IWUF Publications IWUF Publications in 2019 IWUF’s 2019 publications include the 2018 IWUF Yearbook, the 2019 WUSHU Magazine, revised versions of the IWUF brochures About Wushu and IWUF Event Bidding Brochure, and promotional materials for the 2nd World Wushu-Kungfu Day that will take place on August 10, 2019. All these are available now in the digital version on the IWUF website. The IWUF Yearbook is a lavishly illustrated compendium of IWUF events, athletes, and statistics that mark our progress of the previous year. Here you can find anything you need to know about the Federation, from member nations and regions to governance and structure of the organization, recent updates on events and technical development, IWUF programs, and more. Pages for IWUF’s signature events of 2018 include medal statistics, rankings, and lively photos of athletes, officials and VIPs. Readers can also find news on IWUF in multi-sport games, and continental, national and regional activities from the year. You can find the 2018 yearbook at: http://www.iwuf.org/publications/?pub- type=yearbook WUSHU Magazine is the official magazine of the IWUF, which chronicles the past year’s signature events and other ancillary wushu events in detailed articles and dramatic photos. You can also find news on the IWUF, continental, national and regional members, as well as in-depth athlete profiles. Previous issues of WUSHU are also available at: http://www.iwuf.org/ publications/?pub-type=magazine Together these two publications document and archive our yearly progress and achievements. In general they are both distributed in hard copy to athletes, coaches and officials at IWUF events following publication, but if you can’t wait that long, or want to share them with others, they are available online at our website at: http://www.iwuf.org/publications/ IWUF Quarterly Newsletter | 1 N TIO RA DE FE HU US AL W terly Newsletter N ATIO RN INTE Quar Vol.1 2019 N TIO RA DE FE HU US L W NA ATIO RN INTE IWUF N TIO RA DE FE HU US L W NA ATIO RN terly Newsletter INTE Quar IWUF Quarterlyterly Newsletter Newsletter IWUF Vol.1 2019Quar Vol.1 2019 IWUF N TIO RA DE FE HU US L W terly Newsletter NA ATIO RN INTE Quar In 2019 IWUF Media added a new online quarterly publication, the IWUF Quarterly Report, which aggregates timely IWUF, continental, national and IWUF has also recently regional news. It’s available on revamped our brochure About the IWUF website; you may Wushu, in English and Chinese, also sign up for the IWUF eblast which gives a short, graphic INTERNATIONAL WUSHU FEDERATION to receive notice of publication. overview of the sport of wushu, the IWUF’s milestones and official events, statistics on IWUF In addition, the 2019 IWUF Event http://bit.ly/IWUF-sign-up members, and brief descriptions Bidding Brochure gives members of taolu and sanda. You can interested in hosting an IWUF download it here: event useful information on the IWUF bidding process. You can http://www.iwuf.org/ download it here: publications/?pub-type=promo- The IWUF is excited to celebrate the second materials http://www.iwuf.org/ World Wushu-Kungfu Day (WWKD) with wushu multimedia/?doc- fans and practitioners the world over! Following type=organization an exciting worldwide logo competition, a logo from the international community was voted on and selected to represent the holiday in 2019. The logo, as well as promotional brochures, are available for use in your own celebrations. More event information can be found in Section 4 of this newsletter, and materials are available for download at: http://www.iwuf.org/multimedia/?doc-type=world- wushu-kungfu-day Contact us at [email protected] should you have any questions. IWUF Quarterly Newsletter | 2 Wushu Around the World 2 IWUF NEWS IWUF IWUF Attends 2019 SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit The 17th SportAccord World Sport & IWUF Deepens Its Cooperation with Business Summit was held in Gold FISU Coast, Queensland, Australia from May 5-10th, 2019. Yu Zaiqing, IWUF On May 9th, Anthony Goh, IWUF President, Anthony Goh, IWUF Executive Executive Vice President, and Zhang Vice President, Zhang Qiuping, IWUF Qiuping, IWUF Secretary General, met Secretary General, and other IWUF team with FISU President Oleg Matytsin and members attended the convention. The FISU Secretary General Eric Saintrond. IWUF makes full use of the SportAccord Summit, an international sports platform IWUF signed an agreement with “focused on driving positive change FISU in 2015, and since then the Subsequently, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, accompanied internationally and dedicated to engaging two organizations have successfully by Executive Vice President Anthony Goh and connecting; international federations, cooperated on the 2017 Summer and Secretary General Zhang Qiuping, visited rights holders, organizing committees, Universiade in Taipei, Chinese Taipei, the IWUF booth to learn about wushu’s cities, press and media, businesses and the 2018 World University Wushu development, and asked about upcoming and other organizations involved in the Championship in Macau, China. The wushu events as well as wushu’s inclusion in development of sport,” to enhance the two federations will further deepen their multi-sport games; he was especially international reputation of the wushu joint efforts in the future and continue to interested to learn about wushu’s growth movement. promote the development of wushu in among the youth. The former Secretary- university sport. General expressed his hope that the IWUF This summit brought together 1701 would continue to give full play to the role delegates from 831 organization, 109 IFs Communications with Other IFs of wushu leaders, promote the balanced and Associate Members, 84 nationalities, development of wushu around the world, and and 176 cities and regions. Raffaele IWUF Secretary General Zhang Qiuping enable more people participate in wushu. Chiulli was unanimously elected president and Executive Vice President Anthony of both GAISF and SportAccord. During Goh met with Francesco Fiorini, Sport the summit, the IWUF representatives Manager of International School Sport attended Association of IOC Recognised Federation, on May 8th, 2019 and International Sports Federations (ARISF) discussed the development of school Congress, GAISF General Assembly, and sports and wushu among youth. themed conference programs on law, host cities, and media, and a multitude of On May 9th, 2019, the President of networking events as they relate to the International Mind Sports Association work of IFs. Chen Zelan spoke with Anthony Goh and Zhang Qiuping on the topic of how The IWUF exhibition booth brought much the sport of wushu and mind sports attention from the IF, host city, business, are able to contribute to the overall and other organizations’ representatives development of people’s bodies and in attendance. mind. At SportAccord 2019, Ban Ki-moon Wushu Is Actively Developing in Macau The 18th SportAccord World Sport & Praises Global Development of Wushu Business Summit will be held in Beijing, On May 7th, Anthony Goh, IWUF Executive China from April 19-24th, 2020. On May 7th, President Yu Zaiqing and Vice President, and Zhang Qiuping, IWUF the 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Secretary General met with Pun Weng Kun, Masterships Honorary Chairman, IOC Director of the Sport Bureau of Macau Special Ethics Commission Chairman, and former Administrative Region. In 2018, the first UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had World University Wushu Championship was a friendly discussion. The talks explored successfully held in Macau, China. In 2019, the the diversity and global integration of Sports Bureau of the Macao SAR government wushu, and the two leaders expressed will hold the "Wushu Masters Challenge," a their wishes that the 2019 Masterships be variety of wushu activities combining elements a complete success. of sports, tourism, and culture, creating a brand-new sports tourism event. IWUF Quarterly Newsletter | 3 Mediterranean Wushu Championships IWUF The 2nd Mediterranean Wushu from six countries, including 150 athletes the French Karate Federation and its Championships were successfully held competing in various disciplines of Natonal Wushu Committee for staging in Marseille, France, from June 1-2, traditional kungfu, sanda, and taolu. the second Mediterranean Wushu 2019. This was the first time France Championships in Marseille. The has hosted an international Wushu Dr. Sebastiano Ettore Spoto, Coordinator Mediterranean Wushu Championships are competition. It was the second edition of of the IWUF Working Group for not just an event -- it is an idea steeped the Mediterranean Wushu Championships, Mediterranean Wushu said, “I would like in friendships, fraternity, solidarity, and and the event welcomed 350 participants not only to thank, but also to congratulate respect.” IWUF Quarterly Newsletter | 4 WUSHU AROUND THE WORLD CF NEWS IWUF 2nd African Sanda Cup Championships & 1st Traditional Wushu Championships in Tunisia The 2nd African Sanda Cup The championships began with a parade athletes to get the top three places. "The Championships and the 1st Traditional to show the countries participating in the technical and physical levels were high at Wushu Championships were held in championships and a welcome speech by this African Championships,” said Algerian Hammamet, Tunisia, from April 3-8, Mr.