Chin Woo Athletic Association

Legendary Wushu Association

Famous Chinese athletic association founded in Shanghai in 1910 by Huo Yuanjia to modernize Wushu.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth1910

Era20th–21st century

Country of OriginChina (Shanghai)

Rank / TitleIconic National Wushu Body

Active Years1910–present

Biography

The Chin Woo Athletic Association was founded in 1910 by Huo Yuanjia. It revolutionized Chinese martial arts by standardizing open curricula (like Mizongyi, Chaquan) for public health and national defense.

Associated Martial Arts

Sport Sanda (Wushu Sanshou)Predecessor / teacher→

The full-contact competitive discipline of Chinese wushu, from 1979. Bouts are fought on a raised platform without ropes, where pushing the opponent off scores.