We’re inviting you to get on board and design this year’s magazine cover for us! The cover design competition is open from 4 June 2012 to 31 July 2012.

The Competition’s Events page is on facebook, follow this link.

Competition Rules

Eligibility
The contest is open to all Chin Woo NZ members except the panel who are judging the competition and therefore are not eligible.

Contest Rules & Guidelines
Participants can email their entries to davidchan@orcon.net.nz or drop their entry into Martial Arts Supplies, Level 1, 45 Courtenay Place, Wellington

Participants may submit a digital magazine cover or a paper magazine cover.

Entries must include the full name and contact details of the participant.

All entries are due on the 31st July 2012 at 12 midnight. Any entries submitted after the due date and time will not be accepted.
Submitted covers must have the words “Chin Woo New Zealand”, must have a connection with the year of the Dragon and New Zealand.

Entrants can enter an unlimited number of entries.

Entry is free of charge.

Intellectual Property
Submissions must be the original creations of the entrant. If a particular submission violates any copyright laws or is not the original work of the entrant, the entrant will be immediately disqualified from the competition.
The winner of the competition transfers all intellectual property rights in relation to their winning entry, to Chin Woo NZ.

Chin Woo NZ reserves the rights to edit the winner’s artwork if and when necessary and to display the cover publicly on Chin Woo New Zealand’s website, Facebook page, printed materials, any signage, and in any other way or place that Chin Woo New Zealand determines.

Judging and Selection of Winner
The magazine cover competition will be judged by the Chin Woo New Zealand Judging Panel.

Decisions made by the judges are final.

Entries will be judged based on overall creativity, concept, visual impact, as well as the appropriateness for use as a magazine cover.

The judges reserve the right to not adopt the winning cover page as the cover page of Chin Woo NZ’s 2012 Magazine.

Prize
The winner will receive the official commemorative Stamp Collection celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the popularisation of Simplified Taijiquan. More photos are at “Chin Woo Event Facebook Page”

The winner will also be profiled on our website www.chinwoo.org.nz and Facebook page.

Acceptance

Entering the contest constitutes the participant’s agreement and acceptance of the rules and regulations for the Chin Woo NZ Magazine Cover design contest outlined above. Any participant who violates any of the competition rules in any way will be immediately disqualified from the competition.

A limited number of tickets are available and these can be purchased from various martial arts clubs around the Wellington region (listed below) or alternatively the Martial Arts Supplies on Courtenay Place. Tickets cost $15.00 each for Chin Woo NZ members and $20.00 for non members. Membership of Chin Woo costs just $20.00 per annum.

The ticket price covers entry as well as pizza.

Drinks and snacks will be available for separate purchase as will Chin Woo Merchandise at specially discounted prices for the evening.

The evening will be kicked off with a special feature containing rare footage of old Hong Kong kung fu masters show casing their kung fu. This footage has never been seen in New Zealand and has been sourced from overseas exclusively for this event.

This will be followed by a full feature screening of Jet Li’s classic- Once Upon a Time in China. Please note that this film is rated M-V – Suitable for Mature Audiences 16 Years and over (Contains Violence).

Tickets are $15.00 for Chin Woo NZ members ($20 for non members) and can be obtained as follows:
• Martial Arts Supplies, Level 1, 45 Courtenay Place, Wellington (Peter Yu)
• New Zealand Ling Nan Wushu Association (David Chan 02102625408)
• Hutt City Taekwondo (Geoff Styche 0275557090)
• New Zealand Wing Tsun Association (Tony Jensen 0272278820)

This visit to the Oceania region by the group is to promote tourism for overseas visitors to include the recently completed “Huo Yuan Jia Memorial Museum & Resort” ahead of the 12th World Chin Woo Festival & Tournament upcoming in mid October this year.

These special guests were hosted at the Sun World Chinese Restaurant in Auckland on 22/04 by Chin Woo NZ’s Vice-Chairman Mr. Jack Chan and Head Coach Mr. Coach Guo. Gifts & Associations’ pennants were exchanged. Even though the visit was brief but relationship between Chin Woo NZ & Tianjin are further cemented.

Pictured Below
Mr. Ren Guang Hua, Secretary General – Tianjin Chinwoo Athletic Association
Mr. Tong Jing Zheng, Vice-President – Tianjin Tourism Bureau
Mr. Ye Hong Wu, Director – Tianjin Tourism Bureau (Organizing Office of CTIE)
Mr. Wu Yong Gui, Director – Tourism Administration of Xiqing District, Tianjin
Mr. Jack Chan, Vice-Chairman – NZ Chinwoo
Mr. George Guo, Head Coach – NZ Chinwoo

Make sure you get your annual membership renewal in as soon as possible to take advantage of these events (where Chin Woo membership gains you a subsidised entry). Membership only costs $20.00 a year or $200 for a lifetime membership. New membership and renewal membership forms can be downloaded.

Madam Shi Mei Lin has also made New Zealand her home for many years and specialises in Wushu and Wu Family Tai Chi. She is the adopted grand daughter of of Wu Yinghua and Ma Yueliang. She has been an international Tai Chi champion and five times an All China National Tai Chi Champion. She has toured with Chinese Wushu teams internationally, including the United States in 1974 when she was part of an elite Chinese Martial Arts Delegation that also included Jet Li (Li Lianjie). Madam Shi Mei Lin has presented and taught at many Chin Woo NZ events over the years; for more information on her and her school visit http://www.wutaichi.org.nz.

We’ll be planning and organising Chinese martial arts activities for the Wellington region.

Get in touch with David Chan or Peter Yu if you are keen to contribute to developing Chinese martial arts in the Wellington region.

Thanks,
David

David (davidchan@orcon.net.nz)
Peter (peter@nzmartialarts.com)

We are happy to say that his operation last week went very well and he is now making good progress towards his recovery.

David