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  • Membership Fees

    Hello,

    To simplify the membership administration and to ease the burden for our members having to remember their renewal date which may fall on various times of the year, the 1st of April has now been adopted each year as the renewal date and will take effect forthwith.

    At the last CW Executives meeting 02/12/2006, it was assented by all executives to remedy this confusion by adopting for a fixed date renewal for everyone.

    For anyone whose membership renewal falls between October to March will only require to pay half of the current annual membership fee ($20) and the full amount if their due date is between April to September.

    Furthermore, any prospective new members joining after October 2007 may elect to pay the half fee for the remainder of the year plus the full fee for the following year at the same time. Which means their membership will be valid till 31/03/2009.

    Thank you all for your understanding in this matter and for your continual support to CWNZ.

    Robert Pointon
    New Zealand Chin Woo Secretary General

  • New Zealand Chin Woo Committee

    New Zealand Chin Woo has divided it’s members by regions. This was done so that members can (if they wish) participate in their local area. The New Zealand Chin Woo Headquarters are in Auckland, but contains members from all around New Zealand.

    New Zealand Chin Woo Athletic Association has two branches: Auckland and Wellington.

    If you are interested in becoming a member please send an e-mail to “chinwoo@actrix.co.nz”:mailto:chinwoo@actrix.co.nz

  • Chin Woo Christmas Dinner

    Chin Woo Wellington are having a Christmas Dinner on Wednesday 12th December in conjunction with the NZ Wing Tsun Association.

    The Venue is the Regal Chinese Restaurant, First Floor, Kent Terrace end of Courtenay Place.

    Time is 6pm and the cost is fixed at $25.00 per person (drinks excluded).

    Please RSVP David Chan with money paid to either myself (in person) or drop it off in an envelope to Peter Yu at the Martial Arts supplies shop at Lvl 1, 45 Courtenay Place, Wellington by Friday 7th December,

    This is a great opportunity to catch-up and find out about how planning is going for the NZ Chin Woo 10th Anniversary celebrations next year.

    David Chan
    Wellington Regional Director
    04 913 1188
    “david@innovationfinance.co.nz”:mailto:david@innovationfinance.co.nz

  • Yang Family Taijiquan

    Wanganui, 27th October 2007

    On the 27th October 2007, Mr Robert Pointon will host a workshop covering certain aspects of Yang Family Taijiquan in Wanganui.

    The workshop will cover the following:
    13 Posture Revision
    Form Clarification
    Push Hands
    Application

    *Venue*
    Aramoho School
    2 Mitchell Street
    Wanganui

    *Date*
    Saturday 27th October 2007
    10.00am – 4.00pm

    *Cost*
    $15.00 per head
    Reduced family rate

    For more information please contact Robert Pointon, Chin Woo NZ Secretary General. Email: “chinwoo@actrix.co.nz”:mailto:chinwoo@actrix.co.nz

  • About Chin Woo

    The organization often credited as the champion for Traditional Chinese martial arts is called the Chin-Woo Athletic Association (CWAA). The Chin-Woo Athletic Association is the second largest umbrella organisation for Chinese martial arts in the world today. It is the only non-government funded international organization with a focus on Traditional Chinese Martial Arts and it has over 56 branches in 35 countries covering 5 continents.The word Chin (Jing in Cantonese) meaning refined, top-grade or spirit. The word Woo (Mo in Cantonese) meaning military, of the martial arts and brave & daring. The first of the CWAA was formed in Shanghai, China around 1909. By naming the then school, the Chin-Woo Athletic Association and not a kung-fu organization, the founders have avoided rebel and militaristic connotations. This helped keep both the general public as well as the local authorities from being concerned over any connection of this newly form school to any subversive activities.

    As the nightmare of the 1900 Boxer Rebellion were still vivid and fresh on everyone’s mind.There is a romantic but true story associated with the founding of the Chin-Woo School. During the early 1900’s China was frail and corrupted to the core. The Ching dynastic government had to kowtow and made concessions to almost every foreign power whom has set foot on Chinese soil. With the official’s cowardice had led the people of China to consider that Traditional Chinese Martial Arts was false and unworthy. At the time there was this travelling circus show staged at the Apollo Theatre in Shanghai. In one of it’s act the performer, O’brian the strongman has openly challenge any Chinese people who could fight and defeat him. After having beaten several feeble attempts from the locals the strongman bragged that no Chinese Martial Arts could match his strength and skill. Agitated by this boastful claim, a group of patriots led by Chen Gong-Ze contacted Huo Yuan-Jia of Tianjin to come to Shanghai to accept this challenge.After much negotiation by both sides, agreement to the contest rules has been reached. The news of this much-publicized contest has reached national interest, as a contest to defend the honour and integrity of an important part of Chinese culture. Many people came from afar to witness this event. However, the strongman O’brian obviously had second thoughts about this and departed before the due day of the match. On the day, as not to disappoint the fuelled crowd that has massed in front of the 20′ x 20′ stage at Chang Garden. It was decided by Huo to take on any challengers from the crowd. In the next two days challengers were defeated one after the other.

    The demonstration of Huo’s prowess on stage has impressed who were there and restored their faith and confidence in Chinese Martial Arts. Sensing this surge of self-pride from the people from this outcome, Chen Gong-Ze and others invited Huo to remain in Shanghai to teach his family style at the Chin-Woo Athletic School. Huo died some eight months later of jaundice (his nickname “Yellow-Faced Tiger”, probably stemmed from this condition). Huo’s senior students continued until 1919 when the founders reorganized the school to Chin-Woo Athletic Association at a new location with four new instructors, Luo Guang-Yu of Northern Praying Mantis style, Chen Zi-Zeng of Eagle-Claw style, Wu Jian-Quan of Wu style Tai Chi Chuan and Zhao Lian-He of the Northern Shaolin style.

    With this borne the Chin-Woo concept of many arts under the one roof and a new notion of the modern Chinese Martial Arts School where a formal “introduction” before acceptance for training by the teacher is no longer a requirement.During the early years, the CWAA slogan being “to strengthen the citizens to develop the country”. This sentiment received recognition of the founding father of modern China, Dr. Sun Yat-San and aroused the patriotism of many established martial artists throughout China. Within the following years branches have spread to all corners of South East Asia, i.e. Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia, with recent addition of Taiwan, Singapore and Japan.In recent times, this association’s slogan have been extended to “Chin-Woo As One Family”, given that the fraternity have now grown beyond the Asian boundary into Switzerland, France, Poland, United Kingdom, North & South America, Australia and New Zealand.

    This growth into a global organisation has led to a two-yearly international get together for all members in the form of competition and cultural exchanges since 1990. Twice held in Shanghai in 1992 & 1994. Guangzhou hosted the 4th Chin-Woo World Championship in 1996. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia hosted the 5th Chin-Woo World Championship in 1998. In 2000, Tianjin Chin-Woo hosted the 6th World Championship. The 7th Chin-Woo World Championship in 2002 was for the first time an international meeting hosted outside of Asia, in Texas, U.S.A.

    Following on this mode, the 8th World Chin-Woo Championship was held at Warsaw, Poland while the 9th International meet was held in Manchester, England in 2006. The New Zealand chapter was first incorporated in 1995 and formally launched in October 1998 in Auckland, with 43 members. Since then, the membership has increased many folds with branches in Auckland and Wellington with members between Whangarei to Timaru.

    The mission statement for the Chin-Woo Athletic Association of New Zealand is to promote Traditional Chinese Martial Arts and culture in New Zealand. In other words, it is to utilise Chinese Martial Arts as a medium to bridge the cultural differences and to develop friendship and cultivate harmony and peace around the world. Chin-Woo is also a non-commercial and non-political organisation.

    The formation of the Chin-Woo New Zealand chapter can be largely credited to Mr. Kenneth Liu, an ardent supporter of the Chin-Woo movement in the past 40 years. It is through his passion and dedication to the course of promoting Traditional Chinese Martial Arts that has enabled the “seeds” of Chin-Woo to be sown in New Zealand.

  • Fourth Annual Chin Woo New Zealand Wushu Competition

    Saturday 6 October 2007, Farm Cove Intermediate, Pakuranga
    By Josh Addison & Peter Yu
    Back to Past Events

    The Fourth Annual Chin Woo New Zealand Wushu Competition took place on Saturday the 6th of October at Farm Cove Intermediate in Pakuranga. Students from several Auckland wushu schools competed in a variety of event categories, which, for the first time, included International Wushu Federation competition forms in addition to the standard Chin Woo forms.

    This year’s competition saw a large turnout, with two separate performance areas set up to accommodate all of the events. Students competed in over ten events organised into more than fifteen separate categories, with competitors divided by experience, age and gender depending on the event. Also included in the day’s events were open categories for bare-hand and weapon exhibition forms.

    Supervised by head judge and Chin Woo NZ Chief Wushu Coach George Guo, assistant judges Berin Hunter and Michael Yip awarded scores, aided by their corner judges. A good level of competition was on show in all events, with students from all schools taking away prizes. The traditional exhibition forms saw an impressive variety of styles on display, drawing much applause from the audience.

    The Chairman of Chin Woo NZ, Peter Yu, in his closing address, first congratulated all the competing athletes for their participation and to remind them that winning is less important than the knowledge & friendship gained through this tournament. Learning & practicing the Martial Ethics ( ) is just as significant as learning & practicing of the techniques in wushu. Concluded with asking all athletes to be remindful of the Chinese tradition of “????”, while drinking water, one must remember it’s source, in this case, always to remember & respect their instructor, for he or she is imparting to them their own life experiences.

    Over 100 medals were awarded to the various divisional winners. Special award presenter of the day, Vice Chairman of Shenzhen Wushu Association of China, Mr. Li Bin, a master of Sun Style Internal System.

    Also at the awards ceremony, for the first time in New Zealand, some one or two star patches were awarded to students who have successfully passed the requirement set by the internationally recognised Chin Woo grading system.

    The day was a big success all round, thanks to all competitors, organisers and volunteers who made it possible.

  • Fourth Chin Woo New Zealand Annual Wushu Competition

    Saturday 6th October 2007, 9am to 5pm
    Application Form & Rules and Regulations
    Followup of the Competition

    To be held at Farm Cove Intermediate Gymnasium, Butley Drive, Pakuranga, Auckland.

    This annual event has became so immensely popular since its initiation in 2004, under the tutelage of Chin Woo New Zealand’s Chief Wushu Coach, Mr. George Guo.

    This year Chin Woo New Zealand will extend the competition items to include the IWUF (International Wushu Federation) competition forms & other traditional empty hand & weapons forms, and is open to all clubs & individuals outside the Chin Woo New Zealand membership.

    For the Chin Woo Forms the competitors are divided into two categories:

    1) training for 1 year & under,
    2) with over 1 year of training.

    There are three age groups:
    1) Child 10 years or under,
    2 ) Youth 11 to 17 years old,
    3 ) Adult 18 years & above;
    male or female division.

    There is no age or gender division in the IWUF Forms and in the Traditional Form Exhibition Group.

    For more information, please email “chinwoo@actrix.co.nz”:mailto:chinwoo@actrix.co.nz. Or download your Application Form & Rules and Regulations.

    We would like to thank Asia New Zealand Foundation & Auckland City, whom enabled this event to take place.