Later this month the 14th World Wushu Championships will be staged in Kazan Russia. Australia will be sending a full team of athletes and coaches and is hopeful of improving on its great results in 2015 in Indonesia.
We send our thanks and best wishes to all Australian Team Members and hope
they have the very best of luck.
For those who can’t be in Russia tune into worldwushu.tv for the daily
broadcast of all events.
Mr. Sherif Mostafa, President of the African Wushu Kungfu Federation and
Vice President of IWUF, has announced that wushu has been accepted as an
official sport in the African Youth Games, which will be held in Algiers,
Algeria July 17-27, 2018.
The acceptance was confirmed in a letter from Major General Ahmed Nasser,
the President of the Association of African Sports Confederations, and
Lassana Palinfro, the President of the Association of National Olympic
Committees of Africa. President Mostafa will attend a technical coordination
meeting in March for a visit to the sport facilities in Algiers, and for a
discussion with the organizers of rules and provisions, qualification
standards, and representation and participation of wushu in the Games.
IWUF President Yu Zaiqing remarks, “I am extremely pleased that wushu has
been accepted into the African Youth Games, as it signals a strong and
positive step for the development of our sport on the continent of Africa. I
commend the hard work and efforts of Mr. Mostafa and his team, and
congratulate the African Wushu Kungfu Federation on its great success in
this notable achievement. We look forward to a fine showing from Africa’s
wushu youth in the upcoming Games in Algiers.”
Mr. Mostafa says, “After many years, this dream has come true for our
federation in Africa. I offer my heartfelt thanks to all the members of AFWF
for their support and collaboration, and I am eager to continue our work
together to make this a bright and successful wushu competition.”
The African Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every
four years to complement the current All-Africa Games. Wushu joins 27 other
sports in the 2018 African Youth Games. This accomplishment is a significant
milestone for the AFWF, as it is steadily growing the sport of wushu on the
African continent.
Earlier this year an inaccurate and defamatory statement, about MAIA President Walt Missingham, was published on website controlled by Wellington martial arts instructor Ron Goninan.
Following legal intervention Mr. Goninan has removed the statement from the website and issued the following ‘Public Apology’:
“A recent Article appeared on this website apparently dated 16th April, 2016, and entitled “Oh before I forget”. The article contained statements which were defamatory of Mr Walter Missingham, and were both inaccurate and false. I unreservedly apologise for any mis-statement, hurt or distress caused to Mr Missingham by these false statements.”
Walt Missingham’s costs in this matter have been paid by Mr. Goninan.
It is noted that, on the 17th November 2016, Mr. Goninan announced: “have recently made a decision to withdraw from Social media and close down all current Facebook pages.”
KWA President, Walt Missingham, has advised that IWUF has declared the IKFF as a conflicting organisation. The full notice can be viewed here:
Walt has advised that the KWA membership policy will be amended to accommodate this IWUF directive.
Oceania Kung Fu Wushu Federation President Walt Missingham has today advised that the IWUF Executive Board held its 32nd meeting on November 14th, 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia, it was decided by the EB that the name of the World Traditional Wushu Championships will be officially changed to the World Kungfu Championships, namely, the 7th World Kungfu Championships for the2017 edition.
Walt commented; “I have been pushing for this change for some time so it is
good that it is finally done. This is an important and proactive step in
improving the ‘brand recognition’ for our sport internationally.”
