Chin Woo History

Chin Woo Athletic Association is the name of a famous martial arts academy which has different schools throughout the world. It was founded in 1909 at Shanghai by Fork Yuen-Jar for the intention of promoting health and physical fitness. Master Fork Yuen-Jar wanted to continue the spread of Chinese martial arts to everybody and to ensure the skills were not lost. The named Chin meaning essence, excellent and best quality. Woo meaning martial art. To provide Chinese with the essence of all martial arts. The Shanghai Chin Woo school first opened at the North Gate. After Fork Yuan-Kap died the followers of Fork Yuen-Jar kept up his spirit and continued to operate the Chin Woo Athletic Association to become one of the leading Wushu organisations in China. In 1918 the Hong Kong Chin Woo Athletic Association was formed. In 1920 the Malaysia and Singapore Chin Woo Athletic Assocation was formed. Chin Woo athletics Assocation has many styles of Wushu. Since then Chin Woo has spread to various parts of the world. Currently it is one of the largest martial arts organisations in the world with branches everywhere.

One of the famous Masters was Sun Yu-Feng (Law Han Division). In 1921 Sun Yu-Feng was taught in Canton Chin Woo Athletic Association. Our Sifu Li Ling is one of Sun Yu-Fon students. Sifu Li Lu Ling arrived in Sydney in 1975 and started teaching Chin Woo (Tan Twe and Gung-Lin Chuan) at New South Wales and Newcastle Universities. Chin Woo in Sydney started in 1976. It was established by Sifu Li Lu Ling. The first academy was opened in Dixon Street, Chinatown. Since then many Wushu academies have been opened including:

• Marco Seeto (262 Pitt St, Sydney - 1977)
• Kevin Lo (2nd Floor, 407 Kent St, Sydney - 1984)
• Maggi (Bondi Icebergs, Bondi Beach - 1995)
• Grant Solomon (Clairvaux Community Centre, 14 Oak St Katoomba - 1995)
• Raymond Smith (18/2A Bayswater Road, Kings Cross - 1996)
• Antony Davies (Lismore - 1996)
• John Summerville (31 Grey Ave, Tarr -1997)
• Kevin Donohoe (UTS, Martial Arts Room - 1998)
• David Morgan (2nd floor, 75 Ultimo Rd, Haymarket - 1999)
• P-TAT (8 Rawson St, Lidcombe - 2000)
• Raymond Wu (51 Yarram St, Lidcombe - 1999)

On 30 March 2000 the direction of Chin Woo begain to change from a Wushu Academy to an Athletics Association Incorporated. John Summerville (Cleveland High School, Park Road, Alexandria on April 2000) Xie Rong Zhao (Harris Community Centre, 97 Quarry Street, Ultimo, 2 May 2000) Lawrence Cho (2/F Dixom St, Haymarket, 2001) Tony Ma (Unit 3, Level 1A, 405-411 Sussex St, Sydney - 2002)