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Chin Woo Athletic Association (simplified Chinese: 精武体育会; traditional Chinese: 精武體育會; pinyin: Jīngwǔ Tǐyùhuì) [a] is an international martial arts organization founded in Shanghai, China, on July 7, 1910, but some sources cite dates in 1909. [2]
Between 1909 and 1910, [7] Huo founded the Chin Woo Physical Training Centre (精武体操会) (later renamed to "Chin Woo Athletic Association") with his close friend Nong Jinsun, who served as the president of the association. [8] Huo was encouraged by his close friends and was sponsored by Sun Yat-sen and Song Jiaoren, who were living in ...
The Chin Woo Athletic Association was fronted by the famed martial artist Huo Yuanjia in Shanghai. Its purpose was the dissemination of not only Martial Arts but sports and other educational systems to the public.
Mizongyi Master Huo Yuanjia (c. 1867–1910) was the founder of the Chin Woo Athletic Association, a martial arts school in Shanghai. He is considered a hero in China for challenging foreign fighters in highly publicized matches at a time when Chinese sovereignty was being eroded by foreign concessions and spheres of influence.
The 1929 Singapore Open, also known as the 1929 Singapore Open Singles Badminton Championship, took place from 19 October – 16 November 1929 at the Old Chinese Chin Woo Athletic Association Hall in City Hall with the final been played at the Singapore Chinese Girls' School Hall in Somerset, Singapore.
In 1919, when the Chin Woo Athletic Association opened a branch in Canton, Wong was invited to perform at the opening ceremony. [1] In the same year, Wong Hon-sam, one of Wong's sons, who was working as a bodyguard in Wuzhou , Guangxi , was murdered by a rival known as "Devil Eye" Leung ( 鬼眼梁 ), who was apparently jealous that Wong Hon ...
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Aw Cheng Chye was one of the many honorary chairmen of Singapore Chin Woo Athletic Association (Chinese: 新加坡精武體育會) in the 1950s [90] and 1960s, [91] [92] [93] as well as Singapore Pak Hock Pai Athletic Association (Chinese: 新加坡白鶴派體育會) [94] [95] and Chinese: 崇正國術體育會. [96]