The United States of America Wushu Kungfu Federation

9th World Kungfu Championships
2023-08-23 - 2023-08-28 | Emeishan, China, Emeishan, China
From the IWUF Website:
The World Kungfu Championships (WKFC) is the official world-level sport-for-all event that is hosted by the International Wushu Federation. First held in 2004, the WKFC takes place biennially and features thousands of competitors in all age groups competing in a wide variety of events. This event provides an excellent platform for practitioners of all ages and varying skill levels within all traditional kungfu styles to foster understanding through skill and cultural exchanges. With a spirit of interaction, the event aims to build friendships and interest in the practice of kungfu (traditional wushu).
The last WKFC, which was held in Emeishan in 2019, had the biggest US team to date with over 200 athletes and 500 delegation members. We would love to continue the trend and send a US team that is just as big this year! Kungfu Team members who got on the team in 2022 and 2023 are eligible to participate in the 9th WKFC.
Regulations and Registration available here.

2023 US Challenge - Supplemental Kungfu Team Trial
2023-08-12 - 2023-08-13 | Washington Education Zone, Wagner Hall, 6511 Princess Garden Parkway, Lanham, MD, 20706, United States
The US Challenge is a competition designed for competitors to grow with their skills. For the novice who has never competed before, our First Timer Division is deliberately designed for our competitors to build confidence and to experience the excitement of competition. They then are able to venture into harder rules and higher skill levels of competitors in the Challenge Division. The next goal is for our competitors to grow into the Elite Division.
The Elite Division is adopting the current International Wushu Federation’s competition rules and regulations. Our final goal is to produce more high skill level competitors to try out for the US Wushu Team.
US Challenge is also one of several USAWKF’s sanctioned US Kungfu Team trial competitions. We are now accepting competitors in traditional Kungfu, Tai Chi and Wushu to try out for the US Kungfu Team to compete in Emei Mountain in China in 2025.

Being on time is one of the unique qualities of US Challenge, each event is planned and executed on time. Every competitor can see a posted schedule and plan their warm up accordingly.
We open our arms to embrace your participation in the US Challenge and look forward to going to China with you in 2025 for the 10th World Kungfu Championship.
For registration and information please visit: www.uswushuacademy.org

4th Pan American Kungfu and Taijiquan Championships
2023-08-03 - 2023-08-07 | Unionville, Ontario, Canada, Unionville, Canada
The PAKFTC is the Pan American version of the World Kungfu Championships. Using the WKFC as the model, the PAKFTC uses the same list of styles and age groups. All Kungfu Team members who got on the team in 2022 and 2023 are eligible to participate in this competition.
Regulations and Registration available here

2023 Presidential Wushu Cup - Supplemental Kungfu Team Trial
2023-07-01 | St. Johns Episcopal School, 3427 Olney Laytonsville Road, Olney, MD, 20832, United States
This is the last chance for kungfu practitioners to get a spot on the Kungfu team for the 9th World Kungfu Championships to be held in Emeishan, China August 23th-August 28th, 2023.
Visit their website for more details.

2023 USAWKF National Team Trials, National Championships & 1st National Kungfu Ranking
2023-05-26 - 2023-05-28 | Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Ln, Lubbock, TX, 79401, United States
The upcoming USAWKF Team Trials is scheduled for May 26-28th, 2023 in Lubbock, Texas. These will include the Adult Team Trials (Sanda and Taolu) and National Championships, the first annual National Ranking for Kungfu.
Register here at https://registration.usawkf.org/
Important Notes:

All participants should plan to be present for all 3 days of competition. If you arrive on Friday or leave on Sunday you would risk missing your specific event.
USAWKF Membership will be required for Taolu and Sanda team trials, Contemporary and Kungfu (Traditional) National Rankings, and Kungfu Team Trials. You can register for membership on our website at https://www.usawkf.org/membership-application
In order to be included in the Kungfu National Rankings and Kungfu Team Trial you must sign up for a Advanced Kungfu or Advanced Internal competition category under the “National Championships.”

Please see the following PDFs for complete regulations of the competitions at this large event.

Regulations – 2023 USAWKF Sanda Nationals & Team Trials
Regulations – 2023 USAWKF National Taolu Team Trials
Regulations – 2023 USAWKF Kungfu National Championships
Regulations – 2023 USAWKF Contemporary National Rankings

Event Schedule

2023 PAWF Intercontinental Wushu Judges Training & Certification Courses
2023-05-22 - 2023-05-25 | MCM Elegante Hotel and Suites, 801 Ave Q, Lubbock, TX, 79401, United States
Learn the ins and outs of being a Sanda or Taolu judge by taking this course. You’ll get valuable real-world experience by judging in the competitions afterwards. After completing this certification you will be eligible to judge in USAWKF events and the Pan American Wushu Championships.
Date: May 22-25, 2023 (Right before the Team Trials and Nationals)
Location: MCM Elegante Hotel, Lubbock, TX

2022 Phoenix Wushu Nationals with Supplemental Kungfu Team Trials
2022-12-03 - 2022-12-04 | Rawhide Event Center, 5244 S 48th Street, Chandler, AZ, 85226, United States

12th New England International Chinese Martial Arts Championships
2022-11-05 | Malee’s School of Tai Chi & Kung Fu, 249 Broad Street, Manchester, CT, 06040, United States

US Challenge Kung Fu Team Trial
2022-10-01 - 2022-10-02 | Washington Education Zone, Wagner Hall, 6511 Princess Garden Parkway, Lanham, MD, 20706, United States
The US Challenge, an international competition in Wushu, Kung Fu & Taiji, to be held on October 1 and 2 in Lanham MD, has now been endorsed by the United States of America Wushu Kungfu Federation USAWKF as part of the USAWKF Kung Fu Supplemental Team Trial.
The Kung Fu Team Trial is an add-on event to the regular US Challenge individual competitions, requiring no additional competitive performances. Instead, your regular competition forms will determine your qualification for the team.
Visit the website for more information.

2022 Golden State International Wushu Championships
2022-09-03 - 2022-09-04 | James Logan High School, 1800 H St, , CA 94587 USA, Union City, CA, 94587, United States
The 2022 International Wushu Championships and Kungfu Team Trials is sanctioned by United States of America Wushu-Kungfu Federations, Inc. (USAWKF), organized by the Taiji Science Federation (WTF), Li’s Wushu Academy and sponsored by KungFuDirect.com. This competition has been held for thirteen consecutive years, and it has hosted Large-scale international tournaments such as the U.S. National Wushu Team Trials, National and International Wushu Championships, the Pan American Wushu Championships, etc. The 2022 competition will be held both in-person and online. Competition events include “Taiji, Kungfu, Wushu and Health Qigong, etc. Athletes from all over the world are welcome to participate.

2022 World Wushu-Kungfu Day
2022-08-13 | MD
The IWUF’s Media team has sent materials and information regarding the upcoming World Wushu-Kungfu Day 2022. We would love for you to send any type of media (pictures, videos, etc.) to us at media@usawkf.org showing your support of this annual event whether it be practice videos, performances, competitions, or more.

Please fill out the WWKD2022 activity form (Attachment 05) for any of the media materials or information you will be sending so this can be logged into the USAWKF and IWUF database for reference. Media materials requirements:

Video: HD video 1280 x 720 (720 ppi)
Photos: at least 300 ppi
Essays: 100-300 Words

We plan on compiling all USA wushu media for release on WWKD 2022, the deadline is August 5, 2022. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

English Brochure WWKD 2022
Chinese Brochure WWKD 2022
Logo Brand Manual
Events Pictograms
Activity Form

USAWKF Junior Team Trials & National Championships
2022-05-27 - 2022-05-29 | Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Ln, Lubbock, TX, 79401, United States

2022 PAWF International Wushu Judges Training and Certification Course
2022-05-23 - 2022-05-26 | MCM Elegante Hotel and Suites, 801 Ave Q, Lubbock, TX, 79401, United States
The PAWF will hold the first English & Spanish International Wushu Judges Training & Certification Course in Lubbock, TX starting May 23rd, 2022. The purpose of this course is to offer participants technical training in their native language. All PAWF member federations are eligible to submit participants to the courses according to the stipulations within these regulations.

Click here for the full regulations

Registration will be available at https://registration.usawkf.org until May 12th!
Thank you to Brandon Sugiyama for the photo!

Phoenix wushu nationals & MOCK TEAM TRIALS
2021-12-17 - 2021-12-19 | Rawhide Event Center, 5244 S 48th Street, Chandler, AZ, 85226, United States
Are you ready for your next challenge? Phoenix Wushu Nationals is the stage for competitors from all over the nation to share their passion for Chinese martial arts and compete in a safe and friendly environment. We ensure that each of our divisions will be competitive yet rewarding! This year we will be hosting our event at the Phoenix Convention Center on Dec. 17th to Dec. 19th.

Online 11th New England International Chinese Martial Arts Championships
2021-12-01 - 2021-12-10 | MD
For the second year in a row, the New England Championships will be an online event. Competitors will submit competition videos and then our qualified judges will score them.
Register for this event on their website
This year, we are not shipping medals except by special request.
However, all competitors will receive a Certificate of Participation and Certificates of Award for all events in which they finish 5th place or higher, at no extra charge.
Age groups: 7 & under, 8-10, 11-13, 14-17, 18-39, 40-59, 60+
Experience levels: Beginning, intermediate, and advanced
For complete competition rules, please see the Rules and Regulations page.

2021 All American Sanda National Championships
2021-10-16 - 2021-10-18 | Mesa Convention Center
Placeholder for more event. As the nation is moving in the direction of fully reopening, the 2021 All American Sanda National Championships organized by Arizona Sanda Association is the first sanda competition since the pandemic started. The 2021 All American Sanda National Championships is open to all athletes ages 5 years old and up. The event is also being held with rigorous attention to detail regarding COVID safety protocols. Registrations are open now.
