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Jingwu Athletic Association
Chin Woo Athletic Association (also Jing Wu Athletic Association) is an international martial arts organisation founded in Shanghai, China, on July 7, 1910, but some sources cite dates in 1909. Its name is also spelled in many other ways throughout the world - Ching Mo, Chin Woo, Ching Mou, Ching Wu, Jing Mo, Jing Wo, Jing Wu - but all of them are based on the same two Chinese characters - ''jing wu'' (). It has at least 59 branches based in 22 or more countries worldwide, where it is usually known as an "athletic association" or "federation". History Jing Wu was founded as the Jing Wu Athletic Association () in Shanghai, China in the early 20th century. Many sources, including the official websites of its branches in various countries,
claim that Jing Wu was founded by the martial artist

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Huo Yuanjia
Huo Yuanjia (18 January 1868 – 9 August 1910),wushu.org.cn
states that the Chin Woo Athletic Association was founded on 7 July 1910

with Huo's great-grandson states that Huo died about 70 days after the Chin Woo Athletic Association was founded

states August 1909 as Huo's date of death.
Junqing, was a legendary Chinese martial artist and co-founder of the


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