Welcome to the Chinese Kuoshu Institute (UK)
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The Chinese Kuoshu Institute (UK) - the CKI - is a non-political, non-profit making and voluntary organisation. The CKI was formally constituted in the United Kingdom in 1990, as an organisation to promote Chinese martial arts and culture with a particular interest in the practice of Chinese Kuoshu also known as Guoshu or Traditional Wushu and more popularly known as Kung Fu. The pinciple styles taught are: Tien Shan Pai; Bao Ding Shuai Jiao; Chen Pan Ling Taiji Quan; and Chinese Boxing (Sparring Training for San Da, Kuoshu Lei Tai and MMA). Although self-governing, the CKI is a member of: the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA); the British Chinese Kuoshu Association (BCKA); the British Shuai Jiao Union (BSJU); and the United Kingdom Kuo Shu Federation (UKKSF). The CKI is also a founder member of the Institute of Chinese Martial Arts (ICMA) the policy development, assessment and awarding body for traditional Chinese martial arts in Great Britain. Through membership of the national organisation the CKI is a member of: the European Chinese Kuoshu Federation (ECKF); the European Kuoshu Federation (TEKSF); the European Shuai Jiao Union (ESJU); the European Wushu Federation (EWuF); and, by extension, the International Chinese Kuoshu Federation (ICKF); the International Wushu Federation (IWuF); the World Kuoshu Federation (TWKSF); and the soon to be established (Shanghai, October 2012) World Shuai Jiao Union (WSJU). |





