British Council for Chinese Martial Arts
Encyclopedia
The BCCMA -- British Council for Chinese Martial Arts—is a governing body
for Chinese Martial Arts
in the United Kingdom
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Created in 1973, granted UK Sports Council
Recognised Governing Body status in 1980 , it represents over 10,000 practitioners in over 75 organisations/associations.
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
for Chinese Martial Arts
Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts, also referred to by the Mandarin Chinese term wushu and popularly as kung fu , are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits, identified as "families" , "sects" or...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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Created in 1973, granted UK Sports Council
UK Sport
UK Sport is the UK Government's organisation for directing the development of sport within the home countries.-History:The Sports Council previously had been formed in 1972, and had the motto Sport for All. There was also the Central Council of Physical Recreation. In July 1994 it was decided to...
Recognised Governing Body status in 1980 , it represents over 10,000 practitioners in over 75 organisations/associations.