How was the USAWKF formed?
In June of 1992, a group of Martial Artists led by Sifu Anthony Goh began discussions related to a national organization dedicated to the development of a tournament circuit and a national structure for operations. It was felt that if the United States was to compete effectively in Wushu-Kungfu events on an international level an official presence was required. With this agenda, the San Francisco discussions led to the election of a preparatory committee with a nine member executive committee. This was the first step towards unifying the Chinese martial arts community in America. The members of the committee networked, corresponded with and talked to martial artists from all over the country to ask for their suggestions about how this proposed national organization should be formed and how it should operate. Following this process, two meetings were held in Baltimore, Maryland and Orlando, Florida with the executive committee to synthesize this information, which led to more meetings i
