Press Releases

March 8, 2019
Media contact:
Yang Pan, Connor Bowne
Arizona Sanda Association
718-790-2772

arizonasanda@gmail.com

The First – Ever Sanda sanctioning body approved in the U.S.

National Sanda Championships and National Sanda Team Trial will be held in Chandler, Ariz.

CHANDLER, Ariz. –The Arizona Sanda Association (AZSA) has been approved by the Arizona Boxing and Mix Martial Arts Commission to be the Wushu-Sanda (Sanda) sanctioning body in the State of Arizona. This marks the first time that a Sanda sanctioning body has been recognized and approved in solidarity by an official government commissioning body.

As a result, the 2019 Sanda National Championships and the United States of America Wushu Kungfu Federation’s National Team Trials will be held in Chandler, Ariz., for three days – June 7-9, 2019, at Chandler High School, 350 N. Arizona Ave. Numerous USA National Team athletes, competitors and participants will be in attendance, and the event itself is expected to be the largest Sanda Championship ever held. The deadline to register for the championships and team trial is Monday, May 6. Interested participants may register online at azsanda.org/.

The announcement is a big step in bringing the Chinese martial arts to the public eye in the nation. Meanwhile, Sanda has experienced extreme levels of growth in other major countries.

The founder and president of Arizona Sanda Association, also the event organizer and host, Yang Pan, expressed his primary goal in getting Sanda officially sanctioned. He said “We will create more opportunities for the American public to better understand the Chinese culture and traditions through its martial arts, and at the same time to create a safer, fairer and better regulated environment for athletes from all styles to compete under unified and standardized Sanda rules. On the other hand, the sport of Sanda could also help to improve the quality of health of our community. Practicing Sanda will engage almost all muscle groups of the human body, it could improve practitioners’ strength, power, stamina and agilities, and especially enhance their neuro and cardiac system.” Pan also stated that “being that Arizona is the first state to approve the Sanda sanctioning body, Chandler will be hosting a truly historic event, for which we can all be proud.”

Sanda, which blends the flashy techniques of kickboxing and traditional Chinese striking with the more hardnosed nature of wrestling and grappling exchanges, offers an exciting opportunity to athletes and fans alike. Future National Championships and USA Sanda Team Trials are expected to be held in Arizona later in time. For more information, visit azsanda.org/.

About Arizona Sanda Association:
Arizona Sanda Association (AZSA) is an 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2018 by a group of passionate Sanda practitioners who reside in Arizona. AZSA is the very first Sanda sanctioning organization in the U.S. to be approved by the government commissioning body. The mission of AZSA is to organize the amateur sport of wushu-sanda in the United States, improve the quality of the sport, increase its popularity and deliver its benefits to the people of the United States. To learn more about Wushu-Sanda (Sanda), visit azsanda.org. Additional information about the sport can be found at United States of America Wushu Kungfu Federation website at usawkf.org, or the International Wushu Federation at iwuf.org.

March 8, 2019

媒体联系：潘洋

亚利桑那州散打协会
718-790-2772

arizonasanda@gmail.com

有史以来第一个散打裁决机构在美国获得批准

美国全国散打锦标赛和国家散打队选拔赛将在亚利桑那州钱德勒市举行。

亚利桑那州，钱德勒市  – 亚利桑那州散打协会（AZSA）已被亚利桑那州拳击和综合格斗委员会批准为亚利桑那州的武术- 散打裁决机构。 这标志着武术散打裁决机构在美国第一次得到政府官方机构的认可和批准。

亚利桑那州政府的这项决定是将中国武术引入美国公众视野的重要一步，与此同时，散打在其他主要国家的增长亦极其迅速。

2019年美国散打全国锦标赛和美国武术功夫联合会的国家队选拔赛将在亚利桑那州钱德勒市举行，众多美国国家队运动员，参赛者和观众将参加此次活动，预计此次活动将成为有史以来，美国规模最大的散打锦标赛。 通过选拔，获得国家队资格的的散打运动员将组成美国国家散打队，并代表美国参加今年10月即将在中国上海举办的第15届世界武术锦标赛

亚利桑那散打协会的创始人兼主席，也是活动组织者潘洋先生说，散打协会获得官方认证的主要目标是“创造更多机会，让美国公众通过武术更好地了解中国的文化和传统，同时为各种风格的搏击运动员创造一个更安全，更公平和更美好的监管环境，以便在统一和标准化的散打规则下进行竞争。另外，通过推广散打运动，还可以更好的帮助大家健体防身。因为散打运动在训练的时候可以最大限度的运动到全身的每一个肌肉群，同时提高人的速度、力量、耐力、灵巧度等身体素质，增强人体内脏器官的功能，尤其是对神经系统和心肺功能的增强效果显著。”潘洋还表示，“亚利桑那州是第一个批准武术散打裁决机构的州 ，钱德勒市将举办一场真正的，具有历史性意义的盛会，我们都为此感到骄傲。”

武术散打是中国武术的格斗形式，是中华武术重要的组成部分，是由国际武术联合会（IWUF）领导，并得到国际奥委会（IOC）认可的国际运动。现代散打是两人按照规则，运用武术中的攻防技法制服对方的、徒手对抗的格斗项目，主要的技法为踢、打、摔、拿等，也融合了摔跤和擒抱等技巧，在格斗中讲究出其不意，不追求花样招式，只讲究实战效果。散打运动自创立以来一直在不断的发展，随着体育科学的进步，散打逐渐发展成为各种风格的武术家，在统一和标准化的规则下，提供更为安全、公正且监管良好的搏击平台。

现今，全球超过150个成员国的IWUF正在不懈地共同努力，朝向使武术成为奥运项目的目标迈进。

有关比赛的详细信息，欢迎大家浏览我们的网站www.azsanda.org或直接与我们联系。

我们诚挚地期待您的参与。

关于亚利桑那州散打协会：

亚利桑那州散打协会（AZSA）是一家联邦政府认证的501(c)(3) 非营利组织，由居住在亚利桑那州，对散打充满热情的爱好者于2018年创立。 AZSA是第一家获得美国政府监管机构批准的散打裁决组织。 AZSA的使命是在美国宣传和推广武术散打运动，提高这项运动的质量，增加其在美国受欢迎的程度并让美国人民通过这项运动获得更多的益处。 要了解有关武术-散打的更多信息，请访问 azsanda.org。 有关中华武术的更多信息，请访问美国武术协会的网站usawkf.org，或国际武术联合会的网站usawkf.org。