Melbourne Martial Arts

24th WTQA Festival 2026
Following two years of incredibly successful, performance-focused festivals, we are thrilled to announce that this year’s upcoming WTQA Festival will return to a competition format, similar to the format held in 2023.

Date: Sunday 30th August 2026

Time: 1pm to ~ 4:30pm (Doors open for participants and volunteers at 12pm)

Venue: Carwatha College 43-81 Browns Road, Noble Park North, Vic. 3174

Participant Eligibility: The Festival is open to all WTQA members, including subsidiary members of WTQA member schools. Due to current insurance requirements, non-members are unable to participate at this time. However, we are actively investigating options that may allow non-member participation.

Demonstration Only: Participants may choose to perform as demonstrators without being assessed or scored by judges.

Participants may compete in each of these disciplines.

a) Wushu

b) Taijiquan

c) Qigong

Participation may be individual or with a group with a minimum of 2 and maximum of 20 participants.

Happy New Year!
Welcome to the Year of the Fire Horse 🔥🐎

In Taoist thought, Ziran means naturalness (of itself). What arises of itself when we stop forcing the current of life.
The Fire Horse carries movement, courage, and untamed spirit. Not chaos, but honest momentum.

This year invites us to burn away restraint that was never ours to carry. To act without strain. To move without needing permission.

When we align with ZiRan, effort softens and clarity sharpens. Right action appears, not because we push, but because the moment calls.

May this year be bold, alive, and unmistakably your own.

True mastery lies in - showing up, day after day, with humility and discipline, refining the basics, embracing failure, and staying committed to the path, even when the progress feels slow. Devotion to martial arts means cultivating the mind, body, and spirit as one — as a way of life.

Training to have open and flexible hips improves efficiency, responsiveness, and postural integrity in martial arts:
1. Power Generation
2. Rooting & Stability
3. Mobility & Agility
4. Structural Integrity
5. Kinetic chains