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'I.C.B.A. Irish Chinese Boxing Association.'

The ICBA is the Irish governing body and a non-profit organisation initiated in 2008 to promote the sport of sanshou within the Republic of Ireland. To date they host the following annual competitions:

East Coast Open (Finglas, Co. Dublin) West Coast Open (Ballina, co. Mayo) National Championships (Dublin)

At the time of writing further anual competitions are proposed such as "The South coast Open" due in 2010 in Limerick.

The founding member asociations came from a host of different Chinese Kung Fu Organisations and included:

Wally Dillon of Li Ching Wu (President) Niall Keane of Wudang Sanshou (General Secretary, International Liaison Officer and National Coach) Tony Burke of Royal Combat Club (Competitions and Events Manager) Harry Thompson of Moy Valley Freestyle(Promotions Officer) Chris Denison of Chinese Boxing School (Technical Officer)