The ICMA was formally constituted in the United Kingdom in 1990, as an organisation to promote Chinese martial arts and culture with a particular interest in the practice of Chinese Kuoshu also known as Guoshu or Traditional Wushu and more popularly known as 'Kung Fu' The ICMA is a member of: the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts; the British Chinese Kuoshu Federation; the British Shuai Jiao Union; and the United Kingdom Kuo Shu Federation