About Us

With the mission of “Deepening China-Cyprus cultural exchange, and promoting the overseas dissemination of Chinese martial arts,” the Martial Arts Exchange Committee of China-Cyprus Friendship Promotion Association is committed to using Chinese martial arts as a carrier to build a professional platform for sports and cultural exchange between the two countries.

About the Committee

The Martial Arts Exchange Committee of China-Cyprus Friendship Promotion Association was established on August 28, 2025, with a commitment to using Chinese martial arts as a carrier to build a professional platform for sports and cultural exchange between China and Cyprus. Initiated by martial arts enthusiast Zhou Tsz Shan Sam (Jeffrey), the Committee brings together international students from China, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, and other countries, aiming to deepen China-Cyprus friendship and promote the overseas dissemination of Chinese martial arts.

Founding Purposes

Promote Martial Arts Culture: With Chinese martial arts as a bridge, we present the unique charm of Chinese martial arts to Cyprus and the European region, carrying forward the peaceful ideal of “The True Purpose of Martial Arts is to Stop Conflict” and the philosophy of “Unity of Heaven and Humanity.”

Promote China-Cyprus Friendship: Through martial arts teaching, tournament exchanges, and cultural performances, we enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of the two countries, helping deepen the China-Cyprus Strategic Partnership at the level of folk culture.

Build an Exchange Platform: We provide a professional, open, and diverse platform for martial arts enthusiasts, international students, and cultural workers from China, Cyprus, and the European region, promoting the standardized dissemination and sustainable development of martial arts.

Nurture Youth Power: We encourage young people at home and abroad to use martial arts as a link to actively participate in cross-cultural exchanges, cultivate cultural confidence and an international vision, and inject youth momentum into the overseas dissemination of Chinese culture.

Initiation and Establishment

The founding of this young organization traces back to the cultural awareness of a teenage martial arts practitioner who had crossed mountains and seas — the committee’s initiator and First President, Zhou Tsz Shan Sam (Jeffrey). With the mission of “Deepening China-Cyprus cultural exchange, and promoting the overseas dissemination of Chinese martial arts,” the committee is committed to using Chinese martial arts as a carrier to build a professional platform for sports and cultural exchange between the two countries.

Zhou Tsz Shan Sam (Jeffrey) began practicing martial arts as a child, studying under Zhang Jidong, a world martial arts champion and professor of Tsinghua University. For eight years, rain or shine, he has won championships on multiple occasions in Beijing and international martial arts competitions. Martial arts not only gave him a solid foundation but also forged in him a tenacious will and character.

In 2020, Zhou Tsz Shan Sam (Jeffrey) went to Cyprus to study. Shortly after arriving in a new country, he shared Simplified Tai Chi with local friends in his spare time and demonstrated Changquan routines. To his surprise, the response from his classmates and teachers was enthusiastic. Their strong interest and genuine curiosity about Chinese martial arts made him deeply realize the unique value of martial arts as a carrier of cross-cultural exchange. At the time, however, he was only 13 or 14 years old — a middle school student not yet able to found a formal organization. The seed had been planted, but it could only wait for the right soil.

In the following years, Zhou Tsz Shan Sam (Jeffrey) went to the United Kingdom to continue his studies. The multicultural environment further broadened his horizons. Improved English skills, the experience of living independently, and a gradually expanding network gave him the confidence and ability to turn an idea into reality. The seed planted in Cyprus had never gone dormant. He often thought: if there had been a formal platform, the local people’s enthusiasm for martial arts could have been sustained. As he matured, he came to understand more clearly that cultural dissemination cannot rely on scattered, chance encounters — it requires sustained organization and systematic planning.

In early 2025, Zhou Tsz Shan Sam (Jeffrey) officially launched the preparatory work for the committee. He systematically studied the actual needs for martial arts cultural exchange between China and Cyprus and proactively reached out to martial arts and cultural figures in both countries for guidance and support. The time difference in cross-border communication, differences in understanding across cultural backgrounds, and the countless small tasks of preparation — every hurdle had to be faced and resolved on his own. Years of martial arts training had taught him the most important lesson: steadfastness. Once you set a direction, you keep moving forward step by step.

On August 28, 2025, the committee was officially established, with Zhou Tsz Shan Sam (Jeffrey) serving as its first president. The committee’s founding purpose is to promote martial arts culture, foster China-Cyprus friendship, build an exchange platform, and nurture youth power. At its founding, its members already included international students from China, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, and other countries, presenting a diverse international participation pattern. The committee is committed to enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of the two countries through martial arts teaching, tournament exchanges, and cultural performances, and to deepening the China-Cyprus strategic partnership at the level of folk culture.

After the committee’s founding, Zhou Tsz Shan Sam (Jeffrey) actively promoted the on-the-ground dissemination of martial arts culture. In May 2026, he served as a teaching guest at the China-Foreign Martial Arts Exchange Activity at Wuhan College of Communication, leading foreign friends from France, Canada, Hungary, Indonesia, Nepal, and other countries in experiencing Changquan. That same month, he visited the Hongtai Nursing Home in Hanyang District, Wuhan, demonstrating Simplified Tai Chi to the elderly residents and providing hands-on movement guidance, putting his learning and skills to use in service of society.

From starting martial arts at age 4 to founding the Committee at 18, from the training halls of Beijing to the seaside parks of Cyprus and the campuses of the United Kingdom, Zhou Tsz Shan Sam (Jeffrey)’s journey testifies to a simple truth: cultural dissemination needs no elaborate words — only a sincere heart and persistent action. The roots of martial arts lie in China, and its branches can extend to every corner of the world.

Members and Outlook

At present, the committee’s members include international students from China, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, and other countries, presenting a diverse international participation pattern. In the future, the committee will continue to use martial arts as a link to promote mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of the two countries and to inject youth power into the overseas dissemination of Chinese culture.

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