The goal of this modern wushu event is to make it fair, fun and accessible to all competitors.
Therefore we will be transparent towards all coaches and competitors on how we categorize and judge this competition.
Categories
- Changquan
- Jianshu
- Daoshu
- Gunshu
- Qiangshu
- Nanquan
- Nandao
- Nangun
(Taiji is included as well, but organized in the Taiji area and judges by dedicated Taiji judges)
Age groups
- 5 to 8 (group D)
- 9 to 11 (group C)
- 12 to 16 (group B)
- 16+ (Group A)
Forms
Competitors can sign up for different forms, based on age:
| Group | Ages | Allowed forms |
| D | 5 to 8 | Elementary Forms (16, 18, 20, 32 Forms, Wu Bu Quan) |
| C | 9 to 11 | Elementary Forms (16, 18, 20, 32 Forms, Wu Bu Quan) |
| B | 12 to 16 | Intermediate or Compulsory |
| A | 16+ | Compulsory or Optional |
Competitors are placed according to their age on January 1st this year (IOC standard).
If an athlete wants to compete in a higher age category, the coach may request this by contacting the head judge at yundewushu@gmail.com
In summary, we will have all the usual categories and age groups when enough competitors sign up. Only if we don’t have enough competitors in a category, we will start combining empty handed forms, short weapons or long weapons or male and female, depending on which has the least impact on fair judging.
Judging Rules
We will judge according to the 2019 IWUF rules, with 1 head judge (Level A IWUF judge) and Group-A and Group-B category judges. This competition will not include Group-C (Nandu) judging.