English Competition Regulation Update

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Sanctioned by:

Pan American Wushu Federation (PAWF) United States of America Kungfu-Wushu Federation, Inc. (USAWKF)

Organized by: National Tai Chi Wellness Foundation (NTCWF)

Wuhun Taiji Magazine KungFuDirect.com

World Taiji Net British Health Qigong

Association

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INTRODUCTION

The 2021 International Kungfu Taiji Online Tournament is sanctioned by the Pan

American Wushu Federation (PAWF) and United States of America Wushu-Kungfu

Federations, Inc. (USAWKF) and organized by the National Tai Chi Wellness Foundation

and Li’s Wushu Academy. Formerly known as the Golden State International Wushu

Championships, the competition has been held for twelve consecutive years and has hosted

Large-scale international tournaments such as the U.S. National Wushu Team Trials,

National and International Championships as well as the Pan American Wushu

Championships etc. The 2021 competition will be held online, Taiji, Kungfu, Wushu and

Health Qigong fans from all over the world are welcome to participate.

Date

Registration: April 12, 2021 to July 4, 2021 (Updated by June 6, 2021)

Result Announcements: July 20, 2021 (Updated by June 6, 2021)

Sanctioned by:

Pan American Wushu Federation (PAWF)

United States of America Wushu-Kungfu Federation, Inc. (USAWKF)

Organized by:

National Tai Chi Wellness Foundation

Co-Sponsored by:

World Taijiquan Website

Senior Sports Magazine and Wuhun Taiji Magazine

British Health Qigong Association (BHQA)

Tournament President:

Anthony Goh

President of PAWF and USAWKF

Vice-President of International Wushu Federation (IWUF)

Tournament Director:

Shudong Li

President of National Tai Chi Wellness Foundation

Vice-President of USAWKF

Secretary General of Taiji Science Federation

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I. Events Compulsory

405 地躺、披挂、通臂 Ditang, Pigua, Tongbei Hand Form

100 五步拳 5 Steps Long Fist 406 象形拳 Xiangxing Quan (Animal Styles)

101 初级长拳 Elementary Long Fist (IWuF) * 407 咏春拳/蔡李佛/洪家拳Wing Chun,Choy Lay FutHung,Gar

102 其它初级长拳（含段位）Other Beginning Long Fist 408 其他北派拳术 Other Northern Style Hand Form

103 第三套规定长拳 3rd set Long Fist (IWuF)* 409 其他南派拳术 Other Southern Style Hand Form

104 其他规定长拳 Other Compulsory Long Fist (IWuF 1、2set)* 410 其它传统拳术 Other Traditional Hand Form

105 自选长拳(⽆难度) Optional Long Fist(None-Nandu)**

106 规定南拳 Compulsory Southern Fist* 500 传统少林⼑ Traditional Shaolin Broadsword

107 自选南拳 Optional Southern Fist ** 501 峨嵋⼑、武当⼑ E-mei，Wudang Broadsword

502 传统南⼑ Traditional Southern Broadsword

200 初级⼑ Elementary Broad Sword (IWuF)＊ 503 其它传统单⼑ Other Traditional Single Broadsword

201 其它初级⼑法(含段位)Other Beginning Broad Sword 504 传统少林双⼑ Traditional Shaolin Twin Broadsword

202 第三套规定⼑3rd set Broad Sword (IWuF)＊ 505 咏春⼋斩⼑ Wing Chun Broadwords

203 其它规定⼑ Other Compulsory Broad Sword (IWuF)＊ 506 其它传统双⼑ Traditional Twin Broadsword

204 自选⼑(⽆难度) Optional Broadsword (None-Nandu)** 507 少林单剑 Shaolin Single Straight Sword

205 初级南⼑ Beginning Southern Broadsword 508 峨嵋剑、武当剑 E-mei, Wudang Straight Sword

206 规定南⼑ Compulsory Southern Broadsword (IWuF)＊ 509 其他传统单剑 Other Traditional Straight Sword

207 自选南⼑ Optional Southern Broad Sword** 510 传统双剑 Traditional Twin Straight Sword

208 初级剑 Elementary Straight Sword (IWuF)* 511 其它传统短单兵器 Other Traditional Single Short Weapon

209 其它初级剑 Other Beginning Straight Sword 512 其它传统短双兵器 Other Traditional Twin Short Weapon

210 第三套规定剑 3rd Compulsory Straight Sword (IWuF)＊ 513 功夫扇 （单／双） Kung Fu Fan (Single/Twin)

211 其它规定剑 Other Compulsory Straight Sword (IWuF)＊ 514 匕首(单/双）Dagger (Single/Twin)

212 自选剑(⽆难度) Optional Straight Sword（None-Nandu）**

600 传统少林棍 Traditional Shaolin Staff

300 初级棍 Elementary Staff (IWuF)* 601 峨嵋棍、武当棍 E-mei, Wudang Staff

301 其它初级棍(含段位) Other Beginning Staff 602 传统南棍 Traditional Southern Staff

302 所有规定棍 All Compulsory Staff (IWuF)＊ 603 其它传统棍 Other Traditional Staff

303 自选棍 (⽆难度) Optional Staff (None-Nandu)** 604 少林枪 Shaolin Spear

304 初级枪 Elementary Spear (IWuF)* 605 峨嵋枪、武当枪 E-mei, Wudang Spear

305 其它初级枪(含段位)Other Beginning Spear 606 其它传统枪 Other Traditional Spear

306 所有规定枪 All Compulsory Spear (IWuF)＊ 607 扑⼑ Pudao

307 自选枪 (⽆难度) Optional Spear (None-Nandu)** 608 关⼑（春秋⼤⼑）Traditional Kwandao

308 所有规定南棍 All Compulsory Southern Staff (IWuF)＊ 609 其它传统长兵器 Other Traditional Long Weapon

309 自选南棍 Optional Southern Staff**

700 双截棍 Nunchuck

400 传统少林拳 Traditional Shao Lin Hand Form 701 三节棍 Three-section Staff

401 传统武当拳 Other Shaolin Hand Form 702 九节鞭 9 Section Single Whip

402 传统峨眉拳 Traditional Emei Hand Form 703 双鞭（含⼑加鞭）Double Whip or Whip with Sword

403 查拳、华拳、炮拳 Chaquan,Huaquan,Paoquan 704 流星锤/绳镖 Meteor hammer/rope dart

404 形意、⼋卦、⼋极、翻⼦ Xinyi, Bagua, Baji, Fanzi 705 其它软兵器 Other Traditional Soft Weapon

Form 1 2021 International Taiji-Kungfu Tournament Event Code

* All “Compulsory” Form are those established by IWuF. ** “Optional” Form are individual, self-created Form not established by IWUF

国际太极-功夫网络大赛项目编码表

传统短器械 Traditional Short Weapon

传统长器械 Traditional Long Weapon

传统软兵器 Traditional Soft Weapon

现代武术拳术 Contemporary Wushu Bare Hand Form

现代武术短器械 Contemporary Wushu Short Weapon

现代武术长器械 Contemporary Wushu Long Weapon

传统拳术 Traditional Bare Hand Form

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1005 马王堆导引术 Ma Wang Dui Daoyin Shu

800 ⼋法五步 Eight Methods and Five Steps 1006 ⼗⼆段锦 Shi Er Duan Jin

801 24式太极拳 24 Taiji Quan 1007 导引养⽣⼗⼆法 Dao Yin Yang Sheng Shi Er Fa

802 42式太极拳 42 Taiji Quan 1008 太极养⽣杖 Tai Ji Yang Sheng Zhang

803 32 式、40式太极32，40 Yang Taiji Quan

804 其它杨式太极拳 Other Yang Taiji Quan 2000 功夫类徒⼿对练 Kungfu Bare hand Duilian

805 陈⽒老架⼀路 Chen Taiji Old Form 1st Road 2001 功夫拳、械对练 Kungfu Bare Hand with Weapon Duilian

806 陈⽒老架⼆路 Chen Taiji Old Form 2nd Road 2002 功夫类器械对练 Kungfu Weapon Duilian

807 陈⽒新架⼀、⼆路 Chen Taiji New Form 1st2nd Road 2003 太极类徒⼿对练 Taiji Bare hand Duilian

808 混元太极 Hunyuan Taiji Quan 2004 太极类器械对练 Taiji Weapon Duilian

809 其它陈太极拳 Other Chen Style Taiji Quan

810 吴式太极拳 Wu Taiji Quan 3000 功夫集体拳 Kungfu Group Bare Hand Form

811 吴式太极拳竞赛套路 WuTaiji Quan Competition Form 3001 功夫集体短器械 Kungfu Group Short Weapon

812 孙式太极拳 Sun Taiji Quan 3002 功夫集体长器械 Kung Group Long Weapon

813 孙式太极拳竞赛套路 Sun Taiji Quan Competition Form 3003 功夫集体拳/械 Group Mix Bare Hand and Weapons

814 武式太极拳 Wu Hao Taiji Quan 3004 功夫集体拳械等混合 Group Kungfu Mix From

815 武式太极拳竞赛套路 Wuhao Taiji Quan Competition Form 3005 集体⼋法五步 Eight Methods and Five Steps

816 赵堡太极拳 Zhaobao Taiji Quan 3006 集体24式太极拳 Group 24 Taiji Quan

817 东岳太极拳 Dongyue Taiji Quan 3007 集体42式太极拳 Group 42 Taiji Quan

818 武当太极拳 Wudang Taiji Quan 3008 集体杨式太极拳 Group Yang Taiji Quan

819 其他太极拳 Other Taiji Quan 3009 集体陈式太极拳⼀路 Group Chen Old Style Taiji 1st Form

820 陈式小架⼀路 Chen style Taiji small frame 1st road 3010 集体陈式太极拳⼆路 Group Chen Taiji Old Style 2nd Form

821 陈式小架⼆路 Chen style Taiji small frame 2nd road 3011 集体其它陈式太极 Group other Chen Taiji Form

910 王西安拳法 太极⼋式 Wang Xian 8 Movements Form 3012 集体赵堡太极拳 Group Zhaobao Taiji Quan

911 王西安拳法 太极24式 Wang Xian 24 Movements Form 3013 集体东岳太极拳 Group DongYue Quan

912 王西安拳法 养⽣增⽓功 Wang Xian Qigong Form 3014 集体武当太极拳 Group Other Wushu Hand Form

913 王西安拳法 太极散⼿ Wang Xian Sanshou Form 3015 集体其它太极拳 Group Other Tai Chi Hand Form

3016 集体32式太极剑 Group 32 Taiji Sword

900 杨式太极⼑ Yang Taiji Broad Sword 3017 集体42式太极剑 Group 42 Taiji Sword

901 陈式太极⼑ Chen Taiji Broad Sword 3018 集体杨式太极剑 Group Yang Taiji Sword

902 其它太极⼑ Other Taiji Broad Sword 3019 集体陈式太极剑 Group Chen Sword

903 杨式太极剑 Yang Taiji Straight Sword 3020 集体武当太极剑 Group Wudang Tai Chi Sword

904 陈式太极剑 Chen Taiji Straight Sword 3021 集体太极扇 Group Taiji Fan

905 32式太极剑 32 Taiji Straight Sword 3022 集体其它太极器械 Group Other Tai Chi Weapon

906 42式太极剑 42 Taiji Straight Sword 3023 集体⼋段锦 Group Baduanjin

907 其它太极剑 Other Taiji Straight Sword 3024 集体五禽戏 Group Wuqinxi

908 其它太极短兵器 Other Taiji Short Weapon 3025 集体易筋经 Group Yijinjing

909 其他太极长兵器 Other Taiji Long Weapon 3026 集体六字诀 Group Liuzijue

3027 集体⼤舞 Group Da Wu

1000 ⼋段锦 Baduanjin 3028 集体马王堆导引术 Group Ma Wang Dui Daoyin Shu

1001 五禽戏 Wuqinxi 3029 集体⼗⼆段锦 Group Shi Er Duan Jin

1002 易筋经 Yijinjing 3030 集体导引养⽣⼗⼆法 Group Dao Yin Yang Sheng Shi Er Fa

1003 六字诀 Liuzijue 3031 集体太极养⽣杖 Group Tai Ji Yang Sheng Zhang

1004 ⼤舞 Da Wu

太极拳类 Taiji Quan Form

健身⽓功 Health Qigong

太极器械类 Taiji Weapon

对练 Duilian

集体比赛 Group Competition

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II. Age Groups

Age group calculation is in accordance with tournament date (Group A): 6 years old and under 6 years old (born in 2015 and after 2015) (Group B): 7 to 8 years old (December 31, 2014 to January 1, 2013) (Group C): 9 to 10 years old (December 31, 2012 to January 1, 2011) (Group D): 11 to 12 years old (December 31, 2010 to January 1, 2009) (Group E): 13 to 14 years old (December 31, 2008 to January 1, 2007) (Group F): 15 to 16 years old (December 31, 2006 to January 1, 2005) (Group G): 17 to 18 years old (December 31, 2004 to January 1, 2003) (Group H): 19 to 25 years old (December 31, 2002 to January 1, 1996) (Group I): 26 to 35 years old (December 31, 1995 to January 1, 1986) (Group J): 36 to 55 years old (December 31, 1985 to January 1, 1966) (Group K): 56 to 69 years old (December 31, 1965 to January 1, 1952) (Group L): 70 years old and above (born in 1951 and before 1951)

III. Participation 1. Groups or individuals can participate. Please add the country and province or state before

the team’s name. Individuals will be based on registration address. 2. A member from a team with more than 20 people can apply to be a judge who is qualified

as a national level judge and must be approved by the organizing committee. 3. Each athlete can participate unlimited number of event. 4. There are no age and gender restrictions for duilian and group events, groups

have a minimum of 6 persons. 1 point per person will be deducted if requirements are not met.

IV. Requirements

1. Time (This tournament is a video submission competition, and the performance time is the recommended time, and there is no deduction)

1） Wushu, kungfu bare hands, weapon forms and duilian recommended time is around 1 minute; taiji and health qigong recommended time is around 3 minutes; duilian forms are 40 seconds to 1 minute.

2） Contemporary wushu compulsory form must follow the order of the routine and no adding or changing movements is allowed.

3） Group events recommended time is around 4 minutes. 2. Music

1) All routines can be performed with music. For some forms, music is required according to the competition rules. No points will be deducted if the form does not require music.

2) Taiji and health qigong forms are not limited to the original music, but any other music will need to meet the competition rules.

3. Video Requirements 1) If video requirements are not met during the competition, the judge team reserves the

right not to score, and the registration fee will be non-refundable. 2) The video must be recorded between beginning and end of the registration. In the

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beginning of the video, athletes are required to hold up a letter sized paper in front of the chest that clearly displays the athlete’s name and event code. The name must be read aloud in Chinese or English.

3) Athletes should begin and end the routine in the center of the video frame while facing the camera and bowing.

4) The video recording should be done in one go. Camera must be fixed in front of the center of the competition area at 4-5 ft high and the athlete's complete body must be in frame during the complete performance. Only moving the camera to the left and to the right is allowed, Up or down or zooming in/out is not allowed. Editing or changing the speed of the video is not allowed. Multiple takes are allowed, but only one submission per event will be permitted.

5) Videos must use live video and audio. Post-editing and editing of audio and visual effects are not allowed.

6) Venue a) Competitors can choose any location to record the video. It can be indoors or outdoors,

as long as it is safe and suitable for continuous demonstration and recording of the overall routine.

b) Out of bounds points will be deducted for interruption due to insufficient space. c) The lighting and brightness of the video should be sufficient for the officials to judge. d) Commercial advertisements, religious or political motives are not allowed in the video

background. School logos, national and regional flags are allowed, Virtual backgrounds are not allowed.

4. Other Requirements 1) When the number of participants in each age group event is less than 5 the group will be

merged with similar event groups or similar age groups. 2) For uniform must follow the 2019 IWUF competition rules, there are no specific rules for

the weight and length of weapons.

V. Competition Rules

1. Competition format All events during the tournament are single events and there are no all-around and Team total score competitions.

2. Competition rules Competition rules will be conducted in accordance with the 2019 International Wushu Competition Rules endorsed by the IWUF, all Traditional events shall adopt the 2012 Traditional Wushu Routine Competition Rules and our current regulations. Health Qigong Tournament shall adopt the 2012 Health Qigong Demonstration and Exchange Competition Scoring Guidelines and Compulsory’s authorized by the China Health Qigong Management Center and our current regulations. Contemporary wushu events will use non-nandu score method, and some of the rules that are not suitable for online competition scoring will not be deducted in this competition.

3. Arbitration Committee The candidates for the Arbitration Committee shall be uniformly arranged by the Organizing Committee. The scope of responsibilities shall be implemented in accordance with the "Arbitration Committee Guidelines" and combined with this regulation.

4. Administration

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This competition will be held under the unified leadership of the organizing committee, and the final interpretation of the rules and regulations belongs to the organizing committee. In the event of disputes over the English interpretation of the rules and regulations, the Chinese version shall prevail.

VI. Uniform and weapon requirements

1. All athletes should wear uniforms as required by the IWUF Judge Rules. 2. All weapons must meet the requirements of the rules，but the length and weight are not

limited.

VII. Ranking and Awards 1. Ranking and Awards

1) The gold medal level award, silver medal level award, bronze medal level award and participation awards are set for each individual event, each age group, and gender. Among them, Top ranking 20% are gold medal award, 30% are silver medal award, 30% are bronze medal award, and the rest are participation award. Electronic award certificates medals will be issued (for medals, athletes need to pay for international and domestic postage and possible tariffs).

2) Ranking awards: In addition to the level awards, the top three athletes in individual scores will be awarded first, second and Third place certificate.

3) For duilian events the proportion and awarding methods are the same as above, but the medals are awarded according to the actual number of participants in each duilian event.

4) Group events are divided into traditional Kungfu bare hands group, traditional weapon group, Taiji bare hands group, Taiiji weapon group, and Health Qigong group. The awarding methods are the same as above, but the medals are awarded according to the actual number of participants in each group.

5) When the number of male and female applicants in each category is less than 5 (including 5), they will be combined according to the similar age group of the same event. If there are still less than 5 people, they will be combined according to the same age group of different event. Man and Women are admitted separately.

2. Results The list of athletes who won Gold, Silver and Bronze medal awards will be announced on the event website by the organizing committee. A series of publicity reports will also be carried out through professional media co-organizers and multimedia networks.

3. Special “Popularity Champion” Award The competition organizing committee launched the special “Popularity Champion" award. The winner will be determined by the total popular vote ranking score and judge team ranking score (ranked 1-10, scored 10-1). There will be 5 age groups: under 12 years, 13-16 years old, 17-25 years old, 26-55 years old, and over 56 years old (regardless of events, but men and women separated). Athletes within the top 10 scores in the listed age groups will qualify to participate in the awards selections. (If there is a group of less than 20 people, the group will not be awarded). The top three athletes will receive the “Popularity Champion” award certificate issued by the Competition Organizing Committee, and the athletes who score the first place will receive a collection of short swords engraved with the competition logo and "Popularity Champion" provided by our official sponsor

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Kungfudirect.com. Voting and judging will commence July 20th and end on August 20th. The results will be announced on August 20th.

VIII. Registration and Fees 1. Athletes can register through the competition website gowushu.com or register by email:

[email protected], or by phone: 001 4085828269 2. Video submissions can be uploaded through the athlete’s registration account or email a download

link or file to [email protected] (Please include: the athlete’s name, athlete ID, and the event code in the file name, the video format should be MP4).

3. The registration fee for the competition is $50USD per athlete (including one event), and an additional $15USD will be charged for each additional event.

4. After the registration deadline, any request for registration changes will be processed in the following manner.

a. Late registration fee is $20USD. b. Replacement or changed information, fee is $20USD. c. One day after drawing lots is completed, no changes will be made.

IX. Drawing Lots

All teams and individuals must carefully check the entry information before the draw lot date. The team leader, coach or athlete himself will draw lot online through the online registration system. The draw lot time will be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, Teams or athletes who do not draw lot will be randomly drawn by the registration system.

No modification will be made one day after the draw lot is completed.

X. Payment

The organizing committee accepts bank transfers, checks and cash payments

Bank Transfer and Checks Bank Name Wells Fargo Bank

Account No. 8888558338 Beneficiary Li’s Wushu Academy

SWIFT Code WFBIUS6S

Bank Address 10260 S De Anza Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014

Check Payments Payable to: Li’s Wushu Academy Mailing address：6590 Edgemoor Way, San Jose, CA 95129

* All service and transfer fees are borne by the payer WeChat Payments: pay to（USAHQF）; PayPal: [email protected]

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XI. Misc.

1) Media rights The organizing committee has the right to use the photos, videos and name introductions of all participating groups and individuals for the promotion and promotion of the organizing committee’s events.

2) Liability Participants are required to have their own liability insurance. By registering to this

event, participants fully agree to the disclaimer of the competition organizer and voluntarily waive the right of prosecution.

3) Refunds and Check Returns The registration fee is non-refundable. If a check is returned, a bank fee of $35USD

will be charged to the participant. 4) Update information will be notified separately

Contact US Competition organization committee [email protected] 001 4085828260 001 4085828269 www.Gowushu.com

最终报名表 Final Registration Form

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联合会/团体名称 Group/Team:

领队姓名 Team Leader:

随队裁判 Judge:

教练 Coach:

(将每个团队成员的彩色照片（护照尺寸）通过电子邮件发送到组委会） Please email all team members passport size photo to the organizing committee)

[email protected] 报名截止日期 2021 年 7 月 4 日

Registration deadline is July 4, 2021(PST)

NO 运动员姓名 Athlete’s Name

性别 Gender

生日 Date of Birth

请填写项目代码 Event Code （查代码请看表 1 / Need Code Check Form 1）

1 John Doe M 11/22/2000 201/ 202 / 506 / 508 / 808

集体项目编码

Group Event Code

*参看项目编码表. Refer to the event code form.

签名/ 秘书长 Signature or stamp (或盖章)

日期 Date

Group Event

(集体项目)

集体项目名介绍和编码 Group Event Name and Code

参加集体比赛的运动员姓名 Athlete’s Names

注意: 这个报名表格请在7月4日前完成报名 (美国太平洋的时间) This form must be completed and sent to the organizing committee

before July 4, 2021

Duilian Competition

(对练项目)

对练项目名介绍和编码 Duilian Event Name and Code

参加对练比赛的运动员姓名 Athlete’s Names

This form must be completed and sent to the organizing committee before July 4, 2021