Rules and Time Limits

Rules and Time Limits for Competition

For the rules and time limits for the U.S. Taijiquan Team Trials, please go to the IWUF website.

Rules and Time Limits for Individual Events (5th New England International Wushu Championships and 2nd All-America Taiji Cup)

Contemporary Wushu (barehand and weapons)

Beginning-Intermediate: minimum 45 seconds, maximum 2 minutes

Advanced: minimum 1 minute, 20 seconds

Traditional Kung Fu (barehand and weapons)

All levels: minimum 30 seconds, maximum 2 minutes

Taijiquan

24 Form

All levels: minimum 4 minutes, maximum 6 minutes (30 second warning before time limit reached)

42 Form taijiquan

All levels: minimum 5 minutes, maximum 6 minutes (30 second warning before time limit reached)

Other Taijiquan

All levels: minimum 3 minutes, maximum 5 minutes (30 second warning before time limit reached reached)

Other Internal Barehand

All levels: minimum 1 minute, maximum 2.5 minutes (30 second warning before time limit reached reached)

Internal Weapons

Taiji Sword: minimum 1 minutes, maximum 4 minutes (30 second warning before time limit reached)

All levels: minimum 1 minute, maximum 2.5 minutes (30 second warning before time limit reached)

Continuous Light Contact Sparring

(1) 30 seconds of continuous fighting.
(2) Best two out of three rounds decided by 3 judges.
(3) If there is a draw at the end of the match, the winner will be determined by the head judge.

Rules and Time Limits for Group Events (5th New England International Wushu Championships and 2nd All-America Taiji Cup)

Choreographed Fighting – External

All levels: minimum 30 seconds, maximum 2 minutes

Choreographed Fighting – Internal

All levels: minimum 1 minute, maximum 4 minutes

Group External

All levels: minimum 30 seconds, maximum 2 minutes

Group Internal

All levels: minimum 3 minutes, maximum 7 minutes