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