Selection Criteria for IWUF's 2nd World Traditional Wushu Championships

The 106 member-nation International Wushu Federation (IWUF) will host the Second World Traditional Wushu Festival in Zhengzhou City, Henan China from October 14 - 19, 2006. USAWKF will be sending several teams to participate in this event, and the selection criteria are listed below:

1. The USAWKF will authorize a number of USAWKF officials in various regions of the country to be on site of the team trials to supervise and oversee that procedures and criteria are being followed. The location of the team trials and names of the officials in charge will be listed on the Events section of the USAWKF web site as they become available.
2. Current USAWKF officials and lifetime member schools are qualified to organize teams and to become Team Leaders. The organizer of the Team Trial, the onsite USAWKF official, and the judges present will determine who will be selected to become members of the team. Judging will be based on the overall skill of the competitors.
3. Each team will consist of not less than 8 people. Each participant must be a USAWKF member in good standing.
4. All team trials should be conducted by September 3rd. All names of members selected must be submitted to USAWKF HQ by September 6th via fax to meet the registration deadline.
5. The categories of competition of Team Trials will be consistent with the categories established by the Organizing Committee. There are 6 age groups, 17 bare-hand routine divisions, and 11 apparatus divisions, with males and females competing separately.
   1. Age Groups:
      1. Group A: below age 13 (including 13)
      2. Group B: age 14-28
      3. Group C: age 29-44
      4. Group D: age 45-55
      5. Group E: age 56-66
      6. Group F: above age 67 (including 67)
   2. Bare-hand Routine Divisions:
      1. Taijiquan
      2. Nanquan
      3. Xingyi
      4. Bagua
      5. Baji
      6. Tongbi
      7. Pigua
      8. Fanzi
      9. Ditang
      10. Xiangxing
      11. Chaquan
      12. Huaquan
      13. Paoquan
      14. Hongquan
      15. Huaquan
      16. Shaolinquan
      17. Other Bare-hand routines
   3. Apparatus Divisions:
      1. Gunshu
      2. Qiangshu
      3. Daoshu
      4. Jianshu
      5. Double Broadsword
      6. Double Sword
      7. Double Whip
      8. Double Hook
      9. Three-section Stick
      10. Whip
      11. Other apparatus
6. All participants will be required to follow the USAWKF’s travel agenda to maintain team integrity. The USAWKF will charge an administration fee for participants and observers who travel to Zhengzhou, $185.00 per member and $245.00 per observer. The USAWKF will use this administrative fee to offset the expenses incurred acting on behalf of the participants to ensure accurate room lists, registration materials, event registrations, flight information, visa requirements, invitation letters, communications regarding changes and updates and following up with members who do not respond in a timely manner. We make sure that every member's information is accurately forwarded to the international Organizing Committee. USAWKF officials and Team Leaders who volunteer their service will have their administration fees waived.

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