Registration
The tournament has reached the competitor cap for this year. Registration is closed as of 11:59pm, March 9th, 2008.
Registration has been opened! Early registration must be paid in full by March 1, 2008. Simply follow the instructions below.
Additional rules and information regarding nandu events can be found in the Nandu Rules document available below. The form for innovation movements (optional) is due by March 14, 2008. The other nandu forms are due by March 24, 2008.
Downloadable Forms
| Document | File |
|---|---|
| Standard Registration Form* | pdf | doc | rtf |
| Nandu Rules | pdf | doc |
| Nandu Forms | pdf | doc |
| Nandu Movement Tables | pdf | xls |
* When submitting a registration form electronically, instead of signing the liability waiver, please type the following paragraph into the body of the email replacing <signature> with the competitor's full legal name. If the competitor is under 18 years of age, then the competitor's parent or guardian must do this.
“ I, <signature>, have read and understood the liability waiver on the registration form. This my e-mail signifies my agreement to the terms and conditions set in it. ”
Submission Instructions
- Registration forms must be filled out completely and accurately. Incomplete registration forms will automatically be discarded by tournament staff. A valid email address and phone number are required.
- The competitor cap this year is 450. When this number of competitors is reached, public registration will close and no more registration forms will be accepted. Registrations will not be confirmed until payment is received.
- Competitors may add or change events free of charge until March 22, 2008, after which an additional fee of $15 will be charged per transaction. All event changes and additions must be completed by 11:59 PM on March 29, 2008, after which no further changes will be allowed until the day of the tournament.
- Email completed registration forms as attachments to cmat16_registration@calwushu.com with REGISTRATION FORM SUBMISSION FOR [FULL NAME] as the subject line.
- Wait to receive an email from the CMAT16 staff (24-48 hours) containing the competitor's CMAT16 competitor ID. You will need this in order to complete payment through Thriva.
- Pay through Thriva: https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=821&IDRPH=1559085. Remember to print the payment confirmation page for your own records.
Rules
Quick Links
USWU Rules
Download the 2002 Rule Book and the 2004 Addendum.
With the exceptions enumerated immediately below, the 16th Annual UC Berkeley Chinese Martial Arts Tournament will comply with the competition rules and judging guidelines established by the US Wushu Union.
Note that the changes introduced in the 2004 addendum are not reflected in the body of the rules, so make sure to review the addendum as well as the main rule book. Any violation of the rules can be considered grounds for disqualification.
General
Contemporary forms such as Long Fist (Chang Quan) and Southern Fist (Nan Quan) are not allowed in traditional events. Ineligible forms will be determined by the head judge. Competitors who violate this rule will be disqualified from the event. After disqualification, competitors will be moved to the appropriate contemporary event as long as it has not yet occurred.
A competitor may not compete with the same form twice. Competitors who violate this rule will be disqualified for all instances where the same form was used.
Competitors may wear school or club t-shirts to compete (contradicting Section 1, parts II.A.1.a and II.A.1.g of the US Wushu Union Rules). Logos printed on the backs of silks are permitted. However, promotions printed on the back of silks are still not permitted.
Kneepads are allowed as long as they are worn under the uniform.
Competitors must wear the appropriate uniform for each event. If in doubt, consult the head judge before competing.
Divisions
Beginners
- No more than two years of wushu training.
- No International Wushu Federation International Compulsory forms or anything closely resembling one. This distinction is up to the Head Judge's discretion.
- No jumps landing in the splits.
- No butterflies.
- The only jumps allowed are: jump front, jump inside, jump outside, anything with 360 or less degrees of rotation.
- Cartwheels are permitted.
Intermediate
- No more than four years of wushu training.
- No butterfly twists, aerial twists, gainers.
- No movements with more than 540 degrees of rotation.
Advanced
- To be eligible for the advanced all-around award, the competitor must compete in at least four advanced events (three for senior wushu). Details in the All-Around Champion section.
Group Sets
All group sets require a minimum of five competitors per group. External group sets may have a maximum of six competitors per group. Sparring sets require exactly two or three competitors per group.
Music will not be allowed during any group or sparring set.
Time Limits
| Contemporary Wushu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Experience Level / Age Category | Beginner / All Ages | Intermediate / All Ages | Advanced / All Ages |
| Long Fist | 0:30 minimum | 1:00 minimum | 1:20 minimum |
| Southern Fist | |||
| Broadsword | |||
| Southern Broadsword | |||
| Straightsword | |||
| Staff | |||
| Southern Staff | |||
| Spear | |||
| Contemporary Other Handform | 0:30 minimum | 1:00 minimum | 1:00 minimum |
| Contemporary Other Weapon | |||
| Traditional Wushu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Experience Level / Age Category | All Levels / <7, 8-12 | Beginner, Intermediate / 13-17, Adult, Senior | Advanced / 13-17, Adult, Senior |
| Traditional Northern Style | 0:30-2:00 | 0:30-2:00 | 0:45-2:00 |
| Traditional Southern Style | |||
| Traditional Other Handform | |||
| Traditional Short Weapon | |||
| Traditional Long Weapon | |||
| Traditional Other Weapon | |||
| Internal Wushu (All Ages, All Levels) | |
|---|---|
| 24 Form Chen | 4:00-5:00 |
| 24 Form Yang | |
| 42 Form Taiji Straightsword | 3:00-4:00 |
| 42 Form Taijiquan | 5:00-6:00 |
| Baguazhang | 1:00-2:00 |
| Guang-Ping | 3:00-3:30 |
| Open Chen | |
| Open Yang | |
| Sun Taiji | |
| Internal Other | |
| Other Taiji Sword | 2:00-5:00 |
| Internal Other Weapon | 2:00-3:00 |
| Xingyiquan | 1:00-2:00 |
| Group / Sparring Sets (All Ages, All Levels) | |
|---|---|
| External Group Set | 0:45-6:00 |
| Guang-Ping Group Set | |
| Internal Group Set | |
| Sparring Group Set | 0:45-2:00 |
All-Around Champions
Categories
All-around championships at the 16th Annual UC Berkeley Chinese Martial Arts Tournament will be awarded for the following advanced categories:
- Adult Contemporary Wushu (Female)
- Adult Contemporary Wushu (Male)
- Adult Traditional Wushu (Female)
- Adult Traditional Wushu (Male)
- Internal Wushu (Female)
- Internal Wushu (Male)
- 13-17 Year Old Wushu (Female)
- 13-17 Year Old Wushu (Male)
- 8-12 Year Old Wushu (Combined Gender)
- Senior Wushu (Combined Gender)
To qualify for all-around championships, competitors must compete in the advanced divisions of the following sets of events:
-
Adult Contemporary Wushu: 4 events total
- Nandu Form (Chang Quan, Nan Quan)
- Short Weapon Form (Jian, Dao, Nan Dao)
- Long Weapon Form (Qiang, Gun, Nan Gun)
- Other Contemporary Form (Any other individual event)
-
Adult Traditional Wushu : 4 events total
- Hand Form (Northern, Southern, Other Traditional Hand Form)
- Short Weapon Form (Traditional Short Weapon)
- Long Weapon Form (Traditional Long Weapon)
- Other Traditional Form (Any other individual event)
-
Internal Wushu: 4 events total
- Internal Hand Form (42-Form Taijiquan (International Compulsory), 24-Form Yang, 24-Form Chen, Open Chen, Open Yang, Sun)
- Internal Weapon Form (42-Form Taiji Jian (International Compulsory), Other Taiji Weapon, Other Internal Weapon)
- Additional Internal Hand Form
- Other Internal Form (Additional Internal Hand or Weapon Form)
-
13-17 Year Old Wushu: 4 events total
- Hand Form (Traditional or Contemporary)
- Short Weapon Form (Traditional Short Weapon, Dao, Jian, Nan Dao)
- Long Weapon Form (Traditional Long Weapon, Gun, Qiang, Nan Gun)
- Other Form (Traditional or Contemporary)
-
8-12 Year Old Wushu: 4 events total
- Hand Form (Traditional or Contemporary)
- Short Weapon Form (Traditional Short Weapon, Dao, Jian, Nan Dao)
- Long Weapon Form (Traditional Long Weapon, Gun, Qiang, Nan Gun)
- Other Form (Traditional or Contemporary)
-
Senior Wushu: 3 events total
- Hand Form (Traditional or Contemporary External)
- Short Weapon Form (Traditional or Contemporary External)
- Long Weapon Form (Traditional or Contemporary External)
Ranking System
Competitors for the all-around championship earn points based on how they place in each of their events. The competitor with the greatest sum of points will win the title. Points are awarded as follows:
- 3 points for each 1st place finish
- 2 points for each 2nd place finish
- 1 point for each 3rd place finish
If two or more competitors tie, the following criteria will be applied one at a time in the order listed until a winner is determined:
- The competitor who has more 1st place finishes shall be placed higher. Only the forms that make up the point score (as calculated above) will be considered for this criterion.
- The competitor who received a higher score than an equally-ranked competitor in the same event shall be placed higher. All individual forms that the competitor competed in will be considered for this criterion.
- The competitor with the smallest sum of differences between the two dropped (highest and lowest) scores of each of his or her events shall be placed higher. All individual forms that the competitor competed in will be considered for this criterion.
If after the third criterion, two competitors are still tied, they will both be awarded the all-around title.