05.28.08
Registration Deadline Extended
The final deadline for competition registration in the 2008 Nationals and 3rd New England Championships has been extended to June 7, 2008. The $20 late fee still applies.
05.27.08
Registration Deadline Extended for Instructors/Judges Course
The deadline for the 2nd USAWKF/USANTCCF Instructors and Judges Examination Course has been extended to June 7, 2008. The registration form can be downloaded here.
Taolu Instructor: Professor Wen Zuohui is a professor at the Chengdu Sports Institute. She is a master of traditional and contemporary wushu who frequently directs instructors and judges training courses. She also frequently acts as Chief Taolu Referee at national and international tournaments.
Sanshou Instructor: Professor Zhu Ruiqi is a professor at the Beijing Sports University. A master of wushu, he is also one of the leading authorities on sport sanshou in the world. His knowledge of the sport itself, along with a deep understanding of the rules, makes him the first choice for Chief Sanshou Referee at national and international championships, and for judges training course.
Seminars for Sichuan Earthquake Relief
Tournament Organizer has scheduled some seminars by famous Chinese masters to support the USAWKF Donation for 5/12 Sichuan Earthquake Relief. More information about the seminrs can be found here. A registration form is available for download:
Sichuan Earthquake Relief Seminars Registration Form
This form is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat reader to open. Adobe Acrobat can be downloaded for free here.
The seminars will take place on Sunday, June 15, from 4 to 5:30 pm, at Eastern Connecticut State University (83 Windham St., Willimantic, CT 06226).
50% of the proceeds from these seminars will go to the relief fund; the remaining amount will go to paying for the instructors’ travel fees.
You can register for a seminar at any time up to the beginning of the seminars on Sunday, June 15.
About the instructors:
Professor Li Deyin is a professor at People’s University in Beijing. He is the nephew of famous Grandmaster Li Tianji and trained in traditional Chinese martial arts from a very young age, eventually mastering a wide range of traditional and contemporary styles. He is a widely-traveled teacher and famous for his personable and engaging style of teaching.
Professor Wen Zuohui is a professor at the Chengdu Sports Institute. She is a master of traditional and contemporary wushu who frequently directs instructors and judges training courses, such as the 2nd USAWKF/USANTCCF Instructors and Judges Examination Course held in Connecticut, June 9-13, 2008. She also frequently acts as Chief Taolu Referee at national and international tournaments.
Professor Zhu Ruiqi is a professor at the Beijing Sports University. A master of wushu, he is also one of the leading authorities on sport sanshou in the world. His knowledge of the sport itself, along with a deep understanding of the rules, makes him the first choice for Chief Sanshou Referee at national and international championships, and for judges training courses like the 2nd USAWKF/USANTCCF Instructors and Judges Examination Course held in Connecticut, June 9-13, 2008.
Master Chen Sitan, www.sitantaiji.com, was one of the top taiji competitors in China and the world in the 1980s and 1990s. He is an accomplished coach of all wushu styles currently living in New York. He specializes in internal wushu styles.
05.12.08
Spectator Tickets Form
Spectator tickets can be purchased through the Individual Competition Registration Form, the Group Competition Registration Form, and the General Accommodations form. You can purchase tickets separately with this form:
This form is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat reader to open. Adobe Acrobat can be downloaded for free here.
05.06.08
Junior Team Trials Registration Form Update
Due to a discrepancy between the Chinese and English language versions of the IWUF regulations for the 2nd World Junior Wushu Championships, the USAWKF team selection criteria for Group C were not in accordance with the official regulations. The USAWKF criteria as published on this website indicated that a Group C competitor must register in a barehand event (that is, Changquan no. 3 elementary taolu) and any weapon event. However, the IWUF regulations in Chinese indicate that a Group C competitor may compete in Changquan and one weapon or in one short weapon and one long weapon.
Therefore, no barehand event is required, but a Group C competitor who does not compete in the barehand event must compete in one short weapon and one long weapon event. The Junior Team Trials Registration Form and Junior Team Trials Team Selection Criteria have been updated to reflect this new information. We have assurances from IWUF that the English language version of the regulations on their website will be corrected shortly.
05.05.08
Traditional Wushu Team Trials Registration Form
The registration form for the Traditional Wushu Team Trials is now available for download. (It is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat reader to open. Adobe Acrobat can be downloaded for free here.)
Traditional Wushu Team Trials Team Selection Criteria
The Traditional Wushu Team Trials Team Selection Criteria may now be downloaded here. It is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat reader to open. Adobe Acrobat can be downloaded for free here.
Selection Criteria for the
3rd World Traditional Wushu Championships
1) The primary 2008 U.S. National Traditional Wushu Team Trials will be held on June 14-15, at Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut during the 2008 USAWKF Nationals and 3rd New England International Chinese Martial Arts Championships. Additional 2008 U.S. Traditional Wushu Team Trials may be held at centers across the country. These team trials dates will be announced soon. 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. Please check www.usawkf.org for updates.
2) All life-time school members of USAWKF will be eligible to serve as a host to conduct the 2008 U.S. Traditional Wushu Team Trials. Any interested school which would like to become a life-time USAWKF member and become eligible to host the U.S. Traditional Wushu Team Trials, please contact Sifu Randy Li, the USAWKF Traditional Wushu Chairman, by sending an email to: wingchuntaiji@gmail.com
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.
A) 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)
B) 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
C) 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
The top three athletes (first place, second place, and third place) who are U.S. citizens in any Traditional category at the 2008 USAWKF Nationals and 3rd New England International Chinese Martial Arts Championships will be eligible and will be offered to join the 2008 U.S. Traditional Wushu Team.
9) All participants will be required to follow the USAWKF’s travel agenda to maintain team integrity. The USAWKF will charge an administrative fee for participants and observers who travel to Shiyan of $185.00 per team 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 services will have their administrative fees waived.
10) The Traditional Wushu Team Trials are for the athletes who would join the U.S. Traditional Wushu Team to represent our country to take part in the Third World Traditional Wushu Championships in Shiyan (WuDang Mountain), China; therefore, participating in the team trials constitutes a contractual obligation to go to China with the team. Athletes who do not plan to go to the Third World Traditional Wushu Championships in Shiyang, China, should not participate in the team trials. Once an athlete is selected to the U.S. Traditional Team, she or he can not withdraw without proper excuse and explanation.
Vendors
Vendor tables may be reserved for the championships. Tables will be set up in the lobby immediately outside thecompetition gym. Costs for tables are:
1 day: $250
2 days: $350
