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The schedules are final!
Please note that the times are only a rough indication. Athletes and coaches are responsible for keeping an eye on the progress of the competition and stand next to the carpet 10 minutes before the athlete competes.

This time schedule is only a rough indication and may be subject to change. Actual times may vary slightly.

09:30 – 10:00                    Athletes Registration

10:00 – 10:30                    Judges & Coaches Meetings

10:30 – 10:50                    Opening Ceremony

11:00                                 Start Competition

13:00                                 Lunch Break

13:30                                 Resume Competition

18:00                                 Award Ceremony

Registration and payment: 

Participants may register using the online registration form. We will accept registrations from both schools and independent athletes.  Please enter a new registration form for each athlete individually.

Timely registration is necessary for organising the championship. It provides insight into the number of athletes to be expected. The deadline for registration and payment is 17th February 2024. The registration is only final once the participation fee is completed. Last minute registration will be evaluated by the organization per case. Additional registration fee will apply if the organization decides to accept the registration.  

Participation fee: 

Entrance:                                        Free 
One event:                                    EUR 25,- 
Each additional event:                + EUR 10,-  

The participation fee must be completed by a wire transfer to:
IBAN: NL44RABO0337395721 ，
Beneficiary: S. Tang

With the indication of the following information:  

• School name
• Number of competitors

Please make sure that the payment and information is in accordance with the submitted registration form under registration. 

Competition events: 

Modern Wushu 

Age groups: 

Age group A: 17+ 
Age group B: 13-16 
Age group C: 9-12 
Age group D: 5-8 

Allowed modern Wushu sets: 

• Wu bu quan 
• IWUF Elementary set (32-forms) 
• IWUF Intermediate set  
• IWUF 1st Compulsory Set 
• IWUF 2nd Compulsory Set 
• IWUF 3rd Compulsory Set 
• Optional Sets (according to 2019 IWUF rules) 
• Dui lian (will be merged with traditional dui lian)

Each athlete is only allowed to participate in max1 empty hand category (wu bu quan/chang quan/nan quan/tai ji quan) 1 short weapon (dao shu/jian shu/nan dao/tai ji jian) 1 long weapon (gun shu/qiang shu/nan gun) and 1 dui lian. Total of max 4 categories

Traditional Kung Fu

Age groups: 

Age group A: 17+ 
Age group B: 13-16 
Age group C: 9-12 
Age group D: 5-8 

Allowed traditional sets: 

• Tai ji quan (all tai ji styles Yang/Chen/Wu/Sun)
• Tai ji weapons (jian, dao, shan)
• Internal hand forms (xing yi, ba gua zhang, ba ji quan, etc.)
• Internal weapon forms (xing yi dao/jian/gun/qiang, ba gua dao/jian, etc.)
• External forms (shao lin, hong jia, cai li fu, yong chun, fan zi, tong bei, pi gua, etc.)
• Imitation styles (tang lang, ying zao, zui quan, etc.)
• Short & Flexible weapons (shao lin dao/jian, hong quan dao, double swords, san jie gun, jiu jie bian, etc.)
• Long Weapons (shao lin gun, pu dao, hong quan gun/qiang, ba ji gun, etc.)
• Dui lian (will be merged with modern dui lian)

Each athlete is only allowed to participate in 1 routine per category but is allowed to enter all categories (for example an athlete can only participate in xing yi and not ba gua zhang, but is allowed to participate in xing yi and tai ji)

Athletes are allowed to participate in both modern and traditional routines with the risk that they can start at the same time. The organisation will do it’s best to try and spread this out but it can still be unavoidable, so please keep this in mind!

Awards: 

Medals for 1-3 placings 
Every competitor gets a certificate of participation.