Tai Chi/Internal Styles  Rules

Forms

Divisions:                Beginner

                                 Intermediate

                                 Advance

                                 Seniors- 50+

Length of Experience:    Beginner = under 1 year

                                           Intermediate = 1-2 years

                                           Advance = over 2 years

Maximum Performance Time:    2 1/2 minutes

Rings:                                              1 ring, 2 competitors (staggered)

    Competitors must compete in the division equal to their length of experience.

    Judges shall be grading competitors according to their adherence of the principles

    indicative of that styles - in other words, we are judging on principles, not style.

Push Hands (moving step and restricted step)

Division:                Men 170 lbs+

                               Men Under 170 lbs

                               Females 150 lbs+

                               Females Under 150 lbs

    Time shall be continuous with the exception of a 30 second rest break and confirmation of

    a violation. Competitors shall start with the right foot forward., push for 1 minute, rest, switch

    to the left foot forward can continue for an additional minutes. The judges shall then raise their

    hand to competitor they feel demonstrated the best principles of Tai Chi Chuan. Therefore,

    a competitor who shows yielding, neutralizing, and root, could very well win over one who relies on pushing alone.