Wushu words, in the order you need them
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Words
- Wushu
- Appeal
- Taolu
- Routine
- Weapon events
- Palm-and-fist salute
- Changquan
- Nanquan
- Compulsory routine
- Optional routine
- Fa jing
- Quality of movements
- Overall performance
- Degree of difficulty
- Innovative difficulty
- Judge groups
- Head judge deductions
- Duilian
- Jiti
- Taijiquan
- Jian and dao
- Qiang and gun
- Taolu ties
- All-around
- Preliminaries and final
- Sanda
- Leitai
- Bout
- Weight class
- Scoring areas
- Scoring in sanda
- Ting and kaishi
- Protective gear
- Deliberate fall
- Forcible count
- Admonition and warning
- Passivity
- Clinch
- Sanda officials
- Absolute victory
- Default
Rules
- How long is a sanda fight?
- What is the platform in sanda, and what happens if a fighter falls off?
- What are the weight classes in sanda?
- What do sanda fighters wear?
- What moves are allowed in sanda?
- Where can you hit in sanda?
- How do you score points in sanda?
- How are throws and takedowns scored in sanda?
- What is a count in sanda?
- How long can sanda fighters hold each other?
- What are the fouls in sanda?
- How is a round won in sanda?
- How do you win a sanda fight?
- Can a sanda fighter or coach stop the fight?
- Who referees a sanda bout?
- What are the events in wushu taolu?
- How is a wushu taolu competition organised?
- How long is a wushu taolu routine?
- How big is the wushu taolu competition area?
- What are the rules for weapons and clothing in wushu taolu?
- How is wushu taolu scored?
- What do judges deduct for in wushu taolu?
- What happens if a wushu athlete falls or drops their weapon?
- What is the overall performance score in wushu taolu?
- How does the difficulty score work in wushu taolu?
- What must a wushu taolu routine contain?
- How are ties broken in wushu taolu?
- Can a wushu taolu score be appealed?
- Who judges a wushu taolu competition?
- Can a wushu taolu athlete start their routine again?