Wushu rules
Rules by form of the sport
- The bout and its rounds
- The platform and falling off it
- Weight categories and the weigh-in
- Clothing and protective gear
- Legal and illegal techniques
- Scoring areas and prohibited areas
- How points are scored
- Throws and falls
- The forcible count
- Clinching and passivity
- Technical fouls and personal fouls
- Winning a round
- Winning the bout
- Defaults and withdrawals
- Officials, commands and appeals
- The taolu events
- Age groups, preliminaries and finals
- Routine time limits
- The mat and going out of bounds
- Weapons and attire
- How a routine is scored
- Quality of movements
- Balance errors, falls and dropped weapons
- Overall performance
- Degree of difficulty
- Compulsory content and choreography
- Ties and rankings
- Appeals
- Judges and officials
- Restarts, forfeits and etiquette