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Stationary or Fixed Step Tui Shou

Tui Shou (in mandarin language) = Push Hands

GUIDELINES and RULES:

All contests will be run in accordance with these guidelines. A full copy will be passed to the head of all participating organisations.

The competition will be controlled by an appointed panel of referees approved by the MALYMPEX Committee.

Tui Shou (Push Hands) is a competition event that requires contestants to unbalance their opponent. The preferred method to use in order to achieve this employs the use of position and angle with the minimum of strength.

The Stationary or Fixed Step Tui Shou (Push Hands) event shall comprise of the following…

This shall be a fixed foot position that shall be contained within the prescribed competition area

The competitors’ feet shall not leave the floor.

Freestyle pushing will ensue until there is a loss of balance.

The event will take place in Three (3) sections…

1)     Single Hand (left to left), left leg forward.

2)     Single Hand (right to right), right leg forward.

3)     Both hands feet square, shoulder width apart.

The total score shall be the sum of the three sections.

ENTRY QUALIFICATION:

All contestants shall be deemed fit to compete for the event by the organisers or a representative of the organisers. All contestants shall have suitable insurance cover in the event of an injury.

WEIGHT CATEGORIES:

COMPETITION ATTIRE and SAFETY:

All contestants shall wear tracksuit or training trousers, a crew neck short sleeved t-shirt and low, flat soled shoes. Final confirmation of the correct attire shall be given by the head referee and his / her decision is final. To avoid confusion and delay competitors should check early to confirm their situation.

The referees shall provide for distinguishing belts or sashes to identify the competitors.

Competitors shall remove ALL jewellery. If you are unsure please speak to one of the referees. The head referees decision is final.

Finger nails must be short and well kempt. Long hair must be adequately tied back.

THE RULES:

1.      The competition will take place in the centre of the designated area. The duration of each of the three bouts will be 1 minute. The contest will be both supervised and scored by the referee.

2.      The competitors will approach the centre of the marked area at the command of the referee. Salutation will be made to each other and to the referees table.

3. Males and females shall compete in separate events.
4. For the first of the competition sections both competitors will face each other in a left leg forward stance. The forward foot position of one competitor shall overlap the forward foot position of the other. They will then, under the direction of the referee, engaging the left arms. This will be repeated for the right arm section of the event. For the section using both arms, the feet shall be placed one shoulder width apart, parallel and opposite the other competitors before the competition will begin.

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5. Each time the referee calls “Stop!” the relative foot positions as described above (3) will be resumed before the competition may continue.
6. On the referees’ command of “Contact”, arm contact will be made as described above (3). On the referees’ command of “Begin”, the competitors will commence pushing.
7. The timekeepers whistle will signify the commencement of the bout and the timekeepers watch will be set accordingly. The timekeepers whistle will signify the end of the 1 minute. All other commands to stop and begin will be made by the competition referee. The time would be suspended for any prolonged stoppage due to injury, fouls, warnings and / or disputes.
8. Should a competitor receive an injury and decide not to continue the bout he / she should disengage from the opponent and indicate this intention to the referee by the lifting of both hands above their head.
9. It is acceptable to push the legs resulting in a loss of balance, but NOT the joints.
10. The referee will indicated scoring intent by lifting the relevant arm to the contesting achieving the score. Points will be indicated by the number of fingers raised. The referee will face the judges table and will voice his awarded points. This scoring will take place immediately before reengaging the competitors.
11. Although the object of this event appears to be to keep the feet still it is not. The object is to make you opponent lose their balance. To that end the referee will make a decision when awarding points as to whether the technique employed was ‘sacrificial’ i.e.; if a competitor throws him or herself onto their opponent in an ‘out of balance manoeuvre’ that intended to upset the foot positions before the ‘fall’ upsets their own. This may result in no points being awarded and if the manoeuvre is potentially dangerous, a warning being given (see Fouls, Penalties and Disqualifications below).

AWARDING OF POINTS:

Points will be awarded by the referee. The points will be recorded by the score keeper (referees table). The competitor accumulating the higher number of points from the three sections will be announced the winner by the chief referee.

1)     TWO Points will be awarded when a contestant is clearly thrown to the ground i.e. when both hands and knees or buttocks contact the floor.

2)     ONE Point will be awarded when a contestant cause an opponent to lose balance causing any part of the body above and including the knee, to touch the ground. When a contestant is losing their balance and so grabs the opponents clothing, the two points will be awarded to the opponent.

3)     ONE Point will be awarded when a contestant raises his / her entire foot from the floor, steps off balance in any direction or raises part of the rear foot from the floor. The sole of the front foot may be raised provided the heel remains in contact with the floor at all times.

4)     NO Points will be awarded if both contestants lose their balance at the same time in the same exchange of movement.

FOULS OR ILLEGAL TECHNIQUES:

The Push Hands competition shall be conducted in a competitive but safe manner. Respect and consideration are part of this event. To that end, a foul will be announced for the following…

1)     Use of strike by the head, fists, elbows, knees and feet.

2)     Attacks to the joints, head, neck and groin areas.

3)     Wrestle an opponent to the ground.

4)     Use of feet to kick, stamp or sweep.

5)     Use of the arms around the opponents’ body as in a bear hug.

6)     Use of bad language to the opponent or referee.

7)     Grasping both legs of opponent.

8)     Employing the use of the opponents clothing to unseat your opponent.

9)     ‘Sacrificial’ techniques (see Rules above).

10) Arguing with an official (disputes may be considered in private in the form of an appeal).

PERMITTED TECHNIQUES:

The classical names (mandarin) given to the permitted techniques are…

Peng = ward off

Lu = roll back

Chi = press

An = push

Tsai = pull

Li = split

Zhou = elbow stroke

Kao = shoulder stroke

PENALTIES and DISQUALIFICATIONS:

The referee will deduct points for intentional violation of the rules.

Deductions will be made for the following…

1)     1 POINT for an intentional foul.

2)     1 POINT and a warning for a second foul.

3)     1 POINT for unsportsmanlike like behaviour or attitude.