Chapter 8 –
Competition Area &
Equipment
Article 30 – Competition Area
(1)Sanda competition shall take place
on an IWUF approved wushu sanda
competition platform (leitai) which
comprises of a frame with a plywood
surface upon which is a layer of EVA
foam which is covered by a high-
quality PU leather canvas. The
competition area comprises of a
The contest area is 8 meters in length by
8 meters and has a height of 80
centimeters demarcated on all 4 sides by
a red line which is 5 centimeters thick. A
yellow warning line, which is 10
centimeters thick, is drawn 90
centimeters in on four sides of the
contest area. At the center of the contest
area surface is the IWUF logo which is
120 centimeters in diameter.
Article 31 – Equipment
(1) Colored Paddles
These paddles are utilized by the sideline judges when
judging a bout to indicate the winner, loser or a draw of
a round. The round section of the paddle has a
diameter of 20cm, and the handle is 20cm in length.
There are a total of eighteen (18) paddles comprising
of six (6) red paddles; six (6) blue paddles and six (6)
split (half red, half blue) paddles. (Image 1)
(2)Admonition
Cards
Twelve (12) 15cm x
5cm yellow cards are
used for admonition,
with the Chinese
characters “ 劝 告 ”
and the English word
(3)Warning
Cards
Six (6) 15cm x
5cm red cards
are used for
admonition, with
the Chinese
characters " 警 告 "
and the English
(4)Forcible
Counting Cards
Six (6) 15cm x 5cm
blue cards are used for
admonition, with the
Chinese characters " 强
读 " and the English
word "Forcible
Counting" on them.
(5)Appeal
Cards
Six (6) 15cm x 5cm
orange cards are
used for lodged
appeals, with the
Chinese characters
" 申 诉 " and the
(6) Card Rack
Two (2) racks -- one in blue and one in
red -- are used for holding the cards.
They are 60cm long and 15cm high
(Fig 6).
(Fig
(7) Default Paddle
Two (2) yellow
paddles are used
for default
purposes, with the
Chinese
characters “ 弃 权
” and the English
word "Default" on
them ― written in
red color on one
side and in blue
(8) Appeal
Paddle
Two (2) orange
paddles are used for
lodging of appeals
purposes, with the
Chinese characters “ 申
诉 ” and the English
word "Appeal" on them
― written in red color
on one side and in
(9) Stopwatch
Two (2) Stopwatches (1 as a reserve)
(10) Whistle
Two (2) Whistles (1 single-pitch; 1 double-
pitch)
(11) Megaphone
Three (3) Megaphones
(12) Gong, Mallet and Rack One (1) set
(13) Tally Counter
Fifteen (15) to Twenty (20) Tally Counters
(14) Video Camera
(15) Metric Scale
Two (2) sets. The scales must display
to 2 digits following the decimal points.
(16) Wireless Microphones
Three (3) Wireless Microphones (To be
pinned to platform referee's chest.
(17) Electronic Scoring System
One (1) set of Electronic Scoring
System
