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Contents 1 Howto: Fill out a IWuF Nandu Form 1.1 Before you even look at the form 1.1.1 Step 1: Watcho doin' 1.1.2 Step 2: Talkin' in code 1.1.3 Step 3: What it all means 2 The Form 2.1 Part 1: ASL 2.2 Part 2: The Map it out 2.3 Part 3: 1+1=0.6 2.4 Part 4: Break it down 3 Bow and walk off the carpet

[edit] Howto: Fill out a IWuF Nandu Form

The IWuF's nandu form has been the source of much confusion for competitors and coaches the world over. Weather it is the language barrier or just trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, the nandu form is far from friendly, however once the reasoning behind it is understood everything goes much smoother.

Hopefully this tutorial will help alleviate some of the headache involved.

[edit] Before you even look at the form

Before the form, we need to figure out some information about your taolu. Specifically we need to figure out what your nandu are, what the code for that nandu is as well as the associated point value.

First a quick break down of the jargon:

• Movement Difficulty: Refers to the specific nandu movement, such as a jump, balance or weapon toss.
• Transition Difficulty: Refers to the additional technique added to the movement to add difficulty. Such as a landing in a horse stance, landing in the splits, performing two difficulty movements together.
• Skill: For this article, the noun "skill" will refer to any movement, not just a "movement difficulty."
• Taolu: This is the chinese word for "form" or "routine."

[edit] Step 1: Watcho doin'

Take out a piece of paper and jot down all your nandu, in order by section.

For example, if you were doing compulsory changquan:

• Section 1:
  • Jump outside kick 360 (also known as a lotus kick)
  • Jump front kick (also known as a flying front kick)
  • Tornado 360 with a splits landing
• Section 2:
  • Butterfly Kick
• Section 3:
  • None
• Section 4:
  • Aerial Cartwheel

[edit] Step 2: Talkin' in code

Now, the tricky part, converting that list into the nandu codes.

These codes can be looked up in the tables on the wiki (if you like a standard and open format) or in the proprietary Microsoft word document on the IWuF website. You should also be warned that there are some typos in the codes in the word doc. I would assume that the judges will know this, but I like to put down the proper codes if at all possible.

For the Movement Difficulty look up the technique in the Section 4 Movement Difficulties table. Because some of the English names are nonstandard or ambiguous be very careful. If you need more help look in the terminology section of the wiki for clarification.

For the Transition Difficulty look for the combination in Section 5 Difficulty Transitions table. If a specific combination is not in that table then it is not considered a transition and will not be awarded any transition points. (You can apply to have a new skills added, however I wouldn't count on it--amature competitors are stuck with what they see in the table)

Now you should get a list that looks something like this:

• Section 1:
  • Jump outside kick 360: 324A
  • Jump front kick: 312A
  • Tornado 360 with a splits landing: 323A+4
• Section 2:
  • Butterfly Kick: 333A
• Section 3:
  • None
• Section 4:
  • Aerial Cartwheel: 335A

[edit] Step 3: What it all means

Add it up. You can look up the point values in the tables you got the difficulty codes from. You will notice that the top of each column has a number, that number is the point value. The Movement Difficulties are easy, simply note the level of the move (A, B or C) and assign the correct point value (0.2, 0.3 or 0.3) and you are done. For example: Butterfly Kick (333A) =0.2 points. Transition Difficulty can be a little trickier, you will want to verify the column you found the movement combination in and assign that point value. Sometimes A level Movement Difficulties can be combined to acheive B level points. For example Jump front kick to Aerial Cartwheel (312A + 335A) is a B level transition and gets awarded 0.15 points.

[edit] The Form

Here is the happy nandu form from the IWuF. This form is also kept in Microsoft Word format on the IWuF website.

The Competitor Information Floor Diagram Point Totals Section-by-section break down nandu

[edit] Part 1: ASL

The top part of the form is the place to fill in your Name, Gender, Event and so on. This should be pretty straight forward. Fill in each blank with the appropriate information. The only two fields that could possibly be confusing are:

• Employer - If this is an international event use the host country, otherwise leave it blank.
• Apparatus model - Leave this blank. If you are competing in a weapon event the judges will know that from your event.

[edit] Part 2: The Map it out

This part of the form is a rough drawing of the route the competitor will be taking across the carpet. Simply draw out where you will be as you progress through the taolu. You do not need to include every detail, just a rough estimate of where you will be. This example diagram shows the compulsory changquan taolu, and as you can see it is very simplistic compared to the actual taolu. Points to know when drawing your diagram An open triangle marks the beginning of the taolu A solid circle marks the beginning a nandu sequence. Mark the circle where you start the sequence, not where you end Write the nandu and transition codes next to the solid dot A solid triangle indicates the end of the section. Think of this as an arrow head pointing in the direction the section progressed across the carpet The grey box indicates where the judges sit

[edit] Part 3: 1+1=0.6

Adding up the totals. Nandu account for 2.0 points of the 10 possible, and in that 2 points 1.4 is allotted for the movement difficulties and 0.6 for the transition difficulties. That means if you happen do to more than 1.4 points worth in movement difficulties you will not receive any extra points. The points are always truncated from the end of the taolu, starting with the last nandu in the last section and subtracting points until you reach the max limit.

Remember that any extra difficulties done will not add to your nandu score, but you may still get deducted for any mistakes.

When filling out the "Degree of Difficulty Registration" section of the form make sure to place the totaled scores in the appropriate box.

Box 1: The movement difficulties. The sum of all the movement values. This can be up to 1.4, and no more. Box 2: The transition difficulties. The sum of all the transistion values. This can be up to 0.6, and no more. Box3: The total nandu score, just add up the points from box 1 and 2.

[edit] Part 4: Break it down

Filling out the section by section table at the bottom of the page. This part of the form is important as this is the place that the judges will mark the scores during competition.

First fill out the Movement difficulties.

• The codes for each nandu go into the top of the three rows for each section of the taolu. This row is marked "Content of the degree of difficulty."
• Each movement gets it's own cell, and any transition codes will go in the adjacent cell with a plus sign (+) before the numerical code.
  • If you do not have enough cells, combine the transition code with its respective movement.

Below that row is the row for the point values.

• Mark the point value for each movement on this row below its respective code.
• If your point value exceeds 1.4 for movement or 0.6 for transistion make sure to subtract value until you are at the maximum allowed. Start at the last nandu in the last section and work forward.

Ensure that the correct point value is under the appropriate code.

Make sure to skip the third row in that group (marked "assessment on the spot"), that is the row the judges will mark your scores during competition. Move to the next group for the next section of the taolu.

[edit] Bow and walk off the carpet

There you go, hopefully you are closer to understanding the requirements of filling out this tricky little form. If you have questions please click the edit tab at the top of the page and ask away.