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Sanda

Sanda is the full-contact competition discipline of wushu. Two athletes fight with permitted punches, kicks, throws and platform control on a leitai/sanda area; scoring, protection and weight classes follow the applicable IWUF rules.

LevelMain sport FamilyCombat Sports CategoryCombat sport

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Classification

Category Combat sport

Family Combat Sports

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Sanda is wushu full contact with punches, kicks, throws and platform control.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want to combine striking, clinch, throws and clear competition rules.

Cost 50-200 EUR for trial month, gloves, mouthguard and basic protection; more protection by sparring. Gym/club dues, protective gear, coaching and possible competition fees. Wushu/sanda gym, Chinese martial-arts school or federation training. Contact and throws only progressively with coach and protection.

First progress Basic combinations after weeks; safe throw/contact integration takes much longer.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

coach
mat/sanda area
gloves
mouthguard
shin/body protection by training
breakfall basics

First steps

find gym
learn stance and guard
practise footwork and simple combinations
build breakfalls and throw control
spar later

Wushu federation, sanda gym, Chinese martial-arts school or kickboxing/wushu club.

Train only with coach, protection, progressive contact and medically/sportingly suitable load.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Sanshou, Wushu sanda, Sanda full contact, Sanshou lei tai, Wushu Sanda, Sanda Full Contact

Tags combat, striking, sanda, combat-sport, wushu-sanda, kampfsport-familie, kampfsport, sanshou

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score more points with legal sanda techniques, throw the opponent under control or win by rule-compliant superiority.

Teilnehmer

Two athletes.

Teamgröße

1 versus 1.

Spielfeld

Sanda leitai/competition area with safety zone.

Dauer

Number and duration of rounds by IWUF/event rules.

Wertung

Side judges/scoring system score hits, throws, platform actions and fouls.

Gewinnbedingung

More rounds/points, early superiority or rule-compliant decision.

Ausrüstung

gloves
mouthguard
body protection by rule
leitai/mats

Wichtige Regelpunkte

prohibited target area
unsafe throw action
rule/protection violation
ignoring platform/foul rules

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Wushu Federation (IWUF)

Sanda International Wushu Federation · federation · high
Wushu Sanda Competition Rules and Judging Methods 2024 International Wushu Federation · rulebook · high
Sanda Federation Royale Marocaine de Wushu · federation · medium