Technique Tharacteristics of Chopping Quan

（一）大开大合，长刁冷抽 Vigorous large-scale action, tricky quick-strike

劈挂拳动作开合幅度较大，四肢百骸屈合灵活以护各部，舒展各节以放长击远，在大开中求密合，在长击中藏短打。动作整体表现为“合如伏炮，缩身藏头；开如炮发，上下展炸”。技法特点上，长刁冷抽，脆快冷弹，回缩若弹簧。

Chopping Quan has a large extent of movement, flexible limbs and bones stretching and retracting to protect all body parts, stretching bone joints to conduct a stretched strike.There is solid defense amid large-scale action, bunt hits among stretched strike, it acts like this: folding like lying cannon, shrinking body and head, striking out like a shell, bursting out up and down.And the technique characteristics are stretched and tricky retract, sudden crisp and rapid flip, recoil like a spring.

（二）步法多变，身法灵活 Changeable footwork, flexible body movement

步法讲究进必跟，退必疾。在长进与速退中，常以原地“转趾”（脚前掌碾转）的方法变换方位与姿势。劈挂拳注重以腰为轴，同时要求含胸拔背，蜿蜒蛇行，力由腰发，常以直进侧入，转折机灵。

Footwork emphasizes swift advance and retreat.While moving forward and back swiftly, one usually moves his toes on site(with forefoot grinding and rotating) to change position and posture.Chopping Quan focus on turning by pivoting one's waist, at the same time requiring shrinking bosom and straightening back, twining like a snake with strength generated from waist, usually moving by a straight line and attacking from side, turning agilely.

（三）长击短打相兼，手劈脚踢并用 Long-strike combined with bunt hit, hand split amid leg kick

劈挂拳讲究柔中带刚，以放长击远，刚中寓柔，着重于贴身靠打，收则势短节猛、搅靠劈重、连珠炮动，具有长击与短打相兼和手劈脚踢并用的技法特点。

Chopping Quan stresses solid but also have softness.To stretch out for a long strike, there is strength as well as grace in it, focusing on close-range leaning hit; it is violent, heavy and continuous.The technique characteristics are long-strike combined with bunt hit, hand split amid leg kick.

（四）随招进招，随形打势 Move according to situation and fight back according to motion

技法上讲究随招进招，随形打势，其一般规律为“高来则挂，低来则劈，横来则拦，顺来则扳”。

The technique stresses to move according to situation and fight back according to motion.The general rule is to suspend the motion from higher position, to chop the one from lower, to stop the one from sideway-attack and to pull the one from the same direction.

（五）藏锋鹰目，气势逼人 Concealing ability, sparkling eagle eye with pressing momentum.

劈挂拳要求两眼炯炯有神如鹰目，技法上讲究速进猛攻，以快打慢，即手到步到眼先到。注重藏锋，拳诀曰“藏锋十路埋伏，透形周身示弱”。

Chopping Quan requires a sparkle in the eyes like the eagle eyes, making storm attack at a rapid speed, with rapid motion dealing with a slow motion, that is eye is first before hand and step.Focus on concealing abilities. The boxing tips are: concealing abilities, ambushing in all sides, showing weakness from outside.