Classification of Chinese combat martial arts

Chinese martial arts to geographical classification for the South and North leg: the South refers to the south of the Yangtze River, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Anhui, etc., of which to the two, Fujian, Fujian is the main, the two Fujian and Guangdong is the most abundant, Guangdong is mainly five: Hong Liu Cai Li Mo, in addition to Wing Chun, Buddha, Cai Li Fojia, the Eagle Claw door, etc., Guangxi has a dog fist, fish boxing, etc., Fujian has a white crane fist, Fujian Hong Quan, etc., the same kind of boxing in different places and different characteristics. Fujian has White Crane Boxing, Fujian Hung Gar, etc. The same kind of boxing has different characteristics in different places. Southern boxing a pictogram-based, there are dragons, tigers, snakes, cranes, leopards, fish, chickens, elephants, lions, monkeys, apes and so on. The north refers to the north of the Yangtze River, Jiangsu, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Gansu, Shaanxi, etc. Henan is famous for Shaolin Kung Fu. Henan is famous for Shaolin Kung Fu, Shandong to check the fist, poking feet, Tan leg, mantis boxing, etc., Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, a form of Yi, Bagua is the most famous. Henan is also famous for Taijiquan. In addition, the Sichuan area of martial arts since the family, known as Ba Shu martial arts, to Emei school is the most famous (Note: the real Emei school is not a women's school, learning is not a woman's kung fu, this point, please distinguish clearly with the Jin Yong's martial arts novels.) As for the martial arts in the area of Yunnan and Guizhou, they are mostly ethnic minority martial arts (nowadays, it seems that they used to be called barbarian fists, and those in Tibet are called tomfans), which are represented by the Miao Fist, the Tujia Fist, and so on.

To categorize the internal and external martial arts, there are internal and external martial arts. Internal and external to the concept of practicing kung fu and different forms of combat to make a difference: the internal advocates the first practice of qi, the first internal and then external, and combat is based on the back of the attack, to the static brake is given priority to. Representatives of the Wudang Quan, Taiji, Bagua, Xingyi, etc.; outside the family to first train the muscles and bones, from the outside to repair the internal. Technique on the fast hand to beat the slow hand, pre-emptive strike. Strike fierce and mighty. Representatives of the Shaolin, Hong Quan, Red Fist and so much to write. However, regardless of the internal or external, the ultimate goal is to achieve both internal and external cultivation, rigid and flexible realm.

To categorize by era, the above mentioned styles of boxing basically belong to the traditional martial arts, characterized by many styles of boxing, many rules, and a strong regional concept. Practice steps are basically stakes, sets, loose hands, wooden piles, equipment, from shallow to deep, gradually progressive, need to spend a lot of time to experience in detail. The results are slow at the beginning, but by the time one reaches great success, one is often able to overcome the weak with the strong and defeat opponents who are much taller than oneself. Traditional martial arts do not only train the fist, but also refine the heart, and those who are strong in kung fu are not people with extraordinary temperament. The second type of modern combat arts, the abolition of the stakes, sets of two steps, and sometimes even the stakes are saved, directly into the loose hands, on behalf of the Sanda, the Interceptor and so on. Mainly to adapt to the international combat trend in modern society. Characterized by fast, simple, fast initial results, sandbags boxing target as the main training equipment, get started fast, strong combat (it can also be said that it is the traditional martial arts in the scattered stage of the independent version) but will be limited by age, into a kind of combat live by the young. But it will be limited by age, and become a kind of youthful combat. It will also be limited by the weight and height of the opposing sides, and evolve into a situation of fighting for physical strength. The physically stronger will win. Loss of the essence of the weak over the strong and the small over the big. For the martial arts practitioner's state of mind is no longer too much attention, often misunderstood as a good fight.