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What are the main balances in Changquan?

1, the premise of knee balance: the support leg is upright, the upper body is upright, the other leg is bent high in front of the body and raised close to the chest, the calf is diagonally buckled, and the foot surface is straight and adducted. 2. Balance of leg flexion: the supporting leg bends and squats, the other leg bends, and the toes hook behind the knees of the supporting leg and fasten.

3. Swallow-style balance: the support legs are upright, the upper body leans forward slightly higher than the level, and the chest is upright; The hind legs are straight, higher than the level, and the foot surface is flat.

4, full moon balance: support legs straight or slightly bent to stand firm. The upper body is tilted and twisted to the same side of the support leg, chest out and waist in. The other leg is lifted from the back to the same side of the supporting leg, with the lower leg flexed, the foot surface stretched flat and the sole facing upward.

5. Air balance; The supporting leg stands upright, the other leg is lifted by hand through the side of the body, the toes are hooked up, the soles of the feet are up, and the height is flush with the head. It is required that the pushed leg can cling to the ear or pull to the head, the supporting leg should stand firm and the body should stand upright.

6. Balance your back; The support legs are straight or slightly bent to stand firm, and the upper and lower back are close to horizontal; Lift the other leg straight to the front of your body, with your feet flat, your chest out, and your arms spread out to your sides.

7. Low hind leg potential balance; Support your legs to bend and squat; The other leg is straight, lifted horizontally from the back side of the supporting leg to the front side, and the toes are lifted to support the chest and abdomen, and the upper body is slightly tilted.

Changquan is one of the traditional boxing styles in China, belonging to the northern martial arts school. General long boxing includes tea boxing, flower boxing, cannon boxing and Hong boxing. In ancient China, there was another boxing called Changquan. Now Changquan is a kind of boxing developed in recent 30 years. It is based on Cha, Hua, Bao, Hong, Bouncing Leg, Shaolin and other boxing methods, and is made up by comprehensive arrangement and creation.