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The meaning of making a fist.

Fist-making means a meeting ceremony.

Boxing ceremony, similar to it, is called "bow" and "bow ceremony". It is a kind of greeting ceremony in the traditional etiquette of the Han nationality (more common in martial arts practitioners). It originated before the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 3,000 years. This is a traditional etiquette unique to the Han nationality. Boxing is to hold the right hand with the left hand, embrace naturally, have moderate elasticity and feel, and naturally shake slightly on the chest, which is not suitable.

Holding the right hand with the left hand is called "Bai Ji". On the contrary, it is disrespectful of the other person's "fierce worship". In addition, the boxing ceremony in Wushu is refined, standardized and unified from the "bow ceremony" and boxing ceremony (four-finger ceremony) of Shaolin boxing, and has been given new meanings, which is a representative ceremony adopted at home and abroad.

Historical evolution:

Boxing ceremony, similar to the etiquette of "bow" and "bow", is a meeting ceremony in the traditional etiquette of the Han nationality (more common in Wulin), which originated before the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 3,000 years.

It is a unique traditional etiquette of the Han nationality, and its similar "bow-hand ceremony" and "yi ceremony" are recorded in the Analects of Confucius: "The Tao arches and stands." According to Zhou Li, according to the status and relationship between the two sides, there were three kinds of bows at that time: earth bow, time bow, heaven bow, special bow, travel bow and side bow.