TechniqueTharacteristicsofChoppingQuan
（一）大开大合，长刁冷抽 Vigorouslarge-scaleaction, trickyquick-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。
ChoppingQuanhasalargeextentofmovement, flexiblelimbsandbonesstretchingandretractingtoprotectallbodyparts, -scaleaction, bunthitsamongstretchedstrike, itactslikethis: foldinglikelyingcannon, shrinkingbodyandhead, strikingoutlikeashell, , suddencrispandrapidflip, recoillikeaspring.
（二）步法多变，身法灵活 Changeablefootwork, flexiblebodymovement
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。
, oneusuallymoveshistoesonsite(withforefootgrindingandrotating) 'swaist, atthesametimerequiringshrinkingbosomandstraighteningback, twininglikeasnakewithstrengthgeneratedfromwaist, usuallymovingbyastraightlineandattackingfromside, turningagilely.
（三）长击短打相兼，手劈脚踢并用 Long-strikecombinedwithbunthit, handsplitamidlegkick
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。
, thereisstrengthaswellasgraceinit, focusingonclose-rangeleaninghit; itisviolent, -strikecombinedwithbunthit, handsplitamidlegkick.
（四）随招进招，随形打势 Moveaccordingtosituationandfightbackaccordingtomotion
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”。
, tochoptheonefromlower, tostoptheonefromsideway-attackandtopulltheonefromthesamedirection.
（五）藏锋鹰目，气势逼人 Concealingability, sparklingeagleeyewithpressingmomentum.
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”。
ChoppingQuanrequiresasparkleintheeyesliketheeagleeyes, makingstormattackatarapidspeed, withrapidmotiondealingwithaslowmotion, : concealingabilities, ambushinginallsides, showingweaknessfromoutside.
