翻子拳的勁道講求脆、快、硬、彈。近數年來，翻子拳與戳腳、劈掛拳相配為伍，並行傳習，因此，也追求吞吐發力、轆轆翻扯、攪靠劈重的通備勁道。其特點為發力迅猛遒勁，架勢俯伏閃動，雙拳密集如雨，全套一氣嗬成。拳諺稱：“翻子一掛鞭。”原始套路隻有一趟，近幾十年逐步發展為兩趟。現已成為競賽項目之一。
The force techniques of Fanzi Quan are brisk，fast，hard and bouncing.Fanzi Quan is in the same group with Foot-poke and Pigua Quan，so it also emphasizes on force with stretching out and drawing in.Fanzi Quan features include fast and powerful force，dodging postures,intense fist punching，and the integral sets of postures.There is only one original Taolu and it has developed into two nowadays.Now it has become one of the Wushu competition events.