Technique Tharacteristics of Chopping Quan
（一）大開大合，長刁冷抽 Vigorous large-scale action, tricky quick-strike
劈掛拳動作開合幅度較大，四肢百骸屈合靈活以護各部，舒展各節以放長擊遠，在大開中求密合，在長擊中藏短打。動作整體表現為“合如伏炮，縮身藏頭；開如炮發，上下展炸”。技法特點上，長刁冷抽，脆快冷彈，回縮若彈簧。
Chopping Quan has a large extent of movement, flexible limbs and bones stretching and retracting to protect all body parts, stretching bone joints to conduct a stretched strike.There is solid defense amid large-scale action, bunt hits among stretched strike, it acts like this: folding like lying cannon, shrinking body and head, striking out like a shell, bursting out up and down.And the technique characteristics are stretched and tricky retract, sudden crisp and rapid flip, recoil like a spring.
（二）步法多變，身法靈活 Changeable footwork, flexible body movement
步法講究進必跟，退必疾。在長進與速退中，常以原地“轉趾”（腳前掌碾轉）的方法變換方位與姿勢。劈掛拳注重以腰為軸，同時要求含胸拔背，蜿蜒蛇行，力由腰發，常以直進側入，轉折機靈。
Footwork emphasizes swift advance and retreat.While moving forward and back swiftly, one usually moves his toes on site(with forefoot grinding and rotating) to change position and posture.Chopping Quan focus on turning by pivoting one's waist, at the same time requiring shrinking bosom and straightening back, twining like a snake with strength generated from waist, usually moving by a straight line and attacking from side, turning agilely.
（三）長擊短打相兼，手劈腳踢並用 Long-strike combined with bunt hit, hand split amid leg kick
劈掛拳講究柔中帶剛，以放長擊遠，剛中寓柔，著重於貼身靠打，收則勢短節猛、攪靠劈重、連珠炮動，具有長擊與短打相兼和手劈腳踢並用的技法特點。