八極拳屬於短打拳法，其動作極為剛猛。在技擊手法上講求寸截寸拿、硬打硬開。具有一般所述挨、傍、擠、靠、崩、撼之特點。發力於腳跟，行於腰際，貫於指尖，故爆發力極大，極富有技擊之特色。
Baji Quan is classified as short attacking fist technique and its movements are solid and powerful.Attacking techniques Cunjie Cunna，Yingda Yingkai(Fighting and blocking forcedly bit by bit)with the actual characteristics of ai(Cling to the opponent)，Bang(Shoulder-hit)，pressing，leaning，brusting and shaking.The force comes from the heels,moves through the waist，and reaches finger tips，so that the force is very powerful.This makes the style full of combat features.
八極拳以頭足為乾坤，肩膝肘胯為四方，手臂前後兩相對，丹田抱元在中央為創門之意。以意領氣，以氣摧力，三盤六點內外合一，氣勢磅礴，八方發力通身是眼，渾身是手，動則變，變則化，化則靈，其妙無窮。八極拳非常注重攻防技術的練習。在用法上講究“挨、傍、擠、靠”，見縫插針，有隙即鑽，不招不架，見招打招。
In Baji Quan，the head and feet are respectively imagined as the sky and the earth；the shoulders，knees，elbows and hip are figuratively regarded as the four directions.Arms are opposite to each other，and Dantian is at the center.The intention leads the breath，and breath drives force.The three parts of the trunk(upper body，waist and abdomen，and legs)and six points(shoulder，elbow，hands，crotch，hip joint，knees and ankles)conforms with each other，and with the interior body and spirit.The movements are powerful.Baji Quan emphasizes constant changes.Movement leads to changes，change leads to efficaciousness.Baji Quan emphasizes on the practice of attacking and defending and the commonly used actions include“Ai，Bang，pressing，leaning”.