Chapter 2 Introduction of Main Sorts of Quan
武术拳种纷纭、流派众多。据1979年全国武术挖掘整理资料显示，依据源流有序、拳理明晰、风格独特、自成体系等原则进行整理，全国共有129个拳种，后又发展为131个。不同拳种不但有不同的拳术套路，也有不同的器械套路。
本章将根据教学的需求对流行较广且具有代表性的，教学中常用的长拳、太极拳、南拳、形意拳、八卦掌、八极拳、翻子拳、螳螂拳等拳种进行简要介绍。
There are diverse sorts of Quan with various schools in Wushu.The national Wushu materials explored and filed in 1979 showed that,in accordance with principles of well-organized source and course，clear theory of Quan，unique style，as well as development of its own system，there were 129 sorts of Quan throughout China and it has now developed into 131 sorts.In addition，different sorts of Quan not only have different Quan competition forms，but also have different appliance forms.
In accordance with the needs of teaching that this chapter will briefly introduce common sorts of Quan with wide popularity and representativeness such as Chang Quan，Taiji Quan，Nan Quan，Xingyi Quan，Bagua Zhang（Eight-trigram Palm），Baji Quan（Eight-extremity Quan），Fanzi Quan，Tanglang Quan（Mantis Style）etc..