Main Content and Characteristics of Nan Quan
南拳内容丰富，各地流传的南拳往往自成体系，各具特色。广东南拳，拳种浩繁，最著名的有洪、刘、蔡、李、莫五家。
Nan Quan has abundant contents and various sorts of Quan from different places with different features.Cantonese Nan Quan has various sorts，and the most five famous are：Hong Style,Liu Style，Cai Style，Li Style and Mo Style.
洪家拳：是南拳较大门派，源于福建闽南漳州一带，后传入广东。其特点是步稳、势烈，以气催力，以发声吐气来助发力。
Hong Style is the main school of Nan Quan originated from Zhangzhou，Fujian,then introduced into Guangdong.It is characterized by stable step，strong posture，breath driving force and giving force by exhaling and sound production.
刘家拳：流行于广东钦州、高州等地。此拳特点是进退快速，左防右攻，攻守兼备，灵活多变。动作系短桥、短马，步法多吊马、拉马，间有跳跃动作。步走四面，拳打八方，运动路线多变，手法近似洪拳。
Liu Style is popular in Qinzhou and Gaozhou of Guangdong.It is characterized by quick forward and backward stepping，left defending，right attacking，diverse changes.The movements are Duanqiao，Duanma，and the step techniques are Diaoma，Lama with jumping.It has various steps，techniques and movement routes，and its hand techniques are like Hong Style.
蔡拳：相传由福建传入广东，流行于广东中山县南郎等地。特点是不拘形式，暗中出手，突然袭击，以短打为主，沉肘护夹，发短劲，刚中有柔。
Cai Style is spread to Guangdong from Fujian and it is popular in Nanlang，Zhongshan County，Guangdong etc..It is characterized in various forms，sudden attacking，face to face attacking，dropping elbow，short fighting and hardness with softness.
李拳：流行于广东中山县河源、老隆等地。其特点是长桥大马，侧身闪步出拳快、收拳快，多跳跃、擅腿法，肩关节活动幅度大，下肢进退灵活。