Technique Characteristics of Shaolin Boxing
少林拳朴实无华、立足实战，其运动特点也具有鲜明的技击性。
Shaolin boxing based on actual combat, it is simple and unadorned, the movement has a distinct skill character.
（一）拳打一条线，拳打卧牛之地 Punch in a straight line within a small area
少林拳套路繁多，结构紧凑，短小精悍。演练时，起落进退多在一条线上运动。众多少林拳家认为，从实战角度出发，真正交手相搏无非几步之距，直线运动最为有效，方寸之间便有胜败之分。这充分体现了少林拳不受场地大小限制，随时随地均可施展解数和发挥威力的特征。
Shaolin boxing has more routine exercise, compact structure, terse and forceful.It's required to move in a straight line while practicing.Many Shaolin boxing master felt that from a practical point of view, the real fight is just within a distance of few steps, the most effective way is to move in a straight line, victory or defeat can be decided in a small area.This fully embodies of the Shaolin boxing is not limited by the size of practicing yard and can be used at any place.
（二）动作迅猛，快速有力 Action fast and vigorous
少林拳要求刚健有力、迅速激烈，即所谓“起手连珠炮，拳打一气连”；“使势千着，以快为先”。在套路演练过程中，要求几个或十几个动作连贯快速，一气呵成。少林拳虽以刚为主，但同时也要求刚柔相济。
Shaolin boxing demands that the movement should be vigorous and energetic, swift and sharp, that is the so-called“Start with continuous shell, punched out without interruption”;“Thousands of skills and tricks with the focus on speed”.In the course of skill practice exercise, it requires that several or a dozen motions are rapid and coherent without a break.Though Shaolin boxing emphasizes hardness, it also requires softness.