一、翻子拳概说 Brief Introduction of Fanzi Quan
翻子拳是中华武术宝库中的一个历史悠久的优秀拳种，在明代名“八闪翻”，后俗称“翻子拳”，“翻子”，属短打类型的拳术。“闪”，即言其快，意为闪摆取势如电掣雷动；“翻”，即翻生不息，连三拼四。翻子拳历史悠久，明代戚继光在其所著《纪效新书·拳经捷要篇》中谈到翻子拳时说它是“善之善者也”，可谓赞誉备至，在他编著的三十二势中吸取了属于翻子拳的招法，并有数势流传至今，如“当头炮”、“拗鸾肘”、“旗鼓势”等。俗称翻子拳为“八闪十二翻”，实际上是出自戚继光《纪效新书·拳经捷要篇》中的八闪十二短。根据近代翻子拳家的传授，它的正确名称应当是八闪翻。但其出势一律是“旗鼓势”，这是分辨是否属于翻子拳的标记。翻子拳早期主要流传于河北高阳，清末传到东北，当今在河北、辽宁、甘肃、陕西等地较为盛行。
Fanzi Quan is an excellent sort of Quan in Chinese Wushu.It was called“Bashan-fan”in Ming Dynasty，then“Fanzi Quan”or“Fanzi”.It is the face to face fighting.“Shan”means fast like thunder and lightening.“Fan”means continuity and ceaseless.Fanzi Quan has a long history.In Ming Dynasty Qi Jiguang praised this style of kungfu in his book“Jixiao xinshu，Quanjing Jieyao pian”that“It is excellent among the good.”He quoted movements from Fanzi Quan in his 32 postures and some even are popular now.For instance.Such as“Dangtoupao”、“Aoluanzhou”、“Qigushi”etc..Fanzi Quan is also called“8 Shan and 12 Fan”.which is from 8 Shan and 12 Duan from“Jixiao xinshu，Quanjing Jieyao pian”written by Qi Jiguang.According to modern Fanzi Quan masters，the name shall be Bashanfan.But the postures are all“Qigushi” which is the symbol of Fanzi Quan.It was mostly popular in Gaoyang，Hebei，then it spread into northeast China in late Qing Dynasty.It is popular now in Hebei，Liaoning，Gansu，Shanxi.