一、劈挂拳概说 General Introduction of Chopping Quan
劈挂拳，属古代民间武术拳种之一。劈挂拳术多流行于河北沿海一带。现属于通背拳系中的主要套路之一，又为习练通背拳术的启蒙教材之一。劈挂拳是依着它的难易程度而排列成套路的，其动作编排的特点是由浅到深、由易到难、由简到繁，因“源流有序、拳理明晰、风格独特、自成体系”，已被国家列为重点开展拳种。
Chopping Quan, one kind of the ancient folk Wushu boxing that is popular in the coastal area of Hebei province.Chopping Quan is one of the main series of routine exercise of back and fore limbs boxing, also one of the enlightenment textbooks for practicing back and fore limbs boxing.Chopping Quan's skills and tricks are arranged in accordance with its degree of difficulty, its motions are arranged from shallow to deep, from easy to difficult, from simple to complex, because of its “Orderly origin, clear boxing theory, distinctive style and self-contained way of practice”, it has been listed as key practicing type by the State.