Technique Tharacteristics of Chopping Quan
（一）大开大合，长刁冷抽 Vigorous large-scale action, tricky quick-strike
劈挂拳动作开合幅度较大，四肢百骸屈合灵活以护各部，舒展各节以放长击远，在大开中求密合，在长击中藏短打。动作整体表现为“合如伏炮，缩身藏头；开如炮发，上下展炸”。技法特点上，长刁冷抽，脆快冷弹，回缩若弹簧。
Chopping Quan has a large extent of movement, flexible limbs and bones stretching and retracting to protect all body parts, stretching bone joints to conduct a stretched strike.There is solid defense amid large-scale action, bunt hits among stretched strike, it acts like this: folding like lying cannon, shrinking body and head, striking out like a shell, bursting out up and down.And the technique characteristics are stretched and tricky retract, sudden crisp and rapid flip, recoil like a spring.
（二）步法多变，身法灵活 Changeable footwork, flexible body movement
步法讲究进必跟，退必疾。在长进与速退中，常以原地“转趾”（脚前掌碾转）的方法变换方位与姿势。劈挂拳注重以腰为轴，同时要求含胸拔背，蜿蜒蛇行，力由腰发，常以直进侧入，转折机灵。
Footwork emphasizes swift advance and retreat.While moving forward and back swiftly, one usually moves his toes on site(with forefoot grinding and rotating) to change position and posture.Chopping Quan focus on turning by pivoting one's waist, at the same time requiring shrinking bosom and straightening back, twining like a snake with strength generated from waist, usually moving by a straight line and attacking from side, turning agilely.
（三）长击短打相兼，手劈脚踢并用 Long-strike combined with bunt hit, hand split amid leg kick
劈挂拳讲究柔中带刚，以放长击远，刚中寓柔，着重于贴身靠打，收则势短节猛、搅靠劈重、连珠炮动，具有长击与短打相兼和手劈脚踢并用的技法特点。