The Research And Study Of The Characteristic Of Changquan Routines

Changquan, one of the main school of Wushu routine,differs itself with others by learning the advantages of many schools, such as Chaquan, Huaquan, Cannon Boxing、Shaolin Boxing and many others. Changquan dates back to long years ago. It can be found in the chapter:Brief Boxing Scripture in the New Book on Military Disciplines And Soliders Training by Qi Jiguang (a general against japanese in Ming Dynasty), it put of all boxing, the past or present, the most famous is the boxing of 32 Form and Applications, created during the reign of emperor Taizu in Song Dynasty. The book, Four kinds of Martial Art recorded that long boxing enjoyed its reputation for Wen school and hand-to-hand fight got its fame for Mian, Zhang and Ren schools. All these prove that Changquan in Ming Dynasty is not the school of Taizu-quan and Wenquan. Today, modern Changquan has become one of the main school in Wushu. Exercising by routine, it’s suitable for not only basic training but also competition and skill-improving.Changquan has become one of the competition event after the founding of PRC in1949, including required、elective and primary Changquan routines. It has benefits on the function and the improvement of human body. As a coach for many years I have noticed that in the world many Wushu athletes start their career with Changquan for its particular advantages. It has strict request for movements and athletes’ physicalfitness. As the consequence, it helps athletes do better in many other events. However, the number of Wushu workers who have great knowledgeabout Changquan is less and the teaching materials specialize in Changquan are not rich. This paper is the study and analyses of Changquan about its movements, performance level and the requirements for athletes by various methods, such as documentation method, expert interview and coaching experience. As the author, I sincerely hope this paper can help the research and study of the characteristic of Changquan routines.Main research achievements:First:Changquan can be done just by the hands. It is a whole routine developed by rules. The main characteristics of the movements are frees coherent changeable and various. For the skill features Changquan highlights the movements to be stretch, both tough and gentle while the attack rapid and proactive.Second:The paper analyses the movement standards, one of the aspects of Changquan, from the body parts of upper limbs、core body parts、lower limbs and head. The keys for upper limbs are fast hands、straight arms and loose shoulders; for core body parts are straight waist、agile haunch and hips back; for lower limbs are kick and keeping stable. The skills of head are quick heads sharp eyes and sufficient breaths.Third:Performance level, one of the aspects of Changquan, was studied from four aspects:power、coordination、rhythm and style. For power, it should be both tough and gentle; coordination asks for the unite of both movements and spirit; In terms of rhythm, it should expressed by the twelve forms of Wushu; The performance should also show the characteristics and the school of Changquan. The performance can be perfect with all these four aspects.Fourth:The difficulty research mainly focuses on the step forward by 720 degrees tornado kick. The keys for step forward are the control of the course^ distance and rhythm、the control of body stature when one jumps、 the core body parts control when one spins and the control of center of gravity. The good understanding of 720 degrees tornado kick can help the training and improvement of other difficult movements.Fifth:The characteristics of Changquan routines can be fully exhibit by "four attacks"、 "eight rules" and "twelve movements", the distinctive terms of Wushu. The scientific combination of the very three aspects will lead to a perfect performance not only in movements but also in spirit, showing the essence of Changquan flawlessly.