Wushu (sport) - Other Routines

Other Routines

The majority of routines used in the sport are new, modernized recompilations of traditional routines. However, routines taken directly from traditional styles, including the styles that are not part of standard events, may be performed in competition, especially in China. These routines generally do not garner as many points as their modern counterparts, and are performed in events separate from the compulsory routine events. Among these, the more commonly seen routines include:

• Baguazhang (八卦掌) – Eight-Trigrams Palm
• Bajiquan (八極拳) – Eight Extremes Fist/Boxing
• Chaquan (查拳) – Cha Fist/Boxing
• Changquan (长拳)- Long fist
• Chuojiao (戳腳) – Poking Feet
• Ditangquan (地躺拳) – Ground-Prone Fist/Boxing
• Fanziquan (翻子拳) – Tumbling Fist/Boxing
• Houquan (猴拳) – Monkey Fist/Boxing
• Huaquan (華拳) – Hua Fist/Boxing
• Nanquan (南拳）-Southern Fist
• Paochui (炮捶) – Cannon Punch
• Piguaquan (劈掛拳) – Chop-Hitch Fist/Boxing
• Shequan (蛇拳) – Snake Fist/Boxing
• Tantui (弹腿）- Spring Leg
• Tanglanghushi (螳螂虎势) – Praying Mantis and Tiger Style
• Tanglanquan (螳螂拳) – Praying Mantis Fist/Boxing
• Tongbeiquan (通背拳) – Through-the-Back Fist/Boxing
• Wing Chun (Yongchunquan) – Eternal Spring
• Xingyiquan (形意拳) – Shape-Intent Fist/Boxing
• Yingzhuaquan (鷹爪拳) – Eagle Claw Fist/Boxing
• Zuiquan (醉酒拳) – Drunken Fist/Boxing

Similarly, there is also a traditional weapons category, which often includes the following:

• Changsuijian (長穗劍) – Long-Tasseled Sword
• Shuangshoujian (雙手劍) – Two-Handed Sword
• Jiujiebian (九節鞭) – Nine Section Whip
• Sanjiegun (三節棍) – Three Section Staff
• Shengbiao (繩鏢) – Rope Dart
• Dadao (大刀) – Great Sword
• Pudao (撲刀) – Pu Sword
• Emeici (峨嵋刺) – Emei Daggers
• Shuangdao (雙刀) – Double Broadsword
• Shuangjian (雙劍) – Double Sword
• Shuangbian (雙鞭) – Double Nine Section Whips
• Shuanggou (雙鈎) – Double Hooksword