Zhaquan #4
四路查拳
Zhaquan #4

This is a popular traditional form that is often used in modern wushu competitions without modification, because it is already an exciting form to watch, with many jumps and acrobatics, as well as graceful and extended movements. Zhaquan is also quite similar to modern wushu changquan, and so changquan practitioners may find it comparatively easy to switch over to zhaquan.

This particular form I learned long ago, and forgot sometime between then and now. I have found the names of all the movements on the Internet, which is helping me to remember the form (that, and YouTube), and so I present them to you as well. The names of 48 different movements are given below, but in actuality many of them may include multiple movements (up to 6 steps). Like many forms, it is long and challenging, but includes many tactics and strategies.

術名PinyinEnglish
對拳DuiquanFists Together
引手YinshouPull Hand
撩掌LiaozhangRaising Palm
撩踢腿LiaotituiRaising Kick Leg
穿掌撩襟ChuanzhangliaojinThread Palm Raise Collar
冲錘ChongchuiStraight Hammer
彈踢腿TantituiFlick Kick Leg
探海勢TanhaishiSearch Sea Posture
翻身盖掌FanshengaizhangOverturn Body Covering Palm
掀掌XianzhangLifting Palm
十一擠步應掌JibuyingzhangForward Step Respond Palm
十二托天勢TuotianshiUphold Heaven Posture
十三迎門掌YingmenzhangWelcome Door Palm
十四栽錘ZaichuiPlanting Hammer
十五撤步拳ChebuquanWithdrawing Foot Fist
十六轉身接打ZhuanshenjiedaTurn Body Connect Hit
十七立掌LizhangStanding Palm
十八引手劈掌YinshoupizhangPull Hand Chopping Palm
十九白鶴亮翅BaiheliangchiWhite Crane Flaps Wings
廿鯨魚合口JingyuhekouWhale Closes Mouth
廿一敗勢誘敵BaishiyoudiLosing Posture Entice Enemy
廿二回頭觀敵HuitouguandiTurn Head to Look at Enemy
廿三回馬腿HuimatuiTurning Horse Kick
廿四翻掌撩挑FanzhangliaotiaoOverturn Palm Raise Uplight
廿五踹腿ChuaituiCrushing Leg
廿六披掌PizhangSplitting Palm
廿七挑打TiaodaRaising Strike
廿八抓肩ZhuajianGrasp Shoulder
廿九接打JiedaConnecting Strike
登山掛肘DengshanguazhouClimb the Mountain and Hook the Elbow
卅一橫捶HengchuiSide Punch
卅二撤步雙拳ChebushuangquanWithdrawing Step Double Punch
卅三頂心肘DingxinzhouTop Heart Elbow
卅四迎面掌YingmianzhangWelcoming Face Palm
卅五抽掌冲錘ChouzhangchongchuiDraw Out Palm Straight Hammer
卅六雙展手ShuangzhanshouDouble Extend Hands
卅七順撑歸腿ShunchengguituiFollowing Support Returning Leg
卅八穿掌ChuanzhangThreading Palm
卅九順步腿ShunbutuiFollowing Step Leg
蹬脚DengjiaoTreading Foot
卌一彈踢腿TantituiFlicking Kicking Leg
卌二護肩掌HujianzhangProtecting Shoulder Palm
卌三冲捶ChongchuiStraight Punch
卌四抽梁換柱ChouliangDraw Out Beams and Change the Pillars
卌五七星拳QixingquanSeven Star Fist
卌六順風擺柳ShunfengbailiuFollowing Wind and Swinging Willows
卌七式法全ShifaquanPosture Method Completion
卌八還原HuanyuanReturn to the Beginning