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Zui Quan

Zui Quan, often described as drunken boxing, is a Chinese martial-art and wushu forms context with apparently stumbling but actually controlled movement, acrobatics and body deception. It means stylised forms practice with safe progression.

LevelVariant FamilyCombat Sports CategoryMartial art

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Classification

Category Martial art

Family Combat Sports

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Chinese forms/style context with controlled staggering movement and acrobatics.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want expressive forms, coordination and mobility.

Cost Medium: instruction and training surface; acrobatics only with safe progression. School fees, training, possible mat/acrobatic training and seminars. Wushu/kung-fu school with forms and acrobatic progression. Basics before show effect.

First progress Basic movements after weeks; a convincing form needs long coordination work.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

wushu/kung-fu school
coach
soft surface
mobility base
breakfall practice

First steps

learn wushu basics
practise rolls/falling
build mobility
train low positions
learn form parts slowly

Wushu/kung-fu school, Taolu group or martial-arts school with safe acrobatic teaching.

Drops, rolls and low positions only progressively with coach; no alcohol romanticising.

Weitere Angaben

Tags indoor, zui-quan, combat-sport, kampfsport-familie, kampfkunst, zui-quan-drunken-boxing, martial-art

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Perform Zui Quan movement patterns in controlled, safe and style-appropriate forms/training practice.

Teilnehmer

practitioners in forms/style practice.

Teamgröße

usually individual.

Spielfeld

training room or Taolu area.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

forms/demonstration scoring by context, otherwise training progress.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

training clothes
mat/area
coach

Wichtige Regelpunkte

unsafe acrobatics
context distortion
missing instruction

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Style Fundamentals: Zui Quan Wushu Quest · style-guide · medium
What is Drunken Fist (Zui Quan)? Zen Shaolin · style-guide · medium
Drunken Boxing Charming China · culture-guide · medium