Southern Style - Wushu

Southern Style (Nan Quan) is a relatively young modern wushu style created in the 1960s. Traditional styles from the south of China (Cantonese family styles such as Wing Chun, Choi Lei Fut and Hung Gar) were mixed together and that's where the name "Nan" = South "Quan" = Fist or Style comes from. Contemporary nanquan involves acrobatic wushu jumps, low stances, extensive hand techniques and a shouts. Nanquan is a hard style (pretty much the opposite of Ta Ji Quan) and there are also nanquan weapon styles (staff and broadsword). In Chinese, these styles are called: "Nan Gun" and "Nan Dao". For modern wushu acrobatics, go back to wushu main. Southern fist is considered an external wushu style and its movements are hard, aggressive and kinda stiff.

Style Description

• Typical nanquan difficulties are:
  Flying Wushu Cross-Leg Kick
  Front Flip Back Crash
  Wushu Kip Up
  Standing Back Tuck
  Wushu Whirlwind Kick
• Traditionally you have at least 4 animal movements in every nan quan form. Each animal style has its own shout. That's why there should be 4 souts in every nanquan form.

Advice

• breathing is very important in wushu nanquan.
• If you work on your crash landings, use knee pads, mats etc.
• Also check out the wushu crash style.
• Southern fist is a very popular and interesting style. Every Chinese wushu athlete knows a couple of nanquan moves and even Chinese who are not interested in wushu, recognize this style. If you ever get the chance, learn it,

Suggestions

• Flying Wushu Cross-Leg Kick
• Front Flip Back Crash in Wushu Di Tang