拳术,是一种按踢、打、摔、拿、跌等徒手技击特点而编成的武术套路的运动形式,即武术徒手技法套路的总称。古时称谓较多:商周时称“技击”、“手搏”等,秦汉时称“卞”、“弁”等,宋代后称“使拳”、“打套子”、“白打”、“拳法”等。宋代以后,拳术已形成比较成熟的套路。据明代著名战将戚继光的《纪效新书·拳径捷要篇》记载,当时著名拳种有“宋太祖有三十二势长拳,又有六步拳、猴拳、囮拳”,还有“温家七十二行拳,三十六合镇、二十四弃探马、八闪翻、十二短”,以及吕红八 Boxing is a general form of martial arts routines composed of kicking, striking, throwing, holding, falling and other handcrafting techniques. In ancient times, there were more appellations: the Shang and Zhou Dynasties called “martial arts” and “hand beating”, etc. The Qin and Han dynasties called “Bian” and “ ”Boxing law“ and so on. After the Song Dynasty, boxing has formed a relatively mature routine. According to the Ming Dynasty famous war general Qi Jiguang << Ji new book · Chien-jie, ”records, when the famous boxing there are“ Song Taizu thirty-two potential boxing, there are six-step boxing, monkey boxing, boxing ”and “Wen Jia seventy-two boxing, thirty-six town, twenty-four abandoned to explore the horse, eight flash, twelve short”, and Lu Hong eight