Zui Quan is a category of techniques, forms
and fighting philosophy that appear to imitate a drunkard's movements. The postures are created by
momentum and weight of the body, and imitation is generally through
staggering and certain type of fluidity in the movements. It is considered
to be among the more difficult wushu styles to learn due to the need for
powerful joints and fingers. While in fiction, practitioners of Zui Quan are
often portrayed as being actually intoxicated, Zui Quan techniques are
highly acrobatic and skilled and require a great degree of balance and
coordination, such that any person attempting to perform any Zui Quan
techniques while intoxicated would be likely to injure themselves. |