Red fist

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: red boxing

Applicant: Shaanxi Province

Item No.: 796

Project No.: VI - 24

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional sports, recreation and acrobatics

Region: Shaanxi Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Shaanxi Province

Protection unit: Shaanxi Hongquan Culture Research Association

Introduction to red boxing:

Applicant: Shaanxi Province

Red boxing is a kind of traditional martial arts originated and spread in Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province. It has a long history and has an influence all over the northwest, southwest, Central Plains, northeast and other regions. Its schools include Yuhong, Longhong, Chuanhong, Dianhong and so on. There are thirty-six red boxing sets, such as little red boxing, big red boxing, Taizu red boxing, Zhonghong boxing, Taizong red boxing, Erlu red boxing, pink boxing, Laohong boxing, Changxiao red boxing, Yueming red boxing, Guandong red boxing and guanxi red boxing. There are more than 40 sets of red boxing instruments, such as spear, cudgel, whip, knife, chain flail, spring and autumn broadsword, thread hammer, etc. Among them, the Liuhe big gun technique of Ming Dynasty is completely preserved, including big flash stick, small flash stick, big Liuhe, small Liuhe, tuihong Liuhe, Chuanxin Liuhe, bianlan Liuhe, ambush Liuhe, big closed, small closed, etc. the cudgel technique can be divided into 16 single head mother and child cudgel, 24 way, 36 way double head mother and child cudgel, Yin hand Pipa cudgel, mad devil cudgel, Panlong cudgel, white snake cudgel, eight immortals cudgel, etc There are eight step Dao, green dragon Dao, turning over Dao, plum blossom Dao, five tiger skirt sheep Dao, five tiger eight door Dao, five tiger broken door Dao and so on.

Red boxing is based on the boxing notation recorded in Jixiao's new book, boxing classic and jieyao, and pays attention to fighting. At present, there are five songs of red boxing fighters, namely: "red boxing manual", "red boxing running boxing partner", "red boxing eight footwork", "red boxing using martial arts", "red boxing training methods (medicine, etc.). The main characteristics of red boxing are both inside and outside, paying attention to comity and modesty, but the style is fierce and preemptive. Its routine layout is exquisite and full, its technique is tricky and ingenious, its momentum is majestic, its drill is fluent, its rhythm is clear, it is vivid and pictographic, and its charm is full, which gives people a strong sense.

Red boxing has a strong flavor of regional culture, which contains philosophy, fighting, fitness, entertainment, deeply reflects the characteristics of Sanqin culture, showing the spiritual connotation of Chinese culture of elegance, implicitness, tolerance, peace, self-improvement. At present, with the popularity of foreign culture and the landing of foreign martial arts, red boxing, like other martial arts schools, is in decline. The task of protecting and inheriting red boxing culture is imminent.

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