Ditangquan

Ditangquan
地趟拳
Also known asGround Tumbling Boxing, Ground Prone Fist,[citation needed] Ground Fist[1]
FocusStriking, weapons training
Country of originChina China
CreatorHui Kai
Famous practitionersZheng Yishan
Zhuang Zishen
Zhuang Xicong
ParenthoodDishuquan
Descendant artsChuōjiǎo, Góuquán
Olympic sportWushu (sport)

Ditangquan, (Chinese: 地趟拳, literally "ground tumbling boxing") is a category of martial art that originated in the Shandong Province of China during the Song dynasty (960–1279).

  1. ^ Shou-Yu Liang & Wen-Ching Wu (2001). Denise Breiter-Wu (ed.). Kung Fu Elements: Wushu Training and Martial Arts Application Manual. Way of the Dragon Publishing. ISBN 1-889659-17-7.