Kung Fu collection
Zui Quan
醉拳 • Drunken Fist
Drunken boxing, expressive in appearance but precise and fully martial in intention.
Drunken boxing (zui quan 醉拳) is deeply rooted in Chinese culture and has been associated with Taoist traditions since antiquity. It is a mimetic style that simulates drunkenness, using relaxation and suppleness for combat.
Traditional forms include the Eight Drunken Immortals, Drunken Monk, Drunken Madman, Drunken Monkey and Drunken Mantis, as well as White Wine boxing. Some traditions include weapons such as the drunken staff, sword and spear.
The best-known Eight Drunken Immortals form imitates the distinctive attitudes of the Taoist immortals, giving each sequence a specific martial quality and a theatrical character. Despite its expressive appearance, traditional drunken boxing retains a genuine martial meaning, unlike purely aesthetic modern forms.