▁that ▁the ▁northern ▁styles ▁tend ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁fast ▁and ▁powerful ▁k icks , ▁high ▁j umps ▁and ▁generally ▁fluid ▁and ▁rapid ▁movement , ▁while ▁the ▁southern ▁styles ▁focus ▁more ▁on ▁strong ▁arm ▁and ▁hand ▁techniques , ▁and ▁stable , ▁imm ov able ▁st ances ▁and ▁fast ▁foot work . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁styles ▁include ▁chang qu an ▁and ▁x ing y iqu an . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁styles ▁include ▁Bak ▁Me i , ▁W uz u qu an , ▁Ch oy ▁Li ▁Fut , ▁and ▁Wing ▁Ch un . ▁Chinese ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁divided ▁according ▁to ▁religion , ▁im itative - styles ▁( ), ▁and ▁family ▁styles ▁such ▁as ▁Hung ▁Gar ▁( ). ▁There ▁are ▁distinct ive ▁differences ▁in ▁the ▁training ▁between ▁different ▁groups ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁classification . ▁However , ▁few ▁experienced ▁mart ial ▁artists ▁make ▁a ▁clear ▁distinction ▁between ▁internal ▁and ▁external ▁styles , ▁or ▁sub scribe ▁to ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁northern ▁systems ▁being ▁pre domin antly ▁kick - based ▁and ▁southern ▁systems ▁re lying ▁more ▁heavily ▁on ▁upper - body ▁techniques . ▁Most ▁styles ▁contain ▁both ▁hard ▁and ▁soft ▁elements , ▁regardless ▁of ▁their ▁internal ▁nom en cl ature . ▁Anal yz ing ▁the ▁difference ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁y in ▁and ▁y ang ▁principles , ▁philosoph ers ▁would ▁assert ▁that ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁either ▁one ▁would ▁render ▁the ▁pract ition er ' s ▁skills ▁un bal anced ▁or ▁def ic ient , ▁as