昭阳拳是清代湛拳和尚在朝阳拳的基础上结合实战技法，再三推敲，经过升华而创编的。其步法简单，击法敏捷，重有腿法制人，以远而跃袭，以近避挨打，故擅长跳、翻、滚、箭、空弹、飞踢等腿足捷术袭击对方要害部位。虽也用于臂肘拳，头撞等上盘功法，但却重在护身，寻机制人，实际是用上盘对付或诱惑敌人关注上盘，而实用下部功法袭击对方下盘，方能出其不意地制约对方或制残对方，此乃少林一绝。

On the basis of Chao Yang Quan, this routine is created by Monk Zhan Quan in Qing Dynasty. It is full of practical but simple fighting techniques with quick and heavy attacks. The player usually jumps long to attack his opponent so he should be good at leap, toss, roll, shuttle and fly kick the opponent's key part of his body. Although he uses his arm and head to bump, the player first try to defend himself while seek chances to attack. That is to say he uses his upper parts to lure his opponent while attack at the lower part. His attack is usually hard enough to disable his opponent. This is one of Shaolin Kungfu's attack secrets.