纯阳剑又叫做形意剑，其道理同于形意拳。虽然剑术之理同于拳术，但用法不同，拳以交手为用，剑则以三寸锋为用，所以说，拳有拳法，剑有剑法。深明剑法，才能充分发挥剑的技击作用。用剑应以神为主，眼、手、身、步各法则同于拳术。

纯阳剑外兼各家拳术之长，内练阴阳中和之气，以达健身祛病之目的，它以扶养正气为宗，可以说是内外兼修的一套剑术。

Chun Yang Jian (sword) is also called Xingyi Jian(Sword), its theory is the same as Xingyi Quan. Though the blade technique is the same as boxing, its usage is different. For boxing, you use the hands, while for blade, you fight with the three inches sharp edge. So we say, boxing has boxing techniques, while blade has blade techniques. Understand the blade techniques deeply, so you can make full use of the blade in actual combat. For blade, you should mainly focus on the spirit, and it is the same as boxing for the eyes, hands, body, and foot techniques.

Chun Yang Jian has the advantages of every schools, and it practice integrating Yin and Yang Qi, so to strengthen the body and kill the diseases. It aims at cultivating the Qi, a blade routine which practice the inside and outside.