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| Traditional Chinese: | 吳鑑泉 |
Wu Chien-ch'uan (1870-1942), was a famous teacher of the soft style martial art of t'ai chi ch'uan in late Imperial and early Republican China. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The term " nèijiā " usually refers to Wudangquan or the internal styles of Chinese martial arts, which Sun Lutang identified in the 1920s as Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. Tai chi chuan (is an internal Chinese martial art often practiced for Health reasons Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES [1]
Wu Chien-ch'uan was taught martial arts by his father, Wu Ch'uan-yu, a senior student of Yang Lu-ch'an and Yang Pan-hou. Wu Ch'uan-yu or Wu Quanyuo (吳全佑 (1834–1902 was an influential teacher of T'ai chi ch'uan in late Imperial China. Yang Lu-ch'an or Yang Luchan, 楊露禪 also known as Yang Fu-k'ui (楊福魁 (1799-1872 born in Kuang-p'ing ( Guangping) was an influential teacher of the Yang Pan-hou (Yang Banhou 楊班侯 1837-1890 was an influential teacher of T'ai Chi Ch'uan in Ch'ing dynasty China, known for his bellicose temperament [1] Both Wu Chien-ch'uan and his father were hereditary Manchu cavalry officers of the Yellow Banner as well as the Imperial Guards Brigade, yet the Wu family were to become patriotic supporters of Sun Yat-sen. The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in The Cavalry (from French cavalerie) is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as Soldiers or Warriors who fought mounted on The Eight Banners (In Manchu: jakūn gūsa, In Chinese: 八旗 baqí were administrative divisions into which all Manchu families were placed The Imperial Guards Brigade of Manchu Bannermen were a select detachment of Cavalry officers responsible for guarding the Forbidden City Sun Yat-sen ( November 12, 1866 &ndash March 12, 1925) was a Chinese Revolutionary and political leader often [2]
At the time of the establishment of the Chinese Republic in 1912, China was in turmoil, besieged for many years economically and even militarily by several foreign powers, so Wu Chien-ch'uan and his colleagues Yang Shao-hou, Yang Ch'eng-fu and Sun Lu-t'ang promoted the benefits of t'ai chi ch'uan training on a national scale. This article discusses history of the state which currently governs Taiwan Area. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Yang Shaohou 楊少侯 (1862-1930 along with Yang Chengfu 楊澄甫 (1883-1936 represent the third generation of Yang family Taijiquan 楊氏太極拳 Yang Chengfu ( Hanyu Pinyin) or Yang Ch'eng-fu ( Wade-Giles) ( 楊澄甫 1883-1936 is historically considered the best known teacher of the soft style Sun Lu-t'ang (Sūn Lùtáng 孫祿堂 1861-1932 was a renowned master of Chinese Neijia (internal martial arts and was the progenitor of the syncretic art of Sun style They subsequently offered classes at the Beijing Physical Culture Research Institute to as many people as possible, starting in 1914. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was the first school to provide instruction in the art to the general public. Wu Chien-ch'uan was also asked to teach the Eleventh Corps of the new Presidential Bodyguard as well as at the nationally famous Ching Wu martial arts school. Chin Woo Athletic Association ( lit Elite Martial Athletic Association) is a Chinese martial arts association founded in Shanghai on July 7
As the focus of t'ai chi ch'uan teaching in his time changed from a strictly military art to a discipline made available to the general public, Wu Chien-ch'uan modified the teaching forms he learned from his father somewhat. [3] Wu Chien-ch'uan's changes to the initial forms shown to his students included smoothing overt expressions of fa chin, jumps and other abrupt time changes in the training routines in order to make those forms easier for the general public to learn. Nèi Jìn or Nèi Jìng (內勁 is the Chinese term for the "internal power" associated with Chinese martial arts. [4] These modified elements were preserved and taught in various advanced forms and pushing hands, however. Pushing hands, ( 推[[wiktionary 手|手]] Wade-Giles t'ui1 shou3 Pinyin tuī shǒu is a name for two-person training routines
Wu Chien-ch'uan moved his family to Shanghai in 1928. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1935, he established the Chien-ch'uan T'ai Chi Ch'uan Association (鑑泉太極拳社) on the ninth floor of the Shanghai YMCA to promote and teach t'ai chi ch'uan. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Jianquan Taijiquan Association (also spelled as Chien-ch'uan T'ai Chi Ch'uan Association, Chian Chuan Taichi Chuan Association and in Chinese The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man [5] What he taught has since become known as Wu style T'ai Chi Ch'uan and is one of the five primary styles practised around the world, the others being Ch'en style T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Yang style T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Wu/Hao style T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Sun style T'ai Chi Ch'uan. The Wu family style (吳氏 or 吳家 T'ai chi ch'uan (taijiquan of Wu Ch'uan-yü (Wu Quanyuo and Wu Chien-ch'üan (Wu Jianquan is the second The Chen family style (陳家、陳氏 or 陳式 太極拳 is the oldest and parent form of the five main Tai chi chuan styles Yang family style (楊氏 Tai chi chuan in its many variations is the most popular and widely practised style in the world today and the second in terms of seniority among the The Sun style (孫氏 Tai chi chuan was developed by Sun Lu-t'ang (孫祿堂 1861-1932 who was considered expert in two other internal [6]
The Chien-ch'uan T'ai Chi Ch'uan Association schools have subsequently been maintained by Wu Chien-ch'uan's descendants. He was succeeded as head of the Wu family system by his oldest son, Wu Kung-i, in 1942. Wu Kung-i (1900-1970 was a well known teacher of the soft style Martial art T'ai chi ch'uan in China, and after 1949 in the British colony [7] Wu Kung-i moved the family headquarters to Hong Kong in 1949. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [8] Today the Association still has its international headquarters in Hong Kong and is currently managed by Wu Chien-ch'uan's great-grandson, Wu Kuang-yu, with branches in Shanghai, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Eddie Wu Kuang-yu (also spelled as Wu Kwong Yu Wu Guangyu Ng Kwong Yu 吳光宇 born 1946 is a Chinese-Canadian T'ai Chi Ch'uan teacher Singapore For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. [9]
Several of Wu's disciples also became well known T'ai Chi teachers. Prominent in that number were the senior disciple, Ma Yueh-liang, Wu T'u-nan and Cheng Wing-kwong. Ma Yueh-liang ( August 1 1901 - March 13 1998 was a famous Chinese teacher of Taijiquan. [10]
Family tree
This family tree is not comprehensive.
LEGENDARY FIGURES | Zhang Sanfeng* circa 12th century NEI CHIA | Wang Zongyue* T'AI CHI CH'ÜAN | THE 5 MAJOR CLASSICAL FAMILY STYLES | Chen Wangting 1600-1680 9th generation Chen CHEN STYLE | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Chen Changxing Chen Youben 1771-1853 14th generation Chen circa 1800s 14th generation Chen Chen Old Frame Chen New Frame | | Yang Lu-ch'an Chen Qingping 1799-1872 1795-1868 YANG STYLE Chen Small Frame, Zhao Bao Frame | | +---------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | | | Yang Pan-hou Yang Chien-hou Wu Yu-hsiang 1837-1892 1839-1917 1812-1880 Yang Small Frame | WU/HAO STYLE | +-----------------+ | | | | | Wu Ch'uan-yü Yang Shao-hou Yang Ch'eng-fu Li I-yü 1834-1902 1862-1930 1883-1936 1832-1892 | Yang Small Frame Yang Big Frame | Wu Chien-ch'üan | Hao Wei-chen 1870-1942 Yang Shou-chung 1849-1920 WU STYLE 1910-1985 | 108 Form | | Sun Lu-t'ang Wu Kung-i 1861-1932 1900-1970 SUN STYLE | | Wu Ta-kuei Sun Hsing-i 1923-1972 1891-1929
Note to Family tree table
Names denoted by an asterisk are legendary or semilegendary figures in the lineage, which means their involvement in the lineage, while accepted by most of the major schools, isn't independently verifiable from known historical records. Zhang Sanfeng ( variant 張三豐 pronounced the same was a semi-mythical Chinese Taoist priest who is believed by some to have achieved Immortality, The term " nèijiā " usually refers to Wudangquan or the internal styles of Chinese martial arts, which Sun Lutang identified in the 1920s as The Chen family style (陳家、陳氏 or 陳式 太極拳 is the oldest and parent form of the five main Tai chi chuan styles Chen Changxing also spelled Ch'en Chang-hsing 陳長興 (1771-1853 was a 14th generation descendant and 6th generation master of the famed Chen Family and considered Chen Youben 陳有本 ( circa 1800s was a 14th generation descendant and 6th generation master of the famed Chen Family and considered to be an influential martial artist and Yang Lu-ch'an or Yang Luchan, 楊露禪 also known as Yang Fu-k'ui (楊福魁 (1799-1872 born in Kuang-p'ing ( Guangping) was an influential teacher of the Chen Qingping or Ch'en Ch'ing-p'ing (陳清苹 1795 - 1868 was a 15th generation descendant and 7th generation master of the famed Chen Family and considered to be Yang family style (楊氏 Tai chi chuan in its many variations is the most popular and widely practised style in the world today and the second in terms of seniority among the Yang Pan-hou (Yang Banhou 楊班侯 1837-1890 was an influential teacher of T'ai Chi Ch'uan in Ch'ing dynasty China, known for his bellicose temperament Yang Chien-hou (Jianhou 楊健侯 (1839-1917 was the younger son of the founder of Yang style T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Yang Lu-ch'an, and a well known teacher of the Wu Yu-hsiang (武禹襄 Wu Yuxiang 1812-1880 was a Chinese T’ai chi ch’uan teacher and government official active during the late Ch'ing dynasty. Wu Ch'uan-yu or Wu Quanyuo (吳全佑 (1834–1902 was an influential teacher of T'ai chi ch'uan in late Imperial China. Yang Shaohou 楊少侯 (1862-1930 along with Yang Chengfu 楊澄甫 (1883-1936 represent the third generation of Yang family Taijiquan 楊氏太極拳 Yang Chengfu ( Hanyu Pinyin) or Yang Ch'eng-fu ( Wade-Giles) ( 楊澄甫 1883-1936 is historically considered the best known teacher of the soft style Wu Chien-ch'uan (吳鑑泉 1870-1942 was a famous teacher of the soft style Martial art of T'ai chi ch'uan in late Imperial and early Hao Wei-chen (郝為真 also spelled Hao Weizhen 1842-1920 was a Chinese T'ai chi ch'uan teacher Yang Shou-chung (楊守中 birth name Yang Zhenming (楊振銘 was the eldest son of Yang Ch'eng-fu. The Wu family style (吳氏 or 吳家 T'ai chi ch'uan (taijiquan of Wu Ch'uan-yü (Wu Quanyuo and Wu Chien-ch'üan (Wu Jianquan is the second Sun Lu-t'ang (Sūn Lùtáng 孫祿堂 1861-1932 was a renowned master of Chinese Neijia (internal martial arts and was the progenitor of the syncretic art of Sun style Wu Kung-i (1900-1970 was a well known teacher of the soft style Martial art T'ai chi ch'uan in China, and after 1949 in the British colony The Sun style (孫氏 Tai chi chuan was developed by Sun Lu-t'ang (孫祿堂 1861-1932 who was considered expert in two other internal Wu Ta-k'uei (1923-1972 was a Chinese T'ai chi ch'uan teacher of Manchu ancestry
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References
- ^ a b Wile, Douglas (1995). Kung fu and wushu are popular terms that have become synonymous with Chinese Martial arts. The hundreds of different styles and schools of Chinese martial arts (中國武術 are collectively called Kung Fu (功夫 Wushu (武術 Kuoshu This article is specifically about the term "kung fu" This article is specifically about the word "Wushu" For the modern exhibition sport see Wushu (sport. San Soo is a form of Chinese martial arts also known as Kung Fu San Soo and San Soo Kung Fu The Shaolin Monastery or Shaolin Temple ( is a Chan Buddhist temple at Song Shan in Zhengzhou City Henan Province The Wudang Mountains ( also known as Wu Tang Shan or simply Wudang, are a small Mountain range in the Hubei province of China, just Biography Contemporary accounts There are two known extant accounts written by contemporaries of Bodhidharma Dong Haichuan (董海川 was born on the 13th of October 1797 (or 1813) in Zhu village Ju Jia Wu Township Wen An County, Hebei Province Huo Yuanjia ( Fok Yuen Gap (c1868-1910 was a Chinese martial artist and co-founder of the Chin Woo Athletic Association, a martial arts school in Shanghai Wu Ch'uan-yu or Wu Quanyuo (吳全佑 (1834–1902 was an influential teacher of T'ai chi ch'uan in late Imperial China. Yang Lu-ch'an or Yang Luchan, 楊露禪 also known as Yang Fu-k'ui (楊福魁 (1799-1872 born in Kuang-p'ing ( Guangping) was an influential teacher of the Hong Kong action cinema is the reason why Hong Kong film industry 's is so well known Wushu, also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu, is both an exhibition and a full-contact Sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts Wuxia or Wǔxiá ( Mandarin ùɕiɑ̌ Hanyu Pinyin: Wǔxiá, Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 hap6 Taiwanese/Hokkien bu hiap Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty (Chinese Philosophy and Culture). State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0791426548.
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External links
- International Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan Federation website
- Detroit, Michigan Wu style website
- European Association for Traditional Wu Tai Chi Chuan website
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