Chen Youben
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Chen Youben 陳有本 was a 14th generation descendant and 6th generation master of the famed Chen Family and considered to be an influential martial artist and teacher of taijiquan (t'ai chi ch'uan).
Chen Youben was a contemporary of Chen Changxing
and yet they are said to have practiced different variations of the Chen Family's traditional martial arts, which alludes to a period of creativity and perhaps conflicting developments within the community at that time.
He is credited with the creation of the Xin Jia (New Frame) that is now known as the Xiao Jia (Small Frame) within the modern Chen Family routines. It is recorded that he passed his martial art to Chen Qingping
who later carried out further developments creating a style that is now known as Zhaobao Taijiquan
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Chen Youben was a contemporary of Chen Changxing
Chen Changxing
Chen Changxing also spelled Ch'en Chang-hsing was a 14th generation descendant and 6th generation master of the famed Chen Family and considered to be an influential martial artist and teacher of taijiquan ....
and yet they are said to have practiced different variations of the Chen Family's traditional martial arts, which alludes to a period of creativity and perhaps conflicting developments within the community at that time.
He is credited with the creation of the Xin Jia (New Frame) that is now known as the Xiao Jia (Small Frame) within the modern Chen Family routines. It is recorded that he passed his martial art to Chen Qingping
Chen Qingping
Chen Qingping or Ch'en Ch'ing-p'ing was a 15th generation descendant and 7th generation master of the famed Chen Family and considered to be an influential martial artist and teacher of taijiquan ....
who later carried out further developments creating a style that is now known as Zhaobao Taijiquan
Zhaobao Taijiquan
Zhaobao Taijiquan is a style of taijiquan that is often considered to be a modern style, but actually has a strong documented lineage that confirms its authenticity as an ancient style of taijiquan and as a true transmission from Jiang Fa....
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