Shi Mei Lin
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Shi Mei Lin is a teacher of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan
. She is the adopted daughter of Wu Yinghua and Ma Yueliang
A Wushu and Tai Chi champion in the 1970s and 1980s, she toured with Chinese Wushu teams internationally, including the United States in 1974 when she was part of an elite Chinese Martial Arts Delegation that also included Jet Li
(Li Lianjie). She is a graduate from the Beijing Sports and Cultural University in Chinese Martial Arts and was a member of the Shanghai Wushu Team. In later years she coached Wushu in Shanghai and later the Taiwanese Wushu Team in 1994. She is the current head Wushu Taolu coach of the New Zealand Kung Fu Wushu Federation. The NZKWF is New Zealand's representative for Chinese Martial Arts to the International Wushu Federation (IWUF).
Shi Mei Lin often represented Wu Style Tai Chi with Grand Master Ma Yue Liang and Grand Master Wu Ying Hua at martial arts demonstrations, competitions and conferences in China. She also co-authored the book "Wu Style Tai Chi Fast Form
" with Grand Master Ma and Grand Master Wu.
In 1983 Shi Mei Lin demonstrated the Wu Style Tai Chi Fast Form at the All China Traditional Martial Arts competition in Nanchang where she received the Award of Excellence. In 1986 she won the Chinese National Tai Chi sword competition as well as becoming the Wu Style Tai Chi Champion.
In 1988 Shi Mei Lin emigrated to the Netherlands and then later New Zealand where she now lives and teaches Wu Style Tai Chi and Wushu. She also has students in Europe and the United States.
Wu style Tai Chi was created by a Manchu
rian named Wu Chien-ch'uan
(1834–1902). Wu was a student of Yang Luchan, (founder of the Yang style), and Yang Pan-hou
. Wu Chien-ch'uan’s son, Wu Chien-ch'uan
(1870–1942), studied under the tutorship of his father. After 1912 he developed the teaching of Tai Chi Chuan at the Beijing Sport Research Society, gradually refining his father’s style. His two sons, Wu Gongyi and Wu Gongzao, were his first students.
Wu Chien-ch'uan’s eldest daughter Wu Ying-hua (1907–1996), started studying Tai Chi Chuan with her father at a very young age. In 1935 Wu Ying-hua was also appointed deputy director of the Jian Quan Association in Shanghai
. She married her father’s student, Ma Yueh-liang (1901–1998), and throughout her life she taught with her husband all over China. Both Wu Ying Hua and Ma Yueh-liang were very highly regarded in martial arts circles.
Wu style tai chi chuan
The Wu family-style t'ai chi ch'uan of Wu Ch'uan-yu and Wu Chien-ch'uan is the second most popular form of t'ai chi ch'uan in the world today, after the Yang style, and fourth in terms of family seniority. This style is different from the Wu style of t'ai chi ch'uan founded by Wu Yu-hsiang...
. She is the adopted daughter of Wu Yinghua and Ma Yueliang
Jet Li
The fame gained by his sports winnings led to a career as a martial arts film star, beginning in mainland China and then continuing into Hong Kong. Li acquired his screen name in 1982 in the Philippines when a publicity company thought his real name was too hard to pronounce...
(Li Lianjie). She is a graduate from the Beijing Sports and Cultural University in Chinese Martial Arts and was a member of the Shanghai Wushu Team. In later years she coached Wushu in Shanghai and later the Taiwanese Wushu Team in 1994. She is the current head Wushu Taolu coach of the New Zealand Kung Fu Wushu Federation. The NZKWF is New Zealand's representative for Chinese Martial Arts to the International Wushu Federation (IWUF).
Shi Mei Lin often represented Wu Style Tai Chi with Grand Master Ma Yue Liang and Grand Master Wu Ying Hua at martial arts demonstrations, competitions and conferences in China. She also co-authored the book "Wu Style Tai Chi Fast Form
Wu Style Tai Chi Fast Form
The different slow motion solo form training sequences of t'ai chi ch'uan are the best known manifestation of t'ai chi for the general public. In English, they are usually called the hand form or just the form; in Mandarin it is usually called ch'uan ....
" with Grand Master Ma and Grand Master Wu.
In 1983 Shi Mei Lin demonstrated the Wu Style Tai Chi Fast Form at the All China Traditional Martial Arts competition in Nanchang where she received the Award of Excellence. In 1986 she won the Chinese National Tai Chi sword competition as well as becoming the Wu Style Tai Chi Champion.
In 1988 Shi Mei Lin emigrated to the Netherlands and then later New Zealand where she now lives and teaches Wu Style Tai Chi and Wushu. She also has students in Europe and the United States.
Wu style Tai Chi was created by a Manchu
Manchu
The Manchu people or Man are an ethnic minority of China who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the 17th century, with the help of the Ming dynasty rebels , they came to power in China and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which...
rian named Wu Chien-ch'uan
Wu Chien-ch'uan
Wu Chien-ch'uan , was a famous teacher of the neijia martial art of t'ai chi ch'uan in late Imperial and early Republican China....
(1834–1902). Wu was a student of Yang Luchan, (founder of the Yang style), and Yang Pan-hou
Yang Pan-hou
Yang Banhou was an influential teacher of t'ai chi ch'uan in Ch'ing dynasty China, known for his bellicose temperament.-Biography:...
. Wu Chien-ch'uan’s son, Wu Chien-ch'uan
Wu Chien-ch'uan
Wu Chien-ch'uan , was a famous teacher of the neijia martial art of t'ai chi ch'uan in late Imperial and early Republican China....
(1870–1942), studied under the tutorship of his father. After 1912 he developed the teaching of Tai Chi Chuan at the Beijing Sport Research Society, gradually refining his father’s style. His two sons, Wu Gongyi and Wu Gongzao, were his first students.
Wu Chien-ch'uan’s eldest daughter Wu Ying-hua (1907–1996), started studying Tai Chi Chuan with her father at a very young age. In 1935 Wu Ying-hua was also appointed deputy director of the Jian Quan Association in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
. She married her father’s student, Ma Yueh-liang (1901–1998), and throughout her life she taught with her husband all over China. Both Wu Ying Hua and Ma Yueh-liang were very highly regarded in martial arts circles.