Wang Mao Zhai
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Wang Mao-zhai was one of Wu Ch'uan-yu
's of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan
three primary disciples. When Wu Ch'uan-yu's son Wu Chien-ch'uan
moved from Beijing to Shanghai in 1928 he remained to lead the Wu Style Beijing group. He was the founder of the Beijing Tai Miao t'ai chi ch'uan Research Centre. In 1929, the first documentary book on Wu Style Tai Chi 'The record of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan' was published by Wu Chien-ch'uan, Wang Mao-zhai and Guo Fen. His primary disciple was Yang Yu-ting
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Wu style was created by a Manchu
rian named Wu Ch'uan-yu
(1834 – 1902). Wu was a student of Yang Luchan, (founder of the Yang style), and Yang Banhou. Wu Ch'uan-yu’s son, Wu Jianquan (1870-1942), loved martial arts from his youth and studied under the tutorship of his father. After 1912 he continuously developed the teaching Tai Chi Chuan at the Beijing Sport Research Society, gradually refining his father’s style.
Wu Ch'uan-yu
Wu Ch'uan-yu or Wu Quanyou was an influential teacher of t'ai chi ch'uan in late Imperial China. He is credited as the founder of the Wu style t'ai chi ch'uan...
's of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan
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...
three primary disciples. When Wu Ch'uan-yu'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....
moved from Beijing to Shanghai in 1928 he remained to lead the Wu Style Beijing group. He was the founder of the Beijing Tai Miao t'ai chi ch'uan Research Centre. In 1929, the first documentary book on Wu Style Tai Chi 'The record of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan' was published by Wu Chien-ch'uan, Wang Mao-zhai and Guo Fen. His primary disciple was Yang Yu-ting
Yang Yu-ting
Yang Yu-ting was a teacher of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan. He was Wang Mao Zhai's primary disciple and studied with him from 1916 to 1940. He began training in martial arts from the age of nine...
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Wu style 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 Ch'uan-yu
Wu Ch'uan-yu
Wu Ch'uan-yu or Wu Quanyou was an influential teacher of t'ai chi ch'uan in late Imperial China. He is credited as the founder of the Wu style t'ai chi ch'uan...
(1834 – 1902). Wu was a student of Yang Luchan, (founder of the Yang style), and Yang Banhou. Wu Ch'uan-yu’s son, Wu Jianquan (1870-1942), loved martial arts from his youth and studied under the tutorship of his father. After 1912 he continuously developed the teaching Tai Chi Chuan at the Beijing Sport Research Society, gradually refining his father’s style.