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A Brief History of Taijiquan

There have been various theories about the origin of Taijiquan. One of the most widely spread is the Chen Wangting creation of boxing, that is, Chen's ninth Chen Wangting created taijiquan, and then passed it down from generation to generation, to the fourteenth generation of Chen Changxing, by which in the ancestral set of routines on the basis of the bo to the generalization of the refinement of the generalization, the development of the Chen-style taijiquan all the way, the second way (aka the cannon whacking). He taught his famous disciple Yang Luchan, who then went out and spread the art widely, forming various schools of Yang, Wu, Wu and Sun.

In recent years, there is also a theory that Zhang Sanfeng created Taijiquan, and then through the Shanxi Wang Zongyue, his disciple Jiang Fa, into the Chenjiagou in Wenxian County, to the Chen's fourteenth Chen Changxing. Previously, the Chen family's own family martial art was the fist (cannon hammer) created by Chen Wangting, the ninth Chen, which favored rigidity. Chen Changxing, after collecting and organizing them, stereotyped taijiquan as Chen's Laojia I and II (Cannon Hammer), which later gave rise to other schools such as Yang, Wu, Wu, and Sun.

Here, Bamboo himself tends to favor the first statement, that is, Taijiquan was created by the Chen clan, and absorbed and drew on the experience of the previous generation, and constantly developed and changed. It must be known that a trickle of streams converge into a river to enter the sea, and it is the continuous efforts of the Chen clan for generations that have provided the soil for the inheritance and development of taijiquan to survive. It plays the role of the main stream of the big river.

But regardless of the argument, there is a **** knowledge that the Chen's fourteenth Chen Changxing master inherited the advanced theory and experience of modern Taijiquan. Creatively the predecessor (regardless of whether it is Jiang Fa or Chen's ancestors) of the Taijiquan method from the Bo to the generalization, streamlining and simplification, organizing and stereotyping for the current Chen-style Taijiquan one way, two ways. Since then, the Taijiquan methods practiced by the descendants of the Chen Clan for generations have been based on these methods. Yang, Wu, Wu and Sun styles of Taijiquan also originated here.

Therefore, we can tentatively conclude the following viewpoints:

Chen Changxing was the master of modern Taijiquan and the one who carried it forward.

Chen Changxing's disciple, Yang Luchan, made great contributions to the spread of Taijiquan.

The Chen-Style Taijiquan Old Frame transmitted by Chen Changxing is the originator of many modern Taijiquan schools.

Wang Zongyue, a native of Shanxi Province in the Qing Dynasty, wrote "A Treatise on Taijiquan", which summarizes the true meaning of the theory and practice of Taijiquan.

The study of taijiquan kung fu should start with authentic Chen-style taijiquan

On the origin of taijiquan, the most widely spread is Gu Liuxin's Chen Wangting's theory that Chen Wangting was the founder of taijiquan, and the strongest evidence for this is one of Chen Wangting's short and long phrases, which reads: "When I was talking about the time I was in the middle of my life, I was wearing the hardest of the hardest of the hardest of the hardest of the hardest of the hardest of the hardest of the hardest, ..... Nowadays, only a scroll of Huangting accompanies him. When I was bored, I made a fist, when I was idle, I plowed the field, I taught some good children and grandchildren while I was free, and it was convenient for me to become a dragon and a tiger." Chen Wangting's "making fists" was born out of this. In the 14th generation of the Chen Clan, Chen Changxing passed on Yang Luchan, Yang went to the capital and created the Yang style, and then passed on to Quan You, which developed into the Wu style. Later, Wu Style and Sun Style Taijiquan were derived from it. The genealogy of the Chen family also says that the 15th Chen Qingping went to Zhaobao town and changed the Chen family Taijiquan to form Zhaobao frame.

But in recent years, some people also tend to Zhang Sanfeng said: Taijiquan began with Zhang Sanfeng, and then Wang Zongyue passed on to Jiang Fa, Jiang Fa passed on to Chen Changxing (when the Chen family has its own family martial arts, favoring the strong), and then Jiang Fa was passed on to Zhao Baozhen, the formation of Zhao Baojie Taijiquan. In recent years, the boxers coming out of Zhaobao Town have also begun to affirm this statement.

Although there are many different opinions, some of the veins are clear and well documented. Such as Chen Changxing in the ancestor of the old frame on the basis of the set of Taijiquan from the Bo to about the refinement of the generalization, the development of the Chen-style Taijiquan all the way, two (also known as the cannon whacking). Later, it was called Taijiquan Laojia (Big Frame). He taught his famous disciple Yang Lu Chan, who later founded Yang Style Taijiquan. Yang's Taijiquan originated from Chen's, and Wu's originated from Yang's. Sun's originated from Yang's and Chen's. Sun originated from Yang and Chen.

Brief development of Chen-style Taijiquan

Chen Wangting compiled seven sets of boxing frames, which were passed on to Chen Changxing and Chen Youben through five generations, and the original 108 positions of the Long Fist and Taijiquan (a 13-position), the second to the fifth position, had been practiced by very few people in the Chen Village, and Chen's practitioners had already returned to the concept of "Bo" and had already specialized in the first position of Taijiquan and the gun-punching (now known as the second position of Chen-style Taijiquan). Around the Daoguang and Xianfeng years (1821~1861), in order to adapt to the needs of health care and the practice needs of different learning objects, Chen Youben removed certain difficult movements in the old frame and compiled Chen's New Frame Taijiquan. There is no essential difference between this frame and Chen's old frame, but the main difference is that the circle of the old frame is larger and the circle of the new frame is smaller. Therefore, it is also called the old frame as the big circle fist, and the new frame as the small circle fist. Chen Qingping, a disciple and nephew of Yuben, created two sets of boxing styles on the basis of the boxing styles passed on by Yuben. One set is small and compact, with slow movements, and gradually improves skills after practicing. The other set, focusing on technical attacks, is often used in the process of circling around the body together to suddenly send out strength, fast and fierce, like a dry sky exploding thunder. The former, Qing Ping passed in the Chenjiagou north of Zhaobao town, known as Zhaobao frame; the latter circulated in the Chenjiagou east of Wang Ohtang village, known as "Ohtang trembling frame", or "Kulei frame".

Chen Changxing

Chen Changxing (1771~1853), known as Yunting, was the author of Ten Essentials of Taijiquan, The Essentials of Taijiquan Martial Arts, and The Combat of Taijiquan. On the basis of the ancestral Laojia routine, he refined and summarized the Taijiquan routine from Bo to Yao, and creatively developed it into the present Chen-style Taijiquan One Way and Two Way (also known as Cannon Punch). Later, it is known as Taijiquan Laojia (Big Frame). Chen Changxing, who was a bodyguard and traveled to Shandong Province, was famous in the martial arts world. He watched the opera in front of the stage, no matter how the crowd pushed and squeezed, his feet did not move at all, and he was called the "king of the tablets". He taught his famous disciple Yang Lu Chan, who later founded Yang Style Taijiquan.

In the long road of Taijiquan development, he can be said to have set another milestone. He not only inherited the essence of Taijiquan created by his ancestor, but also developed and innovated it, and dared to break the gateway opinion and pass on the Chen family's "unique secret" Taijiquan to the outsiders, which was rare in the era when he lived at that time. In particular, his writings on taijiquan are a great inspiration for future generations.

Chen Youben

Chen Youben (1780~1858), with the character Daosheng, entered the Ziang school at the age of 36. Since childhood, he and his elder brother Youheng (word Shaoji) practiced martial arts from their father, and were quite proficient in Taijiquan, which was a moment of excellence. After his prime, he practiced boxing behind closed doors, and was even more proficient in Taijiquan, and boldly innovated the art, gradually abandoning certain difficult and vigorous movements on the basis of the original Taijiquan routines, and his stance, like that of his counterpart Chen Changxing, was as broad and generous as that of the Laojia (big frame) Taijiquan, but it was more soft and natural and refined, with both storage and integration, vigorous and vigorous power, and a great deal of enlightenment. It is more soft and natural, elegant and graceful, and has a strong force, and is also divided into one and two routes. It is also divided into one and two routes. Later on, it was called "New Frame" (also called "Small Frame", and later on, it was shortened to "Liao" to differentiate it from the Small Frame changed by his disciple, Chen Qingping). These achievements made him a famous teacher in the history of Taijiquan development. At that time, many people who were good at Taijiquan came from his family. His disciples Chen Qingping, Chen Youlun, Chen Zaozhang, Chen Sande, Chen Yundong, etc. were all famous Taijiquan masters. Among his disciples, Chen Qingping is the most famous.

Chen Qingping

Chen Qingping (1795~1868) learned Taijiquan from Chen Youben since he was a child, and he had a lot of experience in it. When he was young, he was already a famous practitioner, and he was highly praised by Chen Changxing and Chen Youben. Later, he moved to Zhao Fort and opened a martial arts center in the town to teach students because there were many people learning martial arts. Combining his own experience, he improved the original routine on the basis of his teacher's improvement, and then improved it again, forming a small and compact set of boxing routines, gradually adding circles, from simple to complex. Although the Taijiquan improved by him was also called small frame, it was different from the one transmitted by his master, and later people called it "circle" to distinguish it. Later, through his efforts and those of his disciple ****, he gradually developed several schools of Taijiquan and different routines. For example, Wu Style Taijiquan compiled by his disciple Wu Yuxiang, He Style Taijiquan compiled by He Zhaoyuan (also known as Zhao Bao Taijiquan), and Taijiquan Kulei Frame compiled by Li Jingyan (Li Dun), etc. These schools and routines have been widely recognized in the world. These schools and routines have a large number of enthusiasts both at home and abroad. He has made indelible contributions to the development and spread of Taijiquan and deserves to be called the great man of Taijiquan.

The Origin, Development and Evolution of Taijiquan Chen Zhenglei

To know the origin of Taijiquan, one must first know the meaning of Taiji. Taiji is the emptiness. The word "too" has the meaning of being extremely large. The "void" is the meaning of emptiness and nothingness. Taixu is the realm of emptiness, filled with true qi, the official residence of the gods. The essence of the true qi is not transported, so the main biochemistry of the beginning, the luck of the true element. The Taiji is the place where the qi moves and produces yang, and the static produces yin. This is the reasoning behind the birth of yin and yang in Tai Chi.

"Yin and Yang" is a synonym for ancient philosophical theories, which are used to illustrate the unity and transformation of different attributes within all things. The concept of yin and yang is characterized by the unity of opposites, interdependence, mutual coordination, mutual transformation, taijiquan is in line with the unity of opposites of yin and yang on the basis of creating a set of rigid-flexible, internal and external, up and down, fast and slow, the shape of the combination of the idea of the Yin and Yang, such as winding the yin and yang, yin and yang and the taijiquan, so that this set of punches will be called taijiquan.

If you practice according to the requirements of taijiquan posture, and persevere, you will be able to practice five yin and five yang in a long time. You will be able to enter the realm of "a wonderful hand, a movement of Taiji, a movement of Taiji into nothing". When you reach this level, Taiji is active, the qi is connected, the true qi is abundant, the yin and yang are balanced, and the internal shape and qi of the upper and lower parts of the body are as one, like the image of Taiji, which is mixed in a circle.

Taijiquan originated in Chenjiagou, Wen County, Henan Province.

Chenjiagou is located on Qingfengling in the east of Wenxian City, which was called Changyang Village 600 years ago. According to the records of Wen County, "In the early years of Hongwu of Ming Dynasty, because Yuan Tiemuer was guarding Huaiqing (Huaiqing Prefecture governs eight counties, including Wen County), the Ming soldiers could not attack for a long time and were eager to unify the world. Taizo took his anger out on the people and massacred them, killing many of them ....... "Legend has it that there are three washes of Huaiqing. When the people were few cesiums, they were relocated to fill up the area and reclaimed the land. Nine out of ten of them were moved from Hongtong, Shanxi Province, and there is still a saying in the area, "Ask me where my ancestors came from, the great locust tree in Hongtong, Shanxi Province".

Chen Bu, the ancestor of the Chen Clan, was originally from Zezhou County, Shanxi (now Jincheng), and later moved from Zezhou to Hongtong County, Shanxi. In the 7th year of the Ming Dynasty (1374), he moved to Huaiqing Province (present-day Qinyang) in Henan Province. Because the founder, Chen Bu, was a loyal person and skilled in boxing, he was highly respected by the neighboring villagers. Therefore, the place where he lived was called Chen Buzhuang (after liberation, Chen Buzhuang was merged into Wen County and is still called Chen Buzhuang). After her mother moved to Changyang Village, ten miles east of Wenxian City, because Chenbizhuang was often flooded due to its low-lying terrain. There was a deep ditch running north-south in the village, and Changyang Village was renamed Chenjiagou as Chen's population multiplied. After Chen Zu Bu lived in Wen County, he emphasized on cultivation and construction in order to lay the foundation of his family business. First, six generations lived together, and then seven generations were separated, and the family prospered. In order to protect the village and the local community, the Chen family set up a martial arts school in the village to teach their children and grandchildren. Before 1711, there was no written history of the Chen family, and there was only an enunciation. It was not until 1711 that the 10th master of the Chen family, Chen Geng, erected a monument for Chen Bu, which briefly described the history of Chen Bu. However, it was more than 300 years ago. However, there were more than 300 years between them, and there were many omissions about the people, events and related martial arts. Therefore, I have only written down the history of Chen Bo from my ninth grandparent, Chen Wang Ting, about the art of kung fu, the people and the deeds.

According to the records of Wenxian County and the genealogy of the Chen Clan, "Chen Wangting was already famous for his boxing at the end of the Ming Dynasty. He studied the art even more and gained a lot of insights, which were passed down from generation to generation and became a unique secret.

Chen Wangting (1600-1680), also known as Zaoting. The late Ming and early Qing dynasty. He was good at both literature and martial arts, and was good at boxing and kung fu. He was well known in Henan and Shandong. In Shandong, he swept away bandits, and the thieves were famous for not daring to approach. Because of the social unrest at that time, long time no ambition. During his old age, he created a set of Taijiquan with the combination of yin and yang of Taiji, the theory of meridians and channels of traditional Chinese medicine, and the techniques of guiding and exhaling, based on the boxing skills he had inherited from his mother, and the essence of many schools. Chen Wangting has taught one to five ways of Taijiquan, one way of Cannon Punching, 108 positions of Long Fist, two-person Push Hands and instruments such as Knife, Gun, Sword, Stick, Lanthanum, two-person Sticky Gun and etc. Among them, two-person Push Hands and two-person Sticky Gun are used. Among them, two-person push hands and two-person sticky gun, more unprecedented unique style.

Chen Wangting's writings have been dispersed for a long time, but there is still a song (the general song of the boxing scripture) and a word (long and short sentences) in existence. In the first half of the song, it reads, "Back then, I was so determined to clear the atmosphere of the masses that I was in danger for a few times! I was blessed with the gift, but in vain, and this year, I am old and short of breath. Only to fall (Huang Ting) a volume with the companion, leisure to make boxing, busy plowing, take advantage of the spare time, teach some disciples children and grandchildren, into a dragon into a tiger any convenient ......."

Chen Wangting's original creations include the following

(1) combining boxing with guiding

(2) combining wushu and Chinese medicine meridian science

(3) creating two-person Push Hands

(4) creating two-person sashimi and eight-pole pairing programs

(5) creating the theory of taijiquan

Since Chen Wangting's death, the practice of taijiquan in the Chenjiagou area has been a major part of Chen's history. After that, the wind of practicing Taijiquan in Chenjiagou was very prosperous, and women and children of all ages practiced it, and the local proverbs were circulated, "Drinking water from Chengou, you will be able to cross your legs," and "Will you be able to do it, the King of Kong pounded the pestle and pestle. To a certain extent, this reflects the situation at that time. This culture has been passed down from generation to generation, and has lasted for a long time, resulting in the emergence of many famous craftsmen in the past generations.

The 14th Chen Changxing (1771-1853), with the character of Yunting, was the author of Ten Essentials of Taijiquan, Essentials of Taijiquan Use of Martial Arts, and Combat of Taijiquan. On the basis of the ancestral Laojia Route, he creatively developed the Taijiquan Route into the present Chen's Taijiquan I and II Routes (also known as Cannon Punch) by simplifying, refining and summarizing them. Later, it was known as Taijiquan Laojia (Big Frame). Changxing Gong was famous in the martial arts world for his profession as a bodyguard and traveled to Shandong Province. When he watched a play in front of the stage, he stood in the midst of a thousand people (at that time, when the play was performed in the countryside, the strong and strong people crowded in front of the stage without seats), and no matter how the crowd pushed, bumped, crowded and squeezed, his footsteps did not move at all, and those who approached him were like water touching a stone, and they did not fight against their own decadence, which was then known as "the king of the paixiangshengshengshengshengshengshengsheng. Zi plowing boxing skills of the Olympic, continue to dart Shandong, lasted more than 10 years, encountered bandits and thieves convergence, Lu people set up a monument to commemorate the event. Mr. Yan Nian and Mr. Yan Xi were famous Tai Chi masters. He taught his famous disciple Yang Lu Zen.

The 14th Chen Youben made some changes on the basis of the original routine and gradually gave up certain difficult and vigorous movements, and the frame was as wide as the old one, which is later called the new frame (small frame).

The fifteenth Chen Large-sized Ping, son-in-law in Zhao Bao Town (five miles northeast of Chen Jiagou) where he passed the fist, he modified the original routine, forming a small and compact, and gradually increase the circle, from simple to complex, and gradually improve the skills of boxing practice routine, the world known as Zhao Bao frame.

The 16th Chen Xin (1849-1929), with the character of Pin San, felt that Chen's boxing was mainly transmitted by enclosure through the generations and there were very few written works, so in order to expound the doctrine of the domestic taijiquan, he made a fury to write a book and make a statement, and wrote four volumes of Chen's taijiquan (Chen's taijiquan pictorial lectures) in twelve years' time, which expounded the experience of practicing the martial arts that had been accumulated by the Chen's family through the generations.

The Chen's experience of practicing boxing accumulated through the generations is explained by the theory of Yi. It is the most important article in the theoretical treasury of Chen's Taijiquan, which is based on the theory of Boxing Theory, citing the theory of meridians and collaterals; with the core of winding silk strength and the internal strength as the unifying force. He is also the author of such works as (Chen's Family History) and (San San Liu Boxing Records).

The 17th Chen Fake (1887-1957), with the character of Fook Sang, was a representative figure of modern Chen's Taijiquan, who made outstanding contributions to the development and dissemination of Taijiquan. He taught the art in Beijing from 1929 to 1957, and was known for his combination of rigidity and flexibility, picking, hedging, leaning, holding, and falling. The techniques of Taijiquan include: elbow, leaning, taking, dropping, throwing, striking, and spinning, and the use of a well. Fighting, both spinning wells with excellent technical skills, and people with the hand to get people shall prevail, in order not to see the shape of the wonderful superb strikes will fall out of people, because of its loyalty, martial arts virtue, by all walks of life is welcome. He taught many students, including Shen Jiajian, Gu Liuxin, Hong Junsheng, Tian Xiuchen, Lei Muni, Feng Zhiqiang, Li Jingwu, Xiao Qinglin and so on. His sons, Zhaoshu and Zhaokui, and his daughter, Yuxia, were also very good at boxing. Chen Zhaokui has taught boxing in Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Jiaozuo and other places (mainly in the 83 new frame), with many disciples, and has made great contributions to the popularization of Chen's Taijiquan.

The 18th Chen Zhaopi (1983-1972), with the word "Jifu", in the autumn of 1928, two brothers, Le Youshen and Le Dutong, the proprietors of Tongrentang in Beiping, admired the name of Chen's taijiquan, and entrusted Du Shengxing of Qinyang, Henan Province to hire a boxer in Chenjiagou, and the clansmen nominated Chen Zhaopi to go to Chenjiagou. Chen Zhaopi's theoretical attainments are very deep, accumulated decades of experience, authored (Chen's Taijiquan Huizong), (Introduction to Taijiquan, (Chen's Taijiquan Illustrations), (Chen's Taijiquan Theory Thirteen) and other books. His disciples include Chen Xiaowang, Chen Zhenglei, Wang Xi'an and Zhu Genius. He is of high moral character and tireless in teaching, and has made great contributions to the promotion of Chen's Taijiquan, and has been admired by people from all walks of life at home and abroad, and is the master of Chen's Taijiquan for the generation that carries on the past and the future.

At present, Chen Jiagou has practiced the fist and equipment routines, such as the old frame one and two routes (cannon pounding), the new frame one and two routes (cannon pounding), the small frame one and two routes, and five kinds of pushing methods. Instruments are, Taiji single knife, double-edged, single sword, double sword, double lanthanum, pear flower gun clip white ape stick, spring and autumn sword, three pole, eight pole, thirteen pole and so on. These sets, from the style, technical application, still basically maintain the original traditional style.

Chen's Taijiquan has been developed in the society for nearly a hundred years and evolved into four representative schools of Yang, Wu, Wu and Sun.

Yang's Taijiquan

Yang Fukui (1799-1871) was a native of Yongnian, Hebei Province. When Chen Dehu opened a traditional Chinese medicine store in Yongnian, Yang sold himself to the store as an apprentice, and then Chen Dehu brought Yang back to his home in Chenjiagou to do some odd jobs. Chen Changxing, the 14th son of the Chen family, set up a martial arts school in Chen Dehu's house and taught his descendants how to practice kung fu and dance. Seeing Yang's intelligence, attentiveness, loyalty and honesty, as well as his love for boxing, Chen Changxing discussed the matter with Chen Dehu and took him as a disciple, teaching him Taijiquan. Yang practicing boxing extremely hard, night chain boxing tired, only on the bench to nap. This bench is very narrow, and soon fell down, woke up and continued to practice again, such as the seven years, boxing is practiced. After the teacher and the proprietor agreed, loaded the volume to return, leaving Chenjiagou (after two visits to the Chen family).

Yang Lu Zen returned home and was recommended by friends and relatives to teach boxing in Beijing, defeating many famous fighters and making a name for himself. Later, he went to the Qing Dynasty Palace to teach martial arts, and because of all the children of the aristocracy, in order to adapt to the needs of their delicate physiques, he modified the Chen's Taijiquan routine to make it simpler and softer, and to make it more flexible, and not to be indulged or jumped, which was modified into a middle frame. After the modification of his third son, Jianhou, into the middle frame. Then it was modified by his grandson Chengfu to become the more popular Yang style Taiji media. It is characterized by an expansive frame, smooth movements and soft posture. It requires a gentle touch. Yang Chengfu (1883~1936) was the author of (Taijiquan Use Method) and (Taijiquan Physical Use Book), and he was a famous Yang-style Taijiquan master in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places.

Wu-Style Taijiquan

When Yang Lu Zen was teaching in the Qing Dynasty, he was taught by a Manchu, Quan You, who later studied under Yang Ban Hou (1837~1892). After that, he studied under Yang Banhou (1837~1892). Quan You passed on the name to his son, Jianquan, who later adopted the Chinese name Wu. Wu Jianquan (1870~1942) was known for the softness of his fist, and for his ability to push his hands to keep them still without forgetting to move them, which resulted in the formation of a moderately sized, soft and compact fist. Wu Jianquan once opened a boxing club in Shanghai to train students, and it became the modern popular Wu Style Taijiquan which is known for its softness.

Wu-Style Taijiquan

Wu Yuxiang (1812~1880) was a native of Yongnian, Hebei province, who first learned from Yang Lu Zen's large-sized fist movements, and then went to Chen Jiagou to seek Changxing Gong's help. Because of his old age (more than 80), he no longer passed on his fists, and his son, Plowman, went to Shandong province and was not around, but because of his eagerness to learn, he was introduced to the Chen's fifteenth-generation Chen Large-sized Fist, Chen Ching-Ping. Chen Large-sized Ping's small and compact frame, with its winding circles, is a branch of the Chen Small-sized Frame School. Wu Yuxiang studied and practiced hard. On the basis of Yang-style Large Frame and Chen-style Small Frame, Wu-style Taijiquan evolved into the current Wu-style Taijiquan.

Then he passed it on to his nephew Li Yishe (1832~1892), who then passed it on to Hao Weizhen (1849~1920), who then passed it on to his sons Yueru and Shaoru. Yue Ru taught training as a profession, and Wu Style Taijiquan was first practiced outside the country. It is characterized by lightness of movement, agility of footwork and compactness.

Sun Style Taijiquan

Sun Lutang (1860~1930) was a native of Wanxian County, Hebei Province. He first learnt Formal Ideology, and was well versed in the theory of Ideology, and also practiced Bagua. He is the author of books such as Xingyi Quanxue and Fengyi Mizhen. In Beijing, he was known as "Living Monkey" Sun Lutang. Later, from Hao for real learning Taijiquan, will be shangyi, bagua, taijiquan into one, the formation of the current opening and closing drums, frame high step live, a unique style of Sun style taijiquan.

Simplified Taijiquan

The National Sports Committee, with Yang-style Taijiquan as the main form, supplemented by the movements of other schools of Taijiquan, organized and created simplified Taijiquan twenty-four, forty-eight, eighty-eight and other routines. Ms. Kan Guixiang of Beijing Sports Institute compiled Chen's Simplified Taijiquan with Thirty-six Moments on the basis of Chen's Old Frame Taijiquan, and Mr. Chen Xiaowang, a coach of Henan Wushu Museum, compiled Chen's Thirty-eight Moments on the basis of Chen's Old and New Frame Taijiquan.

The above content is quoted from "The Origin, Development and Evolution of Taijiquan" - for your reference By Chen Zhenglei

Anecdotes on the Origin of Yang's Taijiquan

When and Who Created Taijiquan? What are the ins and outs of Yang's Taijiquan? Those who practice it should know. However, there are many different opinions and errors. Today, according to Yang's family tradition and related information, systematic elaboration. In particular, Mr. Zhao Bin and his brother-in-law, Mr. Fu Zhongwen, know a lot about Yang's family history. This record, to avoid the future generations of blackmail.

I. Taijiquan before the Song Dynasty

Chinese martial arts have a long history. Taijiquan is the same. However, because of the secret oral teaching of the ancient practice, sometimes hidden and sometimes appear, it is difficult to get informative written records. According to the relevant information, before the Song Dynasty, there were several kinds of Taijiquan schools or legends about the creation of boxing, as follows

1, Laozi said

2, Cheng's Taijiquan

3, Song's Taijiquan

4, Yu's Taijiquan (the name of the Taijiquan is the first heavenly boxing, which is also named as the long boxing)

5, the method of the latter day

The above claims are not proved exactly. However, it can be seen that the source of Taiji is a small stream that flows into a huge stream.

Fu Xi drew the trigrams, clarified the yin and yang, and the theory of Taiji was already contained therein. Therefore, the early emergence of taijiquan in China, nature is not surprising. Since the sprouting and perfect, never a person of a generation of work.

Two, Zhang Sanfeng and Taijiquan

Since the emergence of Taijiquan in modern times, it is traditionally said that Zhang Sanfeng, a Taoist priest from Wudang, created Taijiquan. The word "Sanfeng" is said to be taken from the symbols in the Eight Trigrams. Qianji as "three" resembles "three", for Yang, for the day, for the day, for just. Kun record for the chemical, ", similar to the" Feng ", for the Yin, for the ground, for the month, for the soft. Therefore, the word Sanfeng two words, set heaven and earth, day, month, yin and yang just soft in a body, the mystery is infinite. Or that the master in Baoji Jintai view, there are three peaks, pretty Lun Run, because the number of three peaks; or that the JiuGong mountain real estate hall real Tibetan metamorphosis place, facing the three peaks of the mountain, that is, that is, to think of the number. Therefore, also common Zhang Sanfeng said. The actual one person.

Zhang Sanfeng, the name of the pass, the word Jun Shi, also known as the full one. 5 years old suffering from a disease to worship the pagan monasticism, 12 years old practice Confucianism. He was once the order of Boling in Zhongshan. After abandoning his post, he traveled to Yan and Zhao, Qi and Lu, Han and Wei, and lived in Baoji. 67 years old, he entered Zhongnan Mountain, and met the Fire Dragon Realist, who taught him the Way. Afterward, he went to Wudang and was transferred to "Nine Years". Tao is a great success. So Xiangyun Bayu, between the hidden and obvious invitation to travel. Because of the unkempt, known as the Dirt Taoist. Ming Hongwu seventeen years, Taizu edict, refused not to go. Yongle five years, the emperor sent Perry Hu visited Sanfeng for several years, the end is not available.

The fire dragon real person that the early Northern Song Dynasty, the famous Taoist Chen Tuan living in Huashan, a disciple of the old man Jia Desheng. In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, Chen Tuan was a disciple of Jia Desheng, a famous Taoist monk who lived in Huashan in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty. According to Yongle, Zhang Sanfeng was born in 1247 and met the fire dragon at the age of 67 (1314) in Zhongnan, when Chen Tuan died 325 years ago. Obviously reveals the flaws of Yongle's statement. Sanfeng both for Chen turn again disciple, can only be the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chen Tuan, the word Tu Nan, Song Taizong gave the name Mr. Xiyi. He lived in Wudang first, and then hid in Huashan. He wrote the Wuji Tu, which was carved on the stone wall of Mount Hua. His doctrine was the forerunner of the Song Dynasty's science. Legend has it that he saw a woman (Zhao Kuangyin's mother) fleeing with two brothers on a stretcher in the Five Dynasties, and said, "Don't say that there is no Son of Heaven today, but the Son of Heaven is on the stretcher". Later, he and Zhao Kuangyin played chess at Mount Hua, and Zhao lost Mount Hua to Chen Tuan. Song Taizong imperial decree to invite Chen to turn, Tuan said on the table: "a piece of ambition are retained by the white clouds, the nine favorite edicts do not teach the Danfeng衔来". Huashan Yuquan Yuan is also known as Xiyi Ancestral Hall. Legend has it that it was built by the Fire Dragon for his teacher. Zhang Sanfeng met such a high teacher to teach, naturally it is not difficult to become the originator of the Taoist divine fist.

Some people say. Zhang Sanfeng created internal boxing, not taijiquan. It must be known that Huang Zongxi and his son Huang Baijia clearly documented that the so-called internal, is relative to the external is a large classification, as if the Wudang boxing, Wudang school said. As for the specific styles, names and schools of boxing, there is an evolutionary process. According to Yan Jiakang, the author of the Wudang Mysteries, Zhang Sanfeng successively created twelve styles of Wujiquan, eight styles of Taihequan, and sixteen styles of Taijiquan. Later, the essence of the three types of boxing was fused into one furnace, commonly known as the 36 styles of Taijiquan. This fist in the Tao has been gradually expanded to 108 styles through various generations, called Sanfeng Taijiquan or Wudang Taijiquan. In addition, Wudang Taoist General Xu Benshan passed down eight 108 styles of Wudang Taijiquan. Its general song Yun: "Wudang boxing, there is the origin, Wudang Taoist passed in the front, Zhang Songxi, Huang Baike. Wudang Taoist General Xu Benshan", "Wudang school has a direct lineage, the first Wudang internal boxing", "Taijiquan, potential thirteen," "thirteen total potential Taijiquan full." It can be seen that Huang Baijia recorded Neijiaquan, its subsequent branches, in the Wudang Mountain is also called Taijiquan, Neijiaquan or thirteen potential.

Third, the pioneer of modern Taijiquan, Wang Zongyue

The history of Taijiquan after Zhang Sanfeng, it is difficult to get a continuous and systematic record. The spread of modern Taijiquan, however, was successively inherited by Wang Zongyue who passed on to Jiang Fa. Jiang Fa passed on to Chen Changxing of Chenjiagou in Wenxian County and Xing Xihuai of Zhaobao Town, and Chen Changxing passed on to Yang Luchan, and since then it has developed into the Taiji schools of Chen, Yang, Wu-Wu, Li, Sun, Zhaobao frame and the national sets.

Yang family records, see Yang Chengfu authored "Taijiquan body with the book" preface, "the first big father more edict of the day, Taijiquan created from the end of the Song Zhang Sanfeng, the transmission of those who, for the Wang Zongyue, Chenzhou Tong, Zhang Songxi, Jiang hair of the people inherited each other unceasingly. Chen Changxing division, is Mr. Jiang hair only disciple."

Wu Style Taijiquan, originated from Yang's Taiji and Zhao Fort Frame. Created by Wu Yuxiang, Yuxiang's nephew Li Yishe's "Taijiquan Preface" of 1867 reads, "Taijiquan began in the Song Dynasty with Zhang Sanfeng, whose subtleties and subtleties Wang Zongyue discusses in detail and exhaustively. Later, it was passed on to Chenjiagou Chen family in Henan Province, and the god and the bright one, the generation is not a few people. My county south gate Yang, love and to learn. Concentration, more than ten years, ready to be extremely sophisticated. After the spinning, the city to the same friends, my maternal uncle Wu Yuxiang see and good, often compared with, I refused to lightly to teach others. I was only able to get a rough idea of what he was talking about. I have heard that in the town of Zhaobao, Huaiqing Province, Yu Province, there is a Chen name Qingping, who is skilled in this technique, more than a year, my mother's uncle went to Yu Province on official business, and I visited him. Research for more than a month, and the subtle began to get, God is technology carry on." This article is the earliest record of the origin of modern Taijiquan. When Li wrote the preface, Yang Lu Chan, Wu Yuxiang are alive, so the "small preface" when the reliable work.

Chen's Taijiquan, written by Chen Xin, a descendant of Chen's Taijiquan, contains "Du Yuwan's account of Jiang Fa's Songs and Records Passed on by Shanxi Master". Du Yuwan is a descendant of Zhao Bao. It can be seen that Chen Xin at that time also recognized that Taijiquan was passed on to Wang Zongyue and Jiang Fa. Shanxi master passer, is Wang Zongyue undoubtedly. Over 100 years old archaeologist, Taijiquan master Mr. Wu Tunan, as early as 1917 visited Chenjiagou, and personally heard Chen Xin, who was writing "Chen's Taijiquan Illustration", make an introduction. Chen Xin plainly said, their Chen family lineage cannon whacking, belonging to the Shaolin boxing, has a history of several hundred years. The village people call them the Chen family of Cannon Punch. Taijiquan was passed on to Chen Changxing by Jiang Fa, a man from Kaifeng, Henan Province, who ran a tofu factory in Xi'an. The Chen clan even considered it a disgrace to the Cannonball Chen family and from then on Chen Changxing was not allowed to teach Cannonball anymore. Chen Xin also introduced Du Yuwan to Wu Tunan and had Du Yuwan perform Taijiquan (see Wu Tunan's Study of Taijiquan). It can be seen that the above history was also recognized in Chenjiagou at that time.

Tang Hao's "Wang Zongyue Kao" proves that Wang Zongyue was a native of Shanxi, who was in Luoyang in the fifty-sixth year of the Qianlong reign (1791), and then went to Kaifeng, where he was still alive in the sixtieth year of the Qianlong reign (1795). Jiang hair also for the Qianlong time, Chen Rui notes have records, Chen Changxing born in 1771, died in 1853, Wang Zongyue died, Changxing at least 25 years old. This and Wang passed Jiang hair, Jiang passed Chen Changxing, in time is consistent.