Physical Education Exam Topics:The Origin and Founder of Yang's Taijiquan

Yang's Taijiquan was developed and created by Yang Luchan, a native of Yongnian, Handan City, Hebei Province, and his sons Yang Banhou and Yang Jianhou, and his grandsons Yang Shaohou and Yang Chengfu.

The origin of Yang's Taijiquan: (The following is extracted from Baidu's encyclopedia)

Yang Lu Chan was a good martial artist since his childhood, but because of his family's poverty, he was forced to make a living and worked in a traditional Chinese medicine shop, "Taihetang", on Xiguan Street in Guangping Prefecture. This pharmacy for the Chenjiagou Chen Dehu opened. Chen saw Yang as a diligent, loyal and reliable person, and smart and capable, so he sent him to work at his home in Chenjiagou. When Chen Changxing borrowed Chen Dehu's house to teach his students, Yang was very envious. Yang was very envious in his heart, and wanted to learn from him, but on the one hand, he was very busy, and on the other hand, he was afraid that Chen would not accept him. Although he knows the jianghu taboo, but because of the eagerness to learn the art, in the Chen's master and disciples practicing boxing, watching from the sidelines, attentively note down certain moves, no one will be practicing in private. Over time, he was able to achieve some success. After being discovered by Chen, seeing that he was a talent, not only did he not blame him, but also boldly abandoned the gateway and jianghu taboos, and discussed with Chen Dehu, allowing him to formally learn taijiquan in his spare time.