Zhang Sanfeng Original Tai Chi
It is said that Zhang Sanfeng's original Tai Chi was created by Taoist Zhang Sanfeng in the late Northern Song Dynasty after he sorted out his internal boxing. Zhang Sanfeng (from Yizhou, Liaoning) was born in the Southern Song Dynasty and died in the early Ming Dynasty. Zhang Sanfeng's original Tai Chi was introduced to Liu Dekuan in Hebei, and then to Zhao Xinzhou, who in turn passed it on to Wan Laisheng. After Wan Laisheng settled in Fuzhou, Zhang Sanfeng's original Tai Chi became widely spread in Fuzhou, Quanzhou in southern Fujian, Nanping in northern Fujian, eastern Fujian, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia. The reason why Zhang Sanfeng's original Tai Chi is called "original Tai Chi" is that it is ancient and simple, and some of its movements even have the style of external long boxing. It is a set of typical traditional martial arts that combines internal and external cultivation, hardness and softness, yin and yang, both physical and practical, and has strong combativeness. Zhang Sanfeng's original Tai Chi is also known as Changquan, or Thirteen Styles. Changquan is like the Yangtze River and the sea, flowing endlessly. The thirteenth are the eight trigrams of Peng, Ji, An, Ba, Tan, Kao, etc., which are forward and backward, looking left and right, and stopping in the middle, which determine the five elements. Zhang Sanfeng's original Tai Chi emphasizes the three skills of waist, crotch, and legs. It is practiced at a moderate speed, with flexible footwork, natural movement, low or high crotch, free movement of Qi, body movement with spirit, bending and stretching, softness with hardness, loose but not loose, about to unfold but not yet unfolded, and the intention is broken but not broken. It embodies the five major characteristics of Zhang Sanfeng's original Tai Chi in terms of fighting: using stillness to control movement, using softness to overcome hardness, using slowness to defeat speed, using cleverness to defeat clumsiness, and using the few to control the many. Zhang Sanfeng's original Tai Chi emphasizes that you must know how to go back and forth in movement, and the back and forth must be accompanied by folding, and the folding must contain frustration, so that its roots are broken by itself, and it is destroyed quickly without a doubt. This is also the reason why Zhang Sanfeng's Tai Chi has the characteristics of starting like lightning and launching like thunder. In one aspect, Zhang Sanfeng's original Tai Chi pays special attention to the cultivation of both mind and body, the cultivation of both morality and art, and the cultivation of both nature and life. During the practice, we should pay attention to calming the mind and relaxing the body, entering the state of practice naturally, following the laws of nature and movement, and exercising ourselves step by step according to the internal theory, boxing theory, essentials, methods and laws, so as to achieve the unity of man and nature, the unity of essence, spirit and mind, and the unity of intention, spirit and form. When practicing Zhang Sanfeng's original Tai Chi, by cultivating the "intention" and "qi" of the human body, the perfect combination of movement and breath can not only improve the regulatory function of the nervous system, but also further promote the circulation of qi and blood in the five internal organs and limbs. Zhang Sanfeng's original Tai Chi, which has grown up in the nourishment of traditional Chinese culture, not only reflects the multiple meanings of traditional Chinese culture, but also highlights its self-cultivation value. As a cultural phenomenon, it has a deeper moral and educational value. Zhang Sanfeng Tai Chi, with its special form of movement and intuitive understanding, subtly changes the practitioner's outlook on life and the world, elevating the body and mind of the practitioner to a relaxed state, which is very beneficial to cultivating people's sentiments, improving people's cultivation, style, and inner state of mind. Zhang Sanfeng (1247-1458) Zhang Sanfeng (1247 or 1264-1458), the founder of Wudang Sect, claimed to be the fifth son of Zhang Anzhong. He was born on June 18th in the Guiyou year of the Yuan Dynasty. His name was Junshi, and his courtesy name was Quanyi (this is one theory, and another theory is Junbao). His other names were Baohe Nongren. He was a Han Chinese from Liaodong. He was a Confucian scholar and a Taoist priest in Wudang Mountain in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. He was good at calligraphy and painting, and was good at poetry. Another theory is that he was from Shaowu, Fujian. His name was Zi Chong, another name was Yuanshi, and his name was Sanfeng. He was born in Kanxia Village, Heping Town, Shaowu City, Fujian Province in the seventh year of Chunwu in the Southern Song Dynasty (1247 AD). The year of his death is unknown. Zhang Sanfeng is the founder of Wudang Sect. He was given the title of "Master of the Mysterious Transformation" by Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty. He was specially given the title of "......more>>> Wan Laisheng (1903-1992) Wan Laisheng, a contemporary martial arts master, the eldest disciple of Mr. Du Xinwu, the great hero of the north and south, the third-generation master of Ziranmen martial arts, a patriotic martial artist, martial arts educator, and a member of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference. He was born in Hubei in 1903 and graduated from the National Beijing Agricultural University (now China Agricultural University) in 1926. , entered Fujian in 1942, and settled in Fuzhou in 1945. He taught 3,000 disciples and trained many national champions and martial arts masters. Wan Laisheng has been engaged in martial arts for his entire life, and his ambition has not changed for sixty years. During the National Martial Arts Work Conference held in Beijing in December 1982, the Fujian elder Wan Laisheng was the most attractive...more>>>Liu Dekuan (1826-1911) Liu Dekuan~~ (1826-1911) was a native of Cang County. He was an expert in spearmanship. He combined the essence of the six spearmanships of Yang, Gao, Sha, Luo, Ma, and Liu. He was known as "Big Spear Liu" and his spearmanship was famous in the Central Plains and had no rivals. Brief introduction: Liu Dekuan (1826-1911), with the courtesy name Jingyuan, was a native of Cangzhou, Hebei. He practiced martial arts since he was a child. He was good at boxing and especially good at spearmanship. He was praised as "Big Spear Liu" by martial artists. He successively studied under Liu Qilan, Guo Yunshen, and Yang Luchan. Later, he became a disciple of Dong Haichuan, the master of Bagua, and his reputation became even greater. He was called "...... Details >>> Zhao Quan Zhao Quan, with the courtesy name Xinzhou, was from Shunyi County, Hebei Province. His family inherited martial arts, and Zhao was particularly good at it. He was a straightforward and good friend. Later, he became a disciple of Liu Dekuan, a famous boxer and spear master in Cangzhou, and practiced boxing, spear, six-way halberd, black and white kite, horse tooth thorn and other techniques. After more than 20 years, his skills were highly developed. Liu was a disciple of Tian Chunkui, an old martial arts master in Cangzhou, which is the so-called Tian Jiubashi in Cangzhou. Liu and Tong Cun were brothers (Tong Zhongyi, the former director of Shaolin in the Central Guoshu Museum, was Tong Cun's son). Liu later became a disciple of Yang Luchan, a master of Tai Chi, and practiced Tai Chi boxing and sword. Therefore, what Liu taught was mostly about hardness and softness, and it was the essence of both schools. Zhao learned the profound knowledge of Master Liu and was very influential in the five northern provinces... Details >>> Zhang Sanfeng (1247-1458) Zhang Sanfeng (1247 or 1264-1458), the founder of Wudang Sect, claimed to be the fifth son of Zhang Anzhong. He was born on June 18th in the Guiyou year of the Yuan Dynasty. His given name was Junshi, and his courtesy name was Quanyi (this is one theory, another theory is Junbao). His other names were Baohe and Nurture. He was a Han Chinese from Liaodong. He was a Confucian scholar and Taoist priest of Mount Wudang in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. He was good at calligraphy and painting, and was good at poetry. Another theory is that he was from Shaowu, Fujian. His given name was Zichong, and his other name was Yuanshi. His pseudonym was Sanfeng. He was born in Kanxia Village, Heping Town, Shaowu City, Fujian Province in the seventh year of Chunwu in the Southern Song Dynasty (1247 AD). His death year is unknown. Zhang Sanfeng is the founder of Wudang Sect. He was given the title of "Master of the Mysterious Transformation" by Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty. He was specially given the title of "......more>>> Wan Laisheng (1903-1992) Wan Laisheng, a contemporary martial arts master, the eldest disciple of Mr. Du Xinwu, the great hero of the north and south, the third-generation master of Ziranmen martial arts, a patriotic martial artist, martial arts educator, and a member of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference. He was born in Hubei in 1903 and graduated from the National Beijing Agricultural University (now China Agricultural University) in 1926. , entered Fujian in 1942, and settled in Fuzhou in 1945. He taught 3,000 disciples and trained many national champions and martial arts masters. Wan Laisheng has been engaged in martial arts for his entire life, and his ambition has not changed for sixty years. During the National Martial Arts Work Conference held in Beijing in December 1982, the Fujian elder Wan Laisheng was the most attractive...more>>>Liu Dekuan (1826-1911) Liu Dekuan~~ (1826-1911) was a native of Cang County. He was an expert in spearmanship. He combined the essence of the six spearmanships of Yang, Gao, Sha, Luo, Ma, and Liu. He was known as "Big Spear Liu" and his spearmanship was famous in the Central Plains and had no rivals. Brief introduction: Liu Dekuan (1826-1911), with the courtesy name Jingyuan, was a native of Cangzhou, Hebei. He practiced martial arts since he was a child. He was good at boxing and especially good at spearmanship. He was praised as "Big Spear Liu" by martial artists. He successively studied under Liu Qilan, Guo Yunshen, and Yang Luchan. Later, he became a disciple of Dong Haichuan, the master of Bagua, and his reputation became even greater. He was called "...... Details >>> Zhao Quan Zhao Quan, with the courtesy name Xinzhou, was from Shunyi County, Hebei Province. His family inherited martial arts, and Zhao was particularly good at it. He was a straightforward and good friend. Later, he became a disciple of Liu Dekuan, a famous boxer and spear master in Cangzhou, and practiced boxing, spear, six-way halberd, black and white kite, horse tooth thorn and other techniques. After more than 20 years, his skills were highly developed. Liu was a disciple of Tian Chunkui, an old martial arts master in Cangzhou, which is the so-called Tian Jiubashi in Cangzhou. Liu and Tong Cun were brothers (Tong Zhongyi, the former director of Shaolin in the Central Guoshu Museum, was Tong Cun's son). Liu later became a disciple of Yang Luchan, a master of Tai Chi, and practiced Tai Chi boxing and sword. Therefore, what Liu taught was mostly about hardness and softness, and it was the essence of both schools. Zhao learned the profound knowledge of Master Liu and was very influential in the five northern provinces... Details>>>Zhang Sanfeng (1247 or 1264-1458), the founder of Wudang Sect, claimed to be the fifth son of Zhang Anzhong, was born on June 18th in the year of Guiyou in the Yuan Dynasty. His given name was Junshi, and his courtesy name was Quanyi (this is one theory, another theory is Junbao). His other names were Baohe and Nurture. He was a Han Chinese from Liaodong. He was a Confucian scholar and Taoist priest of Mount Wudang in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. He was good at calligraphy and painting, and was good at poetry. Another theory is that he was from Shaowu, Fujian. His given name was Zichong, another name was Yuanshi, and his pseudonym was Sanfeng. He was born in Kanxia Village, Heping Town, Shaowu City, Fujian Province in the seventh year of Chunwu in the Southern Song Dynasty (1247 AD). His death year is unknown. Zhang Sanfeng is the founder of Wudang Sect. He was given the title of "Master of the Mysterious Transformation" by Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty. He was specially given the title of "......more>>> Wan Laisheng (1903-1992) Wan Laisheng, a contemporary martial arts master, the eldest disciple of Mr. Du Xinwu, the great hero of the north and south, the third-generation master of Ziranmen martial arts, a patriotic martial artist, martial arts educator, and a member of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference. He was born in Hubei in 1903 and graduated from the National Beijing Agricultural University (now China Agricultural University) in 1926. , entered Fujian in 1942, and settled in Fuzhou in 1945. He taught 3,000 disciples and trained many national champions and martial arts masters. Wan Laisheng has been engaged in martial arts for his entire life, and his ambition has not changed for sixty years. During the National Martial Arts Work Conference held in Beijing in December 1982, the Fujian elder Wan Laisheng was the most attractive...more>>>Liu Dekuan (1826-1911) Liu Dekuan~~ (1826-1911) was a native of Cang County. He was an expert in spearmanship. He combined the essence of the six spearmanships of Yang, Gao, Sha, Luo, Ma, and Liu. He was known as "Big Spear Liu" and his spearmanship was famous in the Central Plains and had no rivals. Brief introduction: Liu Dekuan (1826-1911), with the courtesy name Jingyuan, was a native of Cangzhou, Hebei. He practiced martial arts since he was a child. He was good at boxing and especially good at spearmanship. He was praised as "Big Spear Liu" by martial artists. He successively studied under Liu Qilan, Guo Yunshen, and Yang Luchan. Later, he became a disciple of Dong Haichuan, the master of Bagua, and his reputation became even greater. He was called "...... Details >>> Zhao Quan Zhao Quan, with the courtesy name Xinzhou, was from Shunyi County, Hebei Province. His family inherited martial arts, and Zhao was particularly good at it. He was a straightforward and good friend. Later, he became a disciple of Liu Dekuan, a famous boxer and spear master in Cangzhou, and practiced boxing, spear, six-way halberd, black and white kite, horse tooth thorn and other techniques. After more than 20 years, his skills were highly developed. Liu was a disciple of Tian Chunkui, an old martial arts master in Cangzhou, which is the so-called Tian Jiubashi in Cangzhou. Liu and Tong Cun were brothers (Tong Zhongyi, the former director of Shaolin in the Central Guoshu Museum, was Tong Cun's son). Liu later became a disciple of Yang Luchan, a master of Tai Chi, and practiced Tai Chi boxing and sword. Therefore, what Liu taught was mostly about hardness and softness, and it was the essence of both schools. Zhao De Liu's profound knowledge was very popular in the five northern provinces... Details>>> Wan Laisheng, a contemporary martial arts master, the eldest disciple of Mr. Du Xinwu, the great hero of the north and south, the third-generation master of the Ziranmen martial arts, a patriotic martial artist, martial arts educator, and a member of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference. He was born in Hubei in 1903, graduated from the National Beijing Agricultural University (now China Agricultural University) in 1926, entered Fujian in 1942, and settled in Fuzhou in 1945. He taught 3,000 disciples and trained many national champions and martial arts masters. Wan Laisheng has been engaged in martial arts for his whole life, and his ambition has not changed for sixty years. During the National Wushu Work Conference held in Beijing in December 1982, the Fujian elder Wan Laisheng was the most attractive... Details >>> Liu Dekuan (1826-1911) Liu Dekuan (1826-1911) was a native of Cang County. He was an expert in spearmanship. He combined the essence of the spearmanship of the six schools of Yang, Gao, Sha, Luo, Ma, and Liu. He was known as "Big Spear Liu". His spearmanship was famous in the Central Plains and had no rivals. Introduction: Liu Dekuan (1826-1911), with the courtesy name Jingyuan, was a native of Cangzhou, Hebei. He practiced martial arts since childhood and was good at boxing, especially spearmanship. He was praised as "Big Spear Liu" by martial artists. He successively studied under Liu Qilan, Guo Yunshen, and Yang Luchan. Later, he became a disciple of the Bagua master Dong Haichuan, and his reputation became even greater. He was called "......more>>>Zhao Quan Zhao Quan, with the courtesy name Xinzhou, was from Shunyi County, Hebei Province. His family inherited martial arts, and Zhao was particularly good at it. He was a straightforward and good friend. Later, he became a disciple of the famous boxer and spear master Liu Dekuan in Cangzhou, and practiced boxing, spear, six-way halberd, black and white kite, horse tooth thorn and other techniques for more than 20 years, and his skills were highly developed. Liu was a disciple of the old martial arts master Tian Chunkui in Cangzhou, that is, the so-called Tian Chunkui in Cangzhou. The 98-style is it. Liu and Tong Cun were brothers (Tong Zhongyi, the former director of the Central Guoshu Museum, is Tong Cun's son). Liu later became a disciple of Tai Chi master Yang Luchan and practiced Tai Chi boxing and sword. Therefore, what Master Liu taught was mainly about hardness and softness, and it was the essence of both schools. Zhao got the profound meaning of Master Liu and was quite famous in the five northern provinces... Details>>> Liu Dekuan~~ (1826~1911) was from Cang County. He was an excellent spearman and combined the essence of the six spearmanships of Yang, Gao, Sha, Luo, Ma and Liu. He was called "Big Spear Liu" and his spearmanship was famous in the Central Plains without any rival. Introduction: Liu Dekuan (1826-1911), courtesy name Jingyuan, was born in Cangzhou, Hebei. He practiced martial arts since childhood and was good at boxing, especially spear. He was praised by martial artists as "Liu the Spear". He successively studied under Liu Qilan, Guo Yunshen, and Yang Luchan. Later, he became a disciple of Bagua master Dong Haichuan, and his reputation became even greater. He was known as "...... Details >>> Zhao Quan Zhao Quan, courtesy name Xinzhou, was born in Shunyi County, Hebei. His family inherited martial arts, and Zhao was particularly good at it. He was a straightforward and good friend. Later, he became a disciple of Liu Dekuan, a famous boxer in Cangzhou, and practiced boxing, spear, six-way halberd, black and white kite, horse tooth thorn and other techniques for more than 20 years. Liu was a disciple of Tian Chunkui, an old martial artist in Cangzhou, which is the so-called Tian Jiubashi in Cangzhou. Liu and Tong Cun were brothers (Tong Zhongyi, the former director of the Central Guoshu Museum, was Tong Cun's son). Liu later became a disciple of Tai Chi master Yang Luchan and practiced Tai Chi boxing and sword. Therefore, what Liu taught was mainly about hardness and softness, and it was the essence of both schools. Zhao got the profound meaning of Liu and was quite famous in the five northern provinces...more>>>Zhao Quan, whose courtesy name was Xinzhou, was from Shunyi County, Hebei Province. His family inherited martial arts, and Zhao was particularly good at it. He was a straightforward and good friend. Later, he became a master of the famous boxing master Liu Dekuan in Cangzhou and practiced boxing, spear, six-way halberd, black and white kite, horse tooth thorn and other techniques for more than 20 years. Liu was a disciple of the old martial arts master Tian Chunkui in Cangzhou, which was the so-called Tian Jiuba style in Cangzhou. Liu and Tong Cun were brothers (Tong Zhongyi, the former director of the Central Guoshu Museum, was Tong Cun's son). Liu later became a disciple of Tai Chi master Yang Luchan and learned Tai Chi boxing and sword. Therefore, what Master Liu taught mainly focused on the hard and soft methods, and combined the essence of both schools. Zhao learned the profound meaning of Master Liu and was quite famous in the five northern provinces......more>>>