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(Redirected from Wu style Taijiquan) The Wu family style (Chinese: or ; pinyin: wsh or wji) T'ai chi ch'uan (Taijiquan) of Wu Chuan-yu (Wu Quanyou) and Wu Chien Chuan (Wu Jianquan) is the second most popular form of Tai Chi Chuan in the world today, after the Yang style,[1] and fourth in terms of family seniority.[2] This style is different from the Wu style of t'ai chi ch'uan () founded by Wu Yu-hsiang. While the names are distinct in pronunciation and the Chinese characters used to write them are different, they are often romanized the
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Wu style Tai Chi Chuan ( )
Wu Yanxia in the posture Grasp Bird's Tail during a form demonstration in Toronto, 1995
Also known as
Wu style Taijiquan Wu family taijiquan Wu school of taijiquan Wu shi taijiquan late 19th century China Wu Jianquan
Date founded Country of origin Founder
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same way.
Current head Arts taught Ancestor arts Practitioners
Wu Guangyu 5th gen. Wu Tai Chi Chuan Yang-style taijiquan Wu Quanyou (), Wu Gongyi (), Ma Yueh-liang (), Wu Yanxia () WuStyle.com (http://www.wustyle.com)
Official Site
Contents
1 History 1.1 T'ai chi ch'uan lineage tree with Wu-style focus 2 Training 3 Generational senior instructors of the Wu family t'ai chi ch'uan schools 4 See also 5 References 6 External links
History
Wu Chuan Yu (, 18341902) was a military officer cadet of Manchu ancestry in the Yellow Banner camp (see Qing Dynasty Military) in the Forbidden City, Beijing and also a hereditary officer of the Imperial
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Guards Brigade.[3] At that time, Yang Lu-ch'an (, 17991872) was the martial arts instructor in the Imperial Guards, teaching t'ai chi ch'uan, and in 1850 Wu Ch'uan-yu became one of his students.[2] In 1870, Wu Ch'uan-yu was asked to become the senior disciple of Yang Pan-hou (, 1837-1890), Yang Lu-ch'ans oldest adult son, and an instructor as well to the Manchu military.[1][2] Wu Ch'uan-yu had three primary disciples: his son Wu Chien-ch'uan, Wang Mao Zhai and Guo Fen.[4] Wu Ch'uan-yu's son, Wu Chien-ch'uan (, 1870-1942), and grandchildren: grandsons Wu Kung-i (Wu Gongyi, , 1900-1970) and Wu Kung-tsao (Wu Gongzao, , 1902-1983) as well as granddaughter Wu Ying-hua (Wu Yinghua, , 1906-1996) were well known teachers.[3] Wu Chien-ch'uan became the most widely known teacher in his family, and is therefore considered the co-founder of the Wu style by his family and their students.[5] He taught large numbers of people and his refinements to the art more clearly distinguish Wu style from Yang style training.[5] Wu Chien-ch'uan moved his family south from Beijing (where an important school founded by other students of his father is headquartered, popularly known as the Northern Wu style) to Shanghai in 1928, where he founded the Chien-ch'uan T'ai Chi Ch'uan Association () in 1935.[3] Wu Kung-i then moved the family headquarters to Hong Kong in 1948. His younger sister Wu Ying-hua and her husband, Ma Yueh-liang (Ma Yueliang, , 1901-1999), stayed behind to manage the original Shanghai school.[6]
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Between 1983 and her death in 1996 Wu Ying-hua was the highest-ranked instructor in the Wu family system. Her sons continue teaching and today manage the Shanghai school as well as schools in Europe: Ma Hai Long is the current head of the Shanghai Jianquan Taijiquan Association. Ma Jiang Bao lives in the Netherlands and teaches traditional Taijiquan throughout Europe. Her adopted daughter Shi Mei Lin now lives and teaches Wu Style Taijiquan in New Zealand, with students also in France and The United States. Wu Kung-i's children were also full time martial art teachers: Her son Wu Ta-k'uei (Wu Dakui, , 1923-1972) was active in the resistance to the Japanese invasion of China, yet he later taught t'ai chi ch'uan in Japan after the war.[1] His younger brother, Wu Ta-ch'i (Wu Daqi, , 1926-1993), supervised the family's Hong Kong and southeast Asian schools for many years and opened the family's first western hemisphere school in Toronto, Canada in 1974. Her daughter, Wu Yen-hsia (Wu Yanxia, , 1930-2001), was known as an expert with the t'ai chi chien (sword). Her cousin, Wu Ta-hsin (Wu Daxin, , 1933-2005), was also known as a weapons specialist, particularly with the t'ai chi tao (sabre).[7]
T'ai chi ch'uan lineage tree with Wu-style focus

Note: This lineage tree is not comprehensive, but depicts those considered the 'gate-
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keepers' & most recognised individuals in each generation of Wu-style. Although many styles were passed down to respective descendants of the same family, the lineage focused on is that of the Wu style & not necessarily that of the family. Names denoted by an asterisk are legendary or semi-legendary figures in the lineage; while their involvement in the lineage is accepted by most of the major schools, it is not independently verifiable from known historical records.
Key: Solid lines Direct teacherstudent. Partial influence /taught informally /limited time. Individual(s) ommited. Branch continues.
Dot lines
Dash lines Dash cross
() Wang Lanting 1840? 2nd gen. Yang

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() Yang Jianhou 18391917 2nd gen. Yang
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2nd gen. Yangjia Michuan
Li-style
() Yang Shaohou 18621930 3rd gen. Yang Yang Small Frame
() Qi Gechen 2nd gen. Wu
() Xia Gongfu 2nd gen. Wu
() Dong Yingjie 18911960
() Qi Minxuan 3rd gen. Wu
() Zheng Rongguang
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4th gen. Yang
19031967 3rd gen. Wu
() Zheng Tianxiong 19302005 Wudang-style
CHEN-STYLE
YANG-STYLE
Training
The Wu style's distinctive hand form, pushing hands and weapons trainings
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emphasize parallel footwork and horse stance training with the feet relatively closer together than the modern Yang or Chen styles, small circle hand techniques (although large circle techniques are trained as well) and differs from the other t'ai chi family styles martially with Wu style's initial focus on grappling, throws (shuai chiao), tumbling, jumping, footsweeps, pressure point leverage and joint locks and breaks, which are trained in addition to more conventional t'ai chi sparring and fencing at advanced levels.[5]
Generational senior instructors of the Wu family t'ai chi ch'uan schools

1st Generation Wu Ch'uan-yu (Quanyou, , 1834-1902), who learned from Yang Lu-ch'an and Yang Pan-hou, was senior instructor of the family from 1870-1902. 2nd generation His oldest son, Wu Chien-ch'uan (Wu Jianquan, , 1870-1942), was senior from 1902-1942. 3rd Generation His oldest son, Wu Kung-i (Wu Gongyi, , 1900-1970) was senior from 1942-1970. Wu Kung-i's younger brother, Wu Kung-tsao (Wu Gongzao, , 1903-1983), was senior from 1970-1983. Wu Kung-i's younger sister, Wu Ying-hua (Wu Yinghua, , 1907-1997), was senior from 1983-1997.
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4th Generation Wu Kung-i's daughter, Wu Yan-hsia (Wu Yanxia, , 1930-2001) was senior from 1997-2001. Wu Kung-tsao's son, Wu Ta-hsin (Wu Daxin, , 1933-2005), was senior from 2001-2005. 5th Generation The current senior instructor of the Wu family is Wu Ta-kuei's son Wu Kuang-yu (Wu Guangyu, Eddie Wu, , born 1946).
See also
108 form Wu family T'ai Chi Ch'uan Wu Style Tai Chi Fast Form List of Tai Chi Chuan forms Silk reeling Wudang t'ai chi ch'uan
References
1. ^ a b c Yip, Y. L. (Autumn 2002). Pivot Qi, The Journal of Traditional Eastern Health and Fitness Vol. 12 No. 3. Insight Graphics Publishers. ISSN 1056-4004 (//www.worldcat.org/issn/1056-4004). 2. ^ a b c Wile, Douglas (1995). Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty (Chinese Philosophy and Culture). State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0791426548. 3. ^ a b c Wu, Kung-tsao (1980, 2006). Wu Family T'ai Chi Ch'uan ( ). Chien-chuan Tai-chi Chuan Association. ISBN 0-9780499-0-X. 4. ^ Zhang, Tina (2006). Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan. Blue Snake Books Berkeley, california. ISBN 978-1583941546.
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5. ^ a b c Philip-Simpson, Margaret (June 1995). A Look at Wu Style Teaching Methods - TAI CHI The International Magazine of Tai Chi Ch'uan Vol. 19 No. 3. Wayfarer Publications. ISSN 0730-1049 (//www.worldcat.org /issn/0730-1049). 6. ^ Li, Liqun (October 1998). A Remembrance of Ma Yueh-liang TAI CHI The International Magazine of Tai Chi Chuan Vol. 22 No. 5. Wayfarer Publications. ISSN 0730-1049 (//www.worldcat.org/issn/0730-1049). 7. ^ Cai, Naibiao (2006). In Memory of Wu Daxin - Journal of Asian Martial Arts Vol. 15 No. 1. Via Media Publishing. ISSN 1057-8358 (//www.worldcat.org/issn/1057-8358).
Tina Chunna Zhang, Frank Allen (2006). Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan. Blue Snake Books. ISBN 978-1-58394-154-6
External links
Info and Organizations http://www.wutaichi.org Wu Tai Chi Chuan UK as taught by Ma Jiangbao http://www.wustyle.com/ International Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan Federation website http://www.wutaichi.com/ Wu style Chien Chuan Association Taijiquan website: Shanghai http://www.wutaichi.org.nz Wu Taiji New Zealand http://www.wutaichi.co.uk Oldest Wu style Tai Chi Chuan school in the UK Taijiquan and the search for the little old Chinese man (http://dspace.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/1100) 2003 by Adam Dean Frank, Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas Digital Repository http://www.wutaiji.co.uk/ Northern Wu Style Taiji Society Video Examples
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Wu Ying-hua video of long form (http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=Y18sTuexaTo) Wu Ta-kuei demonstrating tai chi sword form, throws and freestyle applications (http://www.56.com/u40/v_NTEzMjg0OTM.html) Wu Fast Form - Ma Yueh Liang (http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=XJ8nMcqKN9s) Wu Sword Form - Ma Yueh Liang (http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=urpVZC9kPho) Spear Form - Ma Yueh Liang (http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=9CYdYUep1QA) Spear 13 Form - Ma Yueh Liang (http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=OcJkIouw1sU) Push Hands - Ma Yueh Liang (http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=l_gmMqzf2I8) Wu Tai Chi Chuan with Ma Jiangbao (http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=FXGlVytoGS0&feature=related) Wu Tai Chi Chuan Pushhands with Ma Jiangbao (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUmaFgzD2nk& feature=channel) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wustyle_t%27ai_chi_ch%27uan&oldid=550117636" Categories: T'ai chi ch'uan Neijia This page was last modified on 13 April 2013 at 07:17. Text is available under the Creative Commons AttributionShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
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