Wu Yen-hsia

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Wu Yen-hsia
Traditional Chinese: 吳雁霞
Wu Yen-hsia 吳雁霞
Wu Yen-hsia 吳雁霞

Wu Yen-hsia (1930-2001) was a Chinese t'ai chi ch'uan teacher of Manchu ancestry. She was the daughter of Wu Kung-i (吳公儀 1900-1970) from whom she learned t'ai chi. She also helped in the teaching of her father's students. Wu Yen-hsia was the the younger sister of Wu Ta-kuei and Wu Ta-ch'i, and married Kuo Hsiao-chung, who was also a disciple of her father. She held the position of "Gate-keeper" of the Wu family from 1996 to her death in 2001 and was succeeded by her cousin Wu Ta-hsin.[1]

Wu Yen-hsia moved to Hong Kong from Shanghai in 1948. In an interview late in her life, she mentioned that she had often seconded her older brother Wu Ta-kuei at his many challenge fights in those years. She mentioned applying first aid to any injuries resulting from the fights, and she was "fearful that someone would be killed and there would be big trouble for the family" because her brother was "young and overly fierce".[2]

She attended to the affairs of the Chien-ch'uan Tai Chi Chuan Association while training her students and disciples.[3] She became known as a specialist with the t'ai chi sword and t'ai chi spear.[4]

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  1. ^ Cai, Naibiao (2006). "In Memory of Wu Daxin - Journal of Asian Martial Arts Vol. 15 No. 1". Via Media Publishing, Erie Pennsylvania USA. ISSN 1057-8358. 
  2. ^ 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. 
  3. ^ 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. 
  4. ^ Wu, Kung-tsao (1980, 2006). Wu Family T'ai Chi Ch'uan (吳家太極拳). Chien-ch’uan T’ai-chi Ch’uan Association. ISBN 0-9780499-0-X. 


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