Yang Chien-hou
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Yang Chien-hou (Jianhou) (1839-1917), was the younger son of the founder of Yang style T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Yang Lu-ch'an, and a well known teacher of the soft style martial art of T'ai Chi Ch'uan in late Qing dynasty China.[1] Yang Chien-hou's older brother, Yang Pan-hou, was the senior of Chien-hou's generation, and also an important instructor of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.[2] Yang Chien-hou's sons Yang Chengfu and Yang Shao-hou were also famous teachers of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.[1][3]
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LEGENDARY FIGURES | Zhang Sanfeng* circa 12th century NEI CHIA | Wang Zongyue* T'AI CHI CH'ÜAN | THE 5 MAJOR CLASSICAL FAMILY STYLES | Chen Wangting 1600-1680 9th generation Chen CHEN STYLE | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Chen Changxing Chen Youben 1771-1853 14th generation Chen circa 1800s 14th generation Chen Chen Old Frame Chen New Frame | | Yang Lu-ch'an Chen Qingping 1799-1872 1795-1868 YANG STYLE Chen Small Frame, Zhao Bao Frame | | +---------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | | | Yang Pan-hou Yang Chien-hou Wu Yu-hsiang 1837-1892 1839-1917 1812-1880 Yang Small Frame | WU/HAO STYLE | +----------------+-----------------+ | | | | | | Wu Ch'uan-yü Zhang Qin Lin Yang Shao-hou Yang Ch'eng-fu Li I-yü 1834-1902 1888-1967(?) 1862-1930 1883-1936 1832-1892 | Yang Michuan Yang Small Frame Yang Big Frame | Wu Chien-ch'üan | | Hao Wei-chen 1870-1942 Wang Yen-nien Yang Shou-chung 1849-1920 WU STYLE b.1914 1910-1985 | 108 Form | | | Ip Tai Tak Sun Lu-t'ang Wu Kung-i 1929-2004 1861–1932 108 Form | | Sun Lu-t'ang Wu Kung-i 1861-1932 1900-1970 SUN STYLE | | Wu Ta-kuei Sun Hsing-i 1923-1970 1891-1929
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Names denoted by an asterisk are legendary or semilegendary figures in the lineage, which means their involvement in the lineage, while accepted by most of the major schools, isn't independently verifiable from known historical records.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wile, Douglas (1983). Tai Chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions. Sweet Ch'i Press. ISBN 978-0912059013.
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