| 王宗岳 Wang Zongyue |
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Wang Zongyue (王宗岳) was a legendary figure in the history of t'ai chi ch'uan (taijiquan). In some writings, Wang was a famous student of the legendary Zhang Sanfeng, a 13th-century Taoist monk credited with devising neijia in general and t'ai chi ch'uan in particular.
Wang is also said to have resided in Tai-Gu County, Shan Xi Province in the middle of the 15th Century, and to have learned an early form of t'ai chi in the Jing-Tai Taoist Temple at Bao-ji County. Two who are said to be Wang's disciples, Chen Zhou Tong and Jiang Fa, went on to make important contributions to the development of modern t'ai chi ch'uan.[1]
Wang is reputed to have authored The T'ai Chi Treatise, alleged by the Wu brothers to have been found in Beijing as part of the Salt Shop Manuals in the mid 19th century. This treatise records many t'ai chi proverbs; among them: "four ounces deflect one thousand pounds" and "a feather cannot be added; nor can a fly alight". The T'ai Chi Treatise is among a body of literature collectively referred to as the Tai chi classics by many t'ai chi ch'uan schools.
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LEGENDARY FIGURES | Zhang Sanfeng* circa 12th century NEIJIA | Wang Zongyue* T'AI CHI CH'ÜAN +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | The 5 Common Styles Zhaobao Taiji | Jiang Fa (蒋发) Chen Wangting | 1600-1680 9th generation Chen Xing Xihuai (邢希怀) CHEN STYLE | Zhang Cu-Chen (张楚臣) | | Chen Jingbo (陈敬伯) Chen Changxing Chen Youben | 1771-1853 14th generation Chen circa 1800s 14th generation Chen Zhang Zong-yu (张宗禹) Chen Old Frame Chen New Frame, Chen Small Frame | | | Zhang Yan (张彦) | Yang Lu-ch'an Chen Qingping (陈清平) 1799-1872 1795-1868 YANG STYLE | | | He Zhaoyuan (和兆元) +---------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | | | | He Qingxi (和庆喜) Yang Pan-hou Yang Chien-hou Wu Yu-hsiang | 1837-1892 1839-1917 1812-1880 Zheng Wuqing (郑悟清) Yang Small Frame | WU/HAO STYLE | +-----------------+ | | | | | Wu Ch'uan-yü Yang Shao-hou Yang Ch'eng-fu Li I-yü 1834-1902 1862-1930 1883-1936 1832-1892 | Yang Small Frame Yang Big Frame | Wu Chien-ch'üan | Hao Wei-chen 1870-1942 Yang Shou-chung 1849-1920 WU STYLE 1910-1985 | 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 semi-legendary 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.