Zhaobao tai chi (Chinese: 趙堡太極拳; pinyin: Zhàobǎo tàijíquán) is a style of tai chi that is often considered to be a modern style, but actually has a strong...

lead to the formation of two other styles of tai chi that show strong Chen family influences, Zhaobao tai chi and Hulei jia (Chinese: 忽雷架; lit. 'thunder...

Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art. Initially developed for combat and self-defense, it has evolved into a sport and form of exercise. Tai chi...

Wu-style tai chi (Chinese: 吳氏太极拳; pinyin: Wúshì tàijíquán) is one of the five main styles of tai chi. It is second in popularity after Yang-style, and...

Yang-style tai chi (Chinese: 楊氏太极拳; pinyin: Yángshì tàijíquán) is one of the five primary families of tai chi. Including its variations, it is the most...

then found his way to Chen Qingping, a master of Chen-style and Zhaobao tai chi, in Zhaobao village where he trained with Chen for over one month (per writings...

their village affiliation. For example, Zhaobao tai chi is a branch of Chen-style tai chi originating from Zhaobao village. The distinction between external...

founded Chen-style tai chi, one of the five major styles of the popular Chinese martial art. He reputedly devised his style of tai chi after his retirement...

master of the Chen family tai chi, which he learned from Chen Youben, and the 7th generation successor of the Zhaobao style of tai chi, which he learned from...

master of Chen-style and Zhaobao-style tai chi. There is a relatively large body of writing attributed to Wu on the subject of tai chi theory, writings that...

Songgao (卢嵩高) (died 1962). Zhaobao tai chi Master Zheng Boying (鄭伯英) (1904–1961) became famous after winning the 1931 lei tai competition held in Kaifeng...

Chinese martial artist. He was a practitioner and promoter of the art of tai chi. He was born in Minhou County, Fujian province in Mainland China. He began...

Yang Chengfu (1883–1936) was one of the best known teachers of Yang-style tai chi Chinese martial art. He helped develop the art into its modern form. His...

was a famous teacher and founder of the neijia martial art of Wu-style tai chi in late Imperial and early Republican China. Wu Jianquan was taught martial...

Wu-style tai chi teacher of Manchu ancestry. The oldest son of Wu Gongyi, he was born in Beijing, raised in Shanghai (where he was first taught tai chi by his...

or Zheng Manqing (29 July 1902 - 26 March 1975) was a Chinese expert of tai chi, Chinese medicine, and the so-called three perfections: calligraphy, painting...

the internal style tai chi martial art. He is known as the founder of Yang-style tai chi, the most popular and widely practised tai chi style in the world...

(1842–1920) was a Chinese tai chi teacher. Hao became a well known and influential teacher of Wu Yuxiang's style of tai chi, his teacher Li Yiyou was...

Luchan, the creator of Yang-style tai chi. Yang Jun is a sixth-generation descendant of the Yang family of tai chi, and is the fifth lineage-holder of...

Fu Zhongwen (1903–1994) was a respected tai chi teacher and author from China. From an early age, he had been a disciple of Yang Chengfu, and later a...

spread of Asian martial arts such as judo, baguazhang, xingyiquan, and tai chi in the postwar United States. Born on a farm in Iowa in 1926, he was sent...

Chen Xiaowang (born 20 October 1945) is an Australian-Chinese tai chi teacher, who was born and raised in Chen Family Village (Chenjiagou, 陳家溝), Wen County...

martial arts and was the progenitor of the syncretic art of Sun-style tai chi. He was also considered an accomplished Neo-Confucian and Taoist scholar...

Wang Zongyue was a legendary figure in the history of Chinese martial art tai chi. In some writings, Wang is supposed to have been a student of the equally...

influential teacher of the tai chi martial art in late Imperial China. His son is credited as the founder of the Wu-style tai chi. As he was of Manchu descent...

William Chi-Cheng Chen is a Grandmaster of Yang-style tai chi who currently lives in the US. His school is in New York City and he has hundreds of students...

(1933–2005) was a Chinese tai chi teacher who lived most of his life in Hong Kong. He was the great-grandson Wu-style tai chi founder Wu Quanyou and the...

Zhengyi Longhu Xuantan Zhenjun [zh]: Zhao Gongming Four Subordinate Deities Zhaobao Tianzun: Xiao Sheng Nazhen Tianzun: Cao Bao Zhaocai Shizhe: Chen Jiugong...

considered to be an influential martial artist and teacher of Chen-style tai chi. Chen Youben was the main teacher of Chen Qingping (1795-1868) and taught...

Chinese teacher of Wu-style tai chi. He was a student of Yang Yuting and Wang Maozhai. Although most famous for his tai chi, Wang began training in martial...