Bu Xuekuan
Bu Xuekuan (布学宽, 1876 – 1971), a.k.a. Bu Zirong (布子容), was one of the top students of Che Yizhai (车毅斋, 1833 – 1915). Bu was an influential martial artist in China who played a significant role in the promotion and development of Shanxi martial arts. Bu Xuekuan was born at Qi county, Shanxi Province. Bu [...]
Liu Qilan
Liu Qilan (刘奇兰, 1819 – 1889) was one of the top student of Li Luoneng (李洛能). Liu together with Guo Yunshen (郭云深, 1820 – 1901), Song Shirong (宋世荣, 1849 – 1927) and Che Yizhai (车毅斋, 1833 – 1915) are known as the top four disciples of Li Luoneng. Liu Qilan was born in a scholarly [...]
Song Shide
Song Shide (宋世德, 1857 – 1921), from Beijing City, was a student of Li Luoneng (李洛能) and the younger brother of Song Shirong (宋世荣, 1849 – 1927). The Song family resided to Taigu County of Shanxi Province for business reason in 1865. Song Shide, a.k.a Song Furen (宋辅仁), together with his brother of Song Shirong, [...]
Sun Lutang
Sun Lutang (孙禄堂, 1860 – 1933), from Wangdu County, Heibei Province, was a famous martial arts master during late Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911) and early Minguo (Republic of China, 1911 – 1949) era. Sun Lutang, a.k.a. Sun Fuquan (孙福全), began his martial arts studies at 8 years old, where he learned Shaolin boxing from [...]
Che Yizhai
Che Yizhai (车毅斋), from Taigu County of Shanxi Province, was one of the top students of Li Luoneng (李洛能, 1807 – 1888). Che Yizhai, a.k.a. Che Yonghong (车永宏), was born in a poor farmer family at Taigu County, Shanxi Province in 1833. Che began to study the art of Xingyiquan under Li Luoneng around 1856. [...]
Song Shirong
Song Shirong (宋世荣), a.k.a. Song Yuezhai (宋约斋), is one of the representative figure of Shanxi Xingyiquan. Song was born in Beijing in 1849 and passed away in 1927. He, together with his family due to business purposes, resided to Taigu County, Shanxi Province in 1865. Song Shirong and his younger brother, Song Shide (宋世德, 1857 [...]
Guo Yunshen
Guo Yunshen (郭云深, 1820 – 1901), a.k.a. Guo Yusheng (郭峪生), was a famous Xingyiquan master at the end of Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911). Guo is always referred as one of the main representative figures of Hebei Xingyiquan nowadays. Guo Yunshen was born in Shenzhou of Hebei Province in 1820. Guo was one of the [...]
Shang Yunxiang
Shang Yunxiang (尚云祥), a.k.a. Shang Jiting (尚霁亭), was a renowned master during Xingyiquan of late Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911) and early Minguo (Republic of China, 1911 – 1949). Shang Yunxiang was born in Leling City of Shandong Province in 1864, he passed away at the age of 73 in 1937. Shang Yunxiang obtained his [...]
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