Zhang Zhankui

Zhang Zhankui (张占魁, 1865 – 1938), a.k.a Zhang Zhaodong (张兆东), was born in a farmer family at Hejian County, Hebei Province, China. Zhang started martial arts by learning Shaolin Boxing at young age. Zhang resided to Tianjin City in 1877, where he met Li Cunyi (李存义, 1847 – 1921) and later they became sworn brothers. [...]