Sawai Kenichi

Master / Founder

Japanese grandmaster, sole foreign student of Wang Xiangzhai, and founder of Taiki-ken.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth1903

Date of Death1988

Era20th century

Country of OriginJapan / China

Rank / TitleFounder of Taiki-ken

Active Years1940–1988

Biography

Sawai Kenichi mastered Yiquan in Beijing under Wang Xiangzhai. Returning to Japan, he established Taiki-ken, focusing on standing pole meditation (Zhan Zhuang) and explosive sparring.

Associated Martial Arts

Yiquan (Dachengquan)Founder→

The internal Chinese art that alone abolished forms. Its basis is standing motionless; Wang Xiangzhai held that learned sequences bind the practitioner.