Sun Lutang (Sun Fuquan)

Grandmaster / Scholar

Chinese internal martial arts grandmaster who unified Xingyiquan, Baguazhang, and Tai Chi into Sun Style Tai Chi.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth12/22/1860

Date of Death12/16/1933

Era19th–20th century

Country of OriginChina (Hebei)

Rank / TitleFounder of Sun Style Tai Chi / Master of Neijia

Active Years1880–1933

Biography

Sun Lutang was a legendary Neijia scholar. Master of all three internal arts, he synthesized Xingyiquan, Baguazhang, and Hao-style Taijiquan into Sun Style Taijiquan, authoring seminal books.

Associated Martial Arts

Sun Style Tai ChiFounder→

The youngest of the five tai chi family styles. Its creator already knew xingyi and bagua and joined all three arts — hence the high stances and mobile step.