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Wang Xiangzhai

Nibao / Master

Chinese internal martial arts grandmaster, student of Guo Yunshen, and founder of formless Yiquan.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth11/26/1885
Date of Death7/12/1963
Era20th century
Country of OriginChinaChina
Rank / TitleFounder of Yiquan (Dachengquan)
Active Years1920–1963

Biography

Wang Xiangzhai, top disciple of Xingyi master Guo Yunshen, discarded fixed Taolu routines to establish Yiquan (Mind Boxing), emphasizing Zhan Zhuang post standing and Hunyuan power.

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.