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Wu Yuxiang

Scholar / Master

Chinese scholar and founder of the compact, internal Wu (Hao) Style Tai Chi Chuan.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth1812
Date of Death1880
Era19th century
Country of OriginChinaChina
Rank / TitleFounder of Wu (Hao) Style Tai Chi
Active Years1850–1880

Biography

Wu Yuxiang, a Qing scholar, learned Chen and Yang Style Taijiquan. He created Wu (Hao) Style Taijiquan, authoring classic theoretical manuals on internal energy control.

Associated Martial Arts

Wu (Hao) Style Tai ChiFounder→

The smallest and least widespread of the five tai chi family styles. Yet it is from its circle that the classical texts underpinning the whole field come.