Yang Chengfu
Grandmaster / Sifu
Chinese grandmaster, grandson of Yang Luchan, who standardized and popularized the large-frame Yang Style Tai Chi.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth1883
Date of Death3/3/1936
Era20th century
Country of Origin
China
ChinaRank / TitleStandardizer of Yang Style Tai Chi
Active Years1910–1936
Biography
Yang Chengfu, grandson of Yang Luchan, modified the family art into the widely practiced Large Frame Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan, emphasizing open postures, health, and soft internal power.
Associated Martial Arts
Tai ChiMaster→
The Chinese internal art documented from the seventeenth century. Its founder is Chen Wangting; Zhang Sanfeng is a nineteenth-century legend.
Yang Style Tai ChiMaster→The most widespread form of tai chi in the world, with large fluid movements. Today it is taught mainly for health; most schools do not train its combat content against resistance.