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32-423: Tai Chi Master may refer to: Zhang Sanfeng , the legendary master Tai Chi Master (TV series) , a 1980 Hong Kong TV series Tai Chi Master (film) , a 1993 film Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tai Chi Master . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

64-536: A bird attacking a snake and was greatly inspired by the snake's defensive tactics. It remained still and alert in the face of the bird's onslaught until it made a lunge and fatally bit its attacker. This incident inspired him to create a set of 75 tai chi movements. He is also associated with the Taoist monasteries in the Wudang Mountains . Huang Zongxi 's Epitaph for Wang Zhengnan (1669) gave Zhang Sanfeng credit for

96-516: A collection known as The Complete Collection of Mr Zhang Sanfeng ( 張三丰先生全集 ), which is found in Dao Zang Ji Yao ( 道藏輯要 ), a series of Taoist texts compiled by Peng Dingqiu ( 彭定求 ) in the early Qing dynasty . It also contained introductory notes on Taoist martial arts and music. Owing to his legendary status, Zhang Sanfeng's name appears in Chinese wuxia novels, films and television series as

128-422: A duel, trying to protect his daughter's honor. This prompted Qīniáng to seek revenge, but she had to improve her martial arts skills, if she was to fight the one who killed his father. One day, while Qīniáng was doing her chores, a crane landed nearby. Qīniáng tried to scare the bird off using a stick and the skills she had learned from her father, but whatever she did, the crane would counter. Qīniáng tried to hit

160-512: A female martial artist. It is associated with traditional fighting techniques, including long range, but is most similar to close-quarter or hand-to-hand combat . It is most recognizable by the way the fighter imitates a bird's pecking or flapping of wings. While some white crane styles make use of traditional weapons, others have discontinued the use of weaponry. Fujian White Crane descends in part from Shaolin Boxing and imitates characteristics of

192-450: A martial art called "Pangai Noon" (half hard, soft) under unknown master (it was believed to be Zhou Zihe, but this is now disputed) in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, the latter passing down the "Sansen" (Sanjin) form to Uechi. Kenwa Mabuni would subsequently learn Sanchin from either or both Higaonna Kanryō and Chojun Miyagi , and integrate it into his Shitō-ryū karate. According to one of

224-498: A spiritual teacher and martial arts master and Taoist practitioner. Zhang Sanfeng's popularity among the Chinese is also attributed to his personality and association with Confucianism and Taoism. The best known depiction of Zhang Sanfeng in fiction is probably in Jin Yong 's wuxia novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber , which is primarily set in the final years of the Yuan dynasty . In

256-665: Is a half-hard, half-soft style of Nanquan . It is a short-ranged fighting style where hand strikes are performed by imitating the crane's beak, with moves executed in conjunction with the movements of the practitioner's spine. Techniques delivered with legs are limited, but include defensive kicking and sweep techniques. The style has a strict moral code to ensure the students do not use its techniques for malicious purposes. For purpose of self-defense, this form uses various body parts (elbows, fingers, legs, palms, fists) and weapons, as well as movements that are coordinated, flexible and strong. Fujian White Crane places emphasis on evading

288-514: Is adjacent to Kinmen, which is the threshold for Taiwan. At the ancestral hall (coaching temple) there are paintings of White Crane Taoist and Zeng Si revered as the first teacher of White Crane. In the Flying Crane tradition, Fang Qiniang never married, had children or a husband. Rather, she retired in Bai he an (white crane temple) and taught martial arts. According to the yong chun bai he tradition,

320-420: Is said that this incident was a dream of her doing her chores instead of doing it for real and only after waking up, she started revising her theories In other accounts, the crane does not block a stick, but evades and counters it. The point of the style is to emphasize evasion and attack an opponent's vulnerabilities instead of using physical strength. Regardless, this crane encounter inspired Qīniáng to combine

352-492: The Yuan dynasty , he was nominated as a candidate to join the civil service and held office as the Magistrate of Boling County (博陵縣; around present-day Dingzhou , Baoding , Hebei ). While touring around the mountainous regions near present-day Baoji , Shaanxi , he saw the summits of three mountains and decided to give himself the Taoist name "Sanfengzi" (三丰子), hence he also became known as "Zhang Sanfeng". Zhang Sanfeng's life

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384-787: The 1950s. The lineage of The Weng Gong Ci Gym in Yongchun County is: The lineage of Feeding Crane in Taiwan is: Lin Chuanwu, originally from Chengmen in the Fuzhou area, studied this sub-style from the monk Jue Qing for 5 years at the Shimen temple. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Lin Shixian (林世咸), an expert in Yongchun Baihequan (永春白鹤拳), went to Fuzhou to teach his martial art. Among his disciples

416-667: The Ong Gong Shr Wushuguan was established in the town of Yongchun (永春; Minnan : eng2 chhun1), prefecture of Quanzhou , Fujian province, when its founders were taught by Fang Qiniang during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor (r. 1521–66) of the Ming dynasty . Pingyang White Crane was created by Fāng Qī Niáng during Shunzhi period during the Qing dynasty. During Jiaqing period, this kongfu spread to Pingyang city. Yongchun-style White Crane

448-485: The Qing Dynasty (1644-1662) lived Fang Zhong (方種 - also known as Fang Zhangguang), a practitioner of Southern Chinese martial arts from Funing Prefecture, Fujian (now Xiapu County ). Fang Zhong was from a wealthy family and renowned for excellent fighting skills, having trained with well-known martial arts masters. Fang Zhong lost his wife in his early years, who had given birth to only one daughter, Fāng Qīniáng (方七娘), and Fang Zhong taught his skills to her. According to

480-431: The crane on the head, but the bird moved its head out of the way and blocked the stick with its wings. Qīniáng tried to hit the crane's wings, but the crane stepped to the side and blocked the stick with its claws. Qīniáng tried to poke the crane's body, but the crane dodged backwards and struck the stick with its beak. From then on, Qīniáng carefully studied the crane's movements. There are many versions of this legend. It

512-513: The crane's movements with techniques learned from her father, ultimately creating the White Crane Style. Since it was created by a woman, White Crane fighting elements are especially popular in women's self-defense training because the movements do not require great strength. They more closely imitate the delicate pecking motion associated with this fighting style. During the Shunzhi period of

544-453: The destruction of the monastery, Fang and other monks fled to Fujian province , in a neighboring county to Yongchun. There, he would have a daughter, Qīniáng. As Qīniáng was growing up, Zhong-gong would teach his martial arts knowledge to her. After her mother's death, Qīniáng left moved to moved to Yongchun County , Fujian province, where many cranes live. After having moved there, she subsequently hears that her father has been killed in

576-509: The development of a Taoist "internal martial arts" style, as opposed to the "external" style of the Shaolin martial arts tradition. Stanley Henning's article, Ignorance, Legend and Taijiquan , criticised the myth that Zhang Sanfeng created tai chi and cast doubt on whether Zhang really existed. Zhang Sanfeng was also an expert in the White Crane and Snake styles of Chinese martial arts , and in

608-539: The enemy attack, to bait the aggressor to open themselves for practitioner's own attacks. Many of the style's movements are targeted towards vulnerable body parts, such as the temple and throat . Fang Zhong-gong, father of style founder Qīniáng, was one of the monks of the " Southern Shaolin Monastery ", that is mentioned in many Nanquan legends. He was expert in the " 18-fist boxing of the Lo Han " (Shi-ba-luohan-quan). Upon

640-422: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tai_Chi_Master&oldid=565479652 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Zhang Sanfeng There are conflicting accounts of where Zhang Sanfeng

672-542: The novel, Zhang Sanfeng is a former Shaolin monk who founded the Wudang School based in the Wudang Mountains . He has seven apprentices, the "Seven Heroes of Wudang" , one of whom is the father of the novel's protagonist, Zhang Wuji . According to The Complete Collection of Mr Zhang Sanfeng , he might have been still alive in the reign of the Tianshun Emperor (r. 1457–1464) of the Ming dynasty . The emperor, who

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704-469: The same person, and "Fangzhangguang" should also be "Fangzhang". "Fang Chung Gong", is a transcript of voice transmission. Fang Zhong also adopted the name "Fang Hui Shi" after defeat of anti-Qing forces. One day, Qiniang saw a huge crane and attacked it with a stick. As she was unable to defeat it, she realized the crane had come to teach her, and developed her own unique techniques from the experience. Qiniang would modify her father's Nanquan techniques in

736-582: The traditions of the Lee family branch of Flying Crane, Qiniang was born in the mid-17th century. Fang Zhong and Fang Qiniang have held various aliases. Fang Zhong is a survivor from the end of the Ming Dynasty and had participated in anti- Qing and Fuming activities, having connections to Hongmen associates. Both have used pseudonyms to avoid being caught by the Qing government due to their anti-Qing activities. "Fangzhang" (方掌) and "Fangzhang" (方種) are believed to be

768-579: The use of the jian (double-edged Chinese sword). According to 19th century documents preserved in the archives of the Yang and Wu -styles tai chi families, Zhang Sanfeng's master was Xu Xuanping , a Tang dynasty Taoist poet and daoyin expert. Writings attributed to Zhang Sanfeng include the Da Dao Lun ( 大道論 ), Xuanji Zhi Jiang ( 玄機直講 ), Xuan Tan Quanji ( 玄譚全集 ), Xuan Yao Pian ( 玄要篇 ), Wu Gen Shu Ci ( 無根樹詞 ) and others . These were compiled into

800-663: The way that would serve as basis for what is now known as Fujian White Crane Kung Fu. She had four principal students who later developed four main branches of Fujian White Crane: Eating, Crying, Sleeping, and Flying. Many systems evolved from each of the four original types of White Crane. Zeng Si from Yongchun, married Qiniang and had two sons. Zeng Si and Qiniang returned to the Gu family's ancestral hall in Hou Temple, Rulin Village, Wulijie Town, Yongchun County to teach martial arts. Yongchun County

832-650: The white crane. This system is separate though related to Lohan Quan (Fujian Shaolin). The entire system of fighting was developed from observing the crane's movements, methods of attack and spirit, and may have evolved from the southern Shaolin animal styles . There is no singular Fujian White Crane system. Multiple branches are collectively referred to as Fujian White Crane, including Sleeping, Whooping, Feeding, Flying and Jumping Crane styles based on imitative characteristics of their techniques. This group does not include Tibetan White Crane , which developed independently in western and southern China. The Fujian White Crane

864-466: Was Pan Yuba (潘屿八), who passed it on to others. Pan Yuba had also learned Luohanquan (罗汉拳). By the time this style was learned by Xie Zhongxiang (谢崇祥) in Changle, Fuzhou , it had undergone many changes and was called Minghequan. Fujian White Crane is noted to be major influence on Naha-te styles of Okinawan Karate . It accepted that Naha-Te, which is among the three major foundations of Ryukyu Karate,

896-568: Was born. According to the History of Ming , he was born in Liaoning in late Song and lived up to 212 years. In 2014, the local government of Shaowu , Fujian province, claimed that he was born in their city. His given name was Tong (通) and his courtesy name was Junbao ( 君寶, 君宝 ). He specialised in Confucian and Taoist studies, scholarly and literary arts . During the reign of Emperor Shizu in

928-550: Was created by Fāng Qī Niáng during KangXi period during the Qing dynasty . Li Wenmao ( 李文茂 ), an opera performer and leader of the 1854–1856 Red Turban Rebellion in Foshan , is said to have practiced the Yǒngchūn style of White Crane. The Xu-Xi Dao style of White Crane as taught by Chen Zhuozhen was derived from Zhong-Ho 'Springing Crane', and was developed in Taiwan by Huang Laoyang in

960-599: Was created under the influence of Chinese martial arts . Wu Xianggui (Go Ken Ki) is believed to have introduced the Fujian White Crane techniques to the noted Naha-te pioneers. The two schools of Naha-te, Goju-ryu and Uechi-ryu ), use the routine "San Chian" from Fujian White Crane. San Chian is best known by the Japanese pronunciation of its name, Sanchin . Uechi-ryu 's relationship with Fujian White Crane remains vague. The school's founder, Kanbun Uechi , studied

992-578: Was one of indifference to fame and wealth. After declining to serve the government and giving away his property to his clan, he travelled around China and lived as an ascetic . He spent several years on Mount Hua before settling in the Wudang Mountains . Zhang Sanfeng is purported as having created the concept of neijia ( 內家 ) in Chinese martial arts , specifically tai chi , a Neo-Confucian syncretism of martial arts with his mastery of daoyin (or neigong ) principles. On one occasion, he observed

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1024-454: Was unable to find Zhang Sanfeng, gave him the title of zhenren (Taoist immortal). Fujian White Crane Fujian White Crane , also known as White Crane Style ( Chinese : 白鶴拳 ) is a Southern Chinese martial art that originated in Yongchun County , Fujian ( 福建 ) province. According to oral tradition, the style was developed by Fang Qiniang (方七娘; Amoy Min Nan : Hng Chhit-niâ),

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