some history about chen family taijiquan

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Some history about Chen family Taijiquan

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First it must be made clear that Taijiquan was developed by a retired soldier, a fighterwho had knowledge of martial arts as well as Chinese medicinal and cultivational

practices. t was primarily developed as a martial art practice with the intention of

making the best use of the human body!s cultivational facility while practicing. t

originally was not developed with the idea of giving old people a method of moving

slowly in the morning to alleviate arthritis although it can be used that way.

Taiji quan is over "## years old as a system and takes its roots from further back. the

system was developed in northern central China by a retired general $or some sort of

soldier official% &amed Chen 'ang Ting, who had a great and broad martial arts skill.

(e )i*ed his vast skill with ancient +aoist and uddhist breathing and meditation

methods as well as traditional medicinal theory and Qi gong.

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Chen 'angting, &inth -eneration member of the Chen Family, served as a professional

soldier for the )ing +ynasty fighting rebel forces. (e was e*posed to a variety of

battlefield martial arts, which were more important militarily before the gun appeared

on the battlefield. +espite his background and perseverance, in /00, Chen ended up on

the losing side. 1ebel forces began to gain an upper hand, and soon thereafter the )ing

+ynasty fell. t is then that Chen 'angting likely retreated to Chen 2illage and

developed the comprehensive martial art and internal training system we now call Chen3tyle Taijiquan.

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Chen u

Founding 6ncestor

7riginally from 3han*i province. &earing the end of the )ing +ynasty, Chen u

migrated to (enan province and moved his family to present day Chenjiagou 2illage in

the County of 'en*ian. 6t that time the village was called Chengyang village $mainly

consisting of people with the surnames Chang and 8ang%. 'hen the Chen clan

prospered and its population increased, the village name was changed to Chenjiagou

$!Chen! 5 surname, !9ia! 5 the family of, !-ou! 5 gully or ravine, because the village lies in

a gully not far from the 8ellow 1iver%. Chen u was an accomplished martial artist, soeveryone in the village has been practising kung5fu since then.
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Chen 9ingjie

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Chen 9ingbai

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the style adapting to the ever changing face of military hand5to5hand combat. This

approach was e*emplified by his offspring, Chen 9ishen and Chen ;hongshen who were

recogni=ed as warriors who successfully stood up to the Taiping rebels during the reign

of the Jmperor (sien Feng. 3ome accounts credit Chen ;hongshen specifically with

adding further developments of a Big 3tyleB that emphasi=ed a martial prowess, and

made the style more practical and adaptable to battlefield considerations.

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Chen ?ung 8uen

Dth generation.

The son of Chen Chang*in, he served as a convoy guard $piao5shih% for the gentry in

3handong. (is prowess was well knownI a monument to him was erected in 3handong

attaining to his proficiency as a guard.

Chen 8an*i

/th generation.

The son of Chen ?ung 8uen, (e was noted as the instructor of the household of 8uan

3hi ?aiI Bfamous martial arts e*perts who met him in contests were invariably defeated.

From 3handong he went on to tianjin, teaching continuously for si* years. Then,

because his mother was getting old, he took his leave and returned home, practicing

medicine for the rest of his daysB Chen ;hao @ei (e is also remembered as the

instructor of +u 8u Tse.

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