Wang Peisheng
Wang Peisheng (Chinese: 王培生; pinyin: Wáng Péishēng; Wade–Giles: Wang P'ei-sheng; 1919–2004) was a Chinese teacher of Wu-style tai chi. He was a student of Yang Yuting and Wang Maozhai. BiographyAlthough most famous for his tai chi, Wang began training in martial arts with the Ma Gui, learning Yin-style Baguazhang 64 Palms. At the age of 15, he became a teaching assistant to tai chi master Yang Yuting. After Yang's death in 1982, Wang became the head of the Northern Wu-style tai chi group in Beijing.[1] Wang was also very skilled in tongbeiquan, tantui, xingyiquan, and bajiquan, having studied with famous masters of each of these arts. He was noted for his expertise in the self-defence methods of Wu-style tai chi. In the 1950s he developed a shortened 37 posture Wu-style form presented in his book 'Wu-Style Tai Chi' (Zhaohua Publishing House, Beijing, 1983).[1] Tai chi lineage tree with Wu-style focusNote:
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