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Are there different types of Taijiquan?

April 26, 2017different taijiquan types

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Are there different types of Taijiquan?

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Yes. Because of different needs and environments, different styles of Taijiquan have developed. The oldest known form of Taijiquan is Wudang Taijiquan, developed by Zhang San Feng (13th century) at the Wudang Mountain. (Please note that Wudang is pronounced like “Wu-t’ang”.) From this was evolved Chen Style Taijiquan, and Chen Wang Ting (1600-1680) was its First Patriarch. From Chen Style, Yang Lu Chan (1799-1872) evolved Yang Style Taijiquan. Combining the best of Chen Style and Yang Style, Wu Yu Xiang (1813-1880) developed Wu Style Taijiquan. A descendent from the Yang’s linage, Wu Chuan You (1834-1902) developed another Wu Style Taijiquan. These two Wu’s are pronounced and written differently in Chinese. Sun Lu Tang (1861-1932) combined elements from Taijiquan, Baguaquan and Xinyiquan into Sun Style Taijiquan.