Where did the phrase the Four Buddha Warriors of Chen Village come from?
The phrase Four Buddha Warriors, or Four Tigers refers to the Tai Chi Masters Chen Xiaowang, Chen Zhenlei, Wang Xi’an and Zhu Tiancai. The phrase was coined by a journalist in the early eighties because the four were all roughly the same age and all came out looking for trouble at the same time. They were also the top practitioners at that time. Since then, the term has taken on a life of its own.
