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Dong Haichuan created Baguazhang in the mid-19th century. Though it is the newest of the three classical internal arts (the others being Tai Chi and Xing Yi), its theory incorporates ancient Chinese philosophy and knowledge. Baguazhang includes both martial and healing systems, though only the martial aspect is practiced in this class. Yin Fu and Cheng Tinghua are two of Dong Haichuan's most famous students. Yin Fu studied under him for over twenty years. Cheng Tinghua studied under him for less than two years, though he taught many more people and his system is more well-known.
Men Baozhen was one of Yin Fu's greatest students and learned the entire system from him. He then taught it to Xie Peiqi, who passed away in 2003. He Jinbao, Dr. Xie's top student, is now the last man of that lineage to know the entire martial system of Yin Style Baguazhang. |
