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| Yang Luchan | |
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| Born | 1799 Guangping, Yongnian County, China |
| Died | 1872 (aged 72–73) |
| Native name | 杨露禅 |
| Other names | Yang Fukui Yang Wudi |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Style | Yang-style tai chi |
| Teacher(s) | Chen Changxing |
| Rank | Founder of Yang-style tai chi |
| Notable students | Yang Banhou Yang Jianhou Wu Yuxiang Wu Quanyou |
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊露禪 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨露禅 | ||||||||
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| Yang Fukui | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊福魁 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨福魁 | ||||||||
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| Yang Wudi | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊無敵 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Yang the Invincible | ||||||||
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Yang Luchan (Chinese: 杨露禅; pinyin: Yáng Lùchán; Wade–Giles: Yang Lu-ch'an), also known as Yang Fukui (1799–1872), was an influential Chinese practitioner and teacher of the internal style tai chi martial art. He is known as the founder of Yang-style tai chi, the most popular and widely practised tai chi style in the world today.[1][2]
- ^ Wile, Douglas (1983). Tai Chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions. Sweet Ch'i Press. ISBN 978-0-912059-01-3.
- ^ Wile, Douglas (1995). Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty (Chinese Philosophy and Culture). State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-2654-8.