Yang Jianhou 杨健侯 | |
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Born | 1839 China |
Died | 1917 (aged 77–78) |
Style | Yang-style tai chi |
Notable students | Yang Chengfu Tian Zhaolin (田兆麟) |
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Traditional Chinese | 楊健侯 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 杨健侯 | ||||||||
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Yang Jianhou (1839–1917), or Yang Chien-hou, was the younger son of the founder of Yang-style tai chi, Yang Luchan, and a well known teacher of the soft style martial art of tai chi.[1] Yang's older brother, Yang Banhou, was the senior of Jianhou's generation, and also an important instructor of tai chi.[2] Yang Jianhou's sons Yang Chengfu and Yang Shaohou were also famous teachers of tai chi.[1][3]