Republic of China List of lei tai fighters

chang chan kuei



internal martial arts master chang chan kuei (1859–1940, zhang zhan kui), known chang chao tung (zhang zhao dong), made name himself on lei tai defeating several japanese boxers , german strongman. 1 of 8 famous students of dong hai chuan, founder of baguazhang boxing.
17th generation chen-style t ai chi master chen fake (1887–1957), became famous in hometown of chénjiāgōu (陳家溝) victories upon lei tai.
tai-chi praying mantis master wang yu shan (王玉山) (1892–1976) ranked high in 1933 central kuoshu institute lei tai competition , earned martial nickname “steel hands , iron fists”. 1 of laiyang sanshan ( 3 mountains of laiyang ), 3 greatest mantis boxers in laiyang @ time.
18th generation chen-style t ai chi master chen zhao pi (陈照丕) (1893–1972), chen fake s third nephew, hired guard famous tong ren tang (le brothers) pharmacy in beijing in 1928. kept low profile disguising himself street vender, wishing avoid conflict other martial artists. however, scholar li qin lin (also henan province) wrote unauthorized article in beijing times newspaper describing superiority of chen-style t ai chi other styles in area. in conclusion, article asked masses had not experienced chen-style try out since chen master (chen zhao pi) living in beijing.


the local martial arts schools saw article “challenge” , chen zhao pi urged set lei tai xuan wu men, 1 of city s many gates. @ first, challengers came 1 @ time, thronged lei tai in groups of threes , fives. on course of 17 days, defeated on 2 hundred people , made many friends.


northern shaolin master gu ru zhang (顾汝章) (1893–1952) placed in “top 15 (other sources top 10 ) finishers in 1928 central kuoshu institute lei tai competition. famously known iron palm gu ru zhang .
plum blossom praying mantis master li kun shan (1894–1976) won weapons portion of 1933 central kuoshu institute lei tai competition using long spear. 1 of laiyang sanshan ( 3 mountains of laiyang ), 3 greatest mantis boxers in laiyang @ time.
flying dragon tiger gate master leung tian chiu 55 years old when won 2nd place in 1928 central kuoshu institute lei tai competition. went on create own martial arts styles called fut gar kuen (“buddhist fist boxing”) , sae ying diu sao (“snake form mongoose hands”), featured in old jackie chan movie.
seven star praying mantis master ma cheng xin (馬成鑫) won grand championship of lei tai @ national chinese boxing competition in 1929. ma student of famed mantis boxer luo guang yu (羅光玉), later taught style @ chin woo athletic association.
xinyi liu master shang xueli won lei tai competition in kaifeng used combination of power (bei jin) , knee strike (ti xi) defeating shaolin expert, zhang qilin (who died few days later of internal injury). disciple of mai zhuangtu (1829–1892) , yuan fengyi, master of grandmaster lu songgao (卢嵩高) (died 1962).
zhaobao t ai chi ch uan master zheng bo ying (鄭伯英) (1904–1961) became famous after winning 1931 lei tai competition held in kaifeng.
xingyi master xin jian hou won lei tai contest in 1931. 1 of earliest disciples of shang yun xiang (1864–1937), disciple of guo yun shen.
shuai jiao master chang tung sheng (1908–1986) won heavy weight division of 1933 central kuoshu institute lei tai competition , earned martial nickname “flying butterfly”;




^ 8 great students of dong hai chang
^ interview mr. feng zhiqiang, chen style taijiquan expert beijing
^ origins , development of praying mantis boxing archived 2011-07-21 @ wayback machine.
^ tales of masters: chen zhao pei archived 2016-01-17 @ wayback machine.
^ sim, davidine, siaw-voon , david gaffney. chen style: source of taijiquan. north atlantic books, 2001 (isbn 1556433778). book says article described list of past chen masters : chen wangting, chen changxing, chen genyun, chen zhongxin, chen yanxi, etc.
^ gu ruzhang article chen xianmin in wulin magazine, february 1984, vol #29. archived 2006-08-30 @ wayback machine.
^ gu ru zhang (1893 - 1952)
^ sports, blood sports , mixed martial arts
^ flying dragon tiger gate system
^ fight held in hangzhou, zhejiang province. largest modern bare-knuckle lei tai tournament date.[1]
^ history of qixing tanglang quan
^ xinyi liuhe quan - secret art of chinese muslims archived 2006-12-07 @ wayback machine.
^ wang chang an: traditional zhaobao taijiquan
^ interview mr. di guoyong, xingyiquan expert beijing , president of beijing xingyiquan research association
^ chang tung sheng archived 2011-09-12 @ wayback machine.