Historical archives and scholarly resources on Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan — lineage, headquarters, curriculum, standards, and events.https://wustylehk.com/https://wustylehk.com/blog/hong-kong-martial-arts-heritage-90-years/https://wustylehk.com/blog/hong-kong-martial-arts-heritage-90-years/How martial arts spread through Hong Kong, from Wu Jianquan's 1937 arrival and Ip Man in 1949 to the 1954 Wu-Chan match that made Tai Chi famous. Includes a table of styles and nine living masters.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-style-form-counting-108-89-83/https://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-style-form-counting-108-89-83/Why one Wu family long form counts as 108, 89, 84 or 83 — per-posture vs merged charts, the northern square frame, and fast form 94 vs 108 Fast Form.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/chen-vs-wu-from-spiraling-to-softening/https://wustylehk.com/blog/chen-vs-wu-from-spiraling-to-softening/Chen Wang Ting's silk-reeling power evolved through Yang Lu Chan into Wu Chien Chuan's softening frame. A fact-based comparison of jin, posture, forms, and spread.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/ma-hailong-shanghai-line-modern-steward/https://wustylehk.com/blog/ma-hailong-shanghai-line-modern-steward/Ma Hailong (1934–c.2022), grandson of Wu Chien Chuan, led the Shanghai Chien Chuan association for sixteen years, created the university 16-form, and edited the Wu Style Detailed Explanations.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/ma-yueh-liang-physician-of-wu-style/https://wustylehk.com/blog/ma-yueh-liang-physician-of-wu-style/Ma Yueh Liang (1901–1998), Peking Union Medical College bacteriologist and son-in-law of Wu Chien Chuan, led Shanghai's Chien Chuan Association for half a century.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/song-chuanzibu-xiezhongyuzheng-three-fundamentals/https://wustylehk.com/blog/song-chuanzibu-xiezhongyuzheng-three-fundamentals/Song, Chuan Zi Bu, and Xie Zhong Yu Zheng are the three fundamentals of Wu Style Tai Chi. Definitions from Wu Tu Nan's Song Gong Lun and the competition form, with mechanics and beginner drills.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/wang-iron-triangle-three-disciples/https://wustylehk.com/blog/wang-iron-triangle-three-disciples/The stories of Wang Mao Zhai's three foremost disciples: the son whose push hands felt like Mount Tai, the bookkeeper who mastered Grasp Bird's Tail, and the Baguazhang convert.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-kung-yi-wu-kung-cho-third-generation/https://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-kung-yi-wu-kung-cho-third-generation/Sons of Wu Chien Chuan, Wu Kung Yi (1901–1970) and Wu Kung Cho (1900–1985) taught in Whampoa and Hunan before 1937 Hong Kong — then the 1954 Macau charity contest made their family art a sensation.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-style-108-form-beginner-path/https://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-style-108-form-beginner-path/A step-by-step path to the traditional 108-form of Wu Style Tai Chi: the five principles, the seven sections, anchor postures, a three-stage training plan, and eight common beginner mistakes.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-style-fast-form-thirteen-saber-qiankun-sword/https://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-style-fast-form-thirteen-saber-qiankun-sword/The once-secret 94-posture fast form, the thirteen saber with its taiji ring, and the five-route sword system of Wu Style Tai Chi — history, technique, and training.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-style-push-hands-eight-methods-five-steps/https://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-style-push-hands-eight-methods-five-steps/The thirteen postures of Wu Style push hands explained: Peng, Lu, Ji, An, Cai, Lie, Zhou, Kao, the five steps, and how Wu Style's soft neutralizing differs from other schools.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-style-six-levels-xing-shi-yi-jin-qi-shen/https://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-style-six-levels-xing-shi-yi-jin-qi-shen/The six levels of Wu Style Tai Chi — Form, Posture, Intent, Energy, Breath, Spirit — mapped from Zhao Shu to Dong Jin to Shen Ming, with Wu family standards and a checkpoint for every stage.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-style-southern-northern-schools/https://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-style-southern-northern-schools/Wu Chien Chuan's fast, supple Southern line and Wang Mao Zhai's compact, square Northern line share one origin. A detailed comparison of their history, frames, and practice methods.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-ta-kuei-ta-chi-ta-hsin-overseas-pioneers/https://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-ta-kuei-ta-chi-ta-hsin-overseas-pioneers/After the 1954 Macau contest the fourth generation went global: Wu Ta K'uei opened the Kowloon branch and made his name in Foshan; Wu Ta Chi and Wu Ta Hsin founded schools in Southeast Asia.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-tu-nan-from-sickly-child-to-grand-master/https://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-tu-nan-from-sickly-child-to-grand-master/Wu Tu Nan (1884–1989) overcame childhood illness through tai chi, studied under Wu Chien Chuan and Yang Shao Hou, wrote the first scientific tai chi manual, and lived to 105.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-ying-hua-wu-style-tai-chi-chuan/https://wustylehk.com/blog/wu-ying-hua-wu-style-tai-chi-chuan/Wu Ying Hua (1907–1997), daughter of Wu Chien Chuan and wife of Ma Yueh Liang — deputy director of Shanghai's Chien Chuan Association in 1933, its president from 1980, and co-author of its key books.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/xiu-pi-xun-keeper-of-the-old-frame/https://wustylehk.com/blog/xiu-pi-xun-keeper-of-the-old-frame/In 1918 a skeptical Baguazhang fighter lost to Wang Mao Zhai in a single touch, then spent eight years learning to unlearn. The story of Xiu Pi Xun and the old frame he preserved in Laizhou.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/xu-zhiyi-accountant-who-explained-tai-chi/https://wustylehk.com/blog/xu-zhiyi-accountant-who-explained-tai-chi/Hsu Chih Yi (1892–1968), accountant and executive, studied under Wu Chien Chuan from 1917. His 1927 book first explained tai chi with science; his Wu Style manual sold 300,000+ copies.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/yang-vs-wu-same-root-two-branches/https://wustylehk.com/blog/yang-vs-wu-same-root-two-branches/Wu Chuan Yau learned from both Yang Lu Chan and Yang Ban Hou — proof the two styles share one root. A source-based comparison of frames, stances, weighting, and energy methods.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/blog/yang-yu-ting-writing-the-textbook/https://wustylehk.com/blog/yang-yu-ting-writing-the-textbook/From Zhihua Temple to Tai Miao to Zhongshan Park, Yang Yu Ting taught in Beijing for seventy years. His life, his virtue, the 83-form manual, and his disciples, including Wang Pei Sheng.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/https://wustylehk.com/The official Hong Kong Wu’s Tai Chi Chuan Academy — teaching authentic Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan since 1937, recognised as Hong Kong intangible cultural heritage.Fri, 01 Jan 1937 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/about-wu-style/https://wustylehk.com/about-wu-style/The five-generation lineage of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan, from founder Wu Chuan Yau (1834–1902) through Wu Chien Chuan to the present head, Eddie Wu.Fri, 01 Jan 1937 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/about-wu-style/head-of-the-family/https://wustylehk.com/about-wu-style/head-of-the-family/Biography of Eddie Wu, fifth-generation lineage holder and Gate Keeper of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan, including his federation work and the Duan textbook system.Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/our-headquarters/https://wustylehk.com/our-headquarters/The history of the Hong Kong Jian Quan Tai Chi Chuan Association, founded in 1937, and its headquarters at Po Man Building, Jordan Road.Fri, 01 Jan 1937 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/our-headquarters/location/https://wustylehk.com/our-headquarters/location/Visit the Academy at 14/F, Flat A & B, Po Man Building, 37U Jordan Road, Kowloon. Telephone (852) 2388-4831. Directions and class visit guidance.Sun, 01 Jan 1956 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/learning/https://wustylehk.com/learning/The curriculum: the 108-form joint-exercise set, the open-frame 54-form, push hands with eight energies, and the saber, sword, and spear weapons forms.Fri, 01 Jan 1937 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/learning/levels-and-standards/https://wustylehk.com/learning/levels-and-standards/The six training levels from Form to Spirit (形勢意勁氣神), certificate progression, and the Duan ranking system.Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/schedule/https://wustylehk.com/schedule/Weekly class timetable with morning and evening sessions, entry requirements, and how to begin training at the Academy.Fri, 01 Jan 1937 00:00:00 GMThttps://wustylehk.com/communication/events/https://wustylehk.com/communication/events/Founder’s Day, Chinese New Year gatherings, public demonstrations, and the Hong Kong Baptist University credit course in Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan.Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT