Yang Chengfu

Yang Chengfu
杨澄甫
Yang Chengfu in Single Whip posture of Yang-style tai chi solo form
BornYang Zhaoqing (杨兆清)
1883
Died1936 (aged 52–53)
StyleYang-style tai chi
Notable studentsYang Shouzhong
Yang Zhenduo
Fu Zhongwen
Chen Weiming
Dong Yingjie
Cheng Man-chʻing
Zhang Qinlin
Chu Guiting
Wang Yongquan (王永泉)
Yang Chengfu
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Chéngfǔ
Wade–GilesYang2 Chʻeng2fu3
IPA[jǎŋ ʈʂʰə̌ŋfù]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYeùhng chìhng fú
JyutpingJoeng4 cing4 fu2
IPA[jœ̏ːŋ tɕʰɪ̏ŋ fǔː]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJIûⁿTêng-po͘

Yang Chengfu (1883–1936) was one of the best known teachers of Yang-style tai chi. He helped develop the art into its modern form. His students would go on to found successful martial arts schools of their own and helped spread Yang-style tai chi around the world.


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