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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 |
Yang Luchan | |||||||||
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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. 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]