Yang Chien-hou

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Yang Chien-hou

Yang Chien-hou (Jianhou) (1839-1917), was the younger son of the founder of Yang style T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Yang Lu-ch'an, and a well known teacher of the soft style martial art of T'ai Chi Ch'uan in late Qing dynasty China. Yang Chien-hou's older brother, Yang Pan-hou, was the senior of Chien-hou's generation, and also an important instructor of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Yang Chien-hou's sons Yang Chengfu and Yang Shao-hou were also famous teachers of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.

One of Yang Chien-hou's non-family member students was Tian Zhaolin. Tian also studied with Yang Chien-hou's sons. Tian taught Shi Tiao Mei who taught Tchoung Ta-tchen and others. Tchoung Ta-tchen taught in Vancouver BC, Seattle WA, Gabon, South Africa and Taiwan.

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LEGENDARY FIGURES
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Zhang Sanfeng*
circa 12th century
NEI CHIA
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Wang Zongyue*
T'AI CHI CH'ÜAN
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THE 5 MAJOR CLASSICAL FAMILY STYLES
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Chen Wangting
1600-1680 9th generation Chen
CHEN STYLE
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Chen Changxing                                                     Chen Youben
1771-1853 14th generation Chen                                     circa 1800s 14th generation Chen
Chen Old Frame                                                     Chen New Frame
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Yang Lu-ch'an                                                      Chen Qingping
1799-1872                                                          1795-1868
YANG STYLE                                                         Chen Small Frame, Zhao Bao Frame
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Yang Pan-hou                      Yang Chien-hou                   Wu Yu-hsiang
1837-1892                         1839-1917                        1812-1880
Yang Small Frame                     |                             WU/HAO STYLE
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Wu Ch'uan-yü                      Yang Shao-hou     Yang Ch'eng-fu          Li I-yü
1834-1902                         1862-1930         1883-1936               1832-1892
   |                              Yang Small Frame  Yang Big Frame            |
Wu Chien-ch'üan                                        |                    Hao Wei-chen
1870-1942                                           Yang Shou-chung         1849-1920
WU STYLE                                            1910-1985                 |
108 Form                                                                      |
   |                                                                        Sun Lu-t'ang
Wu Kung-i                                                                   1861-1932
1900-1970                                                                   SUN STYLE
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Wu Ta-kuei                                                                  Sun Hsing-i
1923-1970                                                                   1891-1929

Note to Family tree table

Names denoted by an asterisk are legendary or semilegendary figures in the lineage, which means their involvement in the lineage, while accepted by most of the major schools, isn't independently verifiable from known historical records.