Journal
History, lineage, and practice of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan, written by the Academy in Hong Kong.
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September 7, 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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