Chang Dsu Yao
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Chang Dsu Yao was a teacher of the martial arts
Meihuaquan
and T'ai chi ch'uan. He was also known as Chang Ch'êng Hsün (Wade-Giles
) .
, Taiwan
, on February 7, 1992. He was the sixteenth generation lineage holder of Mei Hwa Ch'üan (Meihuaquan
).
He began to study Mei Hwa Ch'üan when he was six years old, and later trained under Liou Pao-chün.
In 1938, he came to Kwei-lin to study at the Military School for Officers, a branch of Wampoa Military Academy created in that Year, named "Military Sixth Campus" ). Here, Chang met some important teachers, such as Chang Tung Shêng
, and studied different styles of Martial Arts, such as Pa Chi Ch'üan, Pa Kwa Chang, Hsing I Ch'üan, Fu Style Pa Kwa Chang. After graduation, he fought in the anti-Japanese War first and then in the Chinese Civil War with the faction of Chiang Kai-shek
against the Communists.
After the defeat of Chiang Kai-shek, Chang Dsu Yao took refuge in Taiwan
. In Taiwan he established contact with several famous Martial Artists such as Chêng Man-ch'ing
, Liou Yün-ch'iao, Wu Ti-pang, Chang Wu-chên. He also taught Martial Arts to the Army and Police. Chang wrote articles for “Wutan Tsa Chih”, a magazine founded by Liou Yun-ch'iao.
In 1974, Chang Dsu Yao retired from the Army and in 1975, he moved to Bologna
, and then, in 1977, to Milan
. He had many students, including his sons Chang Wei-hsin and Chang Yu-hsin, and others, such as Hsü Wên-li, Maurizio Zanetti, Enrico Lazzerini, and Roberto Fassi, with whom he wrote several books on Martial Arts.
"Ti Kung Ch'üan" 地功拳 o "Ti T'ang Ch'üan" 地膛拳;
In Chang Dsu Yao School there are three exercise named Pa Tüan Chin 八段錦. The first is classic Pa Tüan Chin, the other two are modern Stretching
.
After the graduation in Black Belt there are the study of many weapons and pair exercises with weapons. Also Weapons teaching is divided into Wai Chia and Neijia.
Duilian Bingxie (weapons in pair exercises):
Duilian Bingxie (weapons in pair exercises):
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
Meihuaquan
Meihuaquan
Meihua Quan is a very common name in kung fu:*1)a style of kung fu that originated in the northern provinces of China centuries ago...
and T'ai chi ch'uan. He was also known as Chang Ch'êng Hsün (Wade-Giles
Wade-Giles
Wade–Giles , sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a romanization system for the Mandarin Chinese language. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade during the mid-19th century , and was given completed form with Herbert Giles' Chinese–English dictionary of 1892.Wade–Giles was the most...
) .
Biography
Chang Dsu Yao was born in Chai Chi Ts'ün Village , in the administrative area of Chu Chai Hsiang , district of Peixian (Pei-hsien) on June 14, 1918. He died in TaipeiTaipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, on February 7, 1992. He was the sixteenth generation lineage holder of Mei Hwa Ch'üan (Meihuaquan
Meihuaquan
Meihua Quan is a very common name in kung fu:*1)a style of kung fu that originated in the northern provinces of China centuries ago...
).
He began to study Mei Hwa Ch'üan when he was six years old, and later trained under Liou Pao-chün.
In 1938, he came to Kwei-lin to study at the Military School for Officers, a branch of Wampoa Military Academy created in that Year, named "Military Sixth Campus" ). Here, Chang met some important teachers, such as Chang Tung Shêng
Chang Tung Sheng
Chang Tung Sheng was a Hui martial artist. He was one of the best-known Chinese wrestling practitioners and teachers....
, and studied different styles of Martial Arts, such as Pa Chi Ch'üan, Pa Kwa Chang, Hsing I Ch'üan, Fu Style Pa Kwa Chang. After graduation, he fought in the anti-Japanese War first and then in the Chinese Civil War with the faction of Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....
against the Communists.
After the defeat of Chiang Kai-shek, Chang Dsu Yao took refuge in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. In Taiwan he established contact with several famous Martial Artists such as Chêng Man-ch'ing
Cheng Man-ch'ing
Cheng Man-ch'ing was born in Yongjia , Zhejiang Province . He died March 26, 1975; his grave is near the city of Taipei. Cheng was trained in Chinese medicine, t'ai chi ch'uan, calligraphy, painting and poetry...
, Liou Yün-ch'iao, Wu Ti-pang, Chang Wu-chên. He also taught Martial Arts to the Army and Police. Chang wrote articles for “Wutan Tsa Chih”, a magazine founded by Liou Yun-ch'iao.
In 1974, Chang Dsu Yao retired from the Army and in 1975, he moved to Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, and then, in 1977, to Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. He had many students, including his sons Chang Wei-hsin and Chang Yu-hsin, and others, such as Hsü Wên-li, Maurizio Zanetti, Enrico Lazzerini, and Roberto Fassi, with whom he wrote several books on Martial Arts.
Chang School
In Italy, people referred to Chang Dsu Yao teachings as “the School of Chang” or “Chang Kungfu”. This school is divided in two sections: Wai Chia and Neijia.- Wai Chia
- From Chung-yang Kwo-shü Kwan 中央國術館 di Nankin:
- Kung Li Ch'üan 功力拳.
- From Mei Hwa Ch'üan 梅花拳:
- a style named Lien Pu Ch'üan 練歩拳, which is a simplified version of Meihuaquan, created in Italy and that takes the name of the famous set in Chung-yang Kwo-shü Kwan;
- a set named "5 Shaolin" ("Mei Hwa Ch'üan Lao Chia" 梅花拳老架, known in TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
as Mei Hwa Ch'üan I-lu Chia);
"Ti Kung Ch'üan" 地功拳 o "Ti T'ang Ch'üan" 地膛拳;
- other Mei Hwa Ch'üan sets (erlujia 二路架, sanlujia 三路架, ecc.);
- pair exercise named "Po Chi" 搏擊 in Italy, and in CinaCINACINA is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts multicultural programming at AM 1650 in Mississauga, Ontario.Approved by the CRTC on April 23, 2007, the station is owned by Neeti Prakash Ray and began testing at 1650 kHz in late 2008....
and in TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
named Tuei Ta 對打.- From Hung Ch'üan 洪拳:
- "Hsiao Hung Ch'üan" 小洪拳;
- "Ta Hung Ch'üan" 大洪拳.
- From Ch'i Hsing T'ang Lang Ch'üan 七星螳螂拳:
- the set "Pêng Pü Ch'üan" 崩歩拳.
- From Pa Chi Ch'üan 八極拳: "Tan Ta Shang Chia" 單打上架
- a set from Yüeh Chia Ch'üan 岳家拳
- a set from Tsui Pa Hsien Ch'üan 醉八仙拳
- NeijiaNeijiaNèijiā is a term in Chinese martial arts, grouping those styles that practice nèijìng , usually translated as internal martial arts, occupied with spiritual, mental or qi-related aspects, as opposed to an "external" approach focused on physiological aspects...
- T'ai chi ch'uan 楊式太極拳:
- Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan 108 postures form;
- T'uei Shou 推手;
- Shan Shou閃手;
- Ch'in Na擒拿;
- Ta Lu 大捋;
- San ShouSan shouSanshou or Sanda or an "unsanctioned fight" is a Chinese hand-to-hand self-defense system and combat sport. Sanshou is a martial art which was originally developed by the Chinese military based upon the intense study and practices of traditional Kung Fu and modern combat fighting techniques; it...
散手.
- Hsing I Ch'üan 形意拳
- Wu Hsing Ch'üan 五行拳.
- Fu Style Pa Kwa Chang (Fu Chen SungFu Chen SungFu Chen Sung , or Fu Qiankun was a grandmaster of Wudangquan martial arts. He was best known as one of the famed "Five Northern Tigers," and a third-generation master of Baguazhang who founded Fu Style Baguazhang...
style):- Lung Hsing Pa Kwa Chang 龍形八卦掌;
- Liang style I Ch'üan 兩儀拳;
- Ssu Hsiang Ch'üan 四象拳.
- Ch'i Kung
In Chang Dsu Yao School there are three exercise named Pa Tüan Chin 八段錦. The first is classic Pa Tüan Chin, the other two are modern Stretching
Stretching
Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle is deliberately elongated, often by abduction from the torso, in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone. The result is a feeling of increased muscle control, flexibility and...
.
- Weapons
After the graduation in Black Belt there are the study of many weapons and pair exercises with weapons. Also Weapons teaching is divided into Wai Chia and Neijia.
- For Wai Chia, this directory came from the book "Enciclopedia del Kungfu Shaolin":
- PangPang-People:*Includes name origin of the alternate romanization of Peng*Pang Juan , military general from the Warring States Period*Pang Tong , strategist and advisor from the late Han Dynasty*Pang Wanchun , fictional character from Water Margin...
棒; - KunKunKun may refer to:* Kun and Peng, two forms of a creature from Chinese mythology* Kun is in Finnish mythology* Kunqu or Kun Opera, a Chinese opera genre* kun , a Japanese honorific* the kun'yomi reading of Kanji...
棍; - Tan Tao 單刀;
- KwaiKwaiThe Kwai are an insectoid humanoid fictional species in the DC Comics universe, created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Oliver Coipel. Allies of the Legion of Super-Heroes, they were a nomadic, matriarchical people who mostly displayed a pacifistic approach to life...
枴; - Shuang Chieh Kun 雙節棍;
- Kwan Tao 關刀;
- ch'iang 槍.
Duilian Bingxie (weapons in pair exercises):
- Pang tuei Pang 棒對棒;
- Kun tuei Kun 棍對棍;
- Tan Tao tuei Pang 單刀對棒;
- Tan Tao tuei Kun 單刀對棍;
- Pang tuei Kun 棒對棍;
- Kwai tuei Kun 枴對棍;
- Shuang Chieh Kun dui Pang 雙節棍對棒;
- Gun tuei Shuang Chieh Kun 棍對雙節棍;
- Kwai tuei Tan Tao 枴對單刀.
- For Neijia, weapons came from Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan:
- T'ai Chi Tao 太極刀;
- T'ai Chi Kun 太極棍;
- T'ai Chi Ch'iang 太極槍;
- T'ai Chi T'ieh Ch'ih 太極鐵尺;
- T'ai Chi Chien 太極劍.
Duilian Bingxie (weapons in pair exercises):
- T'ai Chi Tao tuei T'ai Chi Tao 太極刀對太極刀;
- T'ai Chi Kun tuei T'ai Chi Kun 太極棍對太極棍;
- T'ai Chi Tao tuei T'ai Chi Kun 太極刀對太極棍;
- T'ai Chi Tao tuei T'ai Chi Ch'iang 太極刀對太極槍;
- T'ai Chi Kun tuei T'ai Chi Ch'iang 太極棍對太極槍;
- T'ai Chi Ch'iang tuei T'ai Chi Ch'iang 太極槍對太極槍;
- T'ai Chi Chien tuei T'ai Chi Chien 太極劍對太極劍;
- T'ai Chi T'ieh Ch'ih tuei T'ai Chi Kun 太極鐵尺對太極棍;
- T'ai Chi T'ieh Ch'ih tuei T'ai Chi Ch'iang 太極鐵尺對太極槍.
External links
- FE.I.K. Federazione Italiana Kung-fu scuola ufficiale del M. Chang Dsu Yao (in Italian)
- Kung fu tradizionale cinese scuola Chang (in Italian)
- Kung Fu Scuola del Maestro Chang (in Italian)
- Federazione Kung Fu Tradizionale Libertas (in Italian)
- Centro Ricerche Tai Chi Italia (in Italian)
- Genealogia Chang Dsu Yao (in Italian)
- Genealogia Chang Dsu Yao (in Italian)
- Biografia Maurizio Zanetti (in Italian)