Yin Fu
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Yin Fu (Chanhuaicun (漳淮村), Jixian
(冀县), China
, 1840 - China, 1909 June) was a Baguazhang
(a martial art) disciple of Dong Haichuan
responsible for the creation of the Yin Style Baguazhang
.
Yin Fu was Dong's earliest disciple in Prince Duan's palace. Yin's kungfu skills advanced very fast during the next several years and Duan let Yin join the king's security guards.
When Master Dong retired, Yin took over as the supervisor of the security guards, working for the emperor in the Forbidden City
. The Empress Dowager
liked his skill and even wanted to study with him.
Yin taught Bagua and lived on the eastern side of Beijing
city; as a result, the Yin style of kungfu is called Dong-cheng Zhang (Eastern City Palm). The other name for the Yin style is Niu-she Zhang (Ox
Tongue Palm) because the palm's shape in this style looks like an ox tongue
. Yin style Bagua Zhang includes eight sections, each with eight postures. The sixty-four posture palm change is practiced in circle walking. This style allows a combatant to throw an opponent 5 meters away with a 2 inch palm strike to the chest.
Later some of Yin's students changed their style. They did eight palm changes as a major practice. This approach is similar to Cheng
style.
Jixian
Jixian may refer to the following settlements in the People's Republic of China:*Jixian County , of Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang*Ji County, Shanxi , or Jixian, of Linfen, Shanxi*Ji County, Tianjin , or JixianSubdistricts...
(冀县), China
China
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, 1840 - China, 1909 June) was a Baguazhang
Baguazhang
Bāguàzhǎng is one of the three main Chinese martial arts of the Wudang school, the other two being Taijiquan and Xingyiquan. It is more broadly grouped as an internal practice...
(a martial art) disciple of Dong Haichuan
Dong Haichuan
Dong Haichuan was born on the 13th of October 1797 in Zhu village, Ju Jia Wu Township, Wen'an County, Hebei Province, China and died on the 25th of October 1882 in Beijing. He is regarded as a skillful martial artist and is widely credited to be the founder of Baguazhang...
responsible for the creation of the Yin Style Baguazhang
Yin Style Baguazhang
Yin Style Baguazhang is a style of Baguazhang.-Substyles:Yin Style has many substyles, some of the lineages of which are given below:*Dong Haichuan**Yin Fu***Yin Yuzhang****Wang Fu***Ma Gui****Wang Peisheng****Liu Wanchuan***Li Yongqing...
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Yin Fu was Dong's earliest disciple in Prince Duan's palace. Yin's kungfu skills advanced very fast during the next several years and Duan let Yin join the king's security guards.
When Master Dong retired, Yin took over as the supervisor of the security guards, working for the emperor in the Forbidden City
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum...
. The Empress Dowager
Empress Dowager
Empress Dowager was the title given to the mother of a Chinese, Korean, Japanese or Vietnamese emperor.The title was also given occasionally to another woman of the same generation, while a woman from the previous generation was sometimes given the title of Grand empress dowager. Numerous empress...
liked his skill and even wanted to study with him.
Yin taught Bagua and lived on the eastern side of Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
city; as a result, the Yin style of kungfu is called Dong-cheng Zhang (Eastern City Palm). The other name for the Yin style is Niu-she Zhang (Ox
Ox
An ox , also known as a bullock in Australia, New Zealand and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle; castration makes the animals more tractable...
Tongue Palm) because the palm's shape in this style looks like an ox tongue
Tongue
The tongue is a muscular hydrostat on the floors of the mouths of most vertebrates which manipulates food for mastication. It is the primary organ of taste , as much of the upper surface of the tongue is covered in papillae and taste buds. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliva, and is richly...
. Yin style Bagua Zhang includes eight sections, each with eight postures. The sixty-four posture palm change is practiced in circle walking. This style allows a combatant to throw an opponent 5 meters away with a 2 inch palm strike to the chest.
Later some of Yin's students changed their style. They did eight palm changes as a major practice. This approach is similar to Cheng
Cheng
Cheng can be a transcription of one of several Chinese surnames. Since the syllable Cheng represents different sounds in Hanyu pinyin and the Wade-Giles systems of Chinese romanization, some ambiguity will exist as to which sound is represented by the letters "Cheng" if the romanisation and tone...
style.
External links
- Interview with Mr. Xie Peiqi, Yin style Baguazhang expert from Beijing, by Jarek Szymanski
- Introduction of Yin Style Bagua Zhang
- Eight Animal Postures of Yin Style Bagua
- London Group of Yin Style Baguazhang, Xie Peiqi/He Jinbao lineage
- Yin Style Bagua Hybrid Arts, Irving TX
- Smoky Mountain Yin Style Baguazhang - He Jinbao lineage