This is a brief list of Master Instructors of Hwa-Yu T'ai Chi since its beginning in the early part of China's Sung Dynasty (960 - 1270AD). It is not a complete list but gives some idea of the development of Hwa-Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan during the past 1,000 years.
Master Chen Hsi-I - Creator of Lop Hop Pak Fat (Liu Ho Pa Fa)
Master Li Tung Fung - Senior student of Chen Hsi-I ... Master Li was the author of the Five Word Song
Master Kwan Kit
Master Lan Wan Sing
Master Wong Tak Wai
Master Tai Yai Chin - Changed the name from Lop Hop Pak Fat to "Swimming Boxing"
Master Yeung King Kun - From Fon Shan, called the exercise "Twelve Movements of Exercise Before Birth"
Master Shut - Called the exercise "Idea Six Combination"
Master Chen Kong Ta - From the town of Yellow Flower in the district of Cheung Pin of the Hopei Province. He studied the exercise under the names of "Idea Six Combination" and "Idea Spiritual Kung Fu.
Master Wu Yiek Tai - Taught Lop Hop Pak Fat during the Republic of China. General Cheng Jee Kong brought Master Tai to the Chinese Martial Art Government School in Nanking to teach Lop Hop Pak Fat. Master Tai later lived in Shanghai and taught a few students until the Communist Government appeared. He died in 1967.
Master Chan Yik-yan
Master Lo Chi-wan
"Those who set out to learn the exercise, do not misjudge the value of The Chinese Five Word Song."
Verses 133-134
"The Chinese Five Word Song" was written by Master Li Tung Fung during the early part of China's Sung Dynasty. Master Li learned Hwa-Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan (Liu Ho Pa Fa Ch'uan Fa) from Master Chen Hsi-I, creator of the martial art and health exercise. Master Li Tung Fung took refuge in the mountain of Yun, southeast from the Lok district. While living on Yun, he authored the famous Chinese Five Word Song, which serves today as the only extant treatise explaining the principles of the original Liu Ho Pa Fa.
Hwa-Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan was a closed-door martial art for almost 1,000 years. Master John Chung Li opened the door to hundreds of students in China, the United States and Europe. Master Li translated The Chinese Five Word Song and added his commentary to each of the 134 verses to help students understand the truth within Internal Martial Arts.
We are extremely pleased to announce the publication of The Chinese Five Word Song. It's filled with tremendous insights into the philosophy and guiding principles of Internal Martial Arts from one of the true masters of the 20th Century.
You can purchase "The Chinese Five Word Song" from top online book sellers (Barnes and Noble, Borders Books, Amazon.com and Books A Million).
You'll also enjoy the new book by Master Glenn Newth titled "Hwa Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Five-Word Song." You can purchase this book through any of the major booksellers websites.
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