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Tai Chi Chuan: Martial Arts
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Wu Yuxiang (1812-1880) was the creator of another Style of Tai Chi Quan. A Yongnian resident in Hebi, Wu Yuxiang learned the ABC's of Tai Chi from fellow provincial Yang Luchan. In 1852, Wu Yuxiang went to work for his brother at Wuyang. On his way to Wuyang, he learned the new routine ,of Tai Chi Quan from Chen Qingping and mastered it. At his brother's home, Wu Yuxiang got hold of a transcript of Wang Zongyue's On Tai Chi Quan. So upon returning home, Wu Yuxiang delved into the book and practised the principles stipulated in it. Wu eventually wrote Ten Essential Points of Martial Artists and Four-Word Poetic Secrets of Tai Chi: Apply, Cover, Combat and Swallow, which have become the classics of Chinese Wushu writing.
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It should be stated that many martial artists study Tai Chi to enhance their particular style. Many practitioners have found the dynamic relaxation and kinetic awareness that Tai Chi teaches very beneficial. Even masters of other martial arts such as Master Nakayama and Master Kanazawa, both students of modern Japanese Shotokan Karate, Master Gichin Funakoshi have found Tai Chi beneficial especially when the practitioner reaches middle age.
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