Almost certainly the oldest style with
the most students and the most forms is Chen Family Style. From
it have also come Yang style; Thunder style; Li style (with a
fair amount of Xing Yi and Ba Gua mixed in); Shen style; Sun
style;
Wan Sheng (10,000 victories) style; Xiao style and two
Wu styles. Then there's Zhaobao style which can claim at least
parallel development, if not precedence. In Chen Family
style the material taught by the Four Tigers: Chen Xiaowong (top
left); Zhu Tiancai (top right); Chen Zhenglei (middle right);
and Wang Xian(middle left) has largely been standardized. Do NOT
be lulled by the bucolic scenery and elegant silks shown in the
photos below - these are all very serious martial artists. We
would be remiss not to mention Chen Yu (bottom left) and Chen
Xiaoxing (bottom right). Chen Family style does not lack for
very talented and dedicated individuals. Some short videos
coming soon. |
