Wu (Hao)-style tai chi
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Wu -style tai chi is one of the five primary styles of tai chi. It was created in the mid-nineteenth century by Wu Yuxiang, a member of a wealthy and influential family in Yongnian, Hebei, China. Wu t
Wu Yuxiang (left), founder, and Hao Weizhen (right), third-generation grandmaster of Wu (Hao)-style tai chi
Li Yiyu (李亦畬, 1832–1892)
Li Xuzhi (李逊之, 1882–1944)
Hao Shaoru (郝少如, 1907-1983)
Dong Yingjie
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Dong Yingjie was a leading master of tai chi, and a top disciple of Yang Chengfu. Born in Renze, Xingtai, Hebei, China, his given name was Wenke. Famous in his time for defeating a foreign boxer in a
Wu (Hao)-style tai chi
…a flour milling business and raised a family, but his many storied martial adventures continued on throughout his life. His most famous student was Dong Yingjie. He coached Dong through a nationally celebrated victory against a British boxer in Nanjing — as the story goes, Li was originally slated to fight that…
Dong Yingjie in "Preparatory Posture" from his book Tai Chi Boxing Explained