Chang Chan Kuei, (1859-1940), also known as (Chang Chao Tung), was born in He Chien county in the village of Ho Hung Yan in Hebei Province. His first martial art training began with Mi Tsung Chuang also known as Yen Chen Fist. He soon became a student of Liu Chi Lan. Chang met his master while still a teenager, after being very natural in his training he became one of Liu's inner door students, therefore readily receiving the essence of his teacher art. Chang later became a bounty hunter. It was during this time he met the famous Pa Kwa teacher, Chen Ting Hua. Since the two were from the same area, they became friends. It was shortly after that Chang suggested he would like to learn Pa Kua, and since Cheng felt the two were brothers he would introduce him to his teacher Dong Hai Chuan.
While traveling Chang became quite famous for demonstrating and fighting in (Lei Tai) matches against foreign opponents on a raised platform. He is said to have once killed a horse by strangling it with one hand and is also credited with defeating several Japanese fighters and a German strongman. One of his more famous students was Chiang Jung Chiao.
Chiang Jung Chiao, (1890-1971), also known as Chiang Kuan Wu, was born in Hebei Province in Chang Chou County. During his youth he learned Mi Tsung Chuan from his grandfather and uncle. He started his internal art training from a friend, Tang Shih Lin, who taught Tai Chi. He then met and trained with one of Chang Chao Tung students, Yao Fu Chun. He later traveled to Tianjin to study from the top masters of the era of Chang Chao Tung's and Li Tsun I (Hsing I). He also trained under the famous Wu Tang swordsman Li Ching Lin. During the 1920's Chiang began writing a series of martial art books, compiling twenty-five books to his credit, making him one of the most prolific writers of his time. Some of the titles were; Tiger Tail Whip, Chi Men Spear, Tai Chi Long Form, Seven Star Sword, Shaolin Staff, Hsing I Chuan, Pa Kua Chang and Pa Kua Spear. He would later be invited to The Chung Yang Kuo Shu Kuan - Central Martial Arts Academy in Nanking, in charge of organizing and standardizing information, as Director of Programs. It was there he met Wu Yik Fan's top student Chan Yik Yan.
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