LINEAGE
Yang Lu Chan
Founder
Yang Fu Kui, later called Yang Lu Chan (the “Lu” having two different Chinese characters as accepted) was born in 1799 and died in 1872. Yang Lu Chan’s family was from Hebei Province, Guangping Prefecture, Yongnian County and since childhood his family was poor.
He would follow his father in planting the fields and as a teenager held temporary jobs. One period of temporary work was spent in doing odd jobs at the Tai He Tang Chinese pharmacy located in the west part of Yongnian City (the pharmacy was opened by Chen De Hu of the Chen Village in Henan Province, Huaiqing Prefecture, Wen County).
Yang Jian Hou
2nd Generation
Yang Jian, called Jian Hou, was nicknamed Jian Hu and called “3rd Son” until his later years when he was referred to as just “old man”.
Born in 1842, he started studying Tai Chi Chuan with his father at a young age. Under the strict requirements of his father he would practice hard all day. Frequently feeling that he could not endure it any longer, he tried several times to run away
Yang Cheng Fu
3rd Generation
Yang Zhao Qing, called Cheng Fu, or just “3rd Son”, was born in 1883 and died in 1936. He started receiving his father’s teachings at an early age.
During his youth he worked hard at making a careful study of Tai Chi, practicing hard through both summer and winter with his skill increasing daily.
Eventually he became a celebrated martial artist. In order to adapt to the changing needs of society, Yang Cheng Fu began with his father’s revised middle frame, and made further revisions. He gradually established the Yang family large frame, becoming the most widespread of today’s Yang styles.
Fu Zhong Wen
4th Generation Inheritor
Among Yang Cheng Fu's many disciples, Fu Zhong Wen (1903–1994) emerged as his top student and eventual successor. Fu Zhong Wen's journey began when he was introduced to and taught Taiji at a young age by another Yang Family member Yang ZhaoPeng (Yang Ban Hou's son). Impressed by Fu Zhongwen's dedication and talent, Yang Cheng-fu took him under his wing and personally guided his training. Fu Zhong Wen not only became a disciple of Yang Cheng Fu but also became a family member through the marriage of his grand niece.
Fu Sheng Yuan
5th Generation Inheritor
Fu Sheng Yuan was born in 1931. He is the son of Fu Zhong Wen and Zou Kuei Cheng, who was the great grand daughter of Yang Jian Hou.
Fu Sheng Yuan began his training at the age of 9, under the watchful eye of his father also mastering the skills of Tai Chi. Fu Sheng Yuan had the added advantage of being born into a Wushu family, and thus tai chi was his life.
Fu Qing Quan
6th Generation Inheritor
Fu Qingquan (James Fu) was born in Shanghai in 1971 and is an inheritor of Yang Style Taijiquan. Since he was 5 years old, was taught taichi by both his grandfather Fu Zhong Wen and his father Fu Sheng Yuan. In the 80s he was selected to join the Shanghai Sports Palace, were he was then selected to join the Shanghai Wushu Team and became a professional wushu athlete.
