Eight Hand Boxing of Cangzhou Taizu Hua Quan

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUzFNSVSdCk

Published by Tea Serpent on Feb 18, 2016

Taizu Hua Quan's Ba Shou Quan "Eight Hand Boxing"
demonstrated by master Xiao Qingrong 1925 - 1987

Xiao Qingrong was born to a family of martial artists in Hebei province's Cangzhou city.
He began his martial training at an early age under his father Xiao Hongxun, who was known locally for his skill with the Dadao.

At the age of 7 he began his over a decade of study under master Du Dahai of the Taizu Hua Quan tradition.
By 14 he had begun to fight in local matches both barehanded and with weapons.

By his late teens he had become well known in local Wushu competitions and later he began to help judge and organize many local competitions.
After moving to Xuzhou he continued to be active in the martial community and eventually helped to set up the the Xuzhou prefecture martial arts team.
Throughout his life he held many titles as he chaired various city, provincial and national level martial arts associations.

He continued to teach his entire life and produced many highly skilled students and until his death in 1987 he remained one of the most active, skilled, and prolific martial arts teachers in Xuzhou.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo4ewoI8MQc


Chang Family Boxing 24 Big Postures
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Published on Oct 10, 2015

Chang Family Boxing, Twenty Four Big Postures

The twenty four postures are the core of Chang Jia Quan. In Chang Naizhou's original method the 24 postures are practiced in multiple variations. This video shows the main 24 postures set, as practiced within the Chang family lineage of Chang Family Boxing, being demonstrated by 9th generation inheritor Chang Mingjia.

The Chang Jia Quan system was created by Cháng Nǎi Zhōu of the Zhengzhou area of Henan province in the early/mid 1700's. Chang Naizhou was known for his mastery of not just the highest levels of martial arts but also his knowledge of the Confucian classics, Medicine, Neigong, and Buddhist and Taoist scriptures and practices.

Since childhood Chang Naizhou studied martial arts diligently seeking out the best teachers he could find. Eventually after gaining a profound knowledge of the martial arts as well as military tactics, medicine, philosophy, and Neigong, he created his own unique system.

Through it's history Chang Family Boxing has been involved with the military and was used to train local militia and provincial military units at many points throughout the Qing dynasty up through the Republican Era.

Chang Naizhou also left a very large amount of writings detailing not just forms but also the philosophical underpinnings of his art, as well as some of the first practical, detailed accounts of the use of Neigong and medical theory in martial arts. A select portion of these writings have been translated into English.
His writings are thought to have been very influential in the development of Taiji Quan boxing theory.

During the late Qing dynasty and Republican Era, Chang Family Boxing was considered one of the "Three Famous Names" of Henan martial arts along with Shaolin Temple Boxing and Chen Family Taiji Quan.

However Chang Family practitioners remained conservative and the art was not publicly taught leading to it's having become less and less common over the past century.

Today the Chang Family Boxing style has been ranked as an national level intangible cultural heritage of China, and efforts are being made to preserve the system