Jianquan Taijiquan Association
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The Jianquan Taijiquan Association (Chinese: 鑑泉太極拳社) is a well known school teaching Wu-style tai chi.
It was founded in 1935 by Wu Jianquan in Shanghai, and in the beginning operated out of the Shanghai YMCA. In 1937 Wu Kung-tsao opened a school in the British colony of Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) in response to the ban on Chinese martial arts instituted by the Japanese. In 1942, when Wu Jianquan died, his oldest son Wu Gongyi became head of the Association, eventually moving its headquarters to the Hong Kong school where it has continued uninterrupted to this day. In English the Hong Kong branch and its subsidiaries call themselves "Wu's T'ai Chi Ch'uan Academies."
Wu Jianquan's daughter Wu Yinghua and his eldest disciple Ma Yueliang led the branch in Shanghai after 1949. The Shanghai school fell under the ban on "feudalistic practices" with the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
Only in 1980 were they able to officially reopen, with Wu Yinghua as president and Ma Yueliang as vice president.[1][2] Ma Hailong, son of Wu Yinghua and Ma Yueliang, succeeded as president in 1998, following the deaths of both his parents.[3] In 2019, his son Ma Wenzhao succeeded him as president; Ma Hailong died in 2022.[4][5] As of 2023, Ma Wenzhao continues to serve as president.[6]
References
- ↑ Ma, Yueliang. "Autobiography of Ma Yueliang". Wu Yinghua Style. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
- ↑ Wu, Yinghua. "Autobiography of Wu Yinghua". Wu Yinghua Style. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
- ↑ "马海龙-传承人详情". 太极拳传承网 (taijigen.com) (in Chinese).
- ↑ "上海鑑泉太极拳社 WeChat 公众号文章". Shanghai Jianquan Taijiquan Association (WeChat) (in Chinese).
- ↑ "沉痛悼念一代太极拳宗师马海龙先生仙逝" [Mourning the passing of Grandmaster Ma Hailong]. sztjq.com (in Chinese). 2022-03-11.
- ↑ "上海市体育局关于同意上海鉴泉太极拳社第八届理事会负责人名单的批复" [Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau's approval of the officer list of the 8th board of directors of the Shanghai Jianquan Taijiquan Association]. Shanghai Municipal People's Government (in Chinese). 2023-08-25.
Bibliography
- Wu Kung-tsao. Wu Family Tai Chi (吳家太極拳), Hong Kong, 1980, Toronto 2006, ISBN 0-9780499-0-X
- Journal of Asian Martial Arts Volume 15, No. 1, 2006. Via Media Publishing, Erie Pennsylvania USA. ISSN 1057-8358
- Frank, Adam Dean (2003). Taijiquan and the Search for the Little Old Chinese Man: Ritualizing Race through Martial Arts (PhD dissertation). The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
External links
- International Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan Federation Archived 2004-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Shanghai Jianquan Taijiquan Association (in Chinese)