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Yong'an (永安)
Description
Chinese Hui Muslim martial artist, Cha Quan master, and renowned traumatologist. Born in Cangzhou, Hebei. Learned Cha Quan under Yang Hongxiu, the progenitor of the Yang-style branch of Cha Quan, and Huaquan under Sha Baosing. In 1928, appointed first Head of the Shaolin Division at the newly established Central Guoshu Institute in Nanjing. Later served as Vice Director of the Institute. Vice Chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association (1958-1966). Chief Referee of the First National Wushu Exhibition (1959). Renowned for defeating foreign strongmen including the Russian Kang Tai'er in 1919. Authored 'Twenty Fist Methods' and 'Twenty Postures to Dispel Illness and Lengthen Life' (1958). Also a renowned bone-setter in Shanghai. One of the 'Five Northern Tigers' sent south in 1929. Died in 1973.
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Yang Hongxiusports_martial_artsCha Quan ProbableProbableEN and ZH Wikipedia state Wang Ziping studied Cha Quan under Yang Hongxiu (杨鸿修), progenitor of the Yang-style branch; Wikipedia onlyThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN and ZH Wikipedia state Wang Ziping studied Cha Quan under Yang Hongxiu (杨鸿修), progenitor of the Yang-style branch; Wikipedia only
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- Cha Quan Yang HongxiuZhang Jintang · 2 generations
Offices held (1)
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corporate_fareVice Chairman (副主席) Chinese Wushu Association ProbableProbableWikipedia only.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.1958 – 1966
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descriptionVice Chairman, Chinese Wushu Association ProbableProbableEnglish and Chinese Wikipedia, two independent-language editions, both directly state Wang Ziping served as Vice Chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association in its first two terms (1958-1964, 1964-1966)The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1958)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEnglish and Chinese Wikipedia, two independent-language editions, both directly state Wang Ziping served as Vice Chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association in its first two terms (1958-1964, 1964-1966) -
descriptionHead of Shaolin Division, Central Guoshu Institute ProbableProbableEnglish Wikipedia is the only source that names the Shaolin Division specifically and the 1928 date; Chinese Wikipedia only corroborates a later Vice Director role at the institute, not this specific appointment, so this remains single-sourcedThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1928)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEnglish Wikipedia is the only source that names the Shaolin Division specifically and the 1928 date; Chinese Wikipedia only corroborates a later Vice Director role at the institute, not this specific appointment, so this remains single-sourced
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