Yao Chengguang
(born in 1953)
The twin brothers Yao Chengguang and Yao Chengrong were born in
1953. At age of 8 they started learning yiquan(Yi Chuan) from their
father Yao Zongxun, and continued it even in the hard time of Cultural
Revolution (1966-1976), when whole family had to leave Beijing and
work in the country. Most of Yao Zongxun's students lost opportunity
of learning from him for some years. Fortunately his sons could
learn from him even then. They worked together as horse herd in
the grassland close to mountains (Changping area in Hebei Province).
They continued training although they suffered from hunger and cold.
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(Testing force)
Through practicing Zhan Zhuang (pole standing) you will have a first
idea of Hun Yuan Li. Hun Yuan Li or ˇ°Omni-directional Combat Powerˇ±
is in fact the capability to use balanced power through the six
directions: Up, down, left, right and back, front.This power is
a fundamental key to access to the higher level of free fighting
aptitude of any fighter. Then next step is to exercise Shili which
means to try and explore the strength. Li...More
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About pole standing of Yiquan(Yi Chuan), Master Yao often says
that if you get the essence of pole standing, you are on half
way of success. So pole standing is the entrance to Yiquan(Yi
Chuan). Depending of your real target in practicing Yiquan(Yi
Chuan) and also your method of training, you can focus more on
health healing exercises or on exercises based on combat pole
standing, but both two categories have some same characteristics...More
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Yao Chengguang on the cover of "Wuhun"
martial arts magazine |
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Yao Zongxun was very able, well educated man, and at the
same time he was a great warrior, who had chance to fight
in many challenges, with many masters of various styles
and in fights with street gangs (in the time of chaos in
late 1940s). Although in 1950s and 1960s among his students
there were many with great talent, the situation didn't
allow frequent combat-oriented training. His sons had more
chance for this kind of practice though. When in 1979 Yao
family came back to Beijing, teaching yiquan(Yi
Chuan) as a martial art openly became possible. But
those students who learned before Cultural Revolution were
too old for this kind of intensive combat oriented training.
So Yao Zongxun had chosen his sons and a few other young
students to participate in this combat training. From those
few, Yao Chengguang, Yao Chengrong and Cui Ruibin are most
famous for their combative skills. Master Yao Chengguang,
as elder of the twin brothers, is regarded as successor
of his father.
Yao Chengguang started teaching yiquan(Yi
Chuan) about 1980, propagating it in various parts
of China. In Beijing he taught at Beijing University of
Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology, Beijing University, Beijing
Industrial University. He conducted many fights, proving
his skill. In 1982 he took part in one of the first of san
da tournaments. But after the first fight, when he knocked
his opponent out unconscious in first round, he was forbidden
participating in san da tournaments, because his explosive
power was too dangerous. Later he had been teaching in Hong
Kong and Japan, in all places conducting many victorious
fights. In 1994 the school Zongxun Wuguan (Zongxun is Yao
Chengguang's father's name, wuguan means martial arts school)
was founded. Yao Chengguang became it's director and chief
instructor. Presently master Yao Chengguang is also president
of Beijing Yiquan(Yi Chuan) Research
Association. In 2001 he was giving seminars in Italy.
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Master Yao Chengguagn in "Boji" martial
arts magazine |
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Master Yao Chengguang is director and chief
instructor of the school "Zongxun Wuguan" in Beijing,
honorary director of "Zhongyi Wuguan", president
of Beijing Yiquan(Yi Chuan) Research Association, technical
advisor of Hong Kong Yiquan(Yi Chuan) Association, honorary
president and chief instructor of Hong Kong Yao Family Yiquan(Yi
Chuan) Association, honorary president of Taiki-ken Association
in Tokio, honorary president of Taiki-ken Association in Yokohama,
member of Board of Beijing Wushu Association, honorary president
and chief instructor of Guizhou Yiquan(Yi Chuan) Association,
honorary president of Changzhi Yiquan(Yi Chuan) Association,
honorary president of Kaifeng Yiquan(Yi Chuan) Association,
honorary president of Xinye Yiquan(Yi Chuan) Association,
honorary president of Shandong Province Farmers Physical Culture
Association, honorary president of Jinan Yiquan(Yi Chuan)
Association, honorary director and technical advisor of Academy
of Yiquan(Yi Chuan) in Poland.
Master Yao Chengguang is author of a set of
studying materials, which are available also in English, as
an electronic publication (PDF format). A set of 4 videotapes
(Yao Chengguang and Yao Chengrong demonstrating basic training
methods) was published in Hong Kong. New set of videos (VCD)
was made by Yao Chengguang together with Kubo Isato (taiki-ken
master from Japan). |
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Chengguang's essays (or about him) were published in: "China
Youth Daily", "Science and Technique Daily", "Beijing
Daily", "Beijing Evening", "China Daily"
(in English), "Changzhi Daily", "Great Common Daily"
(Hong Kong), "Commercial Daily" (Hong Kong), and in Japanese,
French, Polish and of course Chinese martial arts magazines. Together
with brother he published their father's books: "Yiquan(Yi
Chuan) - science of Chinese practical fighting", and
"Yiquan(Yi Chuan) - health cultivation"
and also a collection of texts written by Wang Xiangzhai. New book
by master Yao Chengguang will be published soon.
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