Wu Yuxiang Style of Taiji Quan Wu Yuxiang (1812-1880) was the creator of another style of the Taiji Quan. A Yongnian resident in Hebei. Wu Yuxiang learned the ABC`s of Taiji from fellow provincial Yang Luchan. In 1852. Wu Yuxiang went to work for his brother at Wuyang. On his way to Wuyang. he learned the new routine of Taiji Quan from Chen Qingping and mastered it. At his brother`s home. Wu Yuxiang got hold of a transcript of Wang Zongyue`s On Taiji Quan. So upon returning home. Wu Yuxiang delved into the book and practised the principles stipulated in it. Wu eventually wrote Ten Essential Points of Martial Artists and Four- Word Poetic Secrets of Taiji: Apply. Cover. Combat and Swallow. which have become the classics of Chinese Wushu writing.
����The Wu Yuxiang style of Taiji features compactness. slow movement. strict footwork and distinguishes between substantialness and insubstantialness. The chest and abdomen are kept upright while the body is moving around. The outside movement of the body is initiated by the circulation of air flows inside the body and by inner adjustments of substantialness and insubstantialness. The two hands are in charge of their respective halves of the body��one does not infringe upon the other. The hand never goes farther than the foot. Li Yishe (1832-1892). son of Wu Yuxiang`s sister. inherited the Wu Yuxiang style of Taiji. He wrote about his experience of practising Five-Word Essentials. The Secret to Relaxation: Lift. Guide. Loosen and Release and Essentials for Taiji Movements and Actions. In the first year of the Republic (1911). Hao Weizhen (1849-1920) from Yongnian County taught the Wu Yuxiang style of Taiji in Beijing. and later in Nanjing and Shanghai.