Postures of Wu Chien Chuan

Wu Chien Chuan (18701942) learned Tai Chi Chuan from his father Wu Chuan Yu
(18341902), who was a student of Yang family. At the time that Wu Chuan Yu was
teaching, the art was yet known by the family names that distinguished the different
styles of Tai Chi Chuan. Wu Chien Chuan became known as the founder of the Wu
Family style of Tai Chi Chuan.
Wu Chien Chuan started teaching publicly in 1914 at the Beijing Physical Culture
Research Institute, and later at the famous Ching Wu Martial Arts School. He eventually
settled in Shanghai and set up the Chien Chuan Tai Chi Chuan Association where there is
still an established branch of the school.
The legacy of Wu Chen Chuan has been carried on by his descendants such as Wu Kung
Yi, Wu Kung Cho, Wu Ying Hua and her husband Ma Yueh Liang. Today, thousands of
students have learned the Wu Family style of Tai Chi Chuan throughout the world.