Origins of Taijiquan
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Chen Wan Ting was the chief of civil troops defending Wen county (Wenxian). After the downfall of the Ming Dynasty, he retired and returned to his village, Chenjiagou to develop his martial skills. In 1644, Chen Wang Ting returned to the Chen village and created his forms of boxing. Originally containing up to seven sets, only two sets of Chen Style Tai Quan have survived to the present.
Twenty-nine movements from the thirty- two movements of Qi Jiguang and the Daoyin and Tu Na deep breathing methods from the Taoist breathing Scripture "Wang Ting Jing" were used. With these he created the original Taijiquan. Thus, Taijiquan was first created in the 17th century. This form of martial was kept secret, for the most part, within the Chen family in Chenjiagou (Chen Village) until the 1900's.
"Wanting alias Zhouting was a knight at the end of the Ming Dynasty and a scholar in the early years of the Qing Dynasty. Known in Shandong province as a master of the martial arts defeating more than 1,000 bandits, was originator of the bare-handed and armed combat boxing of the Chen school. Was born a warrior as can be proved by the sword he used in Combat." (The Genealogy of the Chen Families, page 12)
