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| Wang Xuejie
(1938.1.20-2000.3.16) was born in Beijing and from an early
age took to the practice of martial arts. Apart from studying
under several accomplished masters including famous wrestler
Xiong Dehan, he also sought guidance in meditation from
Buddhist and Taoist monks in Beijing, finally taking up
he practice of Da Chengquan under its founder Wang Xiangzhai
and later his successor Yao Zongxun. From this strong basis
and his outstanding fighting abilities he won a worldwide
popularity representing Dachengquan and more generally Chinese
Internal Arts. He used to hold the functions of Senior Advisor
in the Chinese Academia of Calligraphic Arts, Consultant
of the Beijing University Department of Buddhist studies,
Professor at the Chinese Buddhist Institute for Martial
Arts Studies, Advisor in the Philanthropic Association of
South Putuo Temple, Special International Advisor for the
American San Francisco National Art Institute.
Mr. Wang was invited regularly by his foreign
disciples in Western countries including US, Australia,
France, etc...beside China. Accepting each time any challenge
without encountering (among them: American professional
boxer George, a National Wrestling Champion Li Liugen, a
famous Tai Chi expert Shu Yuqing, Thai boxer Liu Sheng and
many others coming from France, Denmark or Japan... Very
soon he was considered as one of the elite of the Top Chinese
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During these visits Mr. Wang has incessantly played the role of
ambassador of Dachengquan for a wider public, clarifying also its
pedagogic aspects, summarizing it¡¯s the range of Dachengquan techniques
into ¡°Seven wonderful domains of techniques¡±, as a more systematic
approach of Dachengquan, nd introducing the concept of¡¶Diamond Sutra¡·of
¡°Si Xiang¡± (Four forms) dated from Ming Dynasty in guiding line
in Martial Arts Training.
He was among the most prolific authors of his generation and published
more than 10 different books including: ¡¶Wang Xiangzhai and Dachengquan¡·,¡¶Dachengquan
techniques and practice¡·,¡¶Dachengquan¡·,¡¶Dachengquan unique skills¡·,¡¶The
Method of Dachengquan¡·,¡¶One finger Zen Qigong healing technique¡·,
etc...
In addition he published more than one hundred articles on martial
arts theory and free fighting...as
Mr. Wang used also to appear regularly in Chinese Television Channels,
the national Channel CCTV dedicated to him a special series of documentaries,
Beijing TV station¡± invited him in a special guest ¡¶Personalities
and Experts¡·; sports magazines with large diffusion such as ¡¶Jing
Wu¡·, ¡¶Wu Hun¡·, ¡¶Bo Ji¡·, etc... have and still offer regularly some
of his articles; in 1980 Hongkong ¡¶Xin Wan newspaper¡·published the
article: ¡°Beijing Dachengquan great master Wang Xuanjie¡± ...
Among his most famous disciples which are continuing lineage of
Dachengquan are Yu Hongkun, Li Zhaoshan, He Zhenmin etc... |
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