





Chiang Jung Chiao (Jiang Rong-Qiao) (1890-1971)
Also known as Chiang Kuan Wu, he was born in Hebei Province in Chang Chou County. It was he who spread Cheng Ting Hua's style widely. During his youth he learned Mi Tsung Chuan from his grandfather and uncle. He started his internal training from a friend, Tang Shih Lin, who taught Tai Chi. He then met and trained with one of Chang Chao Tung's (Zhang Zhao-Dong) students, Yao Fu Chun. He later travelled to Tianjin to study with the top masters of the era including Chang Chao Tung and Li Tsun I (Hsing I). He also trained under the famous Wu Tang swordsman Li Ching Lin.
During the 1920's Chiang began a series of martial arts books, compiling twenty-five books to his credit, making him one of the most prolific writers of his time. Some of the titles were Tiger Tail Whip, Chi Men Spear, Tai Chi Long Form, Seven Star Sword, Shaolin Staff, Hsing I Chuan, Pa Kua Chang and Pa Kua Spear. He was later invited to The Chung Yang Kuo Shu Kuan (Central Martial Arts Academy) in Nanking, in charge of organizing and standardizing information, as Director of Programs. While at the academy, one of Chiang's Pa Kua Chang students was Jiang Hao-Quan. Jiang Hao-Quan learned Lao Pa Chang (old eight palms), the traditional Pa Kua Chang form taught at the academy, from Chiang Jung Chiao, which Chiang learned from his teacher Zhang Zhao-Dong.

