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Tung Hai-Chuan
Note: The source of most of (if not all of) this information comes from the article "The Life of Tung Hai-Ch'uan and the History of his Tomb" which appeared in the Pa Kua Chang Journal Vol. 3, No. 1 Nov / Dec 1992
Tung Hai-Ch'uan (1813 - 1882)
Tung Hai-Ch'uan (Dong Hai-Ch'uan) was a native of Hebei Province, Wen An county, Chu Chia Wu township. The Tung family moved to Chu Chia Wu from Pa county, K'ai Kou township (also in Hebei). They were originally known as the Tung's of K'ai Kou. The exact date Tung Hai-Ch'uan was born varies depending on the source. Some articles say that he was born as early as 1796 while others say that he was born as late as 1816. While working on his Masters degree thesis on the origins of Pa Kua Chang, Professor K'ang Ko-Wu of Beijing conducted an investigation into the most probable date of Tung's birth. K'ang interviewed a number of Tung's family relations in his home town of Chu Chia Wu. While Tung's birth date was not recorded, his family members did have knowledge of Tung's age in relation to other family members who's birth dates were recorded. Through his research K'ang determined that Tung was born in 1813. The date that Tung died is well documented on the stone monument placed at Tung's tomb in 1883. The year of Tung's death was 1882.
In the middle of the Ching Dynasty, martial arts were popular in Hsiung county (the region south of the capitol). The Local History, Hsiung County Chronicles (1929) indicate that the martial arts ability of a man named Tung Hsuan-Chou, of K'ai Kou village, stood out from the crowd. Thus, Tung Hai-Ch'uan was born in a region where martial arts were very popular and it is said that as a youth he made his name locally through his martial bravery. The Wen An County stele at Tung's tomb site (1905) states that when he was in his early twenties, Tung's martial arts became quite refined.
The exact martial arts methods which Tung studied as a youth are not clear. Some sources say that he studied the Erh Lang system of Northern Shaolin (a sister art of Lohan Shaolin). Arts that were indigenous to the Wen An area at the time of Tung's youth were: Pa Fan Ch'uan, Hung Ch'uan, Hsing Men, and Chin Kang Ch'uan. It is likely that Tung practiced, or was exposed to a number of these arts or derivatives thereof.
When and where Tung Hai-Ch'uan learned and developed his martial arts skills and abilities as a youth growing up, and learned the Taoist circle walking meditation to the point that lead him to his creation of Chuan Chang (Rotating Palm), later calling it Pa Kua Chuan Chang, then finally just Pa Kua Chang, is explored in greater detail here -----> http://www.jiangschool.com/pkcdir.htm
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Note: The source of most of (if not all of) this information comes from the article "The Life of Tung Hai-Ch'uan and the History of his Tomb" which appeared in the Pa Kua Chang Journal Vol. 3, No. 1 Nov / Dec 1992
Tung Hai-Ch'uan (1813 - 1882)
Tung Hai-Ch'uan (Dong Hai-Ch'uan) was a native of Hebei Province, Wen An county, Chu Chia Wu township. The Tung family moved to Chu Chia Wu from Pa county, K'ai Kou township (also in Hebei). They were originally known as the Tung's of K'ai Kou. The exact date Tung Hai-Ch'uan was born varies depending on the source. Some articles say that he was born as early as 1796 while others say that he was born as late as 1816. While working on his Masters degree thesis on the origins of Pa Kua Chang, Professor K'ang Ko-Wu of Beijing conducted an investigation into the most probable date of Tung's birth. K'ang interviewed a number of Tung's family relations in his home town of Chu Chia Wu. While Tung's birth date was not recorded, his family members did have knowledge of Tung's age in relation to other family members who's birth dates were recorded. Through his research K'ang determined that Tung was born in 1813. The date that Tung died is well documented on the stone monument placed at Tung's tomb in 1883. The year of Tung's death was 1882.
In the middle of the Ching Dynasty, martial arts were popular in Hsiung county (the region south of the capitol). The Local History, Hsiung County Chronicles (1929) indicate that the martial arts ability of a man named Tung Hsuan-Chou, of K'ai Kou village, stood out from the crowd. Thus, Tung Hai-Ch'uan was born in a region where martial arts were very popular and it is said that as a youth he made his name locally through his martial bravery. The Wen An County stele at Tung's tomb site (1905) states that when he was in his early twenties, Tung's martial arts became quite refined.
The exact martial arts methods which Tung studied as a youth are not clear. Some sources say that he studied the Erh Lang system of Northern Shaolin (a sister art of Lohan Shaolin). Arts that were indigenous to the Wen An area at the time of Tung's youth were: Pa Fan Ch'uan, Hung Ch'uan, Hsing Men, and Chin Kang Ch'uan. It is likely that Tung practiced, or was exposed to a number of these arts or derivatives thereof.
When and where Tung Hai-Ch'uan learned and developed his martial arts skills and abilities as a youth growing up, and learned the Taoist circle walking meditation to the point that lead him to his creation of Chuan Chang (Rotating Palm), later calling it Pa Kua Chuan Chang, then finally just Pa Kua Chang, is explored in greater detail here -----> http://www.jiangschool.com/pkcdir.htm
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