Wu Jianquan, also known as Aishen, was a Manchu (1870-1942), a native of Daxing County, Hebei Province, and the founder of Wu-style Tai Chi.
Wu has loved martial arts since he was a child, is good at riding and shooting, and practices Tai Chi with his father. (His father, Wu Quanyou, learned Tai Chi Tai Chi Tai Chi Tai Chi Tai Chi Tai Chi Tai Chi Tai Chi from his father and son Yang Luchan and Yang Ban Hou. He practiced it for a long time and became a famous Tai Chi master of his generation).
The Tai Chi practiced by Wu Jianquan includes not only the slow form, but also the fast form. Kuai Jia is a Tai Chi technique that combines strength and softness, with alternating speed and slowness. It is both light and gentle when practiced.
Wu Jianquan is not only proficient in Tai Chi, but also very proficient in various instruments, such as Tai Chi Sword, Tai Chi Dual Sword, Tai Chi Knife, Tai Chi Thirteen Spears, etc.
In 1927, Wu Jianquan moved from Beijing to Shanghai.
In 1928, he was hired as a professor by Shanghai Jingwu Association and Guoshu Hall.
In 1933, he founded the Jianquan Tai Chi Club and taught batches of students. Since then, Wu Style Bang Chi has been widely spread, and his disciples are all over the country and abroad.
Jianquan Tai Chi Club has a history of several decades since its establishment. Its branches have now expanded to Hong Kong, as well as Singapore, the Philippines, Canada, the United States and other regions and countries.
Machine-translated from the Chinese original 吴鉴泉先生 拳照欣赏 (published 2020-03-02). WeChat original ↗