Yang Luchan
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Yang Luchan, also known as Yang Fukui, was an influential Chinese practitioner and teacher of the internal style tai chi. He is known as the founder of Yang-style tai chi, the most popular and widely practised tai chi style in the world today. Wikipedia
Born: 1799, Guangping County, Handan, China
Died: 1872 (age 73 years)
Martial arts: Tai chi and Chinese martial arts
Children: Yang Banhou and Yang Jianhou
Notable students: Yang Banhou; Yang Jianhou; Wu Yuxiang; Wu Quanyou
Other names: Yang Fukui; Yang Wudi
Style: Yang-style tai chi