Welcome to the School of Wu style T’ai Chi Ch'üan

Wu Style Tai Chi

Tai Chi is said to date back to around the 13th century when Zhang Sanfeng  is credited with the concepts of the soft internal martial arts.  The modern styles of tai chi practised today can only truly trace back their roots to the 17th century when Chen Wangting created Chen style tai chi.  In the 18th century Yang Luchan created what is widely believed to be the most popular style practised today; Yang, derived from the original Chen style, and in the 19th century the Wu style was in turn derived from Yang.

Wu Chuanyu, who studied under Yang Luchan, was said to possess an exceptional ability to neutralise an opponents power and this is a key element of the style of tai chi that he promoted and taught.

Wu Chian-chuan his son set up the Chian-chuan taichichuan association in Shanghai in 1935.

In Europe his great grandson Ma Jiangbao and his great great granddaughter Dr. Jin Ye carry on the Wu style lineage and tradition of Wu style tai chi.