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Yang Zhao Xiong was born in 1862 and died in 1930. Also named Meng Xiang, and later called Shao Hou, most just called him " Mr. Big ". From very young he studied with his father and his uncle. He learned the greater part of his skill from Ban Hou. His nature was forceful and he would stand up for injustices suffered by others. Shao Hou enjoyed sending people flying, rather like his uncle's style. When he was young he taught the middle frame established by his father, but later changed…

Yang Jian called Jian Hou, was nicknamed Jian Hu and called " 3rd Son " until his lately years when he was referred to as just " old man ". Born in 1842, he started studying Tai Chi Chuan with his father at a young age. Under the strict requirements of his father he would practice hard all day.

Frenquenatly feeling that he could not endure it any longer, he tried several times to run away. It was clear that working hard daily at practicing gongfu under his father's watchful eye caused…

The momentum created in the Tai Chi world by Yang Lu Chan throughout his lifetime did not stop with his death in 1872. Yang Lu Chan transmitted all of his knowledge to his two sons, Yu, nicknamed Ban Hou, and Jian, nicknamed Jian Hou, who became the 2nd generation representatives of the Yang Family. Yang Yu, also named Yang Ban Hou, but referred to as the " 2nd Son " by all, was born in 1837 and died in 1892. From an early age he and Jian Hou followed their father studying Tai Chi Chuan. All…

( 1799-1872 ) also know as Yang Fu-Kui was born in Nan Guan of Nian County in Hebei province. He was from a farming family and worked in the local grocery store during his break after harvesting. In his youth he had learned Shaolin Kung Fu and was always interested in martial arts and when an opportunity arose for him to learn martial art from a Master in the Chen Jia Gou village call Chen Chang Xing, ( who had learned Tai Chi from Jiang Fa ) he proceeded to seek the master out. After years…

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I am a forming a stunt team of all martial art backgrounds in New York/New Jersey Area. I am directing my first student Martial Arts Short Film and I want to create a group of martial artist of all different types of backgrounds to help learn from each other/practice together and hopefully work together. I am asking all martial artist in NYC/NJ area if they are interested in joining a stunt team? Email me at Pandamanfilms@gmail.com