Wang Ziping Explained

Wang Ziping
Native Name:Chinese: c=王子平|labels=no
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Cangzhou, Hebei, Qing China
Death Cause:Illness
Nationality:Chinese
Style:Wushu


Chaquan,
Huaquan,
Leopard kung fu,
Bajiquan,
Tai chi

Relatives:Wang Jurong (daughter)
Teacher:Chaquan


Yang Hongxiu

Rank:Grandmaster
P:Wáng Zǐpíng
W:Wang Tzŭ-p’ing

Wang Ziping (1881–1973, Xiao'erjing: Chinese: وْا ذِ پٍ) was a Chinese Muslim[1] practitioner of Chinese Martial Arts and traditional medicine from Cangzhou, Cangxian county, Mengcun, Hebei Province.[2] He served as the leader of the Shaolin kung fu division of the Martial Arts Institute in 1928 and was also the vice chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association.[3] Wang was known for his mastery of Chaquan, Huaquan, Leopard kung fu, Bajiquan, and tai chi.[4] He was also a master of Wushu.[5] [6] [7]

Biography

Early in his life, Wang fought in the Boxer Rebellion against the foreign Western and Japanese imperialist Eight-Nation Alliance. This was believed to be resulting from the fact that Ziping had lived most of his life with China under imperialist pressure from major European powers. Some accounts say he was forced into exile from his home after the end of the Boxer Rebellion and suppression of the Boxers,[8] [9] [10] [11] and became a student of Yang Hongxiu,[12] from whom he learned the art of Chaquan.

Wang won many fights against Russian, American, German, and Japanese martial artists.[13] [14]

Wang defeated a German officer's challenge in a weight lifting contest at Jiaoji. When the Germans wanted to take the antique doors of the Qinzhou mosque for themselves, Wang Ziping guarded the doors so the Germans challenged him to another weight lifting contest. When Wang triumphed over their challenge, the Germans left.[15]

Wang and Zhu Guofu defended martial arts historian Tang Hao (Tang Fansheng) from opponents who were angered by his work "Shaolin-Wudang Kao" which refuted the story of Bodhidharma and Zhang Sanfeng as being the creators of Shaolin and Tai chi.[16]

Liu Jin Sheng, who authored "Chin Na Methods" along with Zhao Jiang, was a student of Wang.[17]

He developed an exercise regime for long life. He published works on martial arts exercises.[18] [19]

At the sixth National Games Wang served as a judge for martial arts and wrestling.[20] When Zhou Enlai visited Burma, Wang, then 80 years old, went with them performed martial arts during the visit. He died when he was 93 years old.[21]

Wang developed "Quan Shr Er Shr Fa" (Twenty Fist Method)[22] as well as "Ching Long Jian" (Green Dragon Sword).

Family

He was succeeded by his only daughter Wang Jurong,[23] [24] and his three granddaughters through her are Grace X. Wu,[25] [26] Helen Wu, and Wu Xiaoping.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation, Volume 2. Thomas A. Green, Joseph R. Svinth. Thomas A. Green . Joseph R. Svinth. 2010. illustratedpublisher=ABC-CLIO. 343. Bloomsbury Academic . 978-1598842432. Muslims also have been active in shuai- jiao (Chinese wrestling), a famous twentieth-century proponent being Wang Ziping (1881–1973).. 2012-10-08.
  2. Nigel, Andrew (2004). "Pioneer of Therapeutic Martial Arts in North America." Kung Fu Tai Chi, Jan/Feb, 59-63
  3. Web site: Growing Up With Wang Ziping and Madam Wang Jurong. Grace Xiaogao Wu-Monnat. 2008-11-04.
  4. Book: John E. Young, PhD. Learning of the Way (Daoxue):: Self-Cultivation Through Neo-Confucian Learning, Kungfu, and Martial Arts. 2016. Archway Publishing. 978-1-4808-3049-3.
  5. Web site: Grandmaster Wang, Zi-Ping (1881-1973) . GLENRIDGE Martial Arts Academy . 18 June 2014.
  6. Web site: Estilos de Wushu/Kungfu . Golden Dragon . es, en . 18 June 2014.
  7. Web site: GRANDES MAESTROS DE SHANDONG WUSHU . Chinese Culture and Martial Arts . 18 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060621191404/http://www.cc-am.com/Maestros.htm . June 21, 2006 .
  8. Book: Chronicles of Tao: The Secret Life of a Taoist Master. Ming-Dao Deng. 1993. HarperCollins. 272. 0062502190. Wang trained on his own by lifting rocks. He became a troublemaker, and stories told of banishment from his hometown for being a "boxer bandit." That might have been the end of his talent, for without a master, it was impossible to become a martial artist.. 2012-10-08.
  9. Web site: Wang Ziping- Muslim patriot in China . sheilaX . 11 December 2005 . Higher Criticism . 18 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081122101457/http://www.higher-criticism.com/2005/12/wang-ziping-muslim-patriot-in-china.html . November 22, 2008 .
  10. Web site: Wang Ziping, la "Force magique" . French.CHINA.ORG.CN . fr . 18 June 2014.
  11. Web site: Wang Zi Ping (1880-1973) Hero and Master. Plum Publications . 18 June 2014.
  12. Web site: Wang Ziping- Muslim patriot in China | Higher Criticism . 2009-05-24 . 2009-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090403121241/http://higher-criticism.com/2005/12/wang-ziping-muslim-patriot-in-china.html . dead .
  13. Book: Chinese Kung Fu. Guangxi Wang. 2012. Cambridge University Press. 3, illustrated. 89. 978-0521186643. Xingyiquan style), won a fight against Russian strongman Kang Tyre in 1918 in Beijing; and Wang Ziping (1881–1973) also defeated the same Russian strongman in 1918 in Beijing, as well as an American and a German strongman in 1919 in Qingdao and the Japanese fighter Sato in 1919 in Jinan.. 2012-10-08.
  14. Book: China reconstructs, Volume 35. Chung-kuo fu li hui. 1986. China Reconstructs. 40. Early in this century a Tianjin boxing master named Zhang Zhankui triumphed over a German skilled in Western-style boxing who had won six gold medals from other countries. In 1918 Wang Ziping. a man of great strength, defeated in Beijing .... 2012-10-08.
  15. Web site: Growing up with Wang Ziping & Madam Wang Jurang . Grace X. Wu Monnat. July 1998 . gracewu.com . Qigong Kungfu . 52 . 18 June 2014.
  16. Book: Martial Arts in the Modern World. Thomas A. Green . Joseph R. Svinth. 2003. Greenwood Publishing Group. illustrated. 24. 0275981533. The book was titled, Xiezhen Quanjie Jiaofan [Illustrated boxing and weapons instruction manual]. Although publication of ... Zhu Guofu and Wang Ziping, had to stop some of the offended people from plotting against Tang. Tang studied law in. 2012-10-08.
  17. Book: Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals: A Historical Survey. Brian Kennedy . Elizabeth Guo. 2008. Blue Snake Books. 2, illustrated. 298. 978-1583941942. Later in his life, Liu learned various kinds of boxing from a wide variety of teachers including Wang Zi Ping. After accumulating this range of martial arts experience for more than twenty years, he came to realize that the old manual he inherited .... 2012-10-08.
  18. Book: The Chinese way to a long and healthy life. Ren min wei sheng chu ban she. 1986. Joint Pub. (H.K.) Co.. 113. 9789620404689. 2010-08-16.
  19. Book: The Wonders of qigong: a Chinese exercise for fitness, health, and longevity. China Sports Magazine. 1985. Wayfarer Publications. 63. 0935099077. SEVEN-STAR BOXING OF HU MEICHENG Fig 1 Fig z. The following set of exercises was compiled by Wang Ziping (1880-1973) in the 1950s. Based on the centuries-old therapeutic exercises of daoyin, wuqinxi, yijinjing, and baduanjin, .... 2012-10-08.
  20. Book: Journal of Chinese Martial Studies 01.2009. Periodical. Chinese Martial Studies. 27. contemporary martial artists such as Tong Zhongyi, Wang Ziping, Jiang Rongjiao, and Wu Junshan were both martial arts and wrestling judges at the sixth National Games, as many accomplished martial artists at the time were also skilled in. 2012-10-08.
  21. Book: Muslim Chinese: ethnic nationalism in the People's Republic. Dru C. Gladney. 1996. Harvard Univ Asia Center. Cambridge Massachusetts. 199. 0-674-59497-5. 2010-08-16.
  22. Tabor, Chris & Debender, Carol (1999). "Grandmaster Wang Ju-Rong." Kungfu, June/July, 62 &78
  23. Web site: Growing up with Wang Ziping & Madam Wang Jurang . Grace X. Wu Monnat. July 1998 . gracewu.com . Qigong Kungfu . 18 June 2014.
  24. Web site: A Legend, Madame Wang Jurong, Will Be Missed . 2006 . gracewu.com . The 9th Taiji Legacy. 18 June 2014.
  25. Web site: Master Helen Wu . GLENRIDGE Martial Arts Academy . 18 June 2014.
  26. Web site: The Great Wang Ziping: Granddaughter's Loving Reminiscence . Grace X. Wu-Monnat . January 1993 . gracewu.com . Inside Kung Fu . 18 June 2014.

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