Yang Jianhou Explained

Yang Jianhou
Birth Place:	China
Style:	Yang-style tai chi
Students:	Yang Chengfu Tian Zhaolin (田兆麟)

Yang Jianhou (1839–1917), or Yang Chien-hou, was the younger son of the founder of Yang-style tai chi, Yang Luchan, and a well known teacher of the soft style martial art of tai chi.^[1] Yang's older brother, Yang Banhou, was the senior of Jianhou's generation, and also an important instructor of tai chi.^[2] Yang Jianhou's sons Yang Chengfu and Yang Shaohou were also famous teachers of tai chi.^{[1] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Wile, Douglas. Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty (Chinese Philosophy and Culture). State University of New York Press. 1995. 978-0-7914-2654-8.
2. Book: Wu, Kung-tsao. Wu Family T'ai Chi Ch'uan (吳家太極拳). Chien-ch’uan T’ai-chi Ch’uan Association. 1980. 2006. 0-9780499-0-X .
3. Book: Wile, Douglas. Tai Chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions. Sweet Ch'i Press. 1983. 978-0-912059-01-3.