Yang Pan-hou

Yang Pan-hou was an influential teacher of T'ai Chi Ch'uan in China, known for his bellicose temperament. He was the senior son of Yang Lu-ch'an to survive to adulthood. Like his father, he was retained as a martial arts instructor by the . He eventually became the of Wu Ch'uan-yü , a Manchu cavalry officer of the Palace Battalion. Wu Ch'uan-yü's son, Wu Chien-ch'üan , also a Banner officer, became known as the co-founder of the Wu style T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Yang Pan-hou's younger brother Yang Chien-hou was a well known teacher of Yang style T'ai Chi Ch'uan as well. Yang Pan-hou's son, Yang Shao-p'eng was also a T'ai Chi teacher.

Yang Pan-hou taught Wang Jiao-Yu his father's Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi Chuan form, Wang Jiao-Yu taught Kuo Lien Ying this original Yang style form.

Family tree

This family tree is not comprehensive.

LEGENDARY FIGURES
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Zhang Sanfeng*
circa 12th century

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Wang Zongyue*
T'AI CHI CH'?AN
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THE 5 MAJOR CLASSICAL FAMILY STYLES
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Chen Wangting
1600-1680 9th generation Chen

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Chen Changxing Chen Youben
1771-1853 14th generation Chen circa 1800s 14th generation Chen
Chen Old Frame Chen New Frame
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Yang Lu-ch'an Chen Qingping
1799-1872 1795-1868
Chen Small Frame, Zhao Bao Frame
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Yang Pan-hou Yang Chien-hou Wu Yu-hsiang
1837-1892 1839-1917 1812-1880
Yang Small Frame |
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Wu Ch'uan-yü Yang Shao-hou Yang Ch'eng-fu Li I-yü
1834-1902 1862-1930 1883-1936 1832-1892
| Yang Small Frame |
Wu Chien-ch'üan | Hao Wei-chen
1870-1942 Yang Shou-chung 1849-1920
1910-1985 |
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| Sun Lu-t'ang
Wu Kung-i 1861-1932
1900-1970
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Wu Ta-kuei Sun Hsing-i
1923-1972 1891-1929

Note to Family tree table

Names denoted by an asterisk are legendary or semilegendary figures in the lineage, which means their involvement in the lineage, while accepted by most of the major schools, isn't independently verifiable from known historical records.