Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Chang Dsu Yao

Zhang Zuyao , or Chang Tsu-Yao was a teacher of martial arts. Second name 张成勳, Zhang Chengxun , Chang Ch'eng Hsün . He taught Meihuaquan, Taijiquan.

Biography



Chang Dsu Yao was born in Peixian in 1918-06-14 and died in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1992-02-07. He was the sixteenth generation of Meihuaquan.
He start to practise Meihuaquan at six years old and continue his training under the guidance of Liu Baojun.
In 1938, he came to Guilin to enter into the Military School for Officers. Here, Chang Dsu Yao met some important teachers, such as Chang Tung Sheng, and studied sets of different styles, such as Bajiquan, Baguazhang, Xingyiquan, Fu Style. After graduation, he was involved in the anti-Japanese War first and before in Civil War with the faction of Jiang Jieshi against communists.
After the defeat of Jiang Jieshi, Chang Dsu Yao took refuge in Taiwan.
In Taiwan, he had a relationship with Cheng Man-ch'ing, Liu Yunqiao, Wu Tipang, Chang Wu Chen, and he taught in the Army and Police.
Chang wrote articles for ''“Wutan Zazhi”'', a magazine founded by Liu Yunqiao.
In 1974, Chang Dsu Yao retired from the Army and in 1975, he went to Bolognain Italy.
In 1977, he moved to Milan.
He had many students, including Chang Wei Hsin and Chang Yu Hsin , Xu Wenli, Maurizio Zanetti, Enrico Lazzerini, Roberto Fassi.

Chang School


In Italy, people referred to all of Chang Dsu Yao teachings as ''“Scuola Chang”'' or ''“Kungfu Chang”''. This school is divided in two sections : Waijia and Neijia.

*Waijia
*From Zhongyang Guoshu Guan 中央国术馆 di Nankin:
:Gongliquan 功力拳.
*From Meihuaquan 梅花拳:
:a set named Lianbuquan 练步拳, that it is an exercise simplified of Meihuaquan, created in Italy and that take the name of the famous set in Zhongyang Guoshu Guan;
:a set named "5 Shaolin" ;
"Digongquan" 地功拳 o "Ditangquan" 地膛拳;
:other meihuaquan sets ;
:pair exercise named "Boji" 搏击 in Italy, and in Cina and in Taiwan named Duida 对打.
*From Hongquan 洪拳:
:"Xiao Hongquan" 小洪拳;
:"Da Hongquan" 大洪拳.
*From Qixing Tanglangquan 七星螳螂拳:
:the set "Bengbuquan" 崩步拳.
*From Bajiquan 八极拳: "Danda shang jia" 单打上架
:a set from Yuejiaquan 岳家拳
:a set from Zui Baxianquan 醉八仙拳

*Neijia
*From Yangshi Taijiquan 杨式太极拳:
:Yangshi Taijiquan 108 shi 杨式太极拳108式;
:Tuishou 推手;
:Shanshou闪手;
:Qinna擒拿;
:Dalu 大捋;
:Sanshou 散手.
*FromXingyiquan 形意拳 dell' Hebei:
:Wuxingquan 五行拳.
*From Fu Zhengsong:
:Longxing Baguazhang 龙形八卦掌;
:Liangyiquan 两仪拳;
:Sixiangquan 四象拳.

*Qigong
In Chang Dsu Yao School there are three exercise named Baduanjin 八段锦. The first is classic baduanjin, the other two are modern Stretching.

*Weapons
After the graduation in Black Belt there are the study of many weapons and pair exercises with weapons. Also Weapons teaching is divided into Waijia and Neijia.
* For Waijia , this directory came from the book "Enciclopedia del Kungfu Shaolin":
:bang 棒;
:gun 棍;
:dandao 单刀;
:guai 枴;
:shuangjiegun 双节棍;
:guandao 关刀;
:qiang 枪.

Duilian Bingxie :
:Bang dui bang 棒对棒;
:Gun dui gun 棍对棍;
:Dandao dui bang 单刀对棒;
:Dandao dui gun 单刀对棍;
:Bang dui gun 棒对棍;
:Guai dui gun 枴对棍;
:Shuangjiegun dui bang 双节棍对棒;
:Gun dui shuangjiegun 棍对双节棍;
:Guai dui dandao 枴对单刀.

*For Neijia , weapons came from Yangshi Taijiquan:
:Taijidao 太极刀;
:Taijigun 太极棍;
:Taijiqiang 太极枪;
:Taiji tiechi 太极铁尺;
:Taijijian 太极剑.

Duilian Bingxie :
:Taijidao dui taijidao 太极刀对太极刀;
:Taijigun dui taijigun 太极棍对太极棍;
:Taijidao dui taijigun 太极刀对太极棍;
:Taijidao dui taijiqiang 太极刀对太极枪;
:Taijigun dui taijiqiang 太极棍对太极枪;
:Taijiqiang dui taijiqiang 太极枪对太极枪;
:Taijijian dui taijijian 太极剑对太极剑;
:Taiji tiechi dui taijigun 太极铁尺对太极棍;
:Taiji tiechi dui taijiqiang 太极铁尺对太极枪.

Video of Chang Dsu yao


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Video of Scuola Chang


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