Cheng Wing Kwong

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The Taijiquan master Cheng Wing Kwong ( Chinese  鄭榮光  /  郑荣光 , Pinyin Zheng Rongguang , W.-G. Cheng Jung-kuang , Jyutping Zeng 6 Wing 4 gwong 1 ; * 1903 in Sanxiang , Zhongshan , Guangdong Province , China ; † 1967 Hong Kong ) was one of the master students of Wu-style founder Wu Jianquan .

Life

Cheng immigrated to Hong Kong at the age of 13 . After completing his training, he became a businessman. As a young man, Cheng joined the Hong Kong Chinwoo Athletic Association ( 香港 精 武 體育 會  /  香港 精 武 体育 会 ) and began practicing Taijiquan from Chiu Sau Chien ( 趙 壽 村  /  赵 寿 村 , Zhào Shòucūn ), Wu's nephew Jianquan to learn. Wu Jiangquan himself came to Hong Kong in 1937 to teach the Wu style of Taijiquan in what was then the South China Athletic Association , or SCAA ( 南華 體育 會  /  南华 体育 会 , 南華 會  /  南华 会 ). He soon accepted Cheng as a student. He became a member of the inner, quasi-familial, student group ( 內 門 徒弟  /  内 门 徒弟 ) and was appointed Vice President of the Wu Jianquan Taiji Academy Hong Kong ( 香港 鑑 泉 太極拳 社  /  香港 鉴 泉 太极拳 社 ) by Wu .

Cheng gained thanks to its skills in Tuishou as well as demonstrations of its Neigong capabilities - such he demanded. B. liked to encourage famous boxers to beat him and then showed himself unimpressed by their attacks - greater celebrity in Canton , Singapore and Malaysia , where he set up schools with Wu Jianquan's son Wu Gongyi ( 吳 公 儀  /  吴 公 仪 ). His nickname was "Master of the Fragrant Harbor", which means "Master from Hong Kong" ( 香港 師傅  /  香港 师傅 , also: 香港 師父  /  香港 师父 ).

Cheng died of illness on October 31, 1967 at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital ( 香港 養 和 醫院  /  香港 养 和 医院 ) in Hong Kong.

Work and influence

From 1948 to 1952, Cheng Wu-Taijiquan taught for the South China Athletic Association , Hong Kong. In 1952 he founded the “Wing Kwong Academy for Fitness” ( 榮光 健身 學院  /  荣光 健身 学院 , English Wing Kwong Gymnasium ), which is today's “Wing Kwong Tai Chi Academy” ( 榮光 太極 健身 學會  /  荣光 太极 健身 学会 , English Wing Kwong Tai Chi Academy ) in Causeway Bay , Hong Kong . In 1962, Cheng was invited to teach Wu-style Taijiquan by the Chinwoo Athletic Association ( 馬來西亞 雪隆 精 武 體育 會  /  马来西亚 in 精 u Stil Tai ) in Malaysia , where he taught many Taijiquan students from Malaysia and abroad for about five years Singapore, many of whom later became famous Taiji masters themselves. Cheng had either learned the martial arts of Xingyiquan and Baguazhang directly from Sun Lutang himself or later from one of Sun's students before joining Wu Jianquan and incorporated basic techniques into his training. Some martial artists in his line, especially around the master student Woo Hsing , pass these traditions on as an integral part of the curriculum to this day.

Cheng was his intense interest in Qi also -work for interior alchemy been performed and practiced alongside various esoteric Qi meditations and old versions of the Shaolin - Qigong -exercise Yijinjing ( 易筋經  /  易筋经 ) and the also dating Shaolin Qigong -Exercise sets Xianjia Baduanjin .

student

Cheng's notable Wu style Taijiquan students include:

  • Cheng Pui Ki ( 鄭 沛 錤  /  郑 沛 錤 , Zhèng Pèijī ) (1927-2004) - Cheng's eldest son
  • Cheng Tin Hung ( 鄭 天 熊  /  郑 天 熊 , Zhèng Tiānxióng ) (1930–2005) - Cheng's nephew
  • Cheung Yiu Keung
  • Liu Kang Chee
  • Liu Kwong Sum
  • Ma Tin Yik
  • Sim Tai Chen ( 沈 大 正 , Shěn Dàzhèng )
  • Tang Mong Hun ( 鄧 夢 痕  /  邓 梦 痕 , Dèng Mènghén )
  • Tsang Kim Chau
  • Woo Hsing / Wu Sing

literature

  • Cheng, Wing Kwong / Zheng, Rongguang: Tai Chi Chuan Hui Pian. Taijiquan Compilation. 1949.
  • Cheng, Wing Kwong / Zheng, Rongguang: Ba duan jin, tai ji quan, yi jin jing hui kan.Xianggang 1954.
  • Dan Docherty: Instant Tao. The Tai Chi Discourse and Canon. London 1995.
  • Dan Docherty: The Tai Chi Bible: The Definitive Guide to Decoding the Tai Chi Form. London 2014.
  • Tem Horwitz, Susan Kimmelman: T'ai chi chʿuan. The Technique of Power. Chicago Review Press, 1976.
  • Tinn Chan Lee: The Wu Style of Tai Chi Chuan. Unique Publications, Hawaii 1982.
  • Markus Maria Wagner: Taijiquan. Classical writings, concepts of practice and relationships with Daoism. Lotus Press, 2014.
  • Special edition of Zhao Qing "Hui Guan". Tai Qi School Graduate Directory for the 10th Annual Celebration. Singapore 1967.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography "Cheng Wing Kwong (鄭榮光 / 郑荣光)": (English) [1] - wingkwong-taichi.org.hk, accessed on June 3, 2016 - online
  2. ^ Fragrant Harbor Master. In: Tai Chi Chuan & Oriental Arts Magazine of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain. Volume 37, 2011. pp. 12–13: (English)
  3. ↑ Chinwoo Athletic Association Hong Kong website / Jingwu Athletic Association Hong Kong (香港 精 武 體育 會 / 香港 精 武 体育 会) ": (Chinese) [2] - chinwoo.com.hk, accessed April 20, 2016 - online
  4. ↑ a b Short biography "Cheng Wing Kwong (鄭榮光 / 郑荣光)": (English) [3] - Retrieved on June 3, 2016 - taiji-akademie.de - Online
  5. ↑ Biography "Cheng Wing Kwong (鄭榮光 / 郑荣光)": (Chinese) [4] - Accessed June 3, 2016 - wingkwong-taichi.org.hk - Online
  6. ↑ Application for admission to the Wu Jianquan Taiji Academy Hong Kong - Historical document from the time of Cheng Wing Kwong as Vice President of the Wu Jianquan Taichi Academy in Hong Kong: (Chinese) [5] - taiji-akademie.de, accessed on June 3, 2016 - online
  7. ↑ Ancestry from Chen Zhenmin / Ma Jueliang; Wu-Style Taijiquan - Chinese / English: [6] - Retrieved on June 3, 2016 - taiji-akademie.de - Online
  8. ↑ Zhao Qing "Hui Guan": Special edition of the Zhao Qing "Hui Guan". Tai Qi School Graduate Directory for the 10th Anniversary Celebration. Singapore 1967.
  9. ↑ Newspaper article p.07 in the Nanyang Siang Pau (南洋商報) Nov. 9, 1967 "Death news of Cheng Wing Kwong died (鄭榮光 逝世 / 郑荣光 逝世)" - Chinese: [7] - eresources.nlb.gov.sg , accessed June 3, 2016 - Online
  10. ↑ Condolence notice p.18 in the Nanyang Siang Pau (南洋商報) Nov. 9, 1967 "Rest in Peace Cheng Wing Kwong (鄭榮光 千古 / 郑荣光 千古)": (Chinese) [8] - eresources.nlb.gov .sg, accessed June 3, 2016 - online
  11. ↑ Website of Chinwoo Athletic Association Selangor & Kuala Lumpur Malaysia / Jingwu Athletic Association Selangor & Kuala Lumpur Malaysia (馬來西亞 雪隆 精 武 體育 會 / 马来西亚 雪隆 精 武 体育 会) ": (Chinese, English) [9] - chinwoo. com.hk, accessed April 20, 2016 - Online
  12. ↑ Zhao Qing "Hui Guan": Special edition of the Zhao Qing "Hui Guan". Tai Qi School Graduate Directory for the 10th Annual Celebration. Singapore 1967.
  13. ^ Dan Docherty: Fragrant Harbor Master. In: Tai Chi Chuan & Oriental Arts Magazine of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain. Volume 37, 2011. pp. 12-13.
  14. ↑ Cheng, Wing Kwong / Zheng, Rongguang: Ba duan jin, tai ji quan, yi jin jing hui kan. Xianggang 1954. See also Dan Docherty: Fragrant Harbor Master. In: Tai Chi Chuan & Oriental Arts Magazine of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain. Volume 37, 2011. pp. 12-13.
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Cheng is the family name here, Wing-Kwong is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Cheng, Wing Kwong
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 鄭榮光 (Chinese); Zheng, Rongguang (Pinyin)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese Taijiquan master
DATE OF BIRTH 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Sanxiang , Zhongshan , Guangdong Province , China
DATE OF DEATH 1967