Tai Chi Styles (Family) Trees Starfarm Tai Chi in CT
Starfarm Tai Chi in CT class fits under the Cheng, Man-Ching branch
These family trees are not comprehensive. Starfarm Tai Chi in CT class fits under the Cheng, Man-Ching branch. Names denoted by an asterisk are legendary or semi-legendary figures in the lineage; while their involvement in the lineage is accepted by most of the major schools, it is not independently verifiable from known historical records. The Cheng Man-ch’ing and Chinese Sports Commission short forms are derived from Yang family forms, but neither are recognized as Yang family tai chi chuan by standard-bearing Yang family teachers. The Chen, Yang and Wu families are now promoting their own shortened demonstration forms for competitive purposes.
Legendary figures
| Zhang Sanfeng* c. 12th century NEIJIA | |||||||
| Wang Zongyue* 1733-1795 | |||||||
Five major classical family styles
| Chen Wangting 1580–1660 9th generation Chen CHEN STYLE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Changxing 1771–1853 14th generation Chen Chen Old Frame | Chen Youben c. 1800s 14th generation Chen Chen New Frame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yang Lu-ch’an 1799–1872 YANG STYLE | Chen Qingping 1795–1868 Chen Small Frame, Zhaobao Frame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yang Pan-hou 1837–1892 Yang Small Frame | Yang Chien-hou 1839–1917 | Wu Yu-hsiang 1812–1880 WU/HAO STYLE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu Ch’uan-yu 1834–1902 | Yang Shao-hou 1862–1930 Yang Small Frame | Yang Ch’eng-fu 1883–1936 Yang Big Frame | Li I-yü 1832–1892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu Chien-ch’üan 1870–1942 WU STYLE 108 Form | Yang Shou-chung 1910–85 | Hao Wei-chen 1849–1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu Kung-i 1900–1970 | Sun Lu-t’ang 1861–1932 SUN STYLE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu Ta-k’uei 1923–1972 | Sun Hsing-i 1891–1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Modern forms
| Yang Ch`eng-fu | |||||||||||||||
| Cheng Man-ch’ing 1901–1975 Short (37) Form | Chinese Sports Commission 1956 Beijing 24 Form | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 42 Competition Form (Wushu competition form combined from Sun, Wu, Chen, and Yang styles) | |||||||||||||||
