Yang Zhenduo

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Yang Zhenduo was born in Beijing, China, into the famous Yang family of martial artists. A son of Yang Cheng Fu and a great-grandson of Yang Lu Chan (the creator of the Yang style of Tai Chi Chuan), Yang Zhenduo is a fourth-generation descendant of the Yang Family of Tai Chi Chuan, and is the fourth lineage-holder of the style. Yang Zhenduo began studying the soft style martial art of Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) at age 6 with his father, and continued studying with his elder brothers Yang Zhen Ming (Shou Zhong), Yang Zhen Ji, and his younger brother Yang Zhen Guo after his father died. Studious, patient, modest and unassuming like his father, he possesses a consummate martial arts skill. He has the deep admiration and esteem of Tai Chi Chuan enthusiasts worldwide. Yang Zhenduo carries on the aspirations of his ancestors and has dedicated his life to the spread and popularization of the style. He has promoted Yang style tai chi chuan in order to expand the ties of friendship between the citizens of China and the rest of the world.