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Art Forms: Not Only Shuai-Chiao
 A Rare Treasure
Life History: 1905-1986 Hua Hu Feh (The Fancy Butterfly)
Training: Ch'ang Fen Yen; Discipline, Patience, and Perseverance
Art Forms: Not Only Shuai-Chiao
Shuai-Chiao: Styles, Techniques, and Principles
Legacy
The Real Ch'ang Tung Shen
Ch'ang Shih Tai Chi Ch'uan: The Book
Ch'ang is most
famous for shuai-chiao (pronounced swhy jow). It is in this
5,000-year-old martial art that he earned the title of Grandmaster.
Shuai-chiao is the oldest form of combat in China's written history,
dating back according to legend to Huan-ti, the Yellow Emperor.
Shuai-chiao has been called Chinese wrestling because of its emphasis on
knocking the opponent to the ground. Sometime during the Ming Dynasty
(1368-1644 A.D.) it was imported to Japan, where it later influenced the
development of judo.
 Ch'ang believed it to be the most devastating type
of kung fu, a comparison which is probably permissible since many other
fighting styles are familiar to him.
He was also thoroughly in command
of tai chi ch'uan, pa-kua and hsing-i. In fact, Ch'ang was the
originator of the so-called "fourth style" of hsing-i, known as
hsing-jin. He has also developed his own style of tai chi ch'uan which
is taught around the world and known as Ch'ang-style tai chi ch'uan.
He was skilled in the seldom seen Shao-lin styles of Moran and the
eight-hands form of ba shou. Double-edged sword, broadsword, staff,
spear, tri-sectional staff, and kuai (tonfa) were part of his arsenal of
weapons.
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