Liang Zipeng (; 1900–1974) is a noted

Liuhebafa ''Liuhebafa quan'' ( zh, c=六合八法拳, p=liùhébāfǎ quán, l=Six-Harmonies Eight-Methods Boxing) is an Neijia, internal Chinese martial art. It has been called "''xinyi liuhebafa''" (心意六合八法拳) and is also referred to as "wa ...

Master from China who went to Hong Kong in 1946. He was an instructor in

tai chi is a Chinese martial art. Initially developed for combat and self-defense, for most practitioners it has evolved into a sport and form of exercise. As an exercise, tai chi is performed as gentle, low-impact movement in which practitioners ...

Baguazhang ''Baguazhang'' () is one of the three main Chinese martial arts of the '' Wudang'' school, the other two being tai chi and '' xingyiquan''. It is more broadly grouped as an internal practice (or ''neijia''). ''Baguazhang'' literally means "eigh ...

Yiquan ''Yiquan'', also known as ''dachengquan'', is a Chinese martial art founded by the ''xingyiquan'' master Wang Xiangzhai. ''Yì'' (意) means Intent (but not intention), ''quán'' (拳) means boxing. History Having studied ''xingyiquan'' w ...

Xingyiquan 形意拳, Xingyiquan , or Xingyi, is a style of internal Chinese martial arts. The word approximately translates to "Form-Intention Fist", or "Shape-Will Fist". The style is characterized by aggressive, seemingly linear movements, and expl ...

and other arts. Liang Zipeng studied Liuhebafa with a student of

Wu Yihui Wu Yihui 吳翼翬 (Cantonese Ng Yik-fai) (1887 – 1958) was a Chinese martial artist and scholar. He was the first person to open teachings and spread the art of Liuhebafa in public, and was a prominent fighter and instructor who influenced ma ...

named Li Dao Li for six years during the World War. While Wu Yihui returned to Shanghai in 1945 and restarted his classes, Liang Zipeng was recommended by Li Dao Li to teach. This was the account of Li's son. Although one of the 25 a recognized student of Wu Yihui, Liang Zipeng only studied the first half of the Liuhebafa public form called "Building the Foundations" from Wu Yihui, and created his own personal second half from knowledge of other styles, thus the difference in his Liuhebafa from the mainstream.} Liang Zipeng's Liuhebafa form can be seen as being mostly influenced by Baguazhang with influences from tai chi, Yiquan and Xingyiquan. Liang learned Yiquan in

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

from Dr Yu Pengxi, a student of

Wang Xiangzhai Wang Xiangzhai (; November 26, 1885 - July 12, 1963), also known as Nibao, Zhenghe and Yuseng, was a Chinese xingyiquan master, responsible for founding the martial art of Yiquan. Biography Wang Xiangzhai was born in Hebei province, China. A ...

, the Founder of Yiquan. Liang Zipeng's Yiquan style was called Southern Yiquan. Liang learnt Jiang Style Baguazhang from

Jiang Rongqiao Jiang Rongqiao ( zh, c=姜容樵, p=Jiāng Róngqiáo, w=Chiang Jung Ch’iao; 1891-1974) was a famous martial artist from Hebei, China. His specialized focus on the internal arts led him to develop his own system of Bagua which became recognized ...

at the

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