Yin Fu () ( Chanhuaicun (), Jixian (),

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, 1840 – China, June, 1909) was a

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) disciple of Dong Haichuan responsible for the creation of the Yin Style Baguazhang. Yin Fu was Dong's earliest disciple in Prince Duan's palace. Yin's

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skills advanced very fast during the next several years and Duan let Yin join the king's security guards. When Master Dong retired, Yin took over as the supervisor of the security guards, working for the emperor in the

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. The

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was impressed by his skill and even wanted to study with him. Yin taught Bagua and lived on the eastern side of

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city; as a result, the Yin style of kungfu is called Dong-cheng Zhang (Eastern City Palm). The other name for the Yin style is Niu-she Zhang ( Ox Tongue Palm) because the palm's shape in this style looks like an ox

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. Yin style Bagua Zhang includes eight sections, each with eight postures. The sixty-four posture palm change is practiced in circle walking. Later some of Yin's students changed their style. They did eight palm changes as a major practice. This approach is similar to Cheng style Baguazhang.

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Interview with Mr. Xie Peiqi, Yin style Baguazhang expert from Beijing, by Jarek Szymanski

London Group of Yin Style Baguazhang, Xie Peiqi/He Jinbao lineage
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