Old Photo - Taijiquan

[Xue Sheng]

Picture of Yang Cheng Fu, Yang Shao Hou, Sun Lu Tang, Wu Chien Chuan, Tung Ying Chieh, Chen Wei Ming

From this site, in Spanish. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a close up

 

[Xue Sheng]

1964
Fu Zhongwen 5th from right
Yang Zhenduo 4th from left
Zou Shuxian 5th from left (Jiang Style Baguazhang if it is the same Zou Shuxian I know about)

 

[Xinglu]

Very cool, thank you for sharing!

 

[Wondering Spirit]

Would love to see a barfight brake out in this crowd!

 

[Xue Sheng]

Would love to see a barfight brake out in this crowd!

First photo I'm betting on Yang Shaohou second Photo I will place my money on Fu Zhongwen

 

[Wondering Spirit]

Did you ever watch these guys?
It's a very polite bar brawl...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5XMIQrvinM

 

[Xue Sheng]

I have watched those, thanks.

I like seeing those old vids

 

[grydth]

As we've discussed here before, one wonders how much has been lost in the intervening years.....

 

[seasoned]

Thanks Xue, for sharing.

 

[Carol]

"Grupo de Lucha, Suave y Amable" literally translates to "The fight group that is soft and kind". Is that what translates to [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]致柔拳社[/SIZE][/FONT] (Zhi Rou Quan She)?

 

[Xue Sheng]

"Grupo de Lucha, Suave y Amable" literally translates to "The fight group that is soft and kind". Is that what translates to [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]致柔拳社[/SIZE][/FONT] (Zhi Rou Quan She)?

If someone does not come along that can read Chinese characters I will ask my wife tonight what 致柔拳社 means

But 拳 is quan which means fist

 

[wushuguy]

I think it means "soft style boxing community" or "soft style boxing society" probably referring to soft/internal vs hard/external.

 

[Xinglu]

I think it means "soft style boxing community" or "soft style boxing society" probably referring to soft/internal vs hard/external.

I like that translation too.

致 zhì - fine / delicate -OR- to send / to devote / to deliver / to cause / to convey
柔 róu - soft / flexible / supple / yielding
拳 quán - fist
社 shè - society / group / club / agency

So it could also mean, devoted to "soft boxing" group.