After hearing this everyone began to smile, as they recalled how formidable the Wu Family Tai Chi
Chuan truly was. Master Wu Chien Chuan would not be ashamed to carry forward Wu Family Tai Chi
Chuan. The travellers thereupon explained the reason for their journey. As Master Wu Chien Chuan in
fact wanted to carry out his fathers wishes and continue teaching people and further develop Wu Family
Tai Chi Chuan, he accepted the invitation of Hsu Yu-sheng and his travelling companions and went to
Beijing.
Master Wu Chien Chuan goes South, Master Wu Kung Yi remains in the Capital
At this time, although there were no longer Manchu princes to respect him as disciples, Master Yang
Pan-hou continued to remain in the capital. At first he taugt at the Institute for Traditional Training in the
National Arts. Later he formed the Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association to teach students. After
Master Wu Chien Chuan arrived in Beijing, he established the Chien Chuan Tai Chi Chuan Association,
using his name to distinguish it from Master Yang Pan-hou’s Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association. He
spent twenty years in Beijing and during those twenty years, he, of course taught at the Chien Chuan Tai
Chi Chuan Association. However, because there were so many disciples, he had to bring in the third
generation of the Wu Family to assist him.
The third generation consisted of his eldest son, Master Wu Kung Yi, and his second son, Master Wu
Kung Cho. From childhood they had studied with Master Wu Chien Chuan. With the family teachings as
the source, father tiger would not sire pups, but would naturally sire cubs. These third generation
treasures, Master Wu Kung Yi and Master Wu Kung Cho, became Master Wu Chien Chuan’s assistant
teachers. Their achievements, especially those of the elder son, Master Wu Kung Yi, were equal to their
father’s.
Why is it that Master Wu Chien Chuan remained for twenty years in Beijing after forming a martial arts
association without moving and going elsewhere to expand it? This is the reason. Because Master Yang
Pan-hou’s father was his teacher, Chien Chuan always respected him; and when the Yang Family Tai
Chi Chuan was organized into a base Tai Chi Chuan Association, he did not wish to expand to other
areas.
After twenty years, the Chung-Yang Ching-Wu Sports Association wanted to form a Tai Chi Chuan
group. They proceeded to discuss this with Yang Cheng Fu. Because Yang Cheng Fu was devoted to
the Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association and did not have any spare time, he strongly recommended
Master Wu Chien Chuan to Chen Kung-che. Chen Kung-che then went to Beijing to invite Master Wu
Chien Chuan to go south and take charge. Master Wu Chien Chuan was told of Yang Cheng Fus
recommendation and agreed. When he went south, he turned over the teaching of the Beijing
Association to his sons, Master Wu Kung Yi and Master Wu Kung Cho. From then on Wu Family Tai Chi
Chuan was taught in the south. During this period, because Master Wu Chien Chuan brought Wu Family
Tai Chi Chuan south and Master Wu Kung Yi remained in the capital to teach Wu Family Tai Chi Chuan,
all three generations had pupils and disciples throughout the country.