Chen Zhenglei
Lineage & School of Heritage
He is the eleventh-generation direct-line bearer of Chen-style Taijiquan and a successor who has comprehensively mastered all the routines and weapons of Chen-style Taijiquan. From the age of eight he studied the family's boxing and weapons under the Taijiquan masters Chen Zhaopi and Chen Zhaokui, and delved into the theory of the art.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in July 1949 in Wen County, Henan Province. He possesses deep internal power, and his boxing frame is expansive and generous, with a strong traditional character. His writings include Shi Duan Gong Fa Lun (Treatise on the Ten-Stage Method) and Chen Shi Tai Ji Quan Xie Hui Zong (A Comprehensive Compendium of Chen-Style Taijiquan and Weapons). He began teaching in 1972, and his students are spread throughout the world.
Honors & Recognition
He is a national representative bearer of Taijiquan (Chen-style Taijiquan), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He won the national Taijiquan championship in two consecutive years, received the honour of Outstanding Chinese in the Field of Martial Arts on the Cambridge World Outstanding Chinese List, and was entered in the China Who's Who Yearbook.
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