Hao Weizhen (1842–1920), or Hao Wei-chen, was a
Chinese t'ai chi ch'uan
Tai chi (), short for Tai chi ch'üan ( zh, s=太极拳, t=太極拳, first=t, p=Tàijíquán, labels=no), sometimes called " shadowboxing", is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for defense training, health benefits and meditation. ...
(taijiquan) teacher. Hao became a well known and influential teacher of
Wu Yu-hsiang's style of t'ai chi ch'uan, his teacher Li I-yu was
Wu Yu-hsiang
Wu Yuxiang (Wu Yu-hsiang, 1812?–1880?) was the founder of Wu (Hao)-style t'ai chi ch'uan. Wu was a scholar from a wealthy and influential family who became a senior student of Yang Luchan, the founder of Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan. Wu also ...
's nephew.
Hao passed the art of Wu Yu-hsiang's style of t'ai chi ch'uan to his son and grandson, who became respected teachers in their own turns, so that the style is sometimes now known as Wu/Hao style.
One of Hao's most famous students was
Sun Lu-t'ang.
T'ai chi ch'uan lineage tree with Wu (Hao)-style focus
References
1842 births
1920 deaths
Chinese tai chi practitioners
Sportspeople from Handan
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