This is a post by our guest blogger, Silkreeling who is also a keen player of Chen Style Taijiquan.

A lesser known figure outside of China, Li Jingwu (1912-1997)probably is one of the most accomplished Chen style Taiji master of his generation. Listed below are some quick references to his achievements:

1. One of Chen Fake’s top disciples, who could neutralise up to 4 of Chen’s successive fajings.
2.  Known for his upright character, mild mannerism and integrity, especially when exchanging pointers with opponents.
3. Respected Grand Master of both Chen and Wu style Taiji.
4. He is Wang Peisheng’s kungfu brother and together they form 2 out of the 5 Taiji Tigers of that era.
5.  Represented Beijing in the 1956 National Wushu Exchange Competition together with Wang Yongquan and Zhang Yansheng. He came in 1st in his Category.
6.  Also practice Sun Style and Yang Style Taiji, and helped with the compiling of the standard Beijing 24-Form teaching video.
7. Made significant contributions to the book “Chen Style Taijiquan” of Shen Jiazhen and Gu Liuxin, but credits to him was mistakenly excluded.
8. Also known for his qigong and accupunture skills.
9.  He not only contributed public articles on what is chansijing in the 1960s, he is also a testament to its high level application (See 2:10 to 2:19 of the clip above).
10.  He is well liked and respected by students, teachers and all others in the Taiji circle.