Hsu was born in Taihoku, Taihoku Prefecture, in 1934 to a family of six brothers. In school, he was very athletic and participated in swimming, soccer and judo. He began his study of Shaolin kung fu with his father at an early age. He also learned boxing and became a skilled street fighter. After studying the external styles of shaolin for many years, he discovered the unique effectiveness of the neijia and began training with Hung I-Hsiang, a master of all three of the major Chinese internal arts, xingyiquan, baguazhang and taijiquan.
After many years of training, Hsu opened his own martial arts school. Hsu's school used a modified version of the Tang Shou Tao (唐手道; lit. Chinese Hand Way) system developed by his teacher Hung I-hsiang. Hsu named his school Shen Long Tang Shou Tao (神龙唐手道; lit. Spirit Dragon Chinese Hand Way). Tang Shou Tao is not a separate style of martial art, but rather a practical, step-by-step, systematic approach to learning internal martial arts and developing highly refined levels of skill.
It incorporates elements of all three of the internal arts (xingyi, bagua, taiji) as well as Shaolin kung fu and qigong. Although he incorporated elements learned from other teachers, Hsu's Tang Shou Tao curriculum was very similar to Hung's.
Hsu felt that if a person, no matter what their race or nationality, sincerely wanted to learn and was willing to work hard, then he would teach them. In the late 1960s he began teaching American and Japanese students in Taiwan. This led to his falling out of grace with many of his fellow Chinese, including his teacher Hung I-hsiang, even though Hsu was one of Hung's senior students at the time.
For many years, Hsu went to teach in Japan every year and several of his Japanese students opened schools there, Senga Masaki being perhaps the most well known. He had several long-term American students in Taiwan, many of which now have schools in the United States, including Vince Black, James McNeil, Mike Patterson, Harold Bellamy, Mike Bingo, John Price, Thomas Snowden, Dale Shigenaga, Charles Alsip and Pam Holder. He also had several grand students that also now have schools of their own in the United States including Steven Baugh, Tom Bisio, Anthony Franklin, Mark Kimzey, Alex Shpigel and Steve Cotter, among others. As well as great grand students including Read Wall and Danny Motta among others.
ReferencesEdit
Miller, Dan, Pa Kua Chang Journal, Vol. 5 no, 4
Links to Websites of Hsu Hung-Chi's StudentsEdit
John Price
Hsing-I Martial Arts Institute (Mike Patterson)
Little Nine Heaven Kung Fu School (James McNeil)
New York Internal Arts (Tom Bisio)
American Tang Shou Tao Association (Dale Shigenaga)
North American Tang Shou Tao Association (Vince Black)
(Mike Bingo)
Lohan School of Shaolin (Steven Baugh)
AiBukan Dojo (Thomas Snowden)
Saint Louis School of Xing Yi (Mark Kimzey)
Kingdom Warrior Academy Of Martial Arts (Dr. Read Wall, DPT)
October 17, 2023
hung, this, chinese, name, family, name, hongji, simplified, chinese, 许鸿基, traditional, chinese, 許鴻基, pinyin, hóngjī, 1934, 1984, taiwanese, martial, artist, specialized, neijia, xingyiquan, baguazhang, taijiquan, born, taihoku, taihoku, prefecture, 1934, fami. In this Chinese name the family name is Xu Hsu Hung chi or Xu Hongji simplified Chinese 许鸿基 traditional Chinese 許鴻基 pinyin Xǔ Hongji 1934 1984 was a Taiwanese martial artist who specialized in the Neijia of xingyiquan baguazhang and taijiquan Hsu Hung chiHsu was born in Taihoku Taihoku Prefecture in 1934 to a family of six brothers In school he was very athletic and participated in swimming soccer and judo He began his study of Shaolin kung fu with his father at an early age He also learned boxing and became a skilled street fighter After studying the external styles of shaolin for many years he discovered the unique effectiveness of the neijia and began training with Hung I Hsiang a master of all three of the major Chinese internal arts xingyiquan baguazhang and taijiquan After many years of training Hsu opened his own martial arts school Hsu s school used a modified version of the Tang Shou Tao 唐手道 lit Chinese Hand Way system developed by his teacher Hung I hsiang Hsu named his school Shen Long Tang Shou Tao 神龙唐手道 lit Spirit Dragon Chinese Hand Way Tang Shou Tao is not a separate style of martial art but rather a practical step by step systematic approach to learning internal martial arts and developing highly refined levels of skill It incorporates elements of all three of the internal arts xingyi bagua taiji as well as Shaolin kung fu and qigong Although he incorporated elements learned from other teachers Hsu s Tang Shou Tao curriculum was very similar to Hung s Hsu felt that if a person no matter what their race or nationality sincerely wanted to learn and was willing to work hard then he would teach them In the late 1960s he began teaching American and Japanese students in Taiwan This led to his falling out of grace with many of his fellow Chinese including his teacher Hung I hsiang even though Hsu was one of Hung s senior students at the time For many years Hsu went to teach in Japan every year and several of his Japanese students opened schools there Senga Masaki being perhaps the most well known He had several long term American students in Taiwan many of which now have schools in the United States including Vince Black James McNeil Mike Patterson Harold Bellamy Mike Bingo John Price Thomas Snowden Dale Shigenaga Charles Alsip and Pam Holder He also had several grand students that also now have schools of their own in the United States including Steven Baugh Tom Bisio Anthony Franklin Mark Kimzey Alex Shpigel and Steve Cotter among others As well as great grand students including Read Wall and Danny Motta among others References EditMiller Dan Pa Kua Chang Journal Vol 5 no 4Links to Websites of Hsu Hung Chi s Students EditShen Lung Tang Shou Tao John Price Hsing I Martial Arts Institute Mike Patterson Little Nine Heaven Kung Fu School James McNeil New York Internal Arts Tom Bisio American Tang Shou Tao Association Dale Shigenaga North American Tang Shou Tao Association Vince Black The Sin Lung Kwoon Mike Bingo Lohan School of Shaolin Steven Baugh AiBukan Dojo Thomas Snowden Saint Louis School of Xing Yi Mark Kimzey Kingdom Warrior Academy Of Martial Arts Dr Read Wall DPT Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hsu Hung chi amp oldid 987257985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
