Su’s father, Su Cheng-sheng [zh] (蘇正生), was one of the members of the legendary Taiwanese Kano baseball team. Su started his studies of Kung Fu at the age of eight under Praying Mantis Master Chang Tekuei, who came to work as a foreigner from mainland China and taught him Mizong Quan and Pimen Tanglang Quan. After studying with other famous masters, he became since 1963 a notable disciple of Liu Yunqiao, founder of the Wutan Center for the Promotion of Chinese Wushu (武壇國術推廣中心), an institution to which he gave international continuity in the form of the Pachi Tanglang Martial Arts Institute (八極螳螂武藝總舘), with branches worldwide.[2]
In 1976, Su travelled to Venezuela, where he settled in Caracas. He started a practice of Chinese traditional medicine and started teaching several styles of kung fu. Initially he taught jointly with fellow expatriate Dai Shizhe (戴士哲) at La danza del dragón school, and some time after he founded the Instituto Pachimen (八極門).[3] During this period, he served as vice-president of the South American Martial Arts Federation. In 1989 he travelled to Mallorca, where he founded the first European branch of his institute, now rebranded Pachi Tanglang Martial Arts Institute. Shortly thereafter a Barcelona branch opened, and in 1992 Master Su was hired to train special security teams for the Olympic Games in Barcelona.[4] In the following years, new branches of the school were opened in Tokyo, New York, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK. Master Su would spend the year doing the rounds of the Institute around the world, securing the transmission for posterity of the wealth of knowledge he had accumulated.[5]
In later years, Su returned to his native Taiwan, where he strengthened the Taipei and Kaohsiung branches of the school, and from where he would continue to travel extensively. He died in La Palma, Canary Islands, in April 2019.[1]
Works
Master Su published a number of well received books on martial arts, mostly compiled from his lessons in Spanish, Japanese and English, as well as several video recordings on teachings of Bagua Quan, Baji Quan and several Praying Mantis substyles.[4]
^The Invisible Web: A Taichi Chuan Manual, p.6. Bio page at the Mallorca site.
External links
Memorial page at Wutan Alaska.
Main English-language page of Pachi Tanglang International.
Main Spanish site of Pachi Tanglang International.
January 05, 2023
chang, this, chinese, name, family, name, chinese, 蘇昱彰, pinyin, yùzhāng, 1940, june, 1940, 2019, april, 2019, taiwanese, martial, artist, scholar, practitioner, traditional, chinese, medicine, devoted, life, teaching, kung, traditional, chinese, philosophy, me. In this Chinese name the family name is Su Su Yu chang Chinese 蘇昱彰 pinyin Su Yuzhang 1940 06 24 24 June 1940 2019 04 29 29 April 2019 1 was a Taiwanese martial artist scholar and practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine who devoted his life to teaching kung fu traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine all over the world Su Yu changAn autographed picture of Su in 1997 performing Bagua ZhangBorn 1940 06 24 24 June 1940Dongshan Tainan TaiwanDied29 April 2019 2019 04 29 aged 78 La Palma Canary Islands SpainCitizenshipTaiwanOccupationsMartial artistphysicianMartial arts careerStyleKung FuTeacher s Liu Yunqiao 劉雲樵 Bagua Quan Baji Quan Piguaquan Taiji Quan Li Kunshan 李崑山 Qishing Tanglang Meihua Tanglang Zhang Dekui 張德奎 Pimen Tanglang Sang Danqi Xingyi Quan Wei Xiaotang 衛笑堂 Babu Tanglang Wu Taiji Quan Notable school s Pachi Tanglang InternationalChinese nameTraditional Chinese蘇昱彰Simplified Chinese苏昱彰TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinSu YuzhangWebsitePachi Tanglang International Contents 1 Life and career 2 Works 2 1 Bibliography 3 References 4 External linksLife and career EditSu s father Su Cheng sheng zh 蘇正生 was one of the members of the legendary Taiwanese Kano baseball team Su started his studies of Kung Fu at the age of eight under Praying Mantis Master Chang Tekuei who came to work as a foreigner from mainland China and taught him Mizong Quan and Pimen Tanglang Quan After studying with other famous masters he became since 1963 a notable disciple of Liu Yunqiao founder of the Wutan Center for the Promotion of Chinese Wushu 武壇國術推廣中心 an institution to which he gave international continuity in the form of the Pachi Tanglang Martial Arts Institute 八極螳螂武藝總舘 with branches worldwide 2 In 1976 Su travelled to Venezuela where he settled in Caracas He started a practice of Chinese traditional medicine and started teaching several styles of kung fu Initially he taught jointly with fellow expatriate Dai Shizhe 戴士哲 at La danza del dragon school and some time after he founded the Instituto Pachimen 八極門 3 During this period he served as vice president of the South American Martial Arts Federation In 1989 he travelled to Mallorca where he founded the first European branch of his institute now rebranded Pachi Tanglang Martial Arts Institute Shortly thereafter a Barcelona branch opened and in 1992 Master Su was hired to train special security teams for the Olympic Games in Barcelona 4 In the following years new branches of the school were opened in Tokyo New York the Netherlands Norway and the UK Master Su would spend the year doing the rounds of the Institute around the world securing the transmission for posterity of the wealth of knowledge he had accumulated 5 In later years Su returned to his native Taiwan where he strengthened the Taipei and Kaohsiung branches of the school and from where he would continue to travel extensively He died in La Palma Canary Islands in April 2019 1 Works EditMaster Su published a number of well received books on martial arts mostly compiled from his lessons in Spanish Japanese and English as well as several video recordings on teachings of Bagua Quan Baji Quan and several Praying Mantis substyles 4 Bibliography Edit Pachi Tanglang Chuan Eight Ultimate Praying Mantis Pachi Tanglang International 2014 ISBN 978 8 230326 50 3 I Ching el oraculo Madrid Vision Libros 2012 ISBN 978 8 490113 77 6 Taichi Chuan to Awaken the Power of the Qi 気の力を覚醒させる太極拳 Tokyo Budo RA Books 2009 ISBN 978 4 8094 0816 8 Secret Method of Praying Mantis Style 螳螂拳秘法 Tokyo Budo RA Books 2007 ISBN 978 4 8094 0640 9 Pachi Tanglang Chuan Madrid Vision Libros 2006 ISBN 978 8 498214 35 2 Yang Taichi Chuan Madrid Vision Net 2005 ISBN 978 8 497709 59 0 The Invisible Web A Taichi Chuan Manual Palma de Mallorca Asociacion Europea Pachi Tanglang Chuan y Tao 1998 ISBN 978 8 486876 90 6 El tejido invisible Manual de Taichi Chuan Palma de Mallorca Prensa Universitaria 1995 ISBN 978 8 486876 78 4 Pachi Tang Lang Chuen Barcelona Alas 1990 ISBN 978 8 420302 48 5References Edit a b Spanish obituary Translated Pachi Tanglang Chuan Eight Ultimate Praying Mantis 2014 p 212ff Kung Fu a lo venezolano a b Bio at Wutan Alaska The Invisible Web A Taichi Chuan Manual p 6 Bio page at the Mallorca site External links EditMemorial page at Wutan Alaska Main English language page of Pachi Tanglang International Main Spanish site of Pachi Tanglang International Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Su Yu chang amp oldid 1083375790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
