Yin Fu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yin.

Yin Fu (Chinese: 尹福; pinyin: Yǐn Fú) (Chanhuaicun (漳淮村), Jixian (冀县), China, 1840 – China, June, 1909) was a Baguazhang (a martial art) disciple of Dong Haichuan responsible for the creation of the Yin Style Baguazhang.^[1]

Yin Fu 尹福
Born	1840 China
Died	1909 (aged 68–69)
Style	Baguazhang
Teacher(s)	Dong Haichuan (董海川)
Rank	Founder of Yin Style Baguazhang
Notable students	Ma Gui

Yin Fu, the student of Dong Hai Chuan and progenitor of Yin Style BaguaZhang

Yin Fu was Dong's earliest disciple in Prince Duan's palace. Yin's kungfu skills advanced very fast during the next several years and Duan let Yin join the king's security guards.

When Master Dong retired, Yin took over as the supervisor of the security guards, working for the emperor in the Forbidden City. The Empress Dowager liked his skill and even wanted to study with him.^[2]

Yin taught Bagua and lived on the eastern side of Beijing city; as a result, the Yin style of kungfu is called Dong-cheng Zhang (Eastern City Palm).^[2] The other name for the Yin style is Niu-she Zhang (Ox Tongue Palm) because the palm's shape in this style looks like an ox tongue.^[3] Yin style Bagua Zhang includes eight sections, each with eight postures. The sixty-four posture palm change is practiced in circle walking.

Later some of Yin's students changed their style. They did eight palm changes as a major practice. This approach is similar to Cheng style.

References

1. Guangxi Wang (2012). Chinese Kung Fu. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-05-211-8664-3.
2. Chao Zhen Lin, Wei Ran Lin & Rick L. Wing (2010). Fu Zhen Song's Dragon Bagua Zhang. Blue Snake Books. ISBN 978-15-839-4238-3.
3. Jie Zhang & Richard Shapiro (2008). Liu Bin's Zhuang Gong Bagua Zhang: South District Beijing's Strongly Rooted Style. Blue Snake Books. ISBN 978-15-839-4218-5.

External links

• Interview with Mr. Xie Peiqi, Yin style Baguazhang expert from Beijing, by Jarek Szymanski
• Introduction of Yin Style Bagua Zhang
• Eight Animal Postures of Yin Style Bagua
• London Group of Yin Style Baguazhang, Xie Peiqi/He Jinbao lineage