Liang Zhenpu


Liang Zhenpu was a Chinese martial artist.
He was born in Beihaojia Village in Ji County in Hebei province on May 20, 1863 during the Qing dynasty under the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor, and died on August 13 at the age of 69 due to illness. He trained in Tan Tui and Biaozhang during his early childhood. At the age of 13, he moved to Beijing to apprentice at his father's second hand clothing store. At this time he had the nickname "Second Hand Clothing Liang". It was during this period in 1877 that he became a direct disciple of Baguazhang creator Dong Haichuan. He studied with Dong for about five years and was well liked by all of Dong's students. He had the fortune of not only learning from Dong Haichuan but also from Dong's other students including Cheng Tinghua, Yin Fu, Shi Jidong, and Liu Fengchun. After the death of both parents at age 20, he opened a martial arts kwoon to make a living.
In Ji County he defeated the four "Batian" gangs. In 1899, he saw that there were many injustices being committed by local criminals in the Beijing suburb of Majiapu which have many linear segments.
Liang Zhenpu style Baguazhang is known to include the following elements:
  1. Ji Ben Gong
  2. Zhuang Fa
  3. Bu Fa
  4. Dan Cao Ba Shi
  5. Dui Lian Ba Shi
  6. Ding Shi Ba Zhang
  7. Ba Da Zhang aka Lao Ba Zhang
  8. Zhi Tang 64 Zhang
  9. Ba Mian Zhang
  10. # Big Broadsword
  11. # Straight Sword
  12. # Spear
  13. # Rooster Knives
  14. # Chicken Claw Knives
  15. # Mandarin Duck Knives
  16. # Crescent Moon Knives
  17. # Kun Lun Fan
  18. # Yin Yang Pen Brush
  19. # Steel "Yo-Yo" Meteors
  20. # Seven Star Rod
  21. # Wind and Fire Rings
  22. Lian Huan Zhang
  23. Long Xing Zhang
  24. Qishier Qinna
  25. Long and Short Weapons
One of Liang's most famous students was Li Ziming who eventually became head of the Beijing Baguazhang Research Association and spread Liang's style around the world. Liang Zhenpu is the only student of Dong Haichuan to be buried next to his tomb.