Cheng Tinghua
| Tinghua Cheng 程廷華 |
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Cheng Tinghua
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| Born | 1848 Shen County, Hebei, China |
| Died | 1900 (aged 52) Gun shot during the Battle of Peking (1900) |
| Style | Shuaijiao, Baguazhang |
| Teacher(s) | Dong Haichuan (董海川) |
| Rank | Founder of Cheng Style Baguazhang |
| Occupation | Chinese martial artist |
| Notable students |
Gao Yisheng, Sun Lu-t'ang |
Cheng Tinghua (also known as Cheng Yingfang) (simplified Chinese: 程廷华; traditional Chinese: 程廷華; pinyin: Chéng Tínghuá) (1848–1900) was a renowned master of Chinese Neijia (internal) martial art Bagua Zhang.
Born in the Cheng family village, Shen County, Hebei (now in Shandong), he was the third of four brothers.
Cheng had pock marks on his face when he was young and thus he was known as “third son with pock marks” Cheng. Cheng Tinghua was fond of martial arts and in his youth he gained skill at wielding a nearly 4 foot long broadsword and a large heavy staff.
When Cheng was still fairly young, he left his hometown and went to Beijing to apprentice with a gentleman who made eyeglasses. Intent on improving his martial arts skill, Cheng also began to study Chinese wrestling (Shuai Chiao) when he arrived in Beijing.
In the late 1800s, two wrestling styles were popular in Beijing, Manchurian/Mongolian wrestling and Pao Ting “fast style” wrestling. The Pao Ting style was quicker than the Manchurian style. As soon as the opponent came in contact with the wrestler, he would be thrown. There was not any grappling, struggling, or tussling as seen in Western wrestling. This wrestling also combined punching, kicking, joint locking and point striking with its throwing techniques.
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