Dong Haichuan's original name was Dong Mingkui. Later, he changed his name to Dong Haichuan when he was practicing martial arts. He took the meaning of the sea admitting hundreds of rivers. It was said that when he was traveling in Jiangnan, he received enlightenment from Taoist cultivation. He combined the positions of the Eight Trigrams Formation, Xingyi, Taiji, and some martial arts moves of the Natural School to organize and create the Eight Trigrams Palm. When he moved, he crisscrossed and was divided into four positive and four corners. It was similar to the divinatory symbols in the Eight Trigrams Map of the Book of Changes. The Eight Trigrams Master often explained the fist manual with divinatory principles. The eight hexagrams represent the eight basic eight palms. The name of the Eight Trigrams Palm is also due to fate. There is such an allusion. Listen to me slowly.
It was said that during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, Dong Haichuan was in his hometown of Zhujiawu, Wen 'an County, Hebei Province. Because he hated evil and liked to fight for justice, he saw his neighbor being bullied and suspected of injuring a bully. He thought that the other party was dead, but in fact, the bully was not dead. However, he was afraid that he would be convicted and implicate his family, so he fled to Beijing and became a eunuch servant in Prince Su's residence. He disappeared and did not show his strength. No one in the residence knew that Dong was a martial arts expert.
However, one day, the chief guard of Prince Su's residence recommended himself to perform in front of the martial arts practice court to win the joy of King Su. His exquisite and outstanding martial arts dazzled everyone with each move. They clapped and cheered! As expected, King Su was delighted. As there were many guests and people in the residence watching, the crowd was so packed that it was impossible to pass through. At this moment, King Su called for Dong Gong to offer tea. Seeing that the audience was crowded, Dong Gong found it difficult to enter. In a moment of desperation, Dong Gong jumped over the human wall with a tray in one hand and a basket in the other. He gently delivered tea to King Su and poured tea for the distinguished guests present. "Dong Haichuan, are you also proficient in martial arts?" King Su was shocked.”"I know a thing or two," replied Dong Gong.”，So King Su ordered Dong Gong to perform on the spot.
Therefore, Dong Gong calmly presented his skills in front of the emperor. He turned left and right with agile footwork. A set of palm techniques appeared and disappeared mysteriously, showing many changes. His body turned left and right, sometimes high and sometimes low. When he rose, he was more than ten feet tall, and when he fell, he was like a sparrow drilling through the forest. He was like flowing water, and the audience was dumbfounded and silent. At this moment, the climax was even more intense. Dong Gong raised his qi and jumped several feet into the air. He spun down and landed without any dust on his body. "What is the name of this martial art?" King Su asked in surprise.”
Mr. Dong thought that this palm technique was created by his family and had not been named yet. In a hurry, he thought of the Eight Trigrams 'position and footwork and hurriedly replied loudly,"Your Highness, this is the Eight Trigrams Palm I created!”
At that time, Prince Su also ordered Dong Gong to have a martial arts competition with the chief guard to determine the winner. The bet was a large ingot of gold, and the winner would become the chief guard of Prince Su's residence. Please pay attention to the audience. With the addition of a big word, the status of the chief guard would be raised, and the market would rise. Of course, the treatment would not be ordinary.
This general guard was usually overbearing and liked to bully the weak. He had a bad reputation among the servants of Prince Su's mansion. Lord Dong also wanted to use the competition to establish his prestige. After two or three rounds of fighting, Lord Dong found out that the other party was only a good-looking but useless person. He first used the Sticky Formula to use the Black Dragon Coiling Pillar to catch the other party's hand, and then used the Wild Horse Splitting Mane Palm to knock the other party to the ground. The original general guard left in shame and anger. Therefore, Prince Su appointed Dong Gong as the chief guard of the residence.
From then on, Dong Gong's reputation soared. Three years later, he set up an academy and taught disciples. He had fifty-six personal disciples, of which the most famous disciples were Yin Fu, Cheng Tinghua, Ma Weiqi, Shi Jidong, Fan Zhiyong, Liang Zhenpu, Liu Fengchun, Song Yongxiang, Liu Dekuan, and twelve others.
However, Dong Haichuan was undoubtedly a first-class expert. One day, when he was on duty in the Prince's mansion, he met Yang Luchan, a Taiji Fist master who was a guest of the Prince's mansion. Yang Luchan was having a kung fu competition in the Prince's mansion at that time, and many of the boxing masters in the Prince's mansion were knocked down by him. At that time, Dong Haichuan was serving dishes in Prince Su's mansion. Coincidentally, a boxing master was knocked down by Yang Luchan and was next to Dong Haichuan. Dong Haichuan flew to save the boxing master. The two sides had been in a stalemate for a long time. One of them was a Taiji expert. One of them was a master of the Eight Trigrams. There was naturally a martial arts field in Prince Su's residence. There were quincuncles and Wooden Training Dummies on the field. The two of them flew up the quincuncles and exchanged blows on the piles like butterflies flying and meteors streaking across. Everyone was intoxicated by the sight. When the two of them fought, it was sometimes stormy and dazzling. Sometimes, the wind blew the wheat, and the moves changed layer by layer. It was difficult to determine the victor. Yang Luchan sighed after the duel with Dong Haichuan." Mr. Dong and I can only fight to a draw. It's very difficult to defeat Dong Haichuan. Dong Haichuan only smiled and said nothing.
Dong Haichuan and Yang Luchan's sparring had created two great sects in a short period of time. So, who was this Yang Luchan? Yang Luchan was two years younger than Dong Haichuan. He was from Guangping Prefecture in Zhili Province and founded the Yang Style Taiji Fist. It was said that he had started learning the Chen Style Taiji Fist at the age of ten. At first, the Chen Style Taiji Fist was not taught to outsiders, but Yang Luchan was so devoted to learning that he knelt in front of the Chen Family's gate for three days and two nights. Seeing that Yang Luchan was so sincere in learning the fist, the Chen Family broke the rule of not teaching the Chen Style Taiji Fist to outsiders and passed it on to Yang Luchan. Yang Luchan had studied boxing for several years. After he had mastered his skills, he returned to his hometown to teach boxing. He gradually became famous and defeated all the masters who came to challenge him. Later, because of his superb skills, he was recommended to Beijing as a private boxer and a martial arts teacher in the capital's flag camp. In his later years, he was invited to the Prince's Mansion to teach boxing. As his disciples were mostly nobles, Yang Luchan's reputation grew, and Yang's Taiji Fist was promoted and spread. Every time Lu Chan fought with other martial artists in the arena, his moves were red. He was known as Yang Wudi, who had beaten the entire capital, and became famous. There were many rumors about the martial arts competition between Dong Haichuan and Yang Luchan. Most of them believed that the two of them had a draw. However, Yang Luchan's disciple later revealed the inside story. Yang Luchan and Dong Haichuan had a chance to win the martial arts competition. However, considering that Dong Haichuan was also a grandmaster and was two years older than him, he did not want to make a fool of himself in front of the people in the Prince's Mansion. Therefore, he deliberately fought Dong Haichuan to a draw. When Dong Haichuan's direct disciples were asked about the outcome of the battle, Some disciples who were watching the battle said that Dong Gong still had many unique skills that he had not used. Firstly, he was afraid that the other party would be injured. Secondly, he considered that it was not easy for the other party to become famous, so he did not use them. In the future, Dong and Yang would appreciate each other and eventually become close friends. This battle made Taiji Fist and Eight Trigrams Palm famous in the world at the same time. It could be considered a win-win outcome. Later on, Ba Gua Zhang, Tai Chi, Xing Yi Quan, etc. were included in the category of Internal Boxing, becoming the name of the treasure of Chinese martial arts.
The Eight Trigrams Palm had been passed down for more than 150 years. Yin Fu's descendants, Yin Dabao, Yin Dabing, and Yin Dahan, as well as Cheng Tinghua's descendants, Cheng Bo, Cheng Dong, and Cheng Bei, were also three people. There were also Liang Zhenpu's 58th generation descendants, Liang Zhandong, Liang Zhannan, Liang Zhanzhong, Liang Zhanxi, and Liang Zhanbei. They had opened more than ten martial arts centers in Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, and even Xinjiapo, Malai Xiya, and the United States. They had accepted more than 500 disciples, and all of them were named the Eight Trigrams School. They all established their sects with the Eight Trigrams Palm.
Furthermore, Dong Haichuan's youngest disciple, Liang Zhenpu, had been an apprentice at Wanxing Clothing Appraisal Village outside Qianmen in his early years. After that, he made a living by selling clothes. People called him " Clothing Appraisal Liang ". He was mature and humble. His successors, Guo Gumin and Li Ziwu, were also famous martial artists of their generation.
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