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Han Xingyuan 韓星垣 (1915-1983)
A native of Hubei, Han Xingyuan was born in 1915. At the age of three, he followed his father to Beijing, and started training in Xingyi as he became older, first with his father, and later during his father’s absence, with a Mr. Wang Zhanheng who was known for his strong Xingyi foundation. (He also, at the time, studied with an uncle, Mr. Xiao Changshan, in traditional Chinese wrestling).
At the age of 16, Mr. Han met his older brother Han Xingchiao in Shanghai, and followed his lead in training with Wang Xiangzhai, the Yiquan founder. During that period in time, he also taught at a martial arts school established by his father.
In 1937, Mr. Wang called his older brother to Beijing to help him with his teaching duties. In 1938, Mr. Han also received the call. When he was in Beijing, Mr. Wang once sent him to teach in a military academy, where he taught soldiers the art of the “splitting spear”, including the techniques of throwing, splitting, and piercing.
In addition to teaching standing meditation, Mr. Han liked to concentrate on practical applications. The concept that one can not learn without being hit was an accepted “methodology” of the time and students were quite prepared to accept a certain amount of “scrapes and bruises”. According to Wang Yufang, the daughter of the founder, Mr. Han “liked me very much, so he often taught me. He enjoyed sparring, and he was good at it. So, I sparred with him, a lot”.
Mr. Han was young and skillful, so for pastime and to keep boredom at bay he would accept challengers who came to the school or he would meet them outside. Over time, his reputation grew and became known as the “entrance guarding tiger”. Wang Yufang once said that her father, the founder Master Wang Xiangzhai, liked him the most among all his students. The older brother also said that Mr. Han was well known in the martial arts world of Beijing, and that his own reputation did not match that of his younger brother. (It should be obvious to all that the modest and low-keyed Han Xingchiao was clearly impressed with his younger brother’s accomplishments).
During 1946, the two brothers bid Mr. Wang farewell and returned to Shanghai, where Mr. Han taught at the martial art school established by his older brother. Then in 1949, Mr. Han moved south to Hong Kong, left the martial arts community, became a Christian, and worked for a church.
Mr. Han Xingyuan restarted his martial arts career at the invitation of a friend and former students (from his Shanghai years) in the early 1960s. .
His school was moved to a new site in 1966, where he practiced traditional Chinese medicine and taught what he called Xingyidachangchuan (形意大成拳). In a span of twenty odd years, he taught numerous students at both Hong Kong and overseas.
During the late 60s, many of his students migrated to countries such as France, Australia, Great Britain, the US and Canada. He also had numerous students coming to see him from South East Asia, drawn no doubt by his considerable fame. In the 1970s, Mr. Han travelled extensively to the US, Canada, and Great Britain to spread his art, staying anywhere from a month to half a year, and in the process, became the first person to spread and teach Yiquan internationally.
Mr. Han passed away on January 18th, 1983 at the age of 68, survived by his wife and three children.
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