Chen-Type Taiji Boxing was founded by a distinguished boxer Chen Wangting at the turn of the Ming Dynasty . According to “Chronicles of Wen County” , he was appointed the commander of the local garrison at the 14th . year of the reign of Chongzhen of Emperor Si of Ming . After the Ming Dynasty was overthrown , he returned to his home village . Later , he formulated the Chen-type Taiji Boxing and taught disciples and his scions .
Yang-Type Taiji Boxing was fostered by Yang Luchan , a native of Yongnian county in Hebei province . He learned Chen-Type Taiji Boxing from Chen Changxing in Wen county of Henan province . With the assistance of his son Yang Jianhou and his grandson Yang Chenpu , he remoulded the old Chen-Type Taiji Boxing , deleting the leaping , shaking feet and spurting moves . Later , Yang Jianhou remoulded it into the middle postures and Yang Chenpu , remoulded it into the large postures , which is the now popular Yang-Type Taiji Boxing .
Wuu-Type Taiji Boxing was founded by Wuu Yuxiang , also a native of Yongnian county in Hebei province . He learned Chen-Type Taiji Boxing from his fellow countryman Yang Luchan . Then he learned from Chen Qingping the Zhaobao-Type Taiji Boxing . After revising it , he founded Wuu-Type Taiji Boxing .
Wu-Type Taiji Boxing sprang out in Beijing . When Yang Luchan taught boxing in Beijing after he founded the Yang-type , Wu Quanyou , a Manchu soldier stationed in Beijing , learned from Yang Luchan the boxing skills . Then he again learned from Yang Banhou , the son of the Yang-type founder , and became a famous master of boxing himself . Finally he initiated Wu-Type Taiji Boxing .
Sun-Type Taiji Boxing was founded by Sun Lutang . Born in Wan county of Hebei province , Sun learned Form 
Boxing first from Li Kuihuan and the from Guo yunshen , the teacher of Li . Then he learned Eight Trigram Boxing from Cheng Tinghua . He became very skilled in boxing after many years of learning . Finally he learned from Hao Weizhen Taiji Boxing . Blending the quintessence of Eight-Trigram Boxing , Form Boxing and Taiji Boxing , he established Sun-Type Taiji Boxing .
