Li Tianji

Li Tianji

Li Tianji (1915-1996) was a master of martial arts. He was born in Anxin County, Hebei Province. He has been practicing martial arts with his father Li Yulin since childhood, and has been guided by sun Lutang, Zhang Zhaodong and Li Jinglin. In 1931, he graduated from Shandong national art museum with excellent results. Master Shaolin boxing, Xingyi boxing, Taijiquan, baguazhang, Wudang sword, Sanda, wrestling, boxing, shorthand, push hand and other martial arts. In 1932, he was a teacher of Shandong National Art Museum.

brief introduction

He has been practicing martial arts with his father Li Yulin since childhood, and has been guided by sun Lutang, Zhang Zhaodong and Li Jinglin. In 1931, he graduated from Shandong national art museum with excellent results. Master Shaolin boxing, Xingyi boxing, Taijiquan, baguazhang, Wudang sword, Sanda, wrestling, boxing, shorthand, push hand and other martial arts. In 1932, he was a teacher of Shandong National Art Museum. In 1936, he served as the director of Lingxian National Art Museum in Shandong Province. He won the first prize in Shandong national art competition and the first prize in the training and assessment of Lingxian National Art Museum. After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, he took part in the National Martial Arts Museum Samurai team and fought against Japan. From 1938 to 1949, he helped his father establish Taijiquan Research Society in Harbin, Shenyang and other places, and did pioneering work for Taijiquan activities in Northeast China. After the founding of the people's Republic of China in 1949, he was employed by Harbin Institute of technology as a martial arts lecturer, director of Harbin Martial Arts Federation, coach of Harbin martial arts team and coach of northeast martial arts team. In 1953, he took the post of referee at the national national national sports performance and competition conference held in Tianjin. In 1954, he was transferred to the competitive guidance department of the Central Institute of physical education as the head coach of the martial arts class, and trained the first batch of excellent martial arts athletes in New China. Many of them later became the backbone of the domestic martial arts cause. In 1955, he was transferred to the Martial Arts Research Office of the State Sports Commission to engage in martial arts research and arrangement. Under the care of director he long, after collective discussion, he wrote the first martial arts textbook of new China Simplified Taijiquan. Later, he compiled and published six way spring legs, eight section brocade, eighty-eight Style Taijiquan, Taijijian and taijipushi, which played a positive role in Developing Wushu in China. In 1957, he served as a cadre and department level researcher of Martial Arts Department of Sports Department of State Sports Commission. In 1964, he was elected Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese Wushu Association. In the long-term post of martial arts administration, he has done a lot of organization, research and logistics services for the development of martial arts, the improvement of competition system and the improvement of martial arts level.

achievement

He has participated in the preparation of all previous National Wushu competitions, and served as chief judge and deputy director of competition committee for many times. Participate in the compilation of "martial arts competition rules" and the compilation and approval of group A, B and primary martial arts required routines, national sports colleges and departments "martial arts" teaching materials, "48 Style Taijiquan", "66 Style Taijiquan" and Chen, Yang, Wu, sun four style and 42 style Taijiquan competition routines. In 1979, he won the title of national martial arts referee. In 1980, he was elected director of China Sports Science Association. In 1985, he was awarded the honorary title of "new China Sports pioneer" by the State Sports Commission. In 1988, he was awarded the "Wushu Contribution Award" by the Organizing Committee of China International Wushu Festival. In 1995, he was rated as one of the "top ten martial arts masters" in the series of activities organized by the Chinese Martial Arts Association. Li Tianji devoted all his life to the cause of martial arts. He had a solid foundation of martial arts, comprehensive skills and distinctive style. He often disciplined himself and others with "art is excellent, not broad". In 1951, he performed the Chunyang sword in Tianjin's charity performance of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, and in 1954, he performed Wudang sword for the national leaders in Huairen Hall of Zhongnanhai. They all showed their superb skills of going, changing, being quick and smart. His Taijiquan attainments are especially appreciated by martial arts circles. He respects tradition and makes bold innovations. He has formed a dignified, flexible, outstretched and fluent technical style, which has a wide influence at home and abroad. In 1959, at the prompt of Premier Zhou, he was sent by the State Sports Commission to teach Taijiquan to the famous Japanese politicians Matsumura and Yoshi Gujing. Later, he went to Japan three times as an expert to give lectures, which promoted the development of Taijiquan in Japan and was praised as "the father of Taijiquan in Japan" by the Japanese Taijiquan circles. In order to explore the mysteries of martial arts and explore its heritage, Li Tianji visited Shaolin Temple four times and Wudang Mountain two times, and extensively visited and consulted old martial artists and folk boxers. He once discussed martial arts with Tang Hao, Xu Zhen and Wu Tunan. His monographs include Xingyi boxing, Wudang unique skills, Wudang swordsmanship, treasures of Chinese martial arts and the essence of Taijiquan, with about 3 million words.

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