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The origin of Tongbiquan

通臂拳源流

Tongbiquan, also known as Tongbeiquan, is a martial art posture. It
is said that Tongbiquan was created by Han Tong, a person from the Song

Dynasty who created the skills by imitating movements of white apes.
There are also variations of Tongbiquan such as Sashou Tongbi, Erlang

Tongbi, Wuxing Tongbi, and Heye Tongbi.
通臂拳，亦有称通背拳者。通臂门派，据传为宋人韩通采白猿之

技，创白猿通臂拳。更有撒手通臂、二郎通臂、五行通臂、荷叶通臂
等。

Cangzhou Tongbiquan was originated from Heyi Tongbiquan in

Duliu Jinghai (now a district of Tianjin), and it is also known as the “Tong-
biquan 24 Postures”. The term “Heyi” means the unity of heaven and hu-

man nature, which refers to the synchronization of thought and skills, the
integration and mastery of movements, where the mind controls the body
and the body moves effortlessly. According to the senior masters of the CHapter One Introduction

Heyi Tongbiquan, in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a monk
traveled to Duliu, Jinghai, and passed on the Tongbeiquan method to Lv
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Hanju, a famous master of Taizuquan in Duliu. Lv Hanju, the first succes-
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sor of Heyi Tongbiquan, was a native of Duliu, Jinghai, who lived alone
outside of the town due to poverty and looked after vegetable fields and

cemeteries for the rich. He was very good at martial arts and practiced it
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