Ba Fan Men

  LINEAGE AND DEVELOPMENT

As introduced in the history section, Bafanmen is quite an ancient style with its origins in Song dynasty. Such a long history is difficult to trace so from the available records (the various family Quanpu or Boxing Manuals) we can determine key lineages from the Ming Dynasty.

EARLY PERIOD

1. Shandong - Wang Zhiyuan (End of Ming Dynasty, Wanli period)

2. Henan Kaifeng - Sun Yuenan

3. Yishanzhen - Zhang Qiu

4. Shandong Zhangqiu - Ma Huihui (Important in the development of the style, the Zhangqiu Liutanggen set is supposed to be his development)

5. Shandong Dongchangfu - Ma Yangjiu

6. Hebei Hejianfu - Wang Xuejun and Wang Xuejie

GAOYANG BRANCH

8. Wang Xuejun passed on the skill to Wang Zhiguo, Zhu Xiaode and Chen Qingming

9. Hebei Gaoyang - Wang Zhiguo passed on the skills to his son Wang Zhanao, Zhou Xunde, Han Luma and Yang Shenjie

10. Zhou Xunde passed it onto Wang Yongxun, Zhang Dongling, Wang Lanting and Zhou xiande

10. Wang Zhanao passed it onto Zhang Jingtian, Wang Zhongli and Xu Zhaoxiong amongst others and exchanged with  Duan Yonghe and Duan Yongqing

11. Zhou Xiande passed on to Zhou Yuyang, Ma Jingshan, Li Shuting and Li Xiang.

12. Zhou Yuyang taught Wu Chanlong, Zhou Haowei and Zhou Haoxu.

DONGBEI BRANCH

11. Xu Zhaoxiong studied with Wang Zhanao (or Duan Yonghe) the style and then taught Hao Mingjiu and Yang Junfeng who then passed the art on in Shenyang, Liaoning (Dongbei) which in later generations became Dongbei Fanziquan.

12. Yu Boqian studied with the 'San Lao' of Dongbei. Fanzi Masters Hao Mingjiu and Yang Junfeng and Chuojiao expert Hu Fengshan. Master Yu was instrumental in establishing Dongbei Fanziquan as a key branch.

XIONGXIAN AND SUNNING BRANCH

7. Wang Xuejie taught Hebei Xiongxian - Li Gongran

8. Li Gongran was a key figure in Sunning Bafanquan since the lineage of entering into Sunning commences from his disciples. The set "liahuanjiao jishou" of the style is supposed to have been his development. Li Gongran taught quite a few disciples such as Li Gengyun, Guo Yindong, Dong Xianzhou, Facheng, etc..but the two most prominent were his son Li Erlou and Sunnning County's Zhaohuangzhuang's Feng Shengyuan. These two became responsible for the development and spread of the style.

9. Feng Shengyuan in Sunning then passed the style to Sunning Dongbozhuang - Li Jingting

10. Li passed it onto his son - Li Xiao and disciples - Yan Huitu, Yan Shouchen, Xu Fengshan and more.

11. The next generation included Li Dechuan (from Beijing Desheng Biaojue [Desheng Security Bureau]), Guo Qixun, Zhang Laolian, Li Laoqun and others

9. Li Erlou passed on the skill to Sunning - Yu Laobo

10. Yu passed on to Bian Chunchuan (Fengtian Dexun Secruity Logistics Bureau)

11. Bian Chunchuan passed it on to his family and disciples such as Bian Wanlin, Bian Faxing, Zhou Shihao and Xu Fengshan

LIANQUAN - YINGZHAOFANZI

8. Facheng  taught elements of Fanzi to Liu Shijun  called Lianquan, who then combined with Yingzhao Chin-na (or Yue Shi Sanshou).

9. Liu Shijun taught Liu Chengyou, Liu Dekuan, Xu Liu, Ji Zixiu, Ji De, Li Zhengsheng and others.

10. Liu Chengyou taught his son Liu Qiwen, nephew Chen Zicheng, Zhang Zhanwen and Liu Zhanwu who became the key propagators of Yingzhaofanziquan.

10. Liu Dekuan studied Bafanshou or lianquan with Xu Liu and then Liu Shijun, he also studied Liuhequan with Li Fenggang and Tian Chunkui as well as Baguazhang with Cheng Tinghua and Taijiquan with Yang Luchan, and created many subsets which were taught to some of his students.

Since Bafanmen is so widespread only the key lineages have been outlined above.

Please note that many Bafanquan/BaShanfan lineages commence with Li Gongran as first generation. Thus 7th generation would refer to 14th generation in the numbering above.

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