Huo Yuanjia (186865438+1October18-1965438+September 10), a famous patriotic martial artist in the late Qing Dynasty, was born in Jinghai County, Tianjin. Huo Yuanjia was born in a family of escort agencies, and inherited the stunt of "Fan Trace Boxing". He was weak from childhood and basically lived in his hometown until he was 27 years old. He often goes to Tianjin to collect firewood for sale.
After the age of 28, he went to Tianjin as a dock stevedore. Later, he worked as a helper in Huaiqing drugstore opened by the farmers and was promoted to shopkeeper. 1909, Huo Yuanjia, 4 1 year-old, was introduced to Shanghai by the farmer and accepted the martial arts of the bishop in the gymnastics club he founded. He was rated as one of the top ten martial arts celebrities in Cangzhou.
Sun Yat-sen spoke highly of Huo Yuanjia's courage to "protect the country with military force and strengthen the cultivation". On the occasion of the anniversary of the founding of Jason Wu Club 10, he personally attended the meeting and wrote four characters "Martial Spirit" to commemorate Huo Yuanjia.
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On June 19 1 00, with the help of farmers and others, Huo Yuanjia founded "China Gymnastics Club" (later renamed as Sports Club) in Shanghai. Huo Zizheng said that on the road to saving the country, Huo Yuanjia took two difficult steps: "The first step was to break the family rules and start accepting foreigners as disciples. The Huo family's unique skills of seven generations have never been passed on to people with other surnames. In order to save the country, my great-grandfather broke the family rules. The second is to change the maze boxing into maze, so that the fancy routine becomes more practical, so that people can master the essentials as soon as possible and learn to defend themselves. "
Mystery is based on Huo's stunts and includes the essence of various factions. Huo Zizheng said: "This kind of boxing is not difficult to learn, but it is extremely difficult to practice. Soft and strong, walking like a cat, as fast as lightning. When interacting with people, they often knock each other to the ground before they see the doorway clearly, making their opponents dazzled and lost their way, hence the name. " Dr. Sun Yat-sen greatly appreciated Huo Yuanjia's high moral integrity and made the lost boxing known to the world. He personally wrote four characters of "Martial Spirit" and presented them to Jason Wu Sports Association.