Digong Men Family

Chinese Shaolin Digong boxing has spread hundreds of years back till now and is one of the genres Chinese Traditional Wushu Styles. It is said from the elders that Chinese Shaolin Digong boxing originated from Shandong Zhucheng county Fuliu village, during the Guangxu emperor era and is a popular prefecture in Qingzhou. At the time a Shaolin nun called Huizhong worked at the temple as fitness instructor and nursing. In the early Qing Dynasty the Temple monks, nuns and white lotus had fuming activities to participate in, the Qing government were evil they intervene and ordered the burning of Dasi'an and the Bailian nunnery, both houses of monks and nuns were destroyed and they were forced to flee. During which Master Huizhong took refuge in Shandong Province near the prefecture of Qingzhou. There she passed the fist on to Wu Xiangu.
During the transitional period, they held the annual Wushu Convention at the arena in the Weifang, Anqiu, Zhucheng and Gaomi County of Shandong province. Zhucheng opened the symposium. Wu Xiangu performed kung fu better than other in the arena, especially falling down skills, the skills in leg attacking and flexibility. Wu Xiangu was crowned champion of the arena. Not far from there, in the Laidu prefecture, there lives a rich and powerful family. Mr. Song which was a well known doctor and very generations had a son named Song Jinglian. He was seventeen at the time and participated in the same convention. On return from the convention Mr. Song ordered his only son Song Jinglian to learn boxing and a variety of weapons. Mr. Song invited Wu Xiangu to his house and asked his son to take Wu Xiangu as his Master to learn Digong fist and many kinds of weapons. After Song Jinglian grew up, he took the entrance exam in to the Qing Palace and became the first house Carl. He was discharged in Guangxu for seven years and went back to his hometown. He was a doctor near the Laidu prefecture, and began to teach Chinese Shaolin Digong boxing. When Master Song was 67 years old in 1900, he had the last prentice named Zhou Yaowu. Master Zhou was born in 1892 in Shandong Zhucheng County Fuliu village and died in 1961. His old name is Zhou Ruiheng, Zhou Ximi is the name used before. He began to learn wushu when he was eight years old. He is the first descendant of Digong boxing. Master Zhou learned from his mother when he was young. She is one of the main Masters in the four counties of Shandong province. She helped Master Zhou to get a good wushu foundation. Then he got the soul of Digong boxing from Master Song jinglan. So he got the name “the flying dragon on the earth”. Master Zhou had to defend himself against an injustice when causing someones disability, so he left home for avoiding the trial. He went to Guangning county, later changed the name North town. During the time in North town, he lived in the Wanghai temple at Lv Mountain. He took Duochan as his teacher. By learning from the presbyter, he mastered left arm sword, darhma chan zhang, bagua boxing, taichi boxing, shaolin kouzi hammer and so on. In the beginning of the Republic of China, Duochan presbyter recommends him to Fengtian Finance Hall, being guard wushu master. After one year he moved to Wushu Masters Battalion of General Zhang's Mansion being Major wushu Master. Zhang Xueliang leaded the main Fengtian north-east army to the center north, the guarding battalion followed him. Because he was too old, so zhang xueliang agreed him to go back the home town and waited on the order. After the 918 Incident, Master Zhou went back to Fengtian, and opened Fengtian Wushu and Morality Developing Institute. Hence Digong boxing began to be popular near Shenyang he opened the second Way Zhenxing Organization at Nanguan Deshengmen of Shenyang. At that time, under the rule of the Japanese, Chinese people was often bullied, the Japanese also opened martial arts schools in Shenyang teaching " Bushido ."
One day, a few of the Japanese Samurais came to Zhouyao Wu Ming to "learn" the well known" Tiguan ". Zhouyao Wu was absent at the time, his apprentice Li Zhensheng hosted the reception. After several rounds of fighting, the Japanese did not give up and was still strong, then Li Zhensheng resorted to a trick, " Crouching Tiger style" , his hands grabbed a handful of sand ascend to the Japanese face, the Japanese Wawataijiao was angry, saying " Chinese people play dirty " , Li Zhensheng told them: " Crouching Tiger style " also known as "Jansa style" , this is Digong when moving not only pay attention to the strength of Chinese martial arts but speak wisdom, surprise , and remember the enemy's will is a style all their own. Soon after Japanese samurai Wudao Zhen Xing Hui came to Zhouyao Wu calmly, yet only resorted to a left with his hands griping the sword, this was the Japanese martial artist's eye-opener, he dared not to fight him and left bitterly. In the 1945, after Japan surrendered to China, National Government called Master Zhou back to the army division 207 being the wushu teacher. When shenyang liberated in 1948, the 207 division surrendered without preconditions. Master Zhou studied in the liberation army, remolded for three months, then sent to the fourth field army, being the vice-leader of the logistics division. After Master Zhou received the division certification, he went back to the hometown the north town, and not back to the army. In 1954, Zhouyao Wu founded the national sports agency, gathered disciples, including Zhai Zhendong. After the Spring Festival of 1954, Master Zhou took his family to Shenyang. He opened a school to teach boxing named National Sports School. Master Zhou and his apprentices usually went to the parks, gyms and cultural palace to join the festival celebration. Every performance got much applause. In 1957, because of "historical issues" Zhouyao Wu was beaten as a rightist. His prentice Zhai Zhendong who was born in 1922, in Hebei Fengrun, his childhood love was for martial arts at age 18 he went with his father to the northeastern Changchun, because Martial Arts were often attend in theatrical performances played by Wusheng .In 1950 , the railway system was established and a Locomotive Wushu Team was established, because Zhai Zhendongs' martial arts was superior he was first to be elected to the Wushu Team for the 1951 squad and was transferred to the Shenyang Railway Bureau, and settled in Shenyang. In 1954 the 32 -year-old Zhai Zhendong decided to improve his martial arts studies again, he was attracted by Zhouyao Wu's teachings, and wanted to learn his powerful punches. Digong (Boxing) Fist is difficult, not easy to learn, to learn real skills, Zhai Zhendong was up before dawn to practice. In order to train his legs, his legs tied up with a rope and pulley hanging in the rafters for several hours, or even sleep at night with his legs hanging up. In order to improve leg strength and flexibility, he walked "dwarf step" a few miles away at the time he lived in the North Tomb, you see the Great Eastern martial arts field from very far away, but he never gave up any opportunity to practice. Because of his hard work and many years of practice he won the favorite teacher, “teach well” Zhouyao Wu said. Zhaizhendong had a few years to work on excelling Jueyi heritage of the Master's mantle. Zhai Zhendong was not only superior at martial arts, but was friendly in nature, had great respect for teachers and always helping others. In the fifties and sixties of the last century, Shenyang had a very prestigious martial arts symposium, a martial arts fellow gave him a beautiful name " Zhendong Xia " in which he repeatedly come out on top in martial arts competitions. Martial Arts in Shenyang City, the first competition, Zhai Zhendong drills trip "Assassin" sensational and stunning, he won first place with a score of 9.9, SF 1955, on behalf of the locomotive national railway system in Harbin martial arts competition won the gold medal in 1959, followed in Shenyang 1955 respectively, won the men's Wushu competition first prize, the national railway system in the Northeast and won many martial arts competitions and shown excellent results. 1961 Zhai Zhendong began with apprentices of The Communication Arts in Communication Arts process, Zhai Zhendong combined the learned, successful in imparting to boxing but will also blend into the ground Shaolin Luohan Digong Leg, the arrangement of the Luohan ground work. Not only inherited the skills of their ancestors, but also for contributing to the development of martial arts.
1970, Zhai Zhendong has nearly Pentecost, a canteen with a three meters tall roof was on fire, the crowd moved to the ladder when climbing eaves in hand, stood up and never ending put out the fire, and everyone astounded. Zhai Zhendong with extraordinary strength had taken up the six hundred pounds of cargo, he is seventy years of age, still young and he had power over an opponent. He taught his disciples from the community people and visitors failing to use the amount, and never used martial arts to hurt another. Zhai Zhendongs' close disciples Song Hanwei to reporters about the " Zhendong Xia " some interesting: One day many years ago , Zhaizhendong out late at night , encountered two criminals , each holding a dagger to stealing money , he breaks into laughter , shoving the usual practice of the whip with the solution from the waist down , hold in your hand saying " no money , if you will play this take it away ! " two thugs scared to turn around and run, did not run a few steps, and Fan Shen kneeling before him , said to learn martial arts , learn martial Zhaizhendong said can , but must be repented of , a fresh start, they could not agree.
Zhai Zhendong passed away in 1999 after his death his son, Zhai Mandun, fully inherited his father's skills, but also his innovations, some of the older boxing routines in the structure has been adjusted to make it more perfect, and boxing routines press order to edit the boxing spectrum together into a book, with the various instruments weaponry and routines were consolidated and protected.