Sun Lutang, a scholar and the creator of Sun Style Tai Chi, was known most of all for his kindness. One day he found an injured man and nursed him back to health--little did Sun Lutang know, the man was a master of Hao Style Tai Chi. To repay Sun Lutang's kindness, the Hao Master stayed and taught him Hao Style Tai Chi Chuan.Sun Lutang combined Hao Style with Ba Qua Chang and Hsing Yi to create Sun Style. He was also the first man to teach women Tai Chi. Prior to Sun Lutang, women taught women. Having a man teach women was a big step for Tai Chi at the time.
Image: a picture believed to be of Sun Lutang http://learning-tai-chi.info/images/sun-lu-tang.jpg
Source: in class lecture
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