Qi Jiguang
During the Ming Dynasty, there were Wokou (Japanese pirates) active at the coast of China. At one point, Generals Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were stationed in Fuqing and Putian in the Central Fujian. The local monks at those areas defended themselves using iron rods to repel the pirates. Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang would teach martial arts to the local armies and civilians to fight against the pirates, with General Qi teaching the use of javelins, knives and other weaponry. The fourteenth chapter of General Qi's Jixiao Xinshu includes an modified version of the 32nd posture of the Taizu Changquan. After Qi Jiguang left, the development of the unarmed fighting method was left for the soldiers.