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1862 1930 yes 楊少侯 yang shaohou b 1862 1930 yes yangshaohou.jpg yang shao-hou
 yang zhaoxiong yang-style t ` ai chi ch ` uan
yang shao-hou

yang shao-hou or yang shaohou -lrb- 1862-1930 -rrb- along with yang chengfu -lrb- 楊澄甫 ; 1883-1936 -rrb- represent the third generation of yang family taijiquan -lrb- 楊氏太極拳 -rrb- .
at birth he was named yang zhaoxiong and was later named mengxiang , and then shaohou , commonly known as `` mr. big '' .
yang shaohou studied with his father yang jianhou -lrb- 楊健候 ; 1839 -- 1917 -rrb- and also with his uncle yang banhou -lrb- 楊班侯 ; 1837-1890 -rrb- .
yang shaohou was also known to have had a very forceful nature , and both of these masters are considered to have been very demanding teachers ; only interested in teaching those that could stand their tough training regimes .
in the early years he taught the ` middle frame ' that was developed by his father , but later began developing his own signature style likely developed from the techniques taught to him by his uncle .
this form or style was referred to as ` small circle ' .
this was characterized by high and low postures with small movements done in a sometimes slow and sometimes sudden manner .
his fajin was hard and crisp , accompanied by sudden sounds .
master yang jun describes him in this way `` the spirit from his eyes would shoot out in all directions , flashing like lightning .
combined with a sneer , a sinister laugh , and the sounds of `` heng ! ''
and `` ha ! ''
, his imposing manner was quite threatening . ''
during practice with his students , yang shaohou was not known for pulling his punches .
