Wang Peisheng

Wang Peisheng (; 1919–2004) was a Chinese teacher of Wu-style tai chi. He was a student of Yang Yuting and Wang Maozhai.

Biography Although most famous for his tai chi, Wang began training in martial arts with the Ma Gui, learning Yin-style Baguazhang 64 Palms. At the age of 15, he became a teaching assistant to tai chi master Yang Yuting. After Yang's death in 1982, Wang became the head of the Northern Wu-style tai chi group in Beijing.

Wang was also very skilled in tongbeiquan, tantui, xingyiquan, and bajiquan, having studied with famous masters of each of these arts. He was noted for his expertise in the self-defence methods of Wu-style tai chi. In the 1950s he developed a shortened 37 posture Wu-style form presented in his book 'Wu-Style Tai Chi' (Zhaohua Publishing House, Beijing, 1983).

Tai chi lineage tree with Wu-style focus