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Sunbinquan is one of the very unusualvery Kung Fu, because it was conservatively handed down, so there are very few lore's even in China.
Sunbinquan passed down to Qingdao Shandong Province China. It has great characteristics in technique of shooting and walking, there are power of wave motion of the dragon and the power of the whip as hand techniques.
It attacks enemy acupuncture point using Elephant nose fist, use a special step called Sunbin step, that quick advance and retreat are all composed of attacks.
There are five types, Large (96hands), Middle (32hands), Small (74hands), Fourth (108hands) and Fifth (55hands), these five types (365 hands) are linked to constitute one styles, and there are basic practices called Ten forms (ten kinds of basic exercises), and thirty two hands of prearranged kumite etc.


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Sun Bin Founder of Sunbinquan

Sun Bin is strategian in the period of the warring states in China, he compiled The Art of War, he created Sunbinquan.
He lost parents when he was young, he was cattle grazing every day, and he lived a poor life, he learned Art of War from Gui Guzi with Pang Juan, after that Pang Juan has become a strategian of Wei state, he knew that Sun Bin is superior than him, and he was afraid that Sun Bin would be his enemies in other countries in the future, he was accused Sun Bin of falsely, and blockaded him in in the Wei state.
At this time the Sun Bin invented Kung Fu techniques, he wrote one technique a day. And he made 365 hands of Kung Fu in a year, it is said this is Sunbinquan that passed down to nowadays.

Sun Bin

Changxiuquan(Long sleeve Fist)

People practicing Sunbinquan worn long sleeve clothes and they attacked by wield their hands, so it is also called Changxiuquan(Long sleeve Fist).
It is said that hidden fist in long sleeve to hide murderous intent. In another theory, it is said that sewing moneys on the inside of the sleeve, and swinging like a whip to attack.
In the traditional text of Sunbinqyan, it says " Sanchu Yizhu ", this means Three attacks at once, and one of them is the main. This is a characteristic of Sunbinqyan to always attack with fist and leg at the same time.


History of Sunbinquan

Zhang Jingchun is a man of Renping Shandong Province in the end of Qing Dynasty, he was a cotton merchant, he learned Kung Fu from childhood, after grew up, he visited various places by cotton business, and Interacted with many martial artists.
Zhang Jingchun constantly won with Sunbinquan in many matches, so his name was known to all over Hebei and Shandong.
Zhang Jingchun taught a Sunbinquan to only three disciples of Zhang Jinling, Wei Jinfeng, Yang Mingzhai. As far as known now, Zhang Jinling had no disciples. Wei Jinfeng had only one disciple, now we only know his last name is Cheng, but there is no record that he taught Sunbinquan.
Now all the Sunbinquan that practicing in China, Taiwan, the United States and other country in the world are passed down from Yang Mingzhai.
Yang Mingzhai was the director of the Shandong Qingdao National Matial Arts Hall. He instructed many disciples. Because he got a good result in many matches, the name of Sunbinquan was known as a rare Kung Fu in Shandong province. even now there are many successors of Sunbinquan in Qingdao, Shandong Province.

Sunbinquan Master
Yang Mingzhai　

The name of Sunbinquan is known to the public from Zhang Jingchun in Qing Dynasty. History of Kung Fu is not older than the others.
After the Cultural Revolution in China, they were concerned about the decline of traditional Kung Fu which are national heritage of China. In 1982, the National Sports Committee of China started discovering and organizing traditional Kung Fu around China, this activity is called “Kung Fu heritage discovery and organization”, at this time Chaquan, Danglangquan, Wenshengquan, and Sunbinquan, were designated as Shandong four great Kung Fu.


Master Xu Ziliang and Sunbinquan Pu

Zhao Yongchang sensei started editing work of by agreeing with Xu Ziliang and recommendation of group of discovering and organizing traditional Kung Fu Committee of Shandong Province.
Since 1984 he began writing < Sunbinquan pu >, after that he announced it in Shandong Physical Education Material etc., at the same time he also began writing < Sunbinquan >, these were acclaimed at the “Kung Fu heritage discovery and organization” convention held in Beijing in 1986.

Zhao Yongchang sensei

May 27, 1931 Born in Qingdao, Shandong Province. He learned Shaolinquan and Tai Chi from childhood. Since 1965 he learned Sunbinquan from Xu Ziliang and Zhang Bunde, he mastered all of the style of Sunbinquan such as 10 basic styles, Large (96hands), Middle (32hands), Small (74hands), Fourth (108hands) and Fifth (55hands) etc.
He organized the Qingdao security training center in April 1990, and worked as a director and trainer. By 1995, he trained more than 2,200 students. In same year he leads his students participated in the Qingdao Judo tournament, winning in the group section. And they also participated in the Chinese Martial Arts boxing tournament in Qingdao, they won two classes, and one class won second place.
May 1990 he was appointed vice chief and general secretary of the Kung Fu Association of Southern District, Qingdao City. He participated in the Qingdao Kung Fu competition with his students In April 1991. Six of them won the competition.
May 7, 1990 He established the first Sunbinquan Association in China. He was appointed chief of Association, and he is working for research and dissemination of Sunbinquan.

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Qingdao Wushu Association Advisor
Qingdao Sunbinquan Association Advisor
Chinese Martial Arts Seventh Dan
Chinese National Kung Fu 1st grade Teacher
Qingdao security training center director
Qingdao Kung Fu Association of Southern District director
Qingdao Sunbinquan Association of Southern District director
Chinese Martial Arts boxing Referee
Japan Sunbinquan Association Advisor
Zhao Yongchang sensei teaching
how to use Sunbinquan

Guidance scenery at the Qingdao security training center
At Qingdao
　　with Zhao Yongchang sensei

International Sunbin Association (Taiwan)

Gao Fangxian who learned Sunbinquan from Yang Mingzhai went to Taiwan from Mainland China with Chiang Kai-shek of Kuomintang, he taught Sunbinquan in Taiwan's army.
After that, Sun Shiaotang went to Taiwan from Qingdao and he taught Sunbinquan in the Chinese culture university, Sunbinquan became a regular curriculum of the Wushu class.
Taiwan Chin Woo Athletic Federation Chairman Huang Lianshun and other Sunbinquan teachers established the International Sunbin Association.
Heavens Dragon Kung Fu Society (Japan Sunbinquan Association) is the Japan Society of the International Sunbin Association.

Master Gao Fangxian

In Taiwan, with Tang Renbing sensei
(vice chairman of International Sunbin Association General Assembly,
and President of Taipei Society).
Cai Mingxion seisei
Teaching Qinna technique (Taichung City, Taiwan)
Sun Shiaotang sensei
　 (Chinese culture university Wushu class,
　　 Taipei City)