MARTIAL ARTS CURRICULUM
Disciple of Grandmaster Luo Xingwu in Cheng
Baguazhang and Xingyiquan.
Disciple of Grandmaster Shan Xiangling in Liuhe
Tanglangquan.
Student of Baguazhang under Grandmaster Qiu Weihe.
Student of Baguazhang under Grandmaster Cheng Youxin (son of
Cheng Tinghua).
Student of Baguazhang and Xingyiquan under Grandmasters Liu
Chanfeng and Wang Wenkui.
Student of Baguazhang Yi style under Grandmaster He Zhong
Qi.
MARTIAL ARTS BACKGROUND
Liu Jingru 刘敬儒 was born on July 5, 1936, in Gaoyang, Hebei.
In 1947, his family relocated from Hebei to the capital city
of China.
He began studying Baguazhang and Xingyiquan with Luo Xingwu in
1957.
Even though Luo Xingwu knew about Liu Jingru's preference for
Bagua Zhang, he required him to first study Xingyi Quan for
three years under the guidance of his Master Hao Enguang.
Only after this preliminary training did Luo Xingwu introduce
Liu Jingru to the study of Bagua Zhang.
In 1960, he also followed the teachings of Qiu Weihe (a
disciple of Zhang Zhankui) with whom he studied Bagua, also
known as "Spiral Boxing."
He also studied Yin Fu's Bagua and became an internal student
of Shan Xiangling, the master of Liuhe Tanglangquan (Praying
Mantis 6 Harmonies).
During the same period, he received valuable teachings from
other famous masters, including Cheng Youxin, the son of Cheng
Tinghua, whom he became a direct student of with Luo Xingwu's
endorsement, and from Liu Chanfeng and Wang Wenkui, thus
becoming one of the world's leading experts in Baguazhang,
Xingyiquan, and Liuhe Tanglangquan.
In 1963, at the age of 27, he participated in a significant
competition in Beijing and won both the Baguazhang and
Xingyiquan competitions.
As a result, in the following years, he consistently ranked
among the top contestants, gaining fame in Bagua and Xingyi.
In 1970, he deepened his study of the Yi style of Bagua Zhang
under Master He Zhong Qi.
This completed his study of the three main styles of Bagua
Zhang, learning them from masters belonging to the official
lineage of the three schools.
In 1979, he secured first place in another competition held in
Nanning, Guangxi, for his Baguazhang.
In 1980, he achieved second place in the national competitions
in Taiyuan, Shanxi.
In the same year, he became a member of the Beijing Wushu
Society's committee and also assumed the role of
vice-secretary of the Baguazhang Study Association.
In 1987, along with his fellow student Luo Dacheng and the
famous Hong Kong master Ma Youqing, he published the book
"Cheng Shi Baguazhang."
In 1988, he participated in the video "Chengshi Baguazhang"
produced by the sports publisher of the University of Beijing.
In 1997-98, Master Liu presented another video on Baguazhang
in various episodes on Beijing TV, solidifying his position as
a leading figure in the art of Bagua.
Currently, he teaches Bagua at Dongcheng Wushuguan (one of
Beijing's most important Bagua schools) and in Tiantan Park,
in the southern part of the capital, contributing to the
training of athletes for the Beijing Wushu team, including
famous athletes Ge Chunyan and Zhang Hongmei, who have won
gold medals in various national competitions.
He also teaches in Taorang Ting Park, in the southern part of
Beijing, near the Temple of Heaven Park.
Among his students are Kong Cheng, An Yanwu, An Yanming, Tang
Tung Wing, and Maurizio Zanetti.
