Xing Yi Nei Gong Wang Ji Wu and the lineage of his Xing Yi Quan by Dan Miller Wang Ji Wu (£ Ait X), who was also known as Wang Zhong Gao (£4 4%), was a native of Shanxi Province, Yu Ci County, Dong Shan Village. He was born in 1891. His grandfather was a famous Chinese doctor and was considered incorruptible. Likewise, Wang's father was charitable and enthusiastically acted for the good of the community. In his youth, Wang Ji Wu studied in the village school and wasa gifted student. He had a natural love of martial arts and studied what he could with the martial artists of his village. He was a student by day and the watchman of a gourd patch at night, which left plenty of time for martial arts practice while at work. During a lifetime of study, Wang became an expert of martial arts (including qi gong- #4) and Chinese Medicine (including osteopathy). Because of his deep understanding of both the martial and medical arts, his level of attainment in both was very high. He led a stable life, placing justice above material gains, and took pleasure in helping others. Because of this, he was much respected and admired by his friendsand family. ‘Wang Ji Wu's Xing Yi lineage At sixteen years of age, Wang Ji Wu moved to the city of Tai Yuan in Shanxi Province to apprentice in business. Here, when he was eighteen years of age, he was introduced to Wang Fu Yuan (4 4%), a top student of the famed Xing Yi Quan master Liu Qi Lan (84% i). Xing Yi Quan (# & 4) was cteated at the end of the Ming Dynasty by Ji Long Feng (48 & - also known as Ji Ji Ke - 48%) of Shanxi Province. In succeeding Zenerations the art spread throughout Shanxi, Hebei, and Henan provinces and subsequently to the rest of the world. Wang Ji Wu's Xing Yi Quan lineage is well known to A young Wang Ji Wu