Lizhi Su

Professor of Shang Style Xingyi Quan
Wushu Grandmaster, 8th Duan

Grandmaster Li Zhi Su was born in December 11th, 1948.  He started martial arts career when he was six years old, learning Shaolin Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chuan under his father. In 1962 he was accepted as second generation inner disciple by Shang style Xing Yi (a branch of Hebei Hsing-I) (尚氏形意) grandmaster Li Wenbin (李文彬one of ten most famous martial arts teacher [中国十大武术名师] in China) and started to learn Xing Yi and Taiji. Grandmaster Li Wenbin is one of the last inner disciples of XingYi Legendary master Shang YunXiang (尚云祥the founder of Shang style Xing Yi)

Grandmaster Su had more than fifty years martial arts experiences in Xing Yi, Taiji and other style of traditional KungFu. Grandmaster Su is a well respected martial artist in China.  He taught numerous seminars, classes in many countries around world such as Japan, Russia, Korea etc. He also wrote and published many books such as Shang style Xing Yi, National Competition rules for TaiChi Pushing Hands, National competition forms for Xing Yi, His name has been recognized in Great WuShu Masters in China, The Dictionary of Traditional Martial Artists in China, and other encyclopedias for Chinese Martial Arts.

Grandmaster Su now lives in Washington DC and has joined the teaching faculty of the Traditional Chinese Culture Institute International as Professor of Shang Style Xingyi Quan. He is dedicated to passing on his traditional family art and now teaches classes and seminars on Xingyi Quan.

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