Two widely documented theories of Chen's martial arts work exist: the first is that he learnt his arts from
Wang Zongyue, Jiang Fa, and the
Wudang tradition developed by Zhang Sanfeng. — is that he combined his previous military experience and the theories of
meridians and
Daoyin with the popular teachings of
Qi Jiguang. His complete work contained five smaller sets of forms, a 108-move Long Fist routine, and a
Cannon Fist routine. Chen is also credited with the invention of the first
push hands exercises. Chen Wangting's next well-known successors were the 14th generation
Chen Youben, who taught
Chen Qingping who passed down
Zhaobao Tai Chi, and
Chen Changxing (1771–1853), who passed down Chen style large frame and was the direct teacher of the founder of
Yang-style tai chi:
Yang Luchan. ==Tai chi lineage tree with Chen-style focus==