Central Guoshu Institute

The original masters brought in to teach included Fu Zhensong, Wan Laisheng, Gu Ruzhang, and Li Jinglin. Yang Chengfu was named the institute's head instructor of tai chi; Sun Lutang was named head instructor of Xingyiquan; and Fu Zhensong was named head instructor of Baguazhang. In 1929, the governor of Guangdong invited some of the institute's masters (including some of those that had competed in the 1928 lei tai) to come south to establish a "Southern Kuoshu Institute". General Li Jinglin chose five masters to represent northern China: Baguazhang master Fu Zhensong; Shaolin Iron Palm master Gu Ruzhang; Six Harmony master Wan Laishen; Tan Tui master Li Shanwu; and Chaquan master, Wang Shaozhao. These men were known as the Wu hu xia jiangnan (五虎下江南 - "Five tigers heading south of Jiangnan"). In 1933, the institute again hosted the national competition. The rules said, "...if death occurs as a result of boxing injuries and fights, the coffin with a body of the deceased will be sent home." == Standardized Martial Arts Curriculum ==

Empty Handed: xíng yì quán, tài jí quán, bā guà zhǎng, chá quán, xīn wǔ shù (Modern MA), lián bù quán (linking step fist), zá quán (mixed hybrid), xíng quán(line fist), duō jiǎo ( chuō jiǎo ), pī guà quán etc., Weapons: jiàn (sword), dāo (saber), gùn (staff), qiāng (spear), biān (whip) etc. Conditioning: qì gōng, tiě shā shǒu (iron sand palm), hóng shā shǒu (red sand palm) etc. Combat: Empty Handed: yǐ jí sàn dǎ (kickboxing), shuāi jiāo (wrestling) le quán jī (western boxing), rì běn pī cì shù (kendo) - Weapons: cháng bīng (long), duǎn bīng (short) etc. 。 == Guoshu Today ==

The center relocated several times during World War II and returned to Nanjing in 1946. It closed in 1948 due to lack of funding. When the Kuomintang resettled on Taiwan many Guoshu Masters and students went with them. Not until 1950 was the Guoshu Organization once again formed. == Guoshu Organizations ==

Taiwan - (Headquarters) - ICKF - International Chinese Kuoshu Federation - http://www.ickf-kuoshu.org/ U.S.A - (Headquarters) - TWKSF -The World Kuo Shu Federation - Huang, Chien Liang - https://twksf.org/ ==See also==