Background
He was a student of grandmaster Yang Chengfu (who is the grandson of creator of Yang-syle t"ai chi ch"uan, Yang Lu-ch"an).
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He was a student of grandmaster Yang Chengfu (who is the grandson of creator of Yang-syle t"ai chi ch"uan, Yang Lu-ch"an).
Although he studied different t"ai chi ch"uan styles like Chen, Wu, Sun and Li, his specialism was Yang-syle. After passing the entrance exam of Nanjing China Central Wushu Institute, he studied Xingyiquan, Pa Kua, Chinese Na and Sanshou, Wudang Sword respectively with masters Chiang Jung-Ch"iao, Huang Pai-nien, Wu Chun-shan, Liu Pai-ch"uan and Huang Yuan-hsiu.
Then his t"ai chi ch"uan training began with Han Ch"ing-t"ang. In Zhejiang provincial Wushu Academy he became the student of Yang Chengfu at his age of 30"son Jiang Yukun studied Da Jia (the original Big Frame) in Yang-style t"ai chi system from a martial arts approach.
He learned and Xiao Jia (the Small Frame) Small Frame Yang Style from Gong Rongtian, who was a disciple of Yang Ban-Shou (the 2nd generation successor of the Yang Family).
Jiang also learned Chen-style t"ai chi ch"uan from Master Chen Ziming, the 17th generation successor of the Chen Family. One of the heritages of Yang Chengfu, the traditional 43 form Yang style, could come to the present day thanks to master Jiang Yukun.
Fortunately this rarely practised form was passed on to his students. Yang style 43 form has high and low stands, beautiful circular moves and powerful yet relaxed actions with much details.
43 form has been created by Yang Chengfu just a few years before his death and undergone small edit by Master Jiang Yukun.