Liang Zipeng

Who was Liang Zipeng?

Liang Zipeng is a noted Liuhebafa Master from China who went to Hong Kong in the 1946. He was an instructor in Liuhebafa, T'ai chi, Baguazhang, Yiquan and Xingyi Quan and other arts.

Liang Zipeng studied Liuhebafa with a student of Wu Yi Hui named Li Dao Li for six years during the World War. While Wu Yi Hui returned to Shanghai in 1945 and restarted his classes, Liang Zipeng was recommended by Li Dao Li to teach. This was the account of Li's son. Reference: Peter Ziboce's web

Although a recognized student of Wu, Liang Zipeng only studied the first half of the Liuhebafa public form called Zhu Ji, and created his own personal second half from knowledge of other styles, thus the difference in his Liuhebafa from the mainstream.}

Liang Zipeng was the teacher of Lee Hoi-cheun 李海泉, to whom he was said to have instructed Liuhebafa. When Bruce Lee had been practicing Wing Chun for some time already, his father suggested that Bruce should meet his teacher Liang. Lee became very interested in what Liang was teaching and wanted to learn from him. However, when Liang demanded that Lee give up other martial arts and leave behind all what he learned so far, Lee declined. Though he could not learn from Liang, he was allowed to listen to Liang’s lectures on Liuhebafa, which was also known as "Water Boxing". Bruce Lee later gave a famous speech where he said: