Yin Fu

Yin Fu (尹福) (China, Zhang Huai, 1840 - China, 1909 June 28) was a Baguazhang disciple of Dong Haichuan responsible for the creation of the Yin Style Baguazhang.

Yin Fu was Dong's earliest disciple when Dong worked in Prince Duan's palace. Yin's gongfu (kungfu) advanced very fast during the next several years. Duan liked him too and let Yin join the king's security guards.

When Master Dong retired, Yin took over as the supervisor of the security guards. Then he worked for the emperor in the Forbidden City. The Empress Dowager liked his skill and even wanted to study with him.

Yin taught Bagua and lived on the eastern side of Beijing city. So Yin style will always be called Dong-cheng Zhang (Eastern City Palm).

The other name of Yin style is Niu-she Zhang (Ox Tongue Palm) because the palm's shape in this style looks like an ox tongue.

Yin style Bagua Zhang includes eight sections, each section includes eight postures. So that the sixty-four posture palm change is practiced in circle walking. One of the outcome of this style was the ability to throw an opponent 5 meters away with a 2 inch palm strike to the chest.

Later some of Yin's students reformed their practice. They did eight palm changes as a major practice. This approach is like Cheng style.