Years later, he finally mastered the art and returned to teach it to Qiao Sanxiu and Gan Fengchi during the reigns of the Kangxi and Yongzheng emperors.

Puzhao taught Qiao the soft fluid motions as the core of his form but strength and power as the outward application.

Pao Chui has become increasingly popular in Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Liaoning, Henan and Jilin.

This basic step is called Yuen Dang Bu, in which attacks are aimed at the target's midsection, using both powerful long and short strikes together.

The effectiveness of this style is incorporated with following the concepts of positive and negative, hard and supple, attack and defense, and advance and retreat.

It requires all of these to be connected so when one throws a punch, the buildup of power is equivalent of pulling a bow and firing the arrow.