Tang Hao

Tang studied many Chinese and Japanese martial arts, including tai chi (with Chen Fake), xingyiquan, judo and kendo.

After returning to China, Tang was hired as an editor by the Central Guoshu Institute, a martial arts academy which had been established by the Nationalist government under a similar philosophy to his own.

After returning to his home, Tang blamed his wife for having allowed his collection of martial arts books to be damaged by rats while he was in hiding, and she subsequently hanged herself.

After completing The Preliminary Study of the Historical Materials for Ancient Chinese Ball Games, Tang fell ill and died in Beijing on January 20, 1959.

[5] Tang Hao is widely considered to be the first serious historian of the Chinese martial arts, and his works continue to be cited by contemporary scholars today.