A teacher, organiser and founder whose work shaped the Chang Hong approach to Long Fist, Hong Quan, Tai Chi and traditional Chinese martial arts.
Master Chen Qinghe was born in Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan, in 1960. He graduated from the Chinese Literature department of Chinese Culture University and devoted his life to the study and teaching of traditional Chinese martial arts.
From childhood he was drawn to traditional martial arts and studied with several teachers. His later teaching drew especially from Long Fist, Tai Chi and the Southern Shaolin Hong Quan system, while also being shaped by broader training methods and martial arts principles gathered through long practice and exchange.
Master Chen Qinghe developed Chang Hong Wu Shu as a structured teaching system that joins Northern Shaolin Long Fist and Southern Shaolin Hong Quan into a broad, disciplined martial arts curriculum.
The system was organised to give students a clear foundation before progressing into deeper study, including forms, basic skills, Tai Chi, applications, training principles and martial culture.
Master Chen Qinghe's work moved from university clubs and training centres into a wider organisation with branches, publications, seminars and international teaching.
He took over the Chinese Culture University martial arts club and established training patterns for student groups, including winter and summer training. This period helped form the early platform for exchange, friendship and martial discussion among university students.
He served as a coach and later chief instructor at the Taipei Chinese Wu Shu Association training centre. During this time he taught, organised and participated in national and international events, gaining deep experience in instruction and group leadership.
Concerned about the future of traditional martial arts, he founded the Republic of China Chang Quan and Hong Quan Promotion Association. This gave the system a formal organisational structure, publications, internal training standards and a clear cultural identity.
From the Taipei headquarters, Chang Hong expanded through branches and training centres in Taiwan and abroad. Master Chen Qinghe taught at universities, companies, hospitals and organisations, and travelled to South Africa to lecture and teach Chinese martial arts.
Master Chen Qinghe's contribution was not only technical. He worked to move beyond narrow sectarian thinking and organise traditional training in a way that could be taught clearly, tested consistently and preserved for future students.
He established standards for basic training and progression, encouraged self-reflection through grading, and supported martial arts literature through newsletters, yearbooks and books on Chang Hong Wu Shu.
One of Master Chen Qinghe's central ideas was that Chang Hong is both a balanced martial art and a martial art for daily life. Training was not meant to remain separate from character, health, study and practical living.
This spirit continues through teaching that values physical practice, cultural understanding, personal discipline and the ongoing relationship between teacher and student.
Archive photos showing Chang Hong movement, posture and weapon practice.
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This page summarises and translates the founder profile published by Chang Hong Wu Shu. The wording has been adapted for clarity and readability for students of Deep South Kung-Fu & Tai Chi.
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