As there is not much information, (at least in my searches here on the Internet, so far), about the direct influence the Sino-Japanese War on T’ai Chi Ch’uan, I will instead simply give a brief synopsis of the wars affect on the Martial Arts in China in general. If anyone wishes to know more about a specific T’ai Chi Ch’uan Master and the wars effect on them personally, they can simply leave a message for Master Phil and either he or I can do more research for you. As the Sino-Japanese War lasted from 1931 through 1945, one would think there would be more information on what happened during this time yet sadly with the deaths of so many Chinese during the “occupation”, only the basics are known to us today. This is NOT to say there are no more facts about the direct influence of the occupation on T’ai Chi Ch’uan and other Chinese martial arts but rather, finding such information could take years to dig up.
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