Historically, there are 6
Li Xuanzong (Taoist name "Tiechanzi"), Wang Daozong (Taoist name "Jinchanzi"), Zhang Qingxiu, Li Jingxiu, Qiu Yuanjing and others .
It was passed down from Wang Daozong to Chen Zhoutong, and then intersected with the origin of Neijiaquan (see "The Name of Wang Zhengnan's Epitaph"). It ended with Wang Zhengnan, followed by Wang Zongyue, Gan Fengchi, Zhang Fengyi, Qiao Sanxiu and others. Since Wang Zhengnan and above, Tai Chi and Neijia Quan have been integrated, but after Zhengnan, they were separated from Neijia Quan and gradually evolved into an independent type of boxing. It was passed down to the Kangxi and Qianlong reigns of the Qing Dynasty, which was the period of Tai Chi's resurgence, and a large number of Tai Chi masters appeared. Wang Zongyue's branch was widely spread by his disciple Jiang Fa and emerged in Wenzhou, Henan. In the Qing Dynasty, it was called the "Henan School" or "Wenzhou Jiang School". Gan Fengchi, Zhang Fengyi and others spread Tai Chi to parts of the south of the Yangtze River, which was called the "Henan School" or "Wenzhou Jiang School" in the Qing Dynasty. "Jiangnan School" is also known as "Wudang Golden Toad School Tai Chi". Toad fishing is the unique skill of this school. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the 108-year-old Gan Danran, named Peilin, was the great-grandson of Gan Fengchi. He passed the "Jin Chan Sect" completely to Mr. Li Ruidong and continues it to this day.
There are 7 in Jin Yong's martial arts novel "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword"
Song Yuanqiao
Song Yuanqiao was Zhang Sanfeng's first apprentice. Song Yuanqiao had a son, Song Qingshu. Song Qingshu later unfortunately became a traitor to the Wudang Sect and personally killed his seventh uncle Mo Shenggu.
Yu Lianzhou
Yu Lianzhou is Zhang Sanfeng’s second apprentice.
Yu Daiyan
Yu Daiyan is the third among the Seven Heroes of Wudang.
Zhang Songxi
Zhang Songxi was a native of Yin County, Zhejiang Province in the mid-Ming Dynasty. He was good at martial arts. His master was Sun Shisanlao. He was one of the important successors of Tai Chi. He said that his martial arts were inherited from Wudang. Zhang Sanfeng. Zhang Songxi in Jin Yong's novel is Zhang Sanfeng's fourth apprentice.
Zhang Cuishan
Zhang Cuishan is the father of Zhang Wuji, nicknamed Silver Hook Iron Hua, and ranks fifth among the Seven Heroes of Wudang.
Yin Liting
Yin Liting is Zhang Sanfeng's sixth apprentice. In the first edition of Yitian Slaying the Dragon, he is called Yin Liheng. He was once engaged to Ji Xiaofu of the Emei sect, and later married Ji Xiaofu's daughter Yang Buhui.
Mo Shenggu
Mo Shenggu is Zhang Sanfeng’s seventh apprentice. He was killed by Wudang traitor Song Qingshu and Cheng Kun's apprentice Chen Youliang.
The authenticity of the Seven Heroes of Wudang in the book Jin Yong once said: "According to old records, the seven disciples of Zhang Sanfeng are Song Yuanqiao, Yu Lianzhou, Yu Daiyan, Zhang Songxi, Zhang Cuishan, Yin Liheng, and Mo Shenggu. Yin Liheng The name should be taken from "Yuan Henry Zhen" in the "Book of Changes", but it is not similar to the other six, so it is renamed "Liting" because of its similarity." But what kind of "old book" is it? Jin Yong did not explain the book. It is suspected to be "Illustrated Tai Chi Movements" (published by the Peking Sports Research Society in 1921). It contains a story about the learning of seven people. It tells the story of seven friends, including Song Yuanqiao and Yu Lianzhou, who went to Wudang Mountain to visit a man named " The master "Fuzi Li" didn't meet, but he happened to meet Zhang Sanfeng, so the seven of them worshiped him as their teacher and learned Tai Chi called "Thirteen Postures". In fact, only Zhang Songxi and Zhang Cuishan were the real disciples of Zhang Sanfeng, and only Zhang Songxi was the true proponent of it.