Huo Yuanjia Martial artist

Huo Yuanjia (18 January 1868 – 9 August 1910), courtesy name Junqing (俊卿), was a Chinese martial artist and a co-founder of the Chin Woo Athletic Association, a martial arts school in Shanghai. A practitioner of the martial art mizongyi, Huo is considered a hero in China for defeating foreign fighters in highly publicised matches at a time when Chinese sovereignty was being eroded by colonisation, foreign concessions and spheres of influence. Due to his heroic status, the legends and myths surrounding events in his life are difficult to discern from facts.

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Huo Yuanjia
Alias (AKA)霍元甲 (Chinese)
Birth dateJanuary 18, 1868
Birth place
China , Jinghai County , Tianjin
Date of deathAugust 09, 0009
Place of death
China , Shanghai

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