The Hao Style (aka Wu/Hao) comes third chronologically, and was developed by Wu Yuhsiang (1813-1880).

Wu learned from Yang Luchan and Yang Banhou, and for a short period of time also the Chen Style from Chen Chingping.

So, the Hao Style grew as a fusion of Yang’s and Chen’s. Its main characteristic is a high posture with short movements, and with a great stress on sensibility and development of internal chi.

Of the big five styles, it is the less practiced one. Similar to what happened to the Yang Style, at the beginning of the last century the forms where standardized, and fajin discharges and stomps where eliminated.

During the following decades the northern and southern sub styles emerged.