Wudang inner boxing was first created by the Wudang Daoist Zhang San-feng.，According to the legend,Zhang San-feng, also named Zhang Jun-bao, was born in the east of today's Liaoning Province at the end of Song Dynasty. As a little child, he was captivated by both Dao and Wu. When he was a young man, he learned from and made friends with different people and peregrinated all corners of the country. Later, he dwelled in Jintai Temple in Baoji where he gained inspiration from master Fire Dragon and retreated in Wudang Mountains. It was here he cultivated himself and the cultivation was a great success。He lived in the world for over 300 years ,but nobody ever knew when and where and how he died. During his retirement, Sanfeng observed a sparrow and a snake fighting each other and was deeply fascinated by the movements of the two.He imitated them. Before long, having combined the strong points of various wushu schools,
with the Daoist health-preserving contained in it, Zhang San-feng fathered inner boxing. It has ever been passed on till present. On the basis of recordation, the inner boxing Sanfeng created then was the style of taichi.
Later, generation after generation, different schools came into being. There are some minor changes about the styles and the characteristics. But in Wudang Mountains, they are almost the same, always focusing Taichi and Bagua boxing. Such types of inner boxings as Xingyi, Baxian, Baji and Xuangong, have been taken to Wudang Mountains by the later generations. Wudang inner boxing is a miracle skill combined with wushu and health-preserving.It is characterized by slight motion's conquering violent motion and mildness' conquering firmness - so-called "four liang vs one thousand jin" or winning only after the enemy has attacked you. The movements of the inner boxing are like the floating clounds and flowing water, without any obvious break. Inner boxing deserves the fame of the essence of Chinese martial arts and the treasure of oriental culture, enabling people more potential, more wisdom, more spirit, better body shape and ,above all, better health and longevity.