After his military career he opened a martial arts center in Nanjing,Chen 3. and became vice-president of the National Martial Arts Academy,Sun 31. also known as Central Hall for National Martial Arts (Zhongyang Guoshuguan),Vercammen 125. and now called the Central Guoshu Institute. On his initiative, a Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan was formalized, with Yang Chengfu as the most important of the contributors.Vercammen 125.
