Gong Baotian was a famous master of Bagua Palm in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and a disciple of the founder of Bagua Palm, Dong Hai Chuan Gao Zu Yinfu. Gong Baotian is from Rushan, Shandong. His family was poor when he was a child. He dropped out of school after a few years of schooling. His family sent Gong Baotian to Beijing as an apprentice. Gong Baotian's rice shop supplies rice for the Palace and Wang Fu. It was in the process of delivering rice to Wang Fu that Gong Baotian met Yin Fu, who was a martial arts coach in Wang Fu at that time. At that time, Gong Baotian was only 13 years old.
Yin Fuxiang won Ma Gong Baotian? Maxima? Thinking that Gong Baotian is a material that can be made, I took Gong Baotian to the East China Sea to keep the customs. In this way, Gong Baotian became a disciple of Yin Fu and worked hard with Yin Fu in martial arts for many years. Under the strict instruction of Yin Fu, Gong Baotian developed a good martial arts in his twenties, especially in flying skills. In the turbulent era of the late Qing Dynasty, Gong Baotian was able to become the chief bodyguard of ouchi, and he was also given a yellow jacket for protecting Empress Dowager Cixi from going to the West, which shows that his martial arts attainments are absolutely high.
Sun Lutang and Gong Baotian were contemporaries. Compared with Gong Baotian who is proficient in gossip, Sun Lutang dabbles in martial arts more widely. He not only studied under the masters of Eight Diagrams, Taiji and Xingyimen, but also made great achievements in these martial arts. He is an all-around martial arts master. Sun Lutang was regarded as the best in Wulin during the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. He has never lost in his life and has defeated the challenges of Japanese samurai several times. Judging from his professional recognition and achievements, Sun Lutang's martial arts must be very high.
Judging from their situation, Gong Baotian's flying attainments should be above Sun Lutang, but in terms of comprehensive strength, it should still be stronger in Sun Lutang.