Today, we will talk about two Taoist masters. Although they were not in the same era, they both made great contributions to the inheritance of Taoism. In addition, their accomplishments in martial arts have reached the peak. As for martial arts books, Zhang Sanfeng is described as unfathomable, while Wang Zhongyang is described as "the best in the world". So who is the better of these two?
Today, let's put aside their influence on religion and just talk about their martial arts.
You can't draw a conclusion simply by comparing martial arts.
In terms of internal work, Wang Zhongyang, who has practiced the first meritorious service, must know Niu Yi, but Zhang Sanfeng's centenarian Tai Chi Chuan Tai Chi Sword can be said to be very powerful. Compared with Wang Zhongyang, he can naturally win half of boxing. This kind of comparison seems to have its own chances of winning. It is impossible to compare who is strong and who is weak. We should change our thinking to compare.
Zhang Sanfeng lives in peacetime. Wang Zhongyang lived in wartime. There were many heroes in wartime, but they paid attention to health preservation in peacetime, so Zhang Sanfeng lived longer than Wang Zhongyang, and the Wu Tang family established by Zhang Sanfeng was also circulated for a long time. But when it comes to martial arts in troubled times, Bian Xiao thinks that Wang Zhongyang is better, because at that time, everyone was eyeing up and powerful people came out to save the Jianghu. Only natural martial arts must be stronger to win the title of the best in the world.
While Zhang Sanfeng lived in peacetime, most of the powerful people lived in seclusion, because they were not needed at this time. For example, the descendants of Yang Guo, as well as those who were so honest and upright in the back, all lived in seclusion. Lao Zhang didn't. Therefore, it cannot be said that Lao Zhang must be the best in the world, because these recluses are not included.
Zhang Sanfeng said he was inferior to Guo Jing. Guo Jing is not as good as Zhou, and neither is Zhou.
There is one more important point. When Wang Zhongyang was a teenager, he first studied literature and then practiced martial arts. First organize the rebel army to resist the gold, and then join the Jianghu Wulin. With his own talent, he created such fierce martial arts in a short time and won the first place in the world. When Zhang Sanfeng was a child, he learned some internal skills of Jiuyang from his master Jue Yuan, and founded the martial arts school after going down the mountain. Although many people say that Zhang Sanfeng is the founder of Shaolin Dharma, Bian Xiao thinks that Wang Zhongyang can beat Zhang Sanfeng in martial arts.