Perhaps some places (temples and schools) developed the techniques over time. But what he meant was that there were no (or little) interchange between the masters.
But I also know what you're talking about. The developer of Yiquan qigong indeed learned 2 or 3 types of kung fu or qigong and then he took what he thought the best from them with some ideas of his own and developed this style. But it was only 100 years ago. I believe what Kosta wrote in the book is also correct.
So it kind of went in waves. Some development by great masters. Then something was lost until another reached a high level again, possibly from combining several schools. |