Quote Originally Posted by mooyingmantis View Post
The three versions of Beng Bu practiced today can probably be attributed to Jiang Hualong
I may be oversimplifying your thesis, but I disagree with this statement of yours that I have highlighted.

I think Jiang Hualong altered Beng Bu and the majority of Beng Bu forms do not descend from him.
I don't think that HK Taiji tang lang and 7 Star Beng Bu descend from him.
Furthermore, other teachers with connections to Jiang Hualong dont even have beng bu
Li KUnshan
Zhang Dekui
Wei Shaotang -Eight Step Mantis

Ilya Profitilov once presented a more compelling hypothesis based on his research:

Jiang Hualong altered Beng Bu himself and that altered version was passed down the lineage of Cui Shoushan, Wang Yushan, Song Zide.