Ji Jike, also known as Ji Longfeng , lived at the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasties (1600's). He was born and lived at Zhufeng of Pudong (today's Village Zuncun in Yongji County, Shanxi Province). He began his classical studies when he was seven years old, and Wushu training at 13. After sitting for the imperial examination, he passed with honors, which earned him a position as a court official in Shanxi. He was disillusioned in this position because of the corruption he encountered, and was eventually forced out of office.
After leaving, he decided to travel throughout China to refine his martial arts. Some books suggest that he spent more than 10 years in the Shaolin temple to study Shaolin Wushu, and that he later taught in the region. During this time, he was suspected of being involved in the anti-Qing movements.Legend suggests that Ji Jike went to the Zhongnan (Jong Nan) Mountains to visit teachers having a profound knowledge and that he received the boxing manual of King Wumu (Yue Fei) entitled "The Bible of Six Harmony Quan". This cannot be confirmed, but Yueh Fei represented a respected and legendary figure whose spirit was well admired at that time and could be used as a symbol for Jike's anti Qing activities.
According to the "Ji Clan Chronicles" (Ji Shi Jiapu), Ji Longfeng's spear skill was extraordinary and he was known as "Divine Spear" (Shen Qiang). From those manuals and using spear principles, he taught a new style of fighting in Henan. He is recorded as stating "I have protected myself in violent times with my spear. Now that we are in a time of "peace" and our weapons have all been destroyed, if I am unarmed and meet the unexpected, how shall I defend myself?" In answer to his own question, Ji Longfeng reportedly created a style of unarmed combat based on his expertise with the spear. He referred to his art as "Liu He", the Six Harmonies. His students include Ji Longfeng, Cao Jiwu from Hebei province and Ma Xueli, a Luoyang resident, from Henan Province.
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