Wu Lianzhi, also named Honghe, was born on August 13, 1947. He was the second son of Wu Xiufeng, a seventh generation Bajiquan practitioner taught by the orthodox master of Bajiquan.

Wu Lianzhi began to teach students when he was eighteen. Several of the students acquired very high achievements. Liu Xiuping, Yang Jie, Chang Yugang, and Liu Lianjun won the gold and silver medals many times in national and international competitions.

Since 1982, Wu Lianzhi has received Wushu groups and Wushu fans from Japan, America, Korea, British, German, Hongkong and Taiwan. He was invited to give speeches in Japan, Korea, and Italy more than forty times. Now he is the Deputy Chairman of Wushu Association of Hebei Province, the Deputy Chairman of Cangzhou Wushu Association, the Guest Professor of Hebei Physical Education University, and National Senior Coach (Wushu Eighth Level).

Wu Lianzhi wrote a lot about the theory and technical study of Bajiquan. He published three books named "Bajiquan Founded by Wu Shi" in Japan, a book of "Chinese Traditional Wushu Serial Regulated Actions Bajiquan" in China, and more than 20 teaching discs in Chinese and Japanese. Also, he wrote many papers on Bajiquan¡¯s art, explaining it with theory. He is one of the most influential persons in the Wushu Circle.