GordonbecameenamouredbyChinesecultureintheearly60sandstartedhis martialartstraininginthelaterendofthedecade.In1972,whileservinginthe RoyalAirForce,hebeganstudyingtheChanQuanShu(CQS-Artofthe MeditatingFist)system,whichhestillpracticestothisday.CQSincorporates qigong and meditation along with a range of internal martial arts.WhileintheRAF,GordonbecameafoundermemberandGeneralSecretaryof theRAFMartialArtsFederation,aposthehelduntilheretiredfrommilitary service in 1993. HestartedhisregularvisitstoChinainthe90sand,aftermeetingProfessor ZhangGuangde,GordonstartedtrainingwithhimattheBeijingUniversityof Physical Education (BUPE)—now rebranded as the Beijing Sports University.ThetraininggivenatBUPEwasin theDaoyinYangshengGong(DYG) systemandin1995hewascertified asaSeniorReferee(Judge)bythe DYGAssociationandtheChina Wushu Society.Itwasattheendofthe90s.Gordonwent throughtheRuShiDiZiceremonyatBUPEand became a lineage holder of DYG.Intheearly2000s,theBUPEurgedGordontogotoWudangmountainforhis further development.TherehebeganstudyingwithGrandmasterYouXuande,DaoistpriestandHead oftheXuanwuPaisystemofWudangBoxing.Hewasadoptedintotheclanasa 15thgenerationdiscipleandaftertheBaishiceremonyhewasgiventheWudang nameofYouLisu(nottobeconfusedwithhisBeijingnameofGaoDeng!). Wudangtaijiquan,baguazhang,xingyiquan,sword,andneigongpracticeshave very obvious Daoist influences.Also,duringthe90s,hehad,forashorttime,beenwiththeHealingTao systemofMasterMantakChiaandhadbeenoneofthedirectorsofthe European Healing Tao Teachers Association.Presently,GordonisamemberoftheTechnicalPaneloftheTaiChi&Qigong Union for Great Britain.
Gordon FaulknerGordonbecameenamouredbyChinesecultureintheearly60sandstartedhis martialartstraininginthelaterendofthedecade.In1972,whileservinginthe RoyalAirForce,hebeganstudyingtheChanQuanShu(CQS-Artofthe MeditatingFist)systemwhichhestillpracticestothisday.CQSincorporates qigong and meditation along with a range of internal martial arts.WhileintheRAF,GordonbecameafoundermemberandGeneralSecretaryof theRAFMartialArtsFederation,aposthehelduntilheretiredfrommilitary service in 1993. HestartedhisregularvisitstoChinainthe90sand,aftermeetingProfessor ZhangGuangdeGordon,startedtrainingwithhimattheBeijingUniversityof Physical Education (BUPE)—now rebranded as the Beijing Sports University.ThetraininggivenatBUPEwasinthe DaoyinYangshengGong(DYG)systemandin 1995hewascertifiedasaSeniorReferee (Judge)bytheDYGAssociationandtheChina Wushu Society.Itwasattheendofthe90s.Gordonwentthroughthe RuShiDiZiceremonyatBUPEandbecamealineage holder of DYG.Intheearly2000s,theBUPEurgedGordontogoto Wudang mountain for his further development.TherehebeganstudyingwithGrandmasterYouXuande, DaoistpriestandHeadoftheXuanwuPaisystemof WudangBoxing.Hewasadoptedmetheclanasa15th generationdiscipleandaftertheBaishiceremonyhewasgiventheWudang nameofYouLisu(nottobeconfusedwithhisBeijingnameofGaoDeng!). Wudangtaijiquan,baguazhang,xingyiquan,sword,andneigongpracticeshave very obvious Daoist influences.Also,duringthe90s,hehad,forashorttime,beenwiththeHealingTao systemofMasterMantakChiaandhadbeenoneofthedirectorsofthe European Healing Tao Teachers Association.Presently,GordonisamemberoftheTechnicalPaneloftheTaiChi&Qigong Union for Great Britain.Daoyin Scotland enquiries: Daoyin Scotland