Grandmaster Foo

Grandmaster Foo has made very significant contributions to the art of Qigong. He is renown in China for being one of the first masters to spread Qigong to large numbers - originally starting the Qigong wave back in the late 1970's.

He has stood the tests of the time and proven himself - having taught over 2 million students Qigong and Enlightenment. He became so popular that numerous Chinese government officials, clergy, and international clientele including President Deng Xiaoping received his Chinese Medical and Qigong healing services.

He left China to live in the United States in 1995. He began spreading Qigong to many Western cultures. His story is an inspiring journey into the depths of Internal Energy Cultivation & Spiritual Self Realization.

He was born into a Chinese Buddhist family that has a long and uninterrupted line of traditional Chinese medical practitioners. His Grandfather adhered to a family tradition beginning his instruction at age 6.

By age 9 he was already skilled in Martial Arts and became a dedicated student of Luo Xingwu – the Eminent Chinese Martial Arts Master. He paid for his lessons by cleaning the master’s house and preparing his meals. He acquired great discipline and mastered many arts including many Shaolin styles. He went on to reach very high levels in Martial Arts. However, this was only the beginning of his journey.

By the time he was 12 years old, he was already practicing acupuncture and herbal medicine under his grandfather's watchful eyes. To this day, he is considered the Father of Modern Medical Qigong in China since he was the first to disseminate it to large numbers of medical professionals.

Due to his success in the Martial Arts and Chinese Medical Healing Sciences, Master Foo was chosen to undergo a training with Ju Zan who was The Supreme Abbot of All Chinese Buddhism at the time. He was also the 12th Lineage Holder of the Emei Linji Zen Qigong sect. When Master Foo first set eyes on him - he recognized the remarkable monk from his dreams, which foretold of their meeting.

He began studying with Ju Zan and abandoned his other pursuits - going into seclusion. His Emei Linji system was for warrior monks studying Buddhism and advanced internal strengthening arts. Master Foo underwent an intense selection process for one year and was determined the best pupil for taking the responsibility of being the future Grandmaster of the lineage. Grandmaster Foo was the only layman (non-monk) asked to stay and receive the complete transmission, which took 8 years.

During this time, Master Foo was mostly in seclusion. Grandmaster Ju Zan transmitted the complete knowledge of The Emei Linji Zong Traditional Life Science and Arts System of Zen Qigong and Healing. After eight years of intensive training, he passed on his title of lineage head to Master Foo - making him the 13th Grandmaster.

It was shortly before Ju Zan's passing that he received training in Dharma methods exclusively transmitted from one Lineage holder to the next. He was told to share his knowledge with the world to alleviate human suffering.

Grandmaster Foo emerged from seclusion in 1979 and began teaching the Emei Medical Qigong techniques throughout China. Grandmaster Foo taught the first external energy-transmission healing workshop to big groups of medical doctors.

Grandmaster Foo would teach outdoors in the Beijing winters wearing a t-shirt and sandals. He earned respect from all the doctors and students. Most people always expected this extraordinary Qigong Master to be an old, old man. He set many new paradigms in China that previously were not known - such as the Qi emitting lectures which drew great crowds.

In the 1980's he was giving Qi Emitting lectures to small crowds of 5000 and large crowds of 100,000 packed inside football stadiums to receive the healing Qi/ Energy he would emit.

In 1995, he brought a treasure chest of Qigong, Tai Chi, and healing knowledge to the United States that most had never seen.

Grandmaster Foo has since taught Qigong and Tai Chi to thousands of Americans. Yet, he feels the real essence of Qigong is more than vital energy cultivation and obtaining special abilities. He feels that cultivating virtue and attaining enlightenment bring the true fruits of happiness & empowerment into the human experience.”

It was through the combination of Karen’s family, friends and Grandmaster Foo that Emei Acupuncture Healing became a reality. Our name Emei is a direct result of him and the lineage.