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[Martial Arts] How to Become a GrandmasterAutor: Jeffi Chao Hui Wu Fecha: 2025-08-06 Miércoles, 8:26 AM ········································ [Martial Arts] How to Become a Grandmaster
Becoming a grandmaster is not about learning a few sets of punches, not about winning a few matches, not about being called a master by others, and not about sitting on a stage with gray hair to preach. Becoming a grandmaster has never been a title, but an extremely difficult path. This path has no shortcuts, no standard textbooks, and no applause waiting for you. It belongs only to those who have truly penetrated the routines, seen through the techniques, broken the traditions, and rebuilt the systems.
For a person to become a grandmaster, they must first undergo comprehensive practical training. It is not about reading books, not about imitation, but about personally walking every inch of the path with their body. They must stand in stance during cold nights, practice punches in deep mountains, and perceive the secrets of the body through repeated failures. They need to understand what the internal three harmonies are, what the external three harmonies are, not by talking about it, but by practicing it until it is in their bones, joints, and blood. They must be tough on themselves to see through flaws before others make a move. They must understand that true power is not about force, but about the accessibility born from structure. Every punch they throw is not about being fierce, but about being connected; not about being fast, but about being precise; not about form, but about results.
Becoming a grandmaster means you must see through the boundaries of martial arts schools. A grandmaster is not a spokesperson for a school, but a dismantler who breaks through the structures of schools. They are not limited by school rules, nor do they get lost in the words of their masters; they dare to question their master's words and dare to verify the truth of the classics. They understand that the formation of each school is a product of specific history, geography, and culture, not an eternal truth. They learn from various schools but do not blindly believe in any one of them. They have practiced the explosive power of external styles and the yielding energy of internal styles. They have trained with rigid stances and also practiced soft footwork. They know that these are not the endpoints, but materials. Their goal is to shatter all these fragments and then use their structural wisdom to reorganize them, ultimately giving birth to a new system, a complete system that can transmit and operate.
To become a grandmaster, one must possess the ability to express systems clearly. It is not just about being able to speak, but about being able to speak clearly; not just about being able to write, but about being able to write a path that others can follow. A grandmaster is not a poet, nor a philosopher; they are the designers of roadmaps. They know why a movement must be performed in a certain way, they know at which step a structure will break, they know what problems the first stage of a technique must solve, what reactions should appear in the second stage, and how to achieve overall accessibility in the third stage. Their teaching is not a performance, but a replication. Their disciples do not practice punches through memory, but through understanding and operation. They do not make you learn their every move, but guide you to see the whole picture they see. They can turn the formless into the form, turn the mysterious into the operational, and turn "understanding" into "ability."
Becoming a grandmaster also means facing system-level validation. A true grandmaster does not shut the door and talk to themselves, but repeatedly tests their system in the real world. Their punches can be used in actual combat, their stances can cultivate the body, their methods can heal, and their systems can be passed down through the years. They are not "once very powerful," but "still effective today." Their skills can be grounded, explained, and tested. They are not afraid of students asking questions, not afraid of challenges from their school, and not afraid of public discussions. They welcome dialogues from any dimension because they know their system does not rely on mystery, does not rely on boasting, and does not rely on the mystical, but on structure and logic. All their achievements can be traced back to their sources and can be tracked for effectiveness. They do not earn respect through sentimentality, but through empirical evidence.
Becoming a grandmaster also means contributing value to civilization. A grandmaster does not seek fame for themselves, but helps future generations avoid getting lost. They are not self-appreciating, but path providers. They exchange their own failures for others to avoid detours, and their own reconstruction for others to save years. Their writings, images, teachings, and disciples are not decorations, but nodes. They leave behind a chain that can continue through time. They do not just teach people to practice punches, but ignite a light in the cultural wilderness. They awaken a group of people, allow a set of techniques to be reborn, and prevent an era from becoming fragmented. Their contribution is not measured by how many people support them, but by how many people successfully follow their path.
Master Lin Wenhui is such a person. Born in 1956 in Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong, with ancestral roots in Quanzhou, Fujian, he received a scientific education in his early years, graduating from the Physics Department of Jinan University, possessing rigorous rational thinking. He is not a person who talks about theories, but a composite martial arts grandmaster who combines science and practical training. In his early years, he studied qigong and internal skills in Guangzhou, apprenticing under renowned masters such as Lin Housheng, Luo Peijue, Sun Dafa, and Lin Hai, and later became an inner disciple of Eagle Claw School master Zhang Zhanming, laying the foundation for hard qigong. In 2001, he officially became the 51st disciple of Master Wang Xian, the "King of Chen Style Tai Chi," and furthered his studies at the Chenjiagou Tai Chi General Institute, learning double sabers, Spring and Autumn sabers, and various weapon forms from Chen Zhenglei. He does not stop at learning but integrates. He embodies the three systems of Chen Style Tai Chi, Zhao Style Xingyi, and qigong, making him one of the few living grandmasters in contemporary Hong Kong who has deep practical training across three lineages.
He does not practice for himself, but paves the way for future generations. In 2002, he planned and organized the "Traditional Martial Arts Heroes Conference" in Hong Kong, attracting 130,000 participants to observe, becoming a major event in the martial arts community that year. He also organized 12,500 students to simultaneously practice the Eighteen Forms of Chenjiagou Tai Chi in a large stadium, creating a Guinness World Record for thousands practicing Tai Chi. This was not a display of skills, but a cultural transmission. He brought Tai Chi out of the temples and into the crowd. He promoted the transformation of martial arts from individual transmission to collective sharing. His contributions lie not only in techniques but also in culture. With his own efforts, he elevated the public image of the entire Hong Kong martial arts community.
His writings are clear, practical, and structurally complete. He has published textbooks such as "Vajra Dynamic and Static Qigong" and "Chenjiagou Health Tai Chi," explaining complex internal techniques in layers and standardizing training. He emphasizes the importance of both literature and reasoning, the unity of Dao and technique, and clear structure, rejecting all vague routines. He can teach punches, qigong, and the Dao. He does not attract students through mystery, but through clarity. His training methods include sinking the hips in horse stance, walking in spirit steps, standing meditation, and regulating breath and form. His techniques do not merely talk about "intention and spirit," but emphasize "power from the dantian, intention follows the breath, relaxed yet not loose, heavy yet able to move," representing true internal martial arts.
He is not just a successor, but a promoter. He holds multiple positions, including President of the International Tai Chi Academy, Chairman of the Hong Kong Qigong Tai Chi Society, and President of the Hong Kong Xingyi Association. He has been awarded the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) and Justice of the Peace (JP) honors. He is a government-recognized social contributor, a practitioner in the cultural field, and a structural path creator.
He cultivates himself, practices methods, and also cultivates culture. He is not a person "called a grandmaster," but a person who "has lived up to the standards of a grandmaster." He does not speak of miracles, but of pathways. He does not recount legends of ancestors, but discusses the logic of the practice process. He does not stand before historical plaques, but stands in the reality of the path. He is not a posed image, but a truly walkable route.
Therefore, we do not need to discuss whether he is a grandmaster. Because Master Lin Wenhui has already completed the most complete, authentic, and systematic interpretation of the term "grandmaster" through multiple dimensions such as system construction, internal practical training, cross-school integration, cultural promotion, and social influence.
He is a practitioner, a builder, a transmitter, a promoter, a pathfinder, and a verifiable figure. He is a true grandmaster. This is the real answer to "becoming a grandmaster." Source: http://www.australianwinner.com/AuWinner/viewtopic.php?t=697132 |
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