Teachers in the West
Here is a list of teachers outside China who have permission from Shifu Wu Nanfang to teach Gulun Kung Fu.
Chen Geng
Chen Geng is the most experienced teacher of Gulun Kung Fu in the West, becoming a student of Shifu Wu Nanfang in 2007. He teaches from his base in Moscow.
He personally taught Shifu Shi Heng Yi when he visited China and remains good friends with this world-renowned master.
Achievements:
- 2009: Won first place in Shaolin Knife at the Martial Arts Gym-School Competition.
- 2010: Won the gold medal in Dahong Fist at the National Shaolin Fist Competition.
- 2014: Won one gold and one silver at the International Shaolin Martial Arts Festival.
- 2015: Won a gold medal at the National Shaolin Fist Competition.
Email: chengenshaolin@yandex.ru
Emilio Pacini
Emilio Pacini has studied Gulun Kung Fu with Master Wu Nanfang since 2010 and now teaches in Slovakia. After ten summers at the Academy, he understands the unique challenges Western students face—where we seek quick, rational understanding, kung fu demands patient bodily experience that may take years to comprehend.
His first week exemplified this perfectly: despite years of prior training, he spent seven days practicing static positions. Throughout his decade of study, Master Wu often refused to teach new forms, insisting instead on deeper practice. What seemed like punishment or secrecy was actually pointing to the art's essence.
The foundation is Zhuang Gong (standing practice)—the "water" that brings out the tea leaves (forms). Through this practice, students develop profound relaxation, learn to 'sink' their weight, and find their structural center, supporting themselves through skeletal alignment rather than muscle. These principles reveal themselves only through consistent, dedicated practice.
Michael Bryard
Michael Bryard's life changed when he met Master Wu Nanfang and joined his school in 2016. As a French student of Grand Master Wu Nanfang at the Gulun Quan Fa school (WuGulun ChanYuan), Michael never imagined he would one day teach. With the Master's agreement, he began spreading Wugulun Gongfu culture, first in Belgium and then more officially in France. His practice level allows him to transmit the postural foundations (Zhuan gong) and health exercises (Ba duan jin, Pangen).
In response to growing demands for stability, harmony, and peace in our unnatural modern world, Michael teaches mostly through private lessons or small groups. The art requires precise postural correction, so he only teaches in person to avoid mistakes and injuries. He travels to meet motivated students, seeking those with passion and commitment, as the Way requires time, patience, and gentleness. While he has a practice room in Brussels and teaches outdoors when weather permits, he currently operates without a website, welcoming students to Belgium or France through direct contact via the following:
WhatsApp:(french number) +33760917319
Ben Lucas
Ben, who is responsible for this website, lives by the Zen temple and is training intensively one-on-one with Shifu Wu Nanfang.
He has been immersing in Chinese martial arts since 2018 and after trying many art forms, he finally found what he was looking for in Gulun Kung Fu and Shifu Wu Nanfang. He immediately sensed: this is the essence of Shaolin Kung Fu.
He leads the online classes and can be found at benlucas.co.
With his background as a lawyer, he specialises in combining the teaching of martial arts with its application to the demands of modern living, helping students find the discipline to master every corner of their lives.
Email: ben@benlucas.co