Our Teachers
Grandmaster Kuo Lien Ying
One of the most distinguished and revered martial artists of the twentieth century. Kuo Lien Ying brought the rare and powerful Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi to the United States in the early 1960s. Visit Kuo Lien Ying's page on Wikipedia for more information on the teacher who brought the rare and powerful Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi Chuan to the United States!
Shao Lin Chuan, Nei Gung
Our kungfu brother, Randy Fung, has created a "Virtual Portsmouth Square" website, for all of the direct Kuo students to share their photos, videos, bios and memories of this magical period in our lives. Please visit this website Virtual Portsmouth Square to find out more about our teacher Kuo Lien Ying and the devoted community he built.
Bing Gong
Bing Gong, our honored teacher and cherished friend, truly embodies Tai Chi Chuan principles: yielding, effective, and quietly powerful. His work to heal the planet, through demonstrating at WTO meetings, and educational outreach on Peak Oil and Post-Carbon, is inspirational. Listen to his West Marin Matters radio program Post Carbon online.
Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi Chuan, Shao Lin Chuan, Spear, Tai Chi Broad Sword, Tai Chi Double-Edge Sword, Tai Chi Staff, Hsing Yi, I Chuan, Nei Gung and Qigong
Angela Wu
Dr. Angela C. Wu is a licensed acupuncturist (L.Ac.) and a certified doctor of oriental medicine (O.M.D.) with more than 30 years experience in acupuncture, herbology, and other Chinese healing arts. Before focusing on fertility, she co-founded the HIV/AIDS and Chinese Medicine Annual Conference in 1993 and earned recognition for her work with HIV/AIDs patients. Dr. Wu founded San Francisco State University's Chinese Healing Studies program in 1981 and served on the faculty until 2002.
Six Healing Sounds, Inner Smile, Iron Shirt Qigong
George Xu Guo Ming
One of the top practitioners of Chinese internal arts to come to the West.
Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan, Lan Shou Shao Lin
Dr. Xie Pei Qi
The 4th generation lineage holder of Yin Style Baguazhang.
Yin Style Bagua Eight Storing Chi and Developing Sensitivity Exercises, Needleless Medicine, Luo Han Patting
Master Zhu Hui
The lineage holder of Primordial Qigong in a line that goes back to Zhang Sanfeng himself. Master Zhu, recognizing Donald’s talents and respect for the form told Donald he had his permission to teach all of the forms he had learned from him and encouraged him to pass on these profound arts.
Primordial Qigong, Lotus Qigong, Wisdom Patting (Twist & Pat Spinal Qigong)
Rubbo Art of Energy is offering, for the first time, a Primordial Qigong Instructor Program. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn from one of the very few American students authorized by Master Zhu Hui, the lineage holder for Primordial Qigong, to teach this profound system. This is the first Instructor Certification in Primordial Qigong ever offered by Donald Rubbo, and it has been several years since he has taught the full system to his students.
Bruce Kumar Frantzis
Martial and internal arts teacher and author.
Bagua Zhang, Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan, Qigong Tui Na, Spinal Qigong, Marriage of Heaven and Earth, Dragon Tiger, Bend the Bow Shoot the Arrow
Master Yang Yuan Jing
One of the highest level qi emission masters in China.
Healing Hands Qigong, Medical Qigong
Various tantric teachers in the highest level of Vajra Buddhism
Buddhist Meditation and Mind Training Techniques from Tantric masters.
Gelupa:
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama: Grace Cathedral, teaching on Reconciling Differences, 1991.
Kagyu:
His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa: received lung for Guru Rinpoche and Chenrezig mantras. Received teachings on Cultivating Compassion.
The 12th Kenting Tai Situpa Rinpoche: Dzambala (Jambhala), Vajrapani, Hayagriva, Garuda empowerments.
Khenpo Tsultrim: Heart Sutra teachings and songs.
Thrangu Rinpoche: Chakrasambara empowerment, teaching on Mahamudra.
Ponlop Rinpoche: teaching on Mahamudra.
Mingyur Rinpoche: Red Chenrezig, Vajrakilaya and White Mahakala empowerments.
Kagyu-Nyingma:
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche: White Amitayus Drubchen and empowerment, a personal teaching on Atisha on the "A Bodhisattva's Garland of Gems".
Sakya:
Sakya Trizen: White Mahakala empowerment.
Shangpa-Kagyu:
Empowerments: Chenrezig, Six-Arm Mahakala, Bernachen, White Mahakala, Tara, White Tara, Red Manjushri, Guru Rinpoche, Eight Heruka, Vajrayogini, Vaishravana, Ngondro and Vajrasattva. Many teachings on the profound path.
Donald and Cheryl Lynne Rubbo, and their students, were honored to perform Shao Lin Chuan, Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi Chuan, Shao Lin Sword and Staff for His Eminence Kalu Rinpoche Yangsi, at a large public ceremony celebrating his first visit to Northern California in 1995, in San Francisco, CA.