GordonbecameenamouredbyChinesecultureintheearly60sandstartedhis 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.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.Hewasadoptedmetheclanasa 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.
GordonbecameenamouredbyChinesecultureintheearly60s andstartedhismartialartstraininginthelaterendofthe decade.In1972,whileservingintheRoyalAirForce,hebegan studyingtheChanQuanShu(CQS-ArtoftheMeditatingFist) systemwhichhestillpracticestothisday.CQSincorporates qigongandmeditationalongwitharangeofinternalmartial arts.WhileintheRAF,GordonbecameafoundermemberandGeneral SecretaryoftheRAFMartialArtsFederation,apostheheld until he retired from military service in 1993. HestartedhisregularvisitstoChinainthe90sand,after meetingProfessorZhangGuangdeGordon,startedtrainingwith himattheBeijingUniversityofPhysicalEducation(BUPE)—now rebranded as the Beijing Sports University.ThetraininggivenatBUPE wasintheDaoyin YangshengGong(DYG) systemandin1995hewas certifiedasaSeniorReferee (Judge)bytheDYG AssociationandtheChina Wushu Society.Itwasattheendofthe90s.Gordon wentthroughtheRuShiDiZi ceremonyatBUPEandbecamea lineage holder of DYG.Intheearly2000s,theBUPEurgedGordontogotoWudang mountain for his further development.TherehebeganstudyingwithGrandmasterYouXuande,Daoist priestandHeadoftheXuanwuPaisystemofWudangBoxing.He wasadoptedmetheclanasa15thgenerationdiscipleandafter theBaishiceremonyhewasgiventheWudangnameofYouLisu (nottobeconfusedwithhisBeijingnameofGaoDeng!). Wudangtaijiquan,baguazhang,xingyiquan,sword,andneigong practices have very obvious Daoist influences.Also,duringthe90s,hehad,forashorttime,beenwiththe HealingTaosystemofMasterMantakChiaandhadbeenoneof the directors of the European Healing Tao Teachers Association.Presently,GordonisamemberoftheTechnicalPaneloftheTai Chi & Qigong Union for Great Britain.