Zhōng Xuéchāo (钟学超), known internationally as Master Bing, is a fifteenth-generation Sānfēngpài (三丰派) master and the nephew of Grandmaster Zhōng Yúnlóng (钟云龙). His Daoist name is Shìháo (士浩). He is among the most thoroughly documented lineage holders of his generation and has been instrumental in bringing the Sānfēngpài tradition to the United States and the wider English-speaking world.

Training

Master Bing began his martial arts training at the age of six under his uncle, Grandmaster Zhōng Yúnlóng, on Wudang Mountain. After completing junior school, he entered full-time Wudang training in September 1992, apprenticing formally under the Grandmaster. Growing up within the tradition from childhood — rather than arriving as an adult student — gave him an immersion in the system that few practitioners of any generation can claim.

He trained comprehensively across the Eight Gates (三丰八门 Sānfēng Bā Mén): Tàijí (太极), Bāguà (八卦), Xíngyì (形意), Bājí (八极), Bāxiān (八仙), Xuánwǔ (玄武), and the Daoist health cultivation and internal practices transmitted through the lineage. His training was broad and deep, encompassing the full Sānfēngpài curriculum of empty-hand forms, weapons forms, Qìgōng, and Nèigōng.

Competition and Recognition

In September 1995, Master Bing was selected as one of the first members of the Wǔshù Exhibition Troupe of the Wudang Daoist Association. In March 1996, he began working as a coach at the Wudang Daoist Wǔshù Academy — the school his uncle had co-founded with Wáng Guāngdé (王光德) in 1989.

His competitive record includes first prize in the Traditional Wǔshù Contest at the First Wudang Wǔshù and Cultural Festival (October 1997) and the championship in the First Wudang Wǔshù Free-Sparring Contest for the 65-kilogram weight class (October 2000). In 2001, he represented Wudang at the first gathering of China's six major martial arts traditions — Shàolín, Wudang, Kōngtóng, Éméi, Huàshān, and Lama — in Nánjīng.

He was selected as team leader of the Wudang Gōngfu Troupe in September 1998 and was appointed director of the Wǔshù Association in Dānjiāngkǒu City, Húběi Province in January 2003. He performed for national leaders including Lǐ Lánqīng (李岚清) and Qiáo Shí (乔石), and was sent by the Wudang Daoist Association to give demonstrations and teach in Singapore (1996), Taiwan (1997, 2003), the United States (2002), and Macao (2002).

Move to the United States

In April 2006, Master Bing moved to the United States, settling in Southern California. He established the WudangDao Cultural Institute, through which he teaches the complete Sānfēngpài curriculum to American and international students.

His teaching activities include regular weekly classes, weekend seminars, teacher training programs, and Chinese calligraphy instruction. He conducts seminars across the US — including in the Boston area, Maryland, Minnesota, and California — and periodically travels internationally for master class events.

The WudangDao teacher training program requires applicants to demonstrate proficiency in the Wudang Tàijí 28 Form and Bāduànjǐn (八段锦) before acceptance — a practical standard that reflects the tradition's emphasis on demonstrated skill over theoretical knowledge.

Teaching in English

Master Bing teaches in fluent English — a proficiency developed through nearly two decades of living and teaching in the United States. His English-language instruction encompasses not only physical technique but also Daoist philosophy, calligraphy, and the cultural context of the arts. This makes him one of the most accessible Sānfēngpài lineage holders for English-speaking students, alongside Yuán Xiùgāng (袁修刚) and a small number of others.

Significance

Master Bing occupies a unique position in the Sānfēngpài: he is a family member of the Grandmaster, trained from childhood within the system, with a documented competition record, institutional roles on Wudang Mountain, and nearly two decades of continuous teaching in the English-speaking world. His lineage is corroborated by multiple independent sources including the WudangDao Cultural Institute, Shaolin Lomita (where he has conducted seminars), the Okanagan Valley Wudang lineage history, and the SoCal Tai Chi documentation of Wudang schools.