Guo Xinmin (formerly known as Guo Xinmin), male, Han ethnicity, born in 1972, from Juancheng County, Heze, Shandong.He currently serves as the Principal of the Sanya Jingang Ligong Martial Arts School and a Director of Sanya Yanben Education Co., Ltd. He is a senior traditional martial arts educator in China, a direct inheritor of orthodox martial arts lineage, and a renowned international ambassador for martial arts cultural exchange. He has been deeply involved in traditional martial arts teaching, the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage techniques, and Sino-foreign martial arts cultural exchange for over thirty years.
I. Qualifications, Titles, and Lineage
Principal Guo Xinmin has a pure lineage and a clear pedigree. He holds multiple orthodox martial arts inheritance identities as well as national and international martial arts qualifications. He is one of the few all-around martial arts masters in China who integratesinternal energy, external styles, combat, teaching, refereeing, and researchinto one:
- The 24th generation orthodox inheritor of Chinese Traditional Jingang Ligong
- Vice Chairman of the Sanya Wushu Association
- Ninth-generation heir of Wu-style Open-gate Bajiquan
- (Shandong) Founder of Guo-style Wing Chun
- Sixth-dan in Chinese Wushu
- National Second-level Sanda Referee
- Senior Coach at the China International Qigong Wushu Academy
- First-level Coach and First-level Referee in Chinese Short Weapon (Bingdao)
- Director of the Diamond Power Research Association of the Henan Provincial Wushu Association
- President of the International Guo-style Wing Chun and Traditional Kung Fu Association of France
At the same time, Principal Guo Xinmin possessesa world-class, exclusive internal skill technique—breaking a stone slab on tofu, which can instantly break the stone slab while leaving the tofu underneath completely intact. He isthe first person in the world to master and publicly perform this high-level internal skill technique on a regular basis, fully demonstrating profound internal martial arts power and orthodox cultivation.
II. Lineage Heritage and Martial Arts System
Principal Guo Xinmin comes from a martial arts family, inheriting family martial arts from a young age. He has diligently practiced traditional martial arts for years, possessing a solid foundation, deep roots, and a calm temperament.Since late 1992, he formally and systematically began studying under masters of various orthodox martial arts schools, drawing on their strengths and achieving comprehensive integration. His martial arts lineage system is orthodox and thorough.
Its core lineage is clear and authoritative: studied underProfessor Yu Xianhua, a national-level inheritor of intangible cultural heritage in sports,systematically specializing in Jin Gang Li Gong, traditional internal energy cultivation methods, health preservation systems, and various traditional martial arts forms and weapons;studied under renowned domestic Baji Quan mastersWu Dawei and Li Junyi,mastering the complete system of Wu-style Kai Men Baji Quan; successively studied underZheng Weimin, Zhang Guangjie, Li Zhaohua, Li Hengchang, and Guo Weizhan.and other famous Wing Chun masters, deeply cultivating the authentic Wing Chun skills of Foshan Wing Chun, Guangzhou Wing Chun, and the Ip Man lineage.
With over thirty years of martial arts practice and research, Principal Guo Xinmin integrates the essence of Northern and Southern martial arts, combiningVajra Internal Skill, Baji Hard Power, and Wing Chun Ingenious Changesinto a unified core system. Combining modern practical combat techniques with the traditional Taoist health preservation system, he uniquely createdShandong Guo-style Wing ChunIt forms its own school, has a distinctive style, combines both offense and defense, and integrates health preservation with practical application.
III. Professional Areas of Expertise
Principal Guo Xinmin's martial arts system is comprehensive and complete, cultivating both internal and external aspects, excelling in both literary and martial arts. He is proficient in orthodox techniques, weapons, internal skills, and combat methods from multiple schools, with core expertise including:
Complete traditional martial arts routines, weapon techniques, and advanced combat systems including Jin Gang Li Gong grappling and striking techniques, Hunyuan internal power generation, practical combat, Sanda sparring, Chen-style Tai Chi weapons, Wu-style Bajiquan weapons, traditional Southern Fist, nunchaku, Wudong internal martial arts methods, and Chinese Miao Dao, featuring broad teaching coverage, orthodox martial arts systems, and profound combat foundations.
IV. Career History and Teaching Qualifications
Since the second half of 1993, Principal Guo Xinmin has been dedicated to teaching traditional martial arts, intangible cultural heritage internal power methods, martial arts research and development, and martial arts school management. He possesses over thirty years of frontline teaching, teacher training, and institutional management experience, with remarkable educational achievements and deep industry credentials.
- November 2007 – February 2026Served as Executive Vice Principal of Shandong Yantai Kunyu Mountain International Martial Arts School, comprehensively responsible for building the teaching and research system, training the teaching staff, cultivating martial arts talent, and managing daily school operations, accumulating mature experience in international martial arts education.
- March 2023 – October 2023Invited to serve at the Osaka Kung Fu School in Japan asSpecially Appointed Head Coach, teaching core courses such as Wing Chun, Tai Chi, Bajiquan, and internal qigong, and implementing systematic overseas martial arts instruction and the dissemination of Chinese martial arts culture.
V. Honors, Achievements, and Cultural Contributions
Over the years, Principal Guo Xinmin has been deeply engaged in martial arts, dedicated to educating others, and committed to Sino-foreign cultural exchange, winning numerous industry honors and making outstanding contributions to the inheritance and international promotion of China's intangible cultural heritage of traditional martial arts.
- 1999: Selected for the national officialChinese Martial Arts Performance Delegation, representing the country on an official martial arts cultural exchange visit to Algeria in Africa, facilitating people-to-people friendly exchanges and the export of national quintessence culture between China and foreign countries.
- 2021Awarded the honorary title of 'Yantai Top 100 Sunshine Martial Artists' by the industry authority.
Having taught for over thirty years, Principal Guo Xinmin has students all over the world, with disciples spread across Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America, Oceania, and otherover a hundred countries and regions globally.Many foreign disciples who have completed their studies have independently opened schools to teach, conduct classes, and pass on orthodox Chinese martial arts overseas. They continuously spread the intangible cultural heritage of martial arts culture to the world, convey Eastern health and wellness wisdom, and long-term assist in the inheritance and international development of China's traditional martial arts as intangible cultural heritage.