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Master Wu was born in Taiwan, China in 1964. He loved Wushu and many other sports since a young age. During high school he was on the school's basketball and softball teams. He graduated from high school as a salutatorian. He came to the U.S. in 1983 to study Mechanical Engineering and in 1988, he graduated with honors from Northeastern University, with a BSME degree.

Master Wu's primary Kung Fu (Wushu), Tai Chi, and Qigong teachers are: Grandmaster Liang, Shou-Yu; Professor Wang, Ju-Rong; and Dr. Wu, Cheng-De.

In 1990, he competed in the United States National Chinese Martial Arts Competition where he was awarded the Grandchampion award in both Internal and External Styles. He competed in eight events in 1990 and was ranked first in every event he competed in.

Since then, he has focused his efforts on learning, teaching, and writing. In 1991, he founded The Way of the Dragon, Ltd. He then began teaching and writing full time, and traveling to other states and countries to offer seminars. Below are some of Wen-Ching Wu's accomplishments and appointments:

1993 - Published A Guide to Taijiquan book.
1994 - Published the Baguazhang book.
1995 - Published A Complete Tai Chi Chuan Workout Tape and Qi Permeating Technique Audio Tape
1997 - Awarded Master Level II Instructor by the International Wushu Sanshou Dao Association (I.W.S.D.).
1997 - Published the Qigong Empowerment book, Health Maintenance qigong video, Microcosmic Circulation Qigong video, and Nine Segment Buddhist Breathing Qigong video.
1998 - Awarded Gold Medals at the Fourth Shanghai International Wushu Festival/Competition.
1998 - Published Feel the Qi video, Tai Chi Beginning Workout Partner video, and Tai Chi Beginning book.
1998 - Selected to be included in the book, China's Contemporary Wushu Masters.
1999 - Appointed as a United States of America Wushu-Kung Fu Federation (USAWKF) Advisor.
1999 - Published Xiaoyaoshuai book.
2000 - Published Tai Chi Single Fan book.
2001 - Awarded Master Level III Instructor by the International Wushu Sanshou Dao Association (I.W.S.D.).
2001 - Appointed as Vice Chairman of the International Wushu Sanshou Dao Association.
2001 - Published Kung Fu Elements book.
1991-present - Served as a judge in U.S. National and International Wushu competitions.

Master Wu has been giving workshops in Internal Style, External Style, and Qigong throughout the U.S. and Europe. His workshops have been very well received by participants. He has also been featured many times on TV programs. To date, he has written and coauthored over 15 books and videos. Currently, he is working on several other books about Chinese martial arts and Qigong to be published by The Way of the Dragon Publishing in the near future.