 Dr. John Painter began training in the Chinese arts of taijiquan,
baguazhang, xingyiquan, acupressure, Chinese massotherapy, herbs, traditional weapons, and neigong in 1957 with Li, Long-dao
from the Emei mountain region of Sichuan Province. Dr. Painter holds a Ph.D. in naturopathic medicine from Sussex College
in England. He has been teaching Chinese internal martial arts and QiGong for over 30 years. He instructs baguazhang, xingyiquan,
qigong and Daoist courses at the Gompa Center in Arlington, Texas. He has been a bodyguard for numerous film and television
stars and has appeared in three full-length motion pictures as an actor. Dr. Painter has also been interviewed on national
television and magazines like Vogue and National Star, promoting the internal arts. His specialty is baguazhang, a Chinese
internal system. As a captain in the American Rangers Martial Law Enforcement Institute, Dr. Painter instructs law enforcement
officers throughout the United States in defensive tactics called PKC (TM) based on baguazhang and xingyiquan. Dr. Painter
was elected to the Inside Kung Fu Hall of Fame and was called "one of the most sought after Chinese martial arts seminar
instructors in America" by Black Belt magazine. After the September 11 tragedy, Dr. Painter became heavily involved with
developing special methods for the nation’s security law enforcement agencies and has been recommended to the FAA by
the US Marshals service as a trainer for the US Air Marshals programs. Doctor Painter is also a member of the board of advisors
for the American Society of Internal Arts.
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