The History of Wei Tuo Qi Gong
Wei Tuo Qi Gong originated at the Southern Shaolin Temple on Jiu Lian Mountain in the southern province of Fu Jian during the 17th Century. The full name is “Shaolin Wei Tuo Jin Gang Hu Fa Men”. Master Tong Jui is said to have started Wei Tuo Qi Gong in the later part of the Ming Dynasty.
When the Qing Dynasty began in the late 17th Century, many Han Chinese were rebellious. The Han Chinese wanted to be ruled by Han Chinese, not by foreigners. The Qing were Manchurians.
Master Tong Jue was a leader of a small rebel force in southern China. Because the monks Shaolin temple were hiding rebels and were rebels themselves, the Qing ordered the burning of the Southern Shaolin Temple in Fu Jian Province. Therefore, the second heir of Wei Tuo Qi Gong, Master, Fang Si Yu and his students moved to Lu Fu Mountain in the northern part of Guandong Province. From then the tradition was past down from master to master in secrecy. Wei Tuo Qi Gong was a secret form until the 10th Heir of the Lineage, GrandGrandmaster Si Tu taught it publicly. The designated 11th Heir of the Lineage is Master Jonathan Snowiss who is now teaching at the Wei Tuo Academy.