Chart listing on the net for the Guo Shu She
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RAF
Again, lots of variation in skills, levels, and flavors in the umbrella called Wu Tan and I believe that Wolfen is correct regarding the "mission" of the Wu Tan Developmental Center founded by Liu. I think it may have been part of a Guomindang Government project but not sure.
Yes, Liu Yun Qiao and his colleagues taught the Presidential Bodyguards and the Secret Service so they got Government support in setting up the Guo Shu She (國術社) for the national preservation of martial arts in Taiwan.
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The Island is divided up into 7-9 districts with a family system traditional teacher for each one. They set up an office in the student Activities Buildings of the institutions of higher learning (Universities and Technical schools) . So it helps to have a permanent place (office) for organizational continuity. Each center has a coach/teacher and all coaches for a district are under a specific teacher The programs at the unis and tech schools are a basic four year introduction to both internal and external arts as well as preserving Miao Dao, a traditional Taiwanese Art. The students can continue on with their teachers in various ways post graduate, while in post-graduate programs or after military service and some become disciples or "real" students. The students identify by the generational family number at the year of joining. The conformity of the system in each wave joining at the same time make the numbering system convenient.
Chart listing on the net for the Guo Shu She of the Teachers and Schools
http://www.geocities.ws/Colosseum/Bl...2630/club2.htm
Another version:
http://www.wutan.tw/layer1/organize.htm#taiwan
The curriculums for those school programs can be easily found on the net by cross-indexing a search and more is on youtube now.