Master McGuire has been training in martial arts for over forty years. He started when he settled into married life after his discharge from the armed services – U.S. Army Engineer.

He always had a love of the oriental cultures and arts. This he kept quiet in his youth due to family feelings because of painful memories WWII. When the time came, he started looking for a school in his area of Pennsylvania to train. He quickly realized that he was searching for a Chinese style. In his hometown of Scranton there were only two schools at that time! He went both to observe and possibly try a class. It quickly became evident that one Kung Fu school had an energy that was positive and fostered learning and friendships. 

This school taught Shaolin and Chang Chuan Kung Fu. Classes were well structured with all the elements needed and that he had searched for. He was while training, trying to learn the history of what he was learning. He was taught that this art came to him, through a couple different teachers – Earnie Rothrock and Brian Felter. They were a few generations below the head of the system - Dr. Daniel Kane Pa’i. He trained at this school for ten years.

In 1994 he went to The Grandmaster of the Gong Yuen Chuan Fa Family of Pai Lun Tao to test for his first higher level black. He was a good fit and learned quickly that the high quality of this family would be hard to find elsewhere. He committed to continue learning Pai Lum Tao from higher levels very close to the source. He has continued training in Pai Lum Tao Chinese Martial and Healing arts to this day! 

After advancing in rank to fourth higher level he started adding internal training to his list of subject matters. At this time, he became a direct student of Grandmaster Glenn C. Wilson who was a direct student/disciple of Great Grandmaster Daniel Kalimaahaae Kane Pa’i of the Pai Lum Tao arts. 

He would develop a special interest in the internal Chinese arts and studied diligently in the Tai Chi, Chi Kung and meditation disciplines of Pai Lum Tao. With many years of head work, study and leadership, he became the Director of ‘Quan Nien Pai Chi Kung’ teachings.

Throughout his years of training, mentoring others and demonstrating leadership he has also won some prestigious awards at the White Dragon International Conferences!

Some of them are:

2011 Outstanding Effort & Support

2020 Dragon Heart

2021 Dragon Heart

2022 Outstanding Support 

2023 Dragon Heart

2024 Continuous Support 

 

Master McGuire has traveled to Asia – Shaolin Temple, Ta Gou Institute and various training temples in China with his Pai Lum Tao family and found the history and philosophies he was looking for as a young man. This has helped him shape his life. Currently, he continues high level studies in Pai Lum Tao and is on a journey to earn his Professorship in the Asian Arts.  He taches Tai Chi, Chi Kung and Kung Fu at his training center in Scranton, Pennsylvania USA.