When Chou was in third grade, at age nine, his father took him out of school and out to find masters to teach him the art of Go. First he studied under Chen Chiu-lung of the Chiu-lung Go Academy, and later under renowned professional Go master Tai Chia-shen.
在父親的規劃下，9 歲那年，周俊勳小學 3 年級時，就不再去學校上課，跟著父親到處拜師學藝，一開始求教於秋龍棋苑的棋士陳秋龍，後來更拜知名職業棋士戴嘉伸為師。