Although he had practiced some taijiquan prior to 1990 thanks to his uncle's influence, he had never looked upon it as a career option. Like most people, he focused primarily upon academics. After graduation from junior high school, he tested into the electrical engineering department at the National Taipei Institute of Technology.
在九○年以前，雖然他也因為叔叔的關係，接觸過太極拳，但只是業餘運動，他和一般人一樣，國小、國中一路上去，畢業後選擇技職體系，考上台北工專機電科。