By the age of seven, he had become devoted to Lee Shu-wen as his master in practicing "pa chi Chuan" or eight-pole boxing and shooting, and continued in this school for the next 10 years.
七歲那年，他拜在李書文門下習武。李書文是當時馳名北方的武術家，他的「八極拳」和「六合丈八大槍」，尤其名震遐邇，國術界都尊稱他為「神槍李書文」。雲樵先生跟隨著李書文，朝夕相處，晝夜不息地習武，達十年之久。赴山東再拜名師