About Xu Baolin

The coach who used to review code now reviews stance

Xu Baolin (online name Quanma Xiaoge, “Boxing-Code Brother”) spent years as a software engineer before switching to full-time coaching. This page is the short, verifiable version — the Chinese page carries the full bio.

In short: Xu Baolin is a former software engineer who now coaches Jeet Kune Do and Dacheng Quan standing meditation (Zhan Zhuang), mainly to sedentary programmers, teaching with written per-phase records instead of lineage claims.

01 · The path

Three stages, told plainly

Stage 1 · Writing code

Years of full-time software work — deadline cycles, on-call nights, and the classic desk-body complaints: stiff neck, aching lower back, sore wrists. That period shaped both the problem he now works on and the way he explains things.

Stage 2 · Serious training

While still employed, he trained Jeet Kune Do and Dacheng Quan with a fixed weekly schedule and training logs. The habit of writing things down — baseline, adjustment, re-check — later became the backbone of his coaching.

Stage 3 · Full-time coaching

Now a full-time coach in Hangzhou, teaching 1-on-1 sessions, a 6-week online camp, and 90-minute corporate workshops. Students are mostly engineers and other sedentary knowledge workers.

On credentials: detailed lineage, certifications and verifiable records are collected on the partnerships page (Chinese) and are confirmed in a chat before anyone quotes them. This site deliberately avoids unverifiable claims.

02 · How he teaches

The engineer's habits, applied to martial arts

Baseline first

Rule: no plan before a baseline. Standing time, posture photos, and a short movement screen are recorded before week one.

Progress is compared against your own baseline, never against someone else's highlight reel.

Small checkable steps

Rule: every phase ends with a check you can feel or film.

Shoulders down for 3 minutes of standing; hands relaxed through 50 strikes; a fixed-camera comparison every two weeks in the online camp.

Plain language

Rule: if an instruction cannot be acted on, it is rewritten.

“Sink the qi” becomes “let the breath drop below the navel and keep the shoulders still — here is how to check.” No mystique required.

Scope discipline

Rule: training supports health; it does not treat disease.

Pain that persists means a doctor first. No medical advice is given, and no results are guaranteed — only records are.

03 · Boundaries

What he does not do

  • No. Guaranteed results or “master fixes everything” promises.
  • No. Diagnosing or treating injuries — see a doctor for that, then train within limits.
  • No. Advertising prices; quotes are given individually in a chat.
  • No. Publishing student faces or videos without written consent.
  • Yes. Referrals to other coaches when goals do not match what he teaches — see the partnerships page (Chinese).

FAQ

About-page questions

Why did a software engineer become a martial arts coach?
Because the two problems overlapped: his own desk body needed the training, and engineers kept asking him the same questions. The coaching method — baselines, small steps, written records — is what he would have wanted as a busy engineer.
What styles does he actually teach?
Two: Jeet Kune Do (stance, footwork, strikes, interception drills) and Dacheng Quan Zhan Zhuang (checked standing practice). The English summary is on the Systems page.
Can I verify his background before paying anything?
Yes — ask in the first chat. A free 30-minute first consultation exists precisely so you can judge before committing. The first session is about your goals, not his sales pitch.
Does he speak English in sessions?
Online written feedback and camp materials can be handled in English. For live spoken sessions, confirm language preferences in the first chat — most sessions run in Mandarin.

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