* Formal = Unbroken formal lineage where the disciple was initiated via formal Confucian ceremony in ritual in the manner prescribed by the founder (informal lineage = a more casual teacher-student relationship)
Cheng Ting-hua
2nd Generation Formally Accepted Lineage Holder
Liu Bin (in red circle) Formally Accepted 3rd Generation Lineage Holder
Liu Xinghan Formally Accepted 4th Generation Lineage Holder
John Bracy Formally Accepted 5th Generation Lineage Disciple
John Bracy's Formally Accepted 6th Generation Lineage Disciples
Chris Gulbrandson Don Quach Zack Gelbaum Don Crone Tony Costa Kenneth Garrett Ryan Rundle
4th Generation lineage masters Liu Xinghan & Wang Wenguei
Some 5th and 6th generation lineage disciples (2nd from left, Jerry Lin, 6th generation disciple visiting from Beijing, China)
Informal Lineage **
**Broken Lineage or Not selected and initiated through formal ritual in the manner described by the Founder, Dong Hai-chuan/ A more casual teacher-student (as opposed to master-disciple) relationship
Cheng Ting-hua
Sun Lu-tang
Cheng Huai-sen
(Zheng Waisen)
Ho Shen-ting
John Bracy
Don Quach 6th Generation lineage ceremony in Beijing, China