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THE GOMPA CENTER
The Gompa is the home center for Li family internal martial and healing arts. The director is John P. Painter Ph.D. ND. John P. Painter is a life long student of Chinese internal martial arts, healing and philosophy. His main interests are Tibetan meditation from the Bon tradition, Baguazhang, Xingyiquan and Taijiquan from the Li family of Sichuan province.

Dr. Painter has been teaching Li family Chinese and Tibetan methods of mind, body, and spirit development for over 30+ years at The Gompa in Arlington Texas and in a network of satellite schools around the world.

Dr. Painter's PhD studies were in Naturopathic Medicine specializing in Tibetan and Chinese Traditional medicines, acupuncture, Chinese massage and herbology. He is also a Captain with the American Rangers Law Enforcement Training Institute teaching LEO trainers' defensive tactics ranging from hand to hand combat, edged weapons, handguns and automatic weapons.

You can learn more about John Painters work and life in the biography on our website www.thegompa.com

The Gompa offers local students weekly classes in Li family methods, there are also Bed and Breakfast intensive programs for out of town students training in the "old traditions" supported by modern scientific explanations of the bio-mechanics of internal and external power development.

Students can choose from a variety of courses including:

Li Family Taijiquan
Li Family Baguazhang
Bagua Qigong
Bagua Classical Weapons
Li Family Xingyiquan
Li Family Tibetan Snake Boxing (ground tactics)
Li Family Tibetan Blue Heron Boxing
Li Family Tibetan Yantra Yoga
Li Family Daoist Meditation and Qigong

More information on programs can be obtained by sending email to
Thegompa@aol.com

We will continue to post new video clips of the Gompa and the American Rangers activities so enjoy and stay tuned.