Along with the Jing Wu Athletic Association (established in 1910), the academy played a crucial role in the transmission of traditional Chinese martial arts into the 20th century.
Many of the "Top 15" finishers went on to teach at the institute..[3] The Fifteen athletes in particular that distinguished themselves: Zhu Guofu (朱国福), Gu Ruzhang (顾 汝 章), Wang Yunpeng (王云鹏), Zhang Changyi (张长义), Ma Yufu (马裕甫), Dou Laigeng (窦 来 庚), Yang Shiwen (杨士文), Zhang Yingzhen(张英振), Yang Fawu (杨 法 武), Wang Chengzhang (王成章), Zhu Guozhen (朱国桢), Zhang Weitong (张维 通), Zhu Guolu (朱国禄), Ma Chengzhi (马成智), Hu Jiong (胡 炯) Within the time from when the Guoshu was founded and when it dissolved in Mainland China there were many Faculty and Instructors that passed through its doors.
The lucky ones left a line of students to carry on their teachings while others just faded away into obscurity due to the ravages of WWII, China's Civil War and the Cultural Revolution.
The original masters brought in to teach included Fu Zhensong, Wan Laisheng, Gu Ruzhang, and Li Jinglin.
The rules said, "...if death occurs as a result of boxing injuries and fights, the coffin with a body of the deceased will be sent home.
Combat: Empty Handed: yǐ jí sàn dǎ (kickboxing), shuāi jiāo (wrestling) le quán jī (western boxing) , rì běn pī cì shù (kendo) - Weapons: cháng bīng (long) , duǎn bīng (short) etc 。 The center relocated several times during World War II and returned to Nanjing in 1946.