1. Overview and Context Seeking the Master of Mo Pai: Adventures with John Chang (2006) is a controversial and captivating work of esoteric biography and travel journalism. Written by Jim McMillan, an American businessman and martial artist, the book documents his decade-long quest to find and train under John Chang, a Korean-born "energy master" of the Mo Pai (or Mo-Pai) internal martial art and spiritual tradition.
Mo Pai is a closed tradition. Chang refuses to teach publicly, write manuals, or accept money for instruction. McMillan struggles with this, wanting to share everything, but Chang insists that knowledge without proper energetic and moral preparation is dangerous—both to the student and to others. Seeking The Master Of Mo Pai Adventures With John Chang
McMillan, a successful real estate investor and martial arts practitioner in the United States, sees the Ring of Fire documentary. Fascinated and deeply skeptical, he resolves to find Chang. After years of dead ends, he traces Chang to Surabaya, Indonesia. His initial meeting is anti-climactic: Chang is a quiet, unassuming middle-aged man who runs a small Chinese medicine shop. Mo Pai is a closed tradition