Bertrand was born in the French region of the Pyrénées in  1954. In 1996, he settled down in Kunming with the aim of recovering his health. He initially practiced for 16 years the fundamental postures of taijiquan which allowed him to achieve one of his goals, dramatically reducing stiffness as well as myalgic pain.

In 2014, he was introduced to Master Chen and  went on to obtain the 3rd duanwei of Chinese Wushu under her instruction.

A former military sports instructor in France, he was also a semi-professional runner, coach and officer in the paratroop regiment.

Today, he is willing to share his experience gained over the last 25 years in internal martial arts that helped him find the way to heal both mind and body, therefore recovering his overall health.