Lu JunHai was born in Cangzhou on October 11, 1941. He began studying martial arts with his father at the age of six. His father was a strict teacher and Lu JunHai spent the first three years just perfecting his basic stances, punches, kicks and footwork (Tan Tui ). His flawless execution even to this day is undoubtedly the result of this earlier foundation.

He began performing at twelve years of age, in public and at martial arts tournaments. By the time he was eighteen years old he was the captain of the Shanghai Traditional Martial Arts Youth Team. He did not lose his passion for the martial arts even during the Cultural Revolution and was once voted one of Shanghai's top ten martial arts masters.