 In 1947, after the Communist takeover, he fled to Taiwan, became a congressman and opened up a martial arts school.Although he left his four wives and eight children in China when he fled Mao Zedong, Kuo wooed and married the 21-year-old sister of one of his students, Ein Simmone Kuo.Kuo was so confident of his fighting skills that in 1951 he issued a challenge to world boxing champion Joe Louis, to meet him for a fight.