Lung Ch’uan Fa/Dragon’s Fist Martial Arts
Spring Session Sash Testing June 2025 Instructor Cadre
Kung Fu Lung Ch’uan Fa (Dragon’s Fist Way) is a system of martial arts rooted in Shaolin and White Dragon Kung Fu as well as Yang Style Tai Chi Ch’uan. New students of Lung Ch’uan Fa Kung Fu are taught basic self-defense and physical exercise training. The basic curriculum includes empty hand form sets, long and short fist punching and footwork techniques, stepping drills, and short- and long-range kicking techniques. Training self-reliance and independence is fostered while progressing from White Sash through Brown Sash, at which point the student is then teamed with other Black Sash candidates to undergo a rigorous 1–2-year Warrior-Scholar program to culminate with Black Sash testing. The advanced curriculum includes short range dragon fist techniques, evasive and counter attacking strategies, trapping skills, joint locking, kuiai jiaou and tai chi ch’uan throwing techniques. Classical weapons, including the long staff, short sticks, broadsword/shield, straight sword, and spear, among some other eclectic weapons, are taught during the basic and advanced curriculum. – See “Kung Fu” Classes page for more curriculum information.
After reaching the green sash level, students may engage in sparring matches with body protection for application of technique as training for both continuous sparring and basic self-defense applications. In addition, training is offered for more advanced and motivated students for full-contact Lei Tai platform fighting who strive for more vigorous combative training. Further, ground fighting as well as specialty classes and challenge courses (Warrior weekends) are offered to supplement the group martial arts classes.
Tai Chi New students of the Yang Style Tai Chi Ch’uan classes (Hsu Fun Yuen lineage) focus on basic health-oriented Qigong and Tai Chi postures with gradual emphasis on following and learning the 64 movement Empty Hand form. As the student gradually entertains independent practice and can demonstrate alignment principles and progresses to training self-reliance, the straight sword is introduced. Gradually, the student also learns the broadsword, staff/spear, fan sets, and 2-person staff/spear set are available. Push hands curriculum includes single/double stationary exercises, then progressing to TaLu and moving step exercises, and the 2-man Tai Chi combat set is added. In addition, training is offered for full-contact Lei Tai platform fighting for more motivated students who strive for more vigorous combative training. Specialty classes and challenge courses are offered to supplement the group classes. – See upcoming “Tai Chi & Qi Gong” Classes page for more curriculum information.
Kung Fu and Tai Chi and MMA students and parents,
Registration for the 2025 Summer session will be open soon.
As a reminder, students should continue to wear their uniforms and sashes to class and bring all weapons to class. Any questions or concerns, please ask.
See schedules under classes page for either Kung Fu or Tai Chi.