Dragon Style Kung Fu

Dragon Style kung fu – Lung-ying kyun (龙形拳) in Cantonese (also spelled as “Long Ying/Loong Ying/Long Xing,” lit. Dragon Shape) – is a Chinese martial art from Guangdong province in southern China.

The history of this style can be reliably traced to Lam Yiu-gwai (林耀桂, 1874–1965), the founder of Dragon Style kung fu.

One of Lam Yiu-gwai’s top disciples was the late grandmaster Jang Gan (曾根, 1922–2011), nicknamed “The Father of Dragon Style Kung Fu in Foshan” (佛山龙形拳之父). He passed the art to several notable disciples, including the late grandmaster Paang Gong (彭江, ?–ca. 1995).

Maau-jai-san Dragon Style Kung Fu

Grandmaster Ho Wun-san (何焕新, b. 1947), known in Chinese martial arts circles as “Maau-jai-san” (矛仔新), studied under both grandmaster Jang Gan and grandmaster Paang Gong. The late grandmaster Jang Gan was also a master of Choi Lei Fat style (蔡李佛), which later influenced his Dragon Style. Grandmaster Ho Wun-san, who has many years of street fighting experience, refined the Dragon Style, making it slightly different from other Dragon Style Kung Fu schools.

Maau-jai-san Dragon style kung fu emphasizes explosive power (爆发力), aggressiveness (猛), flexibility (灵活), fighting in different ranges (long/middle/short), slide stepping (点步), swallowing/spitting/floating/sinking (吞吐浮沉), and quick advances and retreats.