An intangible cultural heritage and martial art, our club teaches traditional kung fu and lion dance.
Since 1974
Our Story
Capitalizing on the global kung fu craze of the 1970s, Sifus Yip of Dragon Style Kung Fu and Lee of Pak Mei 白眉 Kung Fu co-founded the Wah Tung Geen Sun Hok Yuen 華東健身學院 (Eastern Chinese Fitness School) in New York City's Manhattan Chinatown. Sifu Yip is the first instructor to teach traditional Dragon Style 龍形 Kung Fu publicly in the United States.
Our organization teaches traditional kung fu and lion dance. Since the opening of our Club, Sifu Yip has hosted training sessions with Dragon Style Kung Fu practitioners from Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom. He maintains close collaborations with Dragon Style practitioners in Australia, China, and Hong Kong.
With the lack of public content on Dragon Style, Mr. Yip produced two Dragon Style Kung Fu educational videos in collaboration with ESPY-TV Martial Art Videos. His Club has appeared in numerous public performances, including the 1982 Miss Universe and more recently, at the New York Stock Exchange for HSBC Bank USA. Our team was featured in Netflix's Iron Fist (Season 1, Episode 1) in 2016 and in Celebrate with Me: A Chinese New Year. In 2018, the New York City Council awarded a municipal proclamation to Mr. Yip at City Hall for his civic contributions to both journalism and Chinese martial arts.
Fifty Years of Resiliency
五十年彈性
50th Anniversary Publication
“Control one’s self, let others do what they will. Does not mean I am weak. Control your heart, obey the principles. Let others flaunt their prowess.
克己讓人非我弱。存心守道任他強。”
-Dragon Style Kung Fu motto
Sifu Yip and his students performing at the 1982 Miss Universe Pageant
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