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KINDRED FIST - TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS
Kindred Fist Community
Kindred Fist is traditional martial arts taught with clarity, respect, and high standards. We train real structure, breath, and power through Lung Ying (龍形拳), Tai Chi, and Qi Gong—then connect it to practical application at the right intensity for each student. Whether you’re here for health, confidence, community, or combat skill, you’ll follow one method with a progression that meets you where you are—and challenges you to grow.
LEGACY OF THE DRAGON
Our Lung Ying Lineage
Forged in Survival, Refined by Masters Southern Dragon Fist Kung Fu (Lung Ying Kuen) is not a modern sport; it is a profound, battle-tested survival system. Originating from the historic Wha So Toy Temple in Southern China, the art is deeply rooted in the history of the Hakka people. Historically displaced and forced to defend their villages in tight, enclosed environments, the Hakka cultivated a martial art that required no wasted movement—focusing entirely on highly efficient, close-quarter combat.
The Vision of Great Grandmaster Lam Yiu Gwai The system, as we preserve it today, was formalized and brought to prominence in the late 1800s by the legendary Great Grandmaster Lam Yiu Gwai. By fusing his family’s ancestral Hakka martial arts with the esoteric internal teachings of the Shaolin monk Daai Yuk Sim Si, Great Grandmaster Lam created a devastatingly complete system. He cultivated an art that perfectly balances the yielding, elusive fluidity of the fabled Chinese Dragon with explosive, crushing shock-power.
The Essence of the Dragon Lung Ying Kuen does not rely on brute muscular force or high, flashy kicks. Instead, the art is defined by its dynamic, zig-zag footwork and the mastery of Mor Kiao (rubbing bridges). Practitioners condition their forearms to act as both iron shields and heavy hammers, utilizing the four core principles of power: Swallowing, Spitting, Floating, and Sinking. The Dragon yields to incoming force to uproot the opponent, only to strike back with the combined weight of the entire body.
Preserving the True Lineage (Lung Ying Zheng Zong) At Kindred Fist, Sifu Linton Alfred is strictly dedicated to the preservation of the authentic Southern Dragon Fist lineage. We teach the system exactly as it was intended to be taught—combining the destructive physical applications with the profound internal breath work (Hei Gung) and traditional martial morality (Wu De).
When you train with us, you are not merely learning how to fight. You are inheriting a centuries-old legacy of discipline, structural power, and honor.
The Curriculum
Choose Your Path
1. Southern Dragon Fist (External Track) Dive into the authentic, close-quarter combat of the Hakka lineage. Master explosive shock-power, traditional stance work, and the devastating bridge-hand (Mo Kiu) applications of Lung Ying Kuen. This is the path of structural power and unyielding offense.
2. Tai Chi (Internal Track) Cultivate your internal energy and find your center. This traditional moving meditation focuses on slow, flowing postures, profound stress relief, and holistic physical healing. It is the path of yielding, balance, and quiet resilience.
3. Qi Gong (Healing & Energy Track) Unify your mind, body, and breath. Rooted in ancient Chinese medicine, this system of coordinated movement and meditation builds deep internal vitality. It fortifies your health while serving as the hidden engine for advanced martial power.
4. Combat Principles & Self-Defense Learn to protect yourself with reality-based applications drawn directly from our battle-tested systems. We focus on structural superiority, tactile sensitivity, and devastating efficiency rather than brute force or high kicks.
How to Train With Us
Distance is no longer a barrier to authentic training.
We offer structured online courses, live interactive group classes, and highly personalized 1-on-1 private lessons to ensure your technique is strictly refined. Whether you are training in your living room or stepping into our physical community, you will receive the dedicated guidance required to master the art.
