The Development of the Yellow Dragon system

 The Yellow Dragon Fist system has its basis in disciplines that have been developed in China over many thousands of years. The spiritual aspect of the system offers almost unlimited potential for learning. The development of the Yellow Dragon system began around the time of the Bruce Lee phenomenon which gave Master Wong the inspiration to take up a martial art, as he suffered from poor health and so wanted to be stronger and healthier.

In his early days Master Wong discovered that training solely in the external styles could be physically damaging. He was therefore constantly seeking to find the best system/teacher. By the time he left Hong Kong and came to England in 1978 he was already looking at the deeper side of martial arts, training in praying mantis and developing an interest in pak mei and wing chun. Over the next 15 years he would develop his knowledge and skills in many different disciplines, with the aim of ultimately combining them into one complete system.

Tai Chi Chuan

 Originally, Tai Chi was developed by monks in ancient China who became ill and weak from constantly sitting in contemplation and meditation. So they used a series of exercises to keep themselves strong and healthy. These exercises were developed into the art of freehand self defence that imitated the inter-relationship of man and animals with nature and the universe. Being peaceful monks, this art gave them the opportunity to deal with attackers without damaging them seriously or having to resort to using weapons. It was also ideal because it incorporated Taoist philosophy, psychology, physics and healing. The actual meaning of Tai Chi Chuan comes from "Tai" which can be translated as the Supreme,"Chi" translated as the Ultimate and "Chuan" translated as a Fist or Fighting art, which is truly "The Supreme Ultimate Fighting Art".

Taoist Chang San Feng is recognised as the original Master of Tai Chi Chuan (around 960-1126). He was initially a Master of "external style" martial arts and he incorporated a system of deep and controlled breathing with the shaolin techniques of "marrow washing" and "sinew changing" to develop the

internal style known as "Tai Chi chuan" There are six styles of Tai Chi (Chen, Yang, Wu, Sun, Fu and Hoa) in mainland China. The Yang style is the most famous, as taught by Yang Loo-sim to the aristocrats and ruling classes of the Ching dynasty. At this time Yang Loo-sim was known as the "invincible

Yang" after seeing off challenges from Kung Fu masters of many different styles. Tai Chi is as relevant today as when it was created, in fact probably more so with greater pollution and stress levels in everyday life.