Golden Lion Martial Arts Academy
Golden Lion Martial Arts Academy - Albany, 1031 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
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Golden Lion Martial Arts Academy offers kung fu and tai chi classes with beginner friendly instruction. The program includes activities such as hands competition, Double Broadsword competition, individual push hands, and fixed step push hands. No experience is needed to start classes, only energy and a smile.
Tai Sifu David Dong is the chief instructor of Golden Lion Martial Arts Academy and is a disciple student of Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong, who is president of the Choy Li Fut - Tai Chi Plum Blossom International Federation. Sifu Dong has been in the Plum Blossom system for over twenty-five years and is a sixth-generation practitioner of both Choy Li Fut and Yang Tai Chi Chuan. He has successfully competed in dozens of local, national, and international tournaments and has been featured in Inside Kung Fu and Masters magazines. Among 2,600 competitors at the 1st World Wushu Competition in Zhengzhou, China, Sifu Dong was awarded a gold medal for the hands competition and a silver medal for the Double Broadsword competition. In 2006, at the 1st World Cup Tai Chi Chuan Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, he was awarded 2nd place in individual push hands and 4th place Grand Champion division for fixed step push hands. Golden Lion Martial Arts Academy is a member of the Plum Blossom International Federation, and a team of more than 70 students from the Plum Blossom Federation competed at the 1st World Cup Tai Chi Chuan Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.
Last updated March 19, 2026.
Tai Sifu David Dong is the chief instructor of Golden Lion Martial Arts Academy and is a disciple student of Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong, who is president of the Choy Li Fut - Tai Chi Plum Blossom International Federation. Sifu Dong has been in the Plum Blossom system for over twenty-five years and is a sixth-generation practitioner of both Choy Li Fut and Yang Tai Chi Chuan. He has successfully competed in dozens of local, national, and international tournaments and has been featured in Inside Kung Fu and Masters magazines. Among 2,600 competitors at the 1st World Wushu Competition in Zhengzhou, China, Sifu Dong was awarded a gold medal for the hands competition and a silver medal for the Double Broadsword competition. In 2006, at the 1st World Cup Tai Chi Chuan Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, he was awarded 2nd place in individual push hands and 4th place Grand Champion division for fixed step push hands. Golden Lion Martial Arts Academy is a member of the Plum Blossom International Federation, and a team of more than 70 students from the Plum Blossom Federation competed at the 1st World Cup Tai Chi Chuan Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.
Last updated March 19, 2026.
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