Chinese Martial Arts, Self-defense, kickboxing in San Francisco, San Mateo, Concord CA, Middletown C Instructors are positive and helpful as well as skilled.
Tat Wong Kung Fu Academy and Kickboxing, headquartered in San Francisco, San Mateo, Concord California and Middletown Connecticut USA, has been providing Martial Arts classes to people of all ages, nationalities, and athletic abilities since Grand Master Tat-Mau Wong first came to the USA in 1983. Students learn traditional Kung Fu forms, skills, sparring, throwing, defense against attackers, and
have the extra option to compete and perform in Martial Arts tournaments including forms and/or kickboxing and san shou/full contact style competitions - worldwide. Tat Wong Kung Fu Academy offers courses in training for everyone: For those who want to enhance their health and fitness and train efficiently a couple of times a week, to those who want more involvement with martial arts as a sport and adding competition and performance. The fitness benefits are great with this full body work out that tones every muscle and engages the mind. For Children the classes are creative, fun, and confidence building, where young students gain coordination that can improve other activities, school, and sports. For teens and adults the classes are dynamic, interesting, and rewarding as students gain coordination and confidence with all the agile and effective Kung Fu moves. All students become more coordinated, confident, and in shape as they improve mentally and physically in their Kung Fu journey. If you’ve never taken martial arts before – don’t worry our Instructors will help you get started with a step by step curriculum that helps all students learn and progress. If you’ve taken Karate, Taekwondo, Kenpo, or kickboxing, you will find that Kung Fu enhances and deepens your knowledge, refining it while you learn about the relaxed power and speed that Chinese martial arts is famous for. Whether you’re watching Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Jet Li, or Grand Master Tat-Mau Wong and his Instructors and top students, you’ll see that Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu combines all the elements of martial arts to create a fantastic work-out for exercise, self-defense and fun! Grand Master Tat-Mau Wong, Master Jeff Chow, Master Susan Farrar of the USA, Master DePaula of Sao Paulo, Sifu Peter Barbosa, Sifu Felipe Godoy, Sifu Maritza Gray, Sifu Mike Lee and Sifu David Law, Sifu Ka-Yan Wong, Sifu Daniel Ostrow of the USA, Sifu Jose Balestrini and Sifu Rodrigo Seixas of Brazil, and Sifu Carlos Collao of Chile, and all the Instructors from the Tat Wong Kung Fu International family of schools from the USA to Brazil, Chile and Argentina, continue to support this mission to help all people benefit from the training in Choy Lay Fu Kung Fu, Self Defense, Kickboxing, and the traditions of the Chinese Martial Arts.
03/12/2026
Takes a lot of practice and coordination for Parade Day...thanks Master Godoy for your great choreo - yet again! Thanks to SF TWKFA/Sifu Keen Wong & team, One Tribe Martial Arts Academy/Sifu Lee / Sifu Neher & team & Five Animals Kung Fu Academy/Sifu Hom / Sifu Cardenas. What a team!
03/09/2026
More Parade Highlights! Sifu Keen, Lee Reeves, Dr. Lily Tan, and Logan Chew & Mae Wong with Musicians in Truck - all amazing as our Lion Team this year! ABC7 highlighted too. Great time!
03/09/2026
Parade FUN...with TWKFA SF, SM, Affiliates One Tribe Martial Arts Academy and Five Animals Kung Fu Academy on 3/7/26 in San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade! Thanks students for your best efforts, Master Godoy for great choreo! Sifu Keen, Mae, Sijeh Dianna, Sijeh Lily and Logan and Lee for leading our newest lion dancers - warding off evil spirits & bringing good luck 🎊
11/18/2025
More TiamChi 2025 Highlights: Congratulations goes to our amazing long-time Black Belts: Sijehs Stephanie Lowe, Norene DePenaloza, and Arlene Escueta for competing in Santiago. Winning Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in the advanced divisions they each had a blast competing and making new friends with fellow competitors from Chile and Brazil. These SF TWKFA super athletes make us so proud and help inspire many others.
11/13/2025
Congratulations to our newest Black Belts from San Francisco and San Mateo TWKFA and One Tribe MA affiliate school. Great job and thanks One Tribe Martial Arts Academy for hosting the event.
11/13/2025
TiamChi 2025 Tournament Highlights - One Tribe Martial Arts Academy Black Belt Marina Jajeh took the Sanda kickboxing challenge in Santiago this summer. From Marina: “Overall my experience was great! I ended up getting silver in my fight. Being able to go fight in another country was a bucket list item that I had wanted to do for a really long time! I enjoyed getting to know everyone a little more from our Bay Area schools that came along too! Definitely would recommend everyone try this at least once! Great job to all the competitors and thanks to all the instructors who helped make this possible!” Thank You! Marina
11/12/2025
Sifu Keen-Yan Wong wins his first amateur MMA FIGHT at the Scrapyard in WA State; formerly a part of the "Streetbeefs fight circuit," hosting monthly full-contact amateur events in various sport-rulesets. This was their Halloween event.
The fights are outdoors in the PNW so you never know what/who you might get :) The Scrapyard also has 1 million subscribers, so check out Keen's current & future fights to support the collaboration!
Keen's MMA debut at the Scrapyard:
Feral Masked fighter shows up...
Dancing Lion vs ZorpionWelcome to the SCRAPYARDThe Scrapyard holds Monthly fights in our location of Gig Harbor Washington, sign up on facebook. Sign up, sho...
11/07/2025
Happy Birthday Grand Master Wong!
10/29/2025
TiamChi 2025 Highlights- Congrats Euan Belleza - One Tribe Martial Arts Academy (TWKFI affiliate)
From Euan: “My time in Chile was truly unforgettable. Cheering on my teammates during their divisions and fights was a highlight, and their dedication throughout training inspired me. The chance to connect with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures was eye-opening, and I learned so much from our conversations, despite the challenges of long travel days. Lastly, Observing and learning about different martial arts styles expanded my understanding of the sport and gave me new perspectives that fueled my passion for the sport. I also learned so much about traveling independently without my parents, and I'm incredibly grateful for their trust in me. I would like to thank my One Tribe family for supporting me since day 1. Lastly, a special thanks to SF Team, especially Channon, for taking such great care of me throughout the trip.”-Euan
Results:
Girls Hand Form - Advanced - GOLD
Girls Long Weapon - Adv - GOLD
Girls Short Weapon - Adv - GOLD
Girls Flexible Weapon - Adv – GOLD
Grand Champion – Total points across 4 divisions
10/27/2025
TiamChi 2025 Highlights- Congrats to Dominic Ho - One Tribe Martial Arts Academy (TWKFI affiliate) From Dominic & his family:
"We want to thank Fo Lung Men for welcoming us with open arms & organizing this spectacular international tournament. It was a rewarding experience and one that we will never forget.
Thank you to TWKFA SF and SM and OTMA for prepping Dominic and believing in him. The USA team that was put together had pure drive, determination, focus, in addition to layers of support all around; this boosted each competitor. Honestly, the dream team.
And thank you for letting little Chastine be part of the opening demo! She’s always a bit hesitant competing, so allowing her time to be a part of the demo helped her feel included."
Results: Boys Sanda-45-50kg SILVER, Juvenile Boys Hand Form-Advanced SILVER, Juvenile Boys Long Weapons-Advanced BRONZE,
Juvenile Boys Short Weapons-Advanced BRONZE, Juvenile Boys Flexible Weapons-Advanced GOLD
GRAND CHAMPION: total points scored across 5 divisions
09/21/2025
More TiamChi Highlights-Edward Wai-Poi, silver medalist, from OTMA One Tribe Martial Arts Academy had a great experience: "To me, the Tiamchi Tournament was a gathering of people from all over the world who love Kung Fu and want to show their skills. I had so much fun cheering on new and old friends. I enjoyed going to Chile and meeting so many friendly people. This was my first International tournament and I was proud to represent my country and Kungfu schools. Tiamchi was an incredible experience and I'm happy to have been a part of it."
-Edward
09/21/2025
More TiamChi Highlights-Congrats Meg Bauman of SF TWKFA: won Gold in adults forms-novice! Here's from Meg: "Competing in my first international kung fu competition in Chile was one of the top experiences of my life. I was nervous about forgetting my form, but thanks to the incredible coaching and unwavering support from my instructors, friends, and family, I stepped onto the mat feeling ready and excited. It inspired me and reminded me of my inner strength, passion, and love for travel. The experience also gave me the chance to connect more deeply with my TWKFA family, strengthening my sense of belonging and community. Excited for many more to come!