On Saturday, June 6th, TCMAF (Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Federation) hosted its 7th Annual Golden Dragon Awards Banquet in Los Angeles, bringing together 36 traditional kung fu and tai-ji instructors along with special guests for an evening celebrating the traditional Chinese martial arts community.

Special Guests

• Chester Chong, President, Los Angeles Chinese Chamber of Commerce
• Michael Matsuda, CEO, the Martial Arts Museum

2026 Award Recipients

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Curtis Wong, former publisher of Inside Kung Fu magazine (introduced by Michael Matsuda)
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Sifu Ed Torres, Five Family KF (Five Animals KF), a former student of Grandmaster Ark Yuey Wong
• Leadership Award: Sifu Sing May Chen, May’s Tai-ji
• Rising Star Award: Daniel Mah, Northern Shaolin stylist
• President’s Award: The Lohan School of Shaolin (Las Vegas, NV), led by Sifus Raul Baugh and Lance Brazil (Northern Shaolin & Tai-ji Mantis)

Instructors Pictured (Front to Back)
Lineup compiled by Sifu Ron Quan.

Front Line
Patricia Caballero (Tai-ji) · Frank Servillo (Five Family KF) · Daniel Wang (Beijing KF & Tai-ji) · Chester Chong (Chamber of Commerce) · Fenton Fong (FuJow Pai KF & Pres., TCMAF) · Sing May Chen (May’s Tai-ji) · Jason Tsou (Baji, Pek Kwar, BaGua) · Ken Hui (Northern Shaolin KF & lion-dance) · Benson Lee (Shum’s Ying Jow Pai KF) · Ron Quan (Tempt One ALS Foundation) · Pam Merrill (TCMAF Finance Mgr.) · Josh Murphy (Southern Mantis)

Middle Line
Orlando Ayala (Five Family KF) · Darrel Goodin (Mountain KF & Tai-ji) · Stuart Morales (L.A. Buck Sam Kong) · Pedro Caballero (South Bay Hung Ga) · Michael Matsuda (CEO, Martial Arts Museum) · Curtis Wong (former Publisher, Inside Kung Fu) · Fred Lee (Hung-Ga KF) · Tom Ford · Frank Tse (Buck Sam Kong Sil-lum Pai) · Kevin Leung (Buck Sam Kong Sil-lum Pai) · Manuel Marquez (Lomita Shaolin Temple) · Lance Brazil (Lohans of Shaolin, Las Vegas, NV) · Manuel Rodriguez (Southern Mantis)

Rear Line
Jonathan Wang (Beijing KF & Tai-ji) · Gordon Erquiza (Hawaii Branch, Buck Sam Kong) · Salvador Tabanico (Five Family KF & Lion-dance, Mexicali, Mexico) · Ed Torres (Five Family KF) · Robert Bibeau (Five Family KF, Albuquerque, NM) · Kurtis Fujita (Tiger Crane KF) · Kee Ling (Mi-tzung Lo Han KF) · Raul Baugh (Lohans of Shaolin, Las Vegas, NV) · Todd Takeuchi (Five Family KF, San Diego, CA) · Jeremy Hector (Lion’s Pride) · James Bennett (Blood, Sweat & Cinema Podcast)

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With Thanks to Our Sponsors

Gold Sponsors
Dragon Lion Gear · Five Family Kung Fu · Fong’s Kung Fu Foundation · Jason Tsou Kung Fu · Kong’s Siu Lum Pai Kung Fu Association · Lohan School of Shaolin · May’s Tai Chi · Northern Shaolin Kung Fu Association · Tempt One ALS Foundation

Silver Sponsors
Lion’s Pride Kung Fu · Mountain Institute for Kung Fu and Tai Chi · Shaolin Lomita · Southern Five Chinese Boxing Academy · Los Angeles Chinese Chamber of Commerce

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Our thanks to everyone who attended, and to the TCMAF board and banquet organizers for making this year’s event possible. TCMAF is grateful for the continued support of instructors and schools who keep traditional Chinese martial arts alive and thriving.