GRAND MASTER

Master Da De Alex Dong is Dong Ying Jie's great-grandson. He is a fourth generation Master of the Dong family Tai Chi Chuan lineage. Alex started his formal training with his father, Grand Master Dong Zeng Chen at the age of five in Hebei Province, Ren County, the heart of martial arts in China. In 1983, at the age of twelve, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii where he continued studying with his father and also practiced with his grandfather, Grand Master Dong Hu Ling, who had a major influence on his training. From the age of 15, he assisted his father with teaching and helped with translation from Chinese to English during classes. In 1990 he started a class of his own in Hawaii, and has continued to teach ever since. In 2003, he relocated to New York City where he established his new school, the Alex Dong International Tai Chi Chuan Association. Genuine principles of Tai Chi Chuan are taught and through that teaching Master Dong dedicates his life to spreading and popularizing the art of Tai Chi Chuan. He is a devoted teacher who gives to his students the real meaning of Tai Chi. Infecting them with an enthusiasm to work harder and with greater confidence. He also underlines the role of improving both health and self-defense skills to keep the true meaning. Alex Dong leads seminars in North America, South America and Europe. He and his father Dong Zeng Chen are two of the few masters who get invited back to Asia to improve the skills of the Chinese and other Asian practitioners. Master Alex Dong currently lives and teaches in New York City.