Laughing Dragon Kung Fu is a martial arts school in Charlottesville offering instruction in traditional Chinese martial arts for children and adults. The academy teaches southern Jow Ga kung fu, northern Shaolin Mizong kung fu, and Yang style tai chi, with a mission to combine practical self-defense skills with a total body workout while inspiring a lifelong love of Chinese martial arts. Training emphasizes confidence, fitness, coordination, balance, and personal excellence in a safe, non-competitive environment, and includes empty-hand techniques as well as classical Chinese weapons training. Laughing Dragon Kung Fu is formally affiliated with the Jow Ga Shaolin Institute.