Education
Lonsdale graduated from the University of Canterbury in 1980 with first-class honours.
Lonsdale graduated from the University of Canterbury in 1980 with first-class honours.
His adopted Chinese name, Dragon Tiger, is 龙飞虎 (Traditional Chinese: 龍飛虎. Pinyin: lóng fēi hǔ). Lonsdale created the Kungfu English learning system and is also the author of The Third Ear.
After graduation, he moved to China to study Mandarin Chinese at the Beijing Language and Culture University, and martial arts at the Beijing Sport University.
In 1984, Lonsdale moved to Hong Kong, where he learned Cantonese Chinese. His book, The Third Ear, is based on his personal experience of learning foreign languages and his training in psychology.
Lonsdale worked in public relations and environmental consulting before starting his own corporate advisory firm in 1994. The company, Chris Lonsdale and Associates Limited, (Simplified Chinese: 龙氏顾问行有限公司.
Traditional Chinese: 龍氏顧問行有限公司) provides leadership and business strategy coaching to senior executives and teams.
Lonsdale has worked with companies such as Coca-Cola, Yum! Brands, Justice of the Peace Morgan, American Institute of Architects and Standard Chartered bank.