The dragon in hung gar is used more for energy cultivation than anything else. The dragon movements do have fighting applications, but the intent for the posture is usually for cultivating chi.
Peace 
Tiger is not long range, it is used in close, as is much of Hung Ga,long arm does not mean long range.When you see the long arm, use the entire arm, or strike through the opponent. To use long range only allows your opponent room to avoid, or recover-which is stupid, you must be on him like white on rice, and stick like glue-hey-sticky rice! Dragon moves have many fighting applications within the forms, not simply a few and the rest for energy cultivation as you might believe; many of which grasp and pull the opponent into you for devastating joint breaking techniques utilizing the entire body to break the joints by twisting and turning.Don’t be limited by your gung-fu, be liberated by it.
“The dragon movements do have fighting applications, but the intent for the posture is usually for cultivating chi.”
I mean this statement in regards to LUNG YING intent, the moves of the lung ying (or variations thereof) can be found in other areas, along with many fighting applications. Now during the lung ying, the intent can change, which changes up a whole lot of things (element/animal correlations, faht structure, etc.)
Just wishing to clarify
Peace