During the reign of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), gung-fu was practiced in the Siu Lum (Shao Lin) monastery in southern China primarily as a form of physical exercise. With the usurpation …

The patriarch of the Sil Lum temple was an Indian monk, named Da Mo, and his teachings formed the basis of the Ch'an sect of Mahayana Buddhism, which the Japanese would later develop …

Hung Ga is one of the most popular kung fu systems to originate from Kwang Tung (Canton), China. It is one of the five family systems passed down from the teachings of the Siu Lum …

Born in 1895, Lum Dai Yong was a Daoist priest raised and educated in the Shaolin monastery where his father taught and resided. Although only small, he became an expert martial artist, …

Siu Lum (Shaolin) Monastery monks, at the request of the government, used their martial arts training to help fight threats to the Tang rulers. From that time, the rest of China knew that …

The Southern Praying Mantis System has a history of over 200 years and is credited to Som Dart. He was a monk at Jook Lum Gee (Bamboo Forest Temple) in the shadows of Lung Fu San …

The Kwong Sai Jook Lum (Bamboo Temple) Southern Praying Mantis system has a history of over 200 years, focuses on quick explosive skills (fast/fluid/flowing) and utilizes many …

After this incident, Jyu was a wanted man with a price on his head, so he fled to the Sil Lum temple, which was known for producing amazing Kung Fu fighters through extremely hard …

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According to oral traditions, the Kwong Sai Jook Lum (江西竹林) style traces its origins to the temple Jook Lum Gee (竹林寺) in Kwong Sai (江西) province. The monk, Som Dot (三達祖師), …