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1. The birthplace of Kung Fu is Northern China some 1500 BC, with the main Shaolin Temple starting around 520 AD.
2. A Babylonian plaque, held in the British museum, depicts fighters using blocking and countering techniques and dates back over 5000 years.
3. Shaolin monastery on the Songshan mountain Honan Province.
4. Indian monk, Bodhidharma (Ta-Mo)- son of King Ugundha of India
5. Bodhidharma started 18 hands of Shaolin boxing, known as the 18 hands of Lo-Han.
6. In 1589 a monk named Kwok Yuen extended the 18 hands of Lo-Han to 72.
7. Kwok Yuen disguised as an old man wandered around the country searching for skilled Kung Fu teachers. On his return to temple, with new teachers they further extended the 72 hands of Lo-Han to 170.
8. A monk undergoing training at Shaolin, who was thought ready to leave, having mastered all the skills of Kung Fu, had to take a life or death test. This is similar to our Challengers and Keepers, which is now much safer.
9. Only proven Masters where allowed to leave the temple by the main, front entrance.
10. The only way a monk could become a Master was to take the test. If they passed all the obstacles and reached the side door then there would be an urn, which had to be moved to open the door.
11. The urn, as legend has it, was filled with smouldering coals. It had to be moved using both forearms, branding them with Dragons or Tigers. The branding showed that the monk was a true Master of Kung Fu, from the Shaolin temple.
12. The temple in Honan was not the only Shaolin temple in China. They’re where many temples in and around China, most of these had thriving Kung Fu schools.
13. In 1674 the Ching Emperor Ksing-Hsi destroyed and burnt the Shaolin temple, at Honan, to the ground. Legend has it that the emperor sent a huge army to fight just over 100 monks. Suffering many losses before they overthrow the temple and then only with the help of a disgraced monk who was banished from the temple.
14. Approximately 20 monks survived most of them were hunted down and killed. Only 5 monks who were Masters managed to escape. These are now known as the Five Ancients.
15. The 170 movements where sub divided in to 5 styles: Tiger, Dragon, Crane, Leopard and Snake.
2. A Babylonian plaque, held in the British museum, depicts fighters using blocking and countering techniques and dates back over 5000 years.
3. Shaolin monastery on the Songshan mountain Honan Province.
4. Indian monk, Bodhidharma (Ta-Mo)- son of King Ugundha of India
5. Bodhidharma started 18 hands of Shaolin boxing, known as the 18 hands of Lo-Han.
6. In 1589 a monk named Kwok Yuen extended the 18 hands of Lo-Han to 72.
7. Kwok Yuen disguised as an old man wandered around the country searching for skilled Kung Fu teachers. On his return to temple, with new teachers they further extended the 72 hands of Lo-Han to 170.
8. A monk undergoing training at Shaolin, who was thought ready to leave, having mastered all the skills of Kung Fu, had to take a life or death test. This is similar to our Challengers and Keepers, which is now much safer.
9. Only proven Masters where allowed to leave the temple by the main, front entrance.
10. The only way a monk could become a Master was to take the test. If they passed all the obstacles and reached the side door then there would be an urn, which had to be moved to open the door.
11. The urn, as legend has it, was filled with smouldering coals. It had to be moved using both forearms, branding them with Dragons or Tigers. The branding showed that the monk was a true Master of Kung Fu, from the Shaolin temple.
12. The temple in Honan was not the only Shaolin temple in China. They’re where many temples in and around China, most of these had thriving Kung Fu schools.
13. In 1674 the Ching Emperor Ksing-Hsi destroyed and burnt the Shaolin temple, at Honan, to the ground. Legend has it that the emperor sent a huge army to fight just over 100 monks. Suffering many losses before they overthrow the temple and then only with the help of a disgraced monk who was banished from the temple.
14. Approximately 20 monks survived most of them were hunted down and killed. Only 5 monks who were Masters managed to escape. These are now known as the Five Ancients.
15. The 170 movements where sub divided in to 5 styles: Tiger, Dragon, Crane, Leopard and Snake.
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