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"right thought,right path,right action" Duncan Elliott School of Martial Arts History of Lau Gar Martial Art |
| Since Ordinary people could enter and leave the temple at will, and monks having completed their training would move to other temples, what was known as the Shao-lin Fist arts was widely spread over China. Differences in style depending on physical limitations, mental attitudes and strategy or tactics were wide spread. Lau Gar Kuen is derived from a form of boxing practiced at Kuei Ling Temple situated in Kong Sai Province in west China. It was learned from a monk on retreat from that temple by the master "Three Eyed Lau", a tiger hunter, whom we honour as founder of our style. The style subsequently became popular over a large part of South West China. Towards the end of the 1800's Master Yau's Grandfather (Yau Luk Sau) pictured here conceived the desire to learn Kung Fu. At the age of 13 he left Kowloon and travelled to Kong Sai Province where he trained under the MasterTang Hoi Ching. Nine years passed before he was given the right to teach independent of Master Tang. Master Yau's Grandfather subsequently met the Master Wan Goon Wing with whom he continued his studies for a further Six years, and whom he served as son until the latter's death. On his return to Kowloon Master Yau Luk Sau taught only his family and close friends before opening his club to the public. During this time Master Yau commenced his training at the age of Six. His training continued 4 hours a night 360 nights a year for 15 years. Master Yau brought the style to Britian in 1961 . |
 Yau Luk Sau  Master Yau |
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History of Kung Fu Martial Arts
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Many people are under the impression that Kung Fu originated with the Shaolin Temple, It did not. The Chinese Martial Arts were well developed before the Temple was built in the third century, moreover, the Chinese physician Hwa Tor was using exercises based on animal movements to improve the physical health of his patients well before that date. The temple did become a centre of development for the martial arts and remained so for more than a thousand years before it was dissolved by the Ching Dynasty in the Eighteenth Century. In the year 527 AD, a monk known as Dat Mo (Bodhidharma) arrived at the Shaolin Temple. It is believed that he found his Chinese disciples too weak, both physically and mentally, to practice the intensive meditation required by his path to enlightenment. To rectify this problem, Dat Mo devised exercises combining physical movement and breathing, thus strengthening the Body and Minds of his disciples, enabling them to pursue the spiritual path with more vigor. Since Dat Mo was himself of the warrior Caste (Ksatriva) it is possible some of the exercises were drawn from the Indian Martial tradition. |
 Shaolin Temple |
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