Chinese Kung Fu

The Yellow Emperor - Huang Ti believed to be a shaman and the originator of the first recorded Martial Art. So the marriage between Martial Art, Spirituality and Self-realization was born at the outset.

Martial Arts have been developing in China for over 4000 years. However some legends say it began when a stern Indian Monk, known as Bodhidharma (or Dot Mor) who came to the Shaolin Temple in 527 AD.

Hung Kuen is said to have been created by Hung Hi Guen, a rebel monk, trained at shaolin, and one of the few who survived when it was burnt down, who was on the run from the Manchurian regime.

The term 'Gung Fu', or 'Kung Fu' was created by Chinnese who migrated to California for the 1800's Gold Rush and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Seperately Kung means energy, and fu mean time. Kung Fu (or Gung Fu, in Cantonese) can be interpreted to mean 'Hard Work', 'task' or 'always learning'. So this phrase can also be applied to other skills such as music, and art. The more common terms in China are 'Wu Shu' meaning Martial Art, or 'Chunan Fa' meaning fist fighting. Sometimes the term Wu Kung is used which translates as Martial Kung Fu.