The history of Dragon style has historically been transmitted orally rather than by text, so its origins will probably never be known in their entirety. Modern Dragon style's history can be reliably traced back to the monk Tai Yuk Sim See who was the abbot of Wa Sau Toi (White Hair) temple on Mount Luofu. No reliable records of the style's origin prior to that exist, though there is much speculation regarding the subject. Dragon style has roots in Hakka Kuen, a combination of the local styles of the Hakka heartland in inland eastern Guangdong with the style that the monk Gee Sim Sim See taught in Guangdong and the neighboring province of Fujian in the 1700s.[1] North of the Dongjiang in the northwest of Bóluó (博羅) County in the prefecture of Huizhou in Guangdong Province is the sacred mountain Luófúshān. Luófúshān is the site of many temples, including Wa Sau Toi where, c. 1900, a Chan (Zen) master named Tai Yuk taught Dragon style to Lam Yiu-Kwai, who in turn passed the art on to the many students of his schools in Guangzhou. Lam Yiu-Kwai and Cheung Lai-Chuen(Bak Mei ) were good friends from their youth in the Dongjiang region of Huizhou, longtime training partners and later cousins by marriage. Lam and Cheung would open several schools together, and Dragon style and Cheung's style of Bak Mei share many similarities. Methods and Philosophy Dragon kung fu is essentially an internal, qi (pronounced chi) cultivating method, but initial training is far more like a hard, external style than a delicate, reptilian approach. In learning the moves, the student will strike hard, block hard and stomp into each position, with the idea of learning the proper place to be once each movement is complete. Eventually, the method of transmitting power is retained, and the physically strengthened body is able to make transitions in a fluid explosive manner. The techniques and forms are non-theatrical, with no unnecassary movements. Instruction includes the foundation or basics of stance,footwork,handwork,waist movement,breath and power generation as well as forms,two person drilling,fighting applications,weapons,Chan(zen) meditation and Chinese Medicine.
The forms that constitute this system are divided by complexity into three categories, and are enumerated below:
- Level 1
- Sup Luk Dung
- Saam Tung Gor Kiu
- Mang Foo Tiu Cheong
- Daan Bin
- Daan Doe Putt Mah
- Say Mun Choi
- Ying Jow
- Sui Kiu
- Bo Bo Toi *
- Level 2
- Moh Kiu
- Duk Say Lam Lai
- Fah Git
- Larp Ng Ying
- Sup Ji
- Mang Foo Ha San*
- Level 3
- Joy Yau Lin Wan*
- Mui Fah
- Mui Fah Chut Lo*
Weapons include Staff (Hakka Tiu) Long staff (Duk Say Gwun)Hoe,Bench,Butterfy swords,Bench ect...
