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The history of the Eagle Claw system is 850 years old. Other systems of Chinese Kung Fu are centered around monks and Shaolin temple life.The Eagle Claw system was created during the Sung Dynasty by General Yui Feh(Ngok Fei in Cantonese). Yui Feh was well versed in several styles of kung fu and developed the eagle claw system after observing an eagle in battle. He noticed that the eagle knew when to attack and when to retreat. He was fascinated with the efficiency with which the eagle used its claws against its enemy.Yui Feh had the mind of a warrior.He knew that on the battlefield every soldier must have the skills to survive,even if he did not have his weapon. He insisted that his soldiers be trained in hand to hand fighting skills.Taking the movements of the eagle,Yui Feh developed kung fu fighting techniques that incorporated the attack and retreat movements of the eagle. Thus the Eagle Claw system was born. The system that Yui Feh developed consisted of 50 basic hand combinations,10 short set fighting combinations and the 108 two man hand technique set.He also developed grabbing and joint locking techniques that were based on the eagles claws.

The system was passed down from Yui Feh to the monk Li Quan. For several generations it was passed only from monk to monk.The monk Li Chan combined Eagle Claw with a Chinese form of gymnastics called fan-tzu.Li Chan passed this new form of kung-fu to Do Chao,a monk at a monastery in Hopei province. Northern Shaolin long range fighting skills and Shaolin weapons were later added.This combination of Eagle Claw, fan-tzu and Shaolin weapon techniques created the modern system of Eagle Claw that we have today. During the Ching Dynasty,the Eagle Claw system was passed down to Lau Si Chun and to the direct descendants of Lau Fat Mang. The chart of Eagle Claw lineage shown below is the true path of the Eagle Claw system.

LAU FAMILY EAGLE CLAW LINAGE

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