The history of Lung Ying Kung Fu is over 2000 years old and has been passed down unchanged through generations of monks, and students, through family trees and now to everybody who is dedicated to learning.
Originally, these ancient teachings were developed and practiced by Shaolin Monks. They recognised that all movement needed to be studied. They practiced these movements for health of body and mind.
Lung Ying Kung Fu is based on the movements of five animals: Tiger, Panther, Snake, Eagle and Dragon. The training comprises a lot of hard leg and arm exercises as well as conditioning of the body. These exercises are designed both to increase the physical strength of the body and to strengthen the flow of energy around it.
These training methods are the foundation and essence of the movements and techniques used in Lung Ying Kung Fu.
Lung Ying was only practiced in the Shaolin temples up until just over 100 years ago. At that point, a monk agreed to teach a layman the art of Lung Ying. That man’s name was 'Tiger' Lam Yiu Kwai and he was our great-great-great-grandmaster.
Lung Ying came to Ireland in 1980 when Sifu Nicholas Costello became the first Caucasian to learn Lung Ying. He then provided a purpose-built temple dedicated to the training of students in the art of Lung Ying Kung Fu.
The history of Lung Ying Kung Fu is over 2000 years old and has been passed down unchanged through generations of monks, and students, through family trees and now to everybody who is dedicated to learning.