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White Crane Jow Gar -The Arts Within

Jow Gar fist Kung Fu

Jow Gar was founded by Jow Lung.
At the time of it's inception this particular style of Kung Fu was labelled as having the 'head of Hung and the Tail of Choy' and the patterns of tiger and leopard because the essential techniques used incorporated the mighty muscular movements of Hung Kuen and the swift footwork of Choy Gar Kung Fu.

This combination of Kung Fu styles make Jow Gar a very effective form of self-defence with the emphasis on simultaneous attack and defence.

History

During the early 1900's there were 5 brothers in the Jow family Jow Lung, Jow Hip, Jow Hoi, Jow Biu and Jow Tin, all were creative thinkers and together they contributed to the emergence of the system. The brothers were known throughout the Kwantung Province of southern China as 'The Five Tigers of Jow Gar' and were a dominant force for nearly 50 years.

Methods of Jow Gar

Jow Gar requires strong legs, which are developed through rigorous stance work, to perform 'iron broom' techniques (powerful leg sweeps) while powerful arm strikes/blocks are used to smash oncoming attacks before disabling the attacker with a barrage of rapid punching and clawing techniques.

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