Jow Ga differs from other Kung Fu styles as it has equal emphasis on utilising short range techniques as it does on longer range kicking and striking techniques.
In Jow Ga Kung Fu power is channelled at the moment of impact so that the energy force is unrestricted – soft, fluid, direct or circular, but hard just when required.
Jow Ga differs from other Kung Fu styles as it has equal emphasis on utilising short range techniques as it does on longer range kicking and striking techniques.
As you develop skill in Jow Ga you will become a complete, well-rounded martial artist.
Jow Ga is sometimes referred to as ‘Hung Tao Choy Mei’ – Head of Hung, Tail of Choy – because Jow Ga’s foundations include the Southern styles Choy Gar and Hung Gar combined with Northern Bei Shaolin.
As students and instructors enter the Kwoon we salute in respect of our founders: Jow Ga’s ancestors Si Jo Jow Biu, Dai SiGung Chan Man Cheung, Dai SiGung Chin Yuk Din and our beloved late Grandmaster Randy Sullivan Bennett.
The Five Tigers of Jow Ga
Jow Ga’s Five Tigers were the five Jow brothers of Sa-Fu village in Guangdong, Southern China who founded our Kung Fu system. The Five Tigers were Jow Lung, Jow Hip, Jow Biu, Jow Hoy and Jow Tin.
Jow Lung was the oldest of the Five Tigers and was assisted by his brothers. He passed away in 1919. Jow Biu was then primarily responsible for further developing and spreading Jow Ga Kung Fu’s system to the rest of Asia and consequently to the world.
Each of the Five Tigers had a slightly different repertoire and interpretation of the Jow Ga style, bringing his own skills and experience to bear. Thus the practices of each Tiger’s lineage or branch lines can be seen to vary. Australian Jow Ga Kung Fu’s lineage or branch line comes directly from the prolific Jow Tiger, Si Jo Jow Biu.
