Well lets start by saying a good 90% of all martial artist has never gone and did research on there style. And when I say research I'm not talking about the internet or taking what there teacher says has the whole truth and nothing but the truth. IÂ’ve lived in china for 3 years speak it, lived the culture, and wanted to know why things are as they are. Even to the point of why the doors are red. Why certain weapons are black or brown. What is the symbolic reasoning for things? With that in mind let start with the temple:
The Hong Kong Tourist Association
Publishes an annual guide which lists the
Jook Lum Temple as an attraction.
From "Visitor's Choice" in the New Territories is the following listing:
Originally built in 1927, this Buddhist monastery, which means "Bamboo Forest Monastery" in Chinese, has been restored. Today, the stone structure houses three of the largest "Precious Buddha" statues in Hong Kong. Visitors can see the monastery by joining the H.K.T.A.'s "The Land Between Tour."
Now that is not the original Temple, it is the third one that was built and then destroyed. Although, the original Bamboo Forest Temple was located in the South China Province of Kiangsi, a branch Temple built in Hong Kong in 1927, is listed in the Official Hong Kong Guide as one of H.K.'s many tourist attractions.
Now if you spend 3 years in china and spend well over two hundred thousand dollars and do real research you will find the answer that was not told because of the temple was destroyed. Any of the artifacts or paper that was retrieved is now at the local museum. Any way if you look at the paper work and speak or read Chinese you still would have trouble understanding the writing because the writing is the old version that they used. so you make but bull**** accuses to higher a historian that can read old writing and pay them $400.00 American dollar to go over the stuff with them in the room, which by the way is 3,200 there money, And see the monk, priests, nuns, guest that was at the temple and who was ordained and pleased. And died from floods, poisons, infection, executions, ect.
Any way the manuscripts, (and there are 30 to 40 of them left) reads like this, and IÂ’ll give you the short version because the truth will be out soon on TV.
A nine year old Tibetan monk and yes I didnÂ’t believe what was read to me but back then things were different, yes a 9 year old monk came to Jiangxi province became a monk at the Jook Lum temple and was ordained Som Dot and helped cook. It says that he left back to Tibet, became a senior monk and was invited back to Kwongsai Province Mount Dragon Tiger by the Taoist pope Chang Tien Shih where he learned Tai Chi boxing and sword as well as the temples herbal medicine doctor. Until the age of 26 where after the beginning of the third stage of his Buddhist priest hood, he spent many years wandering as before returning and settling to MT. Dragon Tiger, where he served as a cook.
Then it say things like cook was picked on BLAH, Blah, Blah but what was so profound in the records it states that The Abbot asked where he suddenly have this kung fu which Som Dot said he noticed a bide trying unsuccessfully to devour a praying mantis, The mantis won, as you know the story, but Using the Shaolin martial arts theory Som Dot collecting 18 praying mantises and watching them for 3 years which then he incorporated the arts that he learned it is said that he new different arts, and states them. Showing heÂ’s knowledge I guess to what he learned, what ever!. As with customs back then there was a annually test of fighting ability. Basically he beat the top guy, the abbot asked how this was possible and he explained. It goes more in-depth but that is the just of it.
He became the abbot of the original Jook Lum Temple. Where he is buried which I have the photos and film. This is where he oventally settled and died. But know:
It is said that Som Dot accepted two disciples Lee Siem which was ordained Seim Yuan or (Buddha Lee), and Wong Do Yuen which was ordained Wong Long. FACT!!! It states that he was illiterate but diligent despicable. It states that they made the mountain, stages of training and told them to spread heÂ’s art by going down the mountain. Remind you they both did not know the whole art. Wong was the first to step off the mountain and it is he never returned, ect, ect. Lee taught Chu Bot Long which created CHU GAR, or CHOW GAR same thing.
If you what more details you will have to see the show or write to my and leave your number and Ill be happy to talk to you about it.
Oh yea one more interesting thing that was said Lee Siem was said to have fought an Shaolin Monk Fung Do Duk who was thrown off a cliff to his death by Lees three scissors and soft bridge tech.
Ps: you to can do the research donÂ’t be fooled by people just hearing other people say it you have to go look yourself, and I promise you will find the truth. DonÂ’t worry I to was shocked.
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