Eagle Claw Kung Fu was founded around 1130AD by the great Chinese general Oak Fei.

He based his system on a framework of Northern Shoalin and the first three sets of Eagle Claw are very similar to Shoalin forms of the same name.

Some sources say that the style of Oak Fei was not Eagle Claw as we know it, but was a style called Elephant fist and the Eagle Claw hand techniques were added later.

In the late Ming dynasty, the Shaolin disciple Lai Chin added techniques from Faan Tze Quan (Continuous Attack Boxing) to the Eagle Claw system, creating the Faan Tze Ying Jow Pai (Continuous Attack Eagle Claw Fist) style that we see today.

Eagle Claw is a very deep system, with some very advanced principles.

The combination of Northern Shaolin and Faan Tze Quan created devastatingly powerful punching and kicking combinations.

While these lack the flow of pure Long Fist styles, they are less reliant on footwork.

A subtle shoulder rolling motion generates bone crunching power.

The Eagle Claw hand techniques are multipurpose.

They can be lethal choking and flesh tearing attacks or complex chin-na (seizing and locking) techniques.

Also dynamic Shuai Jiao (wrestling and throwing) techniques are also used.

All of the techniques in Eagle Claw Kung Fu place an emphasis on pressure point manipulation.

According to tradition, a master can manipulate these points to cause pain or even death.