The Five Animals of 5 Animals Shaolin Kung Fu

The imitation of animals for martial practice has a long history. It might have started thousands of years ago with the imitation for health purposes that were later translated and bundled into Chi Kung or QiGong. The main style of Immortal Dragon Vancouver is the 5 Animals Shaolin Kung Fu which means it is a style that goes back to the Shaolin temple (Sil Lum) and is using mainly the five different animals. But what are these animals for and why are they so important? Animals represent different traits and characteristics a practitioner thrive to achieve in a certain style. As we will see later in this post, the different animals complement each other and through that create a whole martial artist.