about us

We teach "Hung Gar" kung fu or "Hung Kuen" kung fu, which is one of the most popular systems in China and specifically in South China. It derives specifically from the Canton province of South China and it is the most popular from the 5 basic styles that are: 1. Hung Gar, 2. Fut Gar, 3. Choy Gar, 4. Li Gar and 5. Mok Gar. Hung Gar initially has its origin from the Shaolin monastery of Henan province in North CHina. During the Qing dynasty (1644 -1912) people suffered a lot from their rulership and the Shaolin temple helped, protected and trained the rebels that opposed Qing dynasty. That was the reason that the rulers send an army that destroyed and burn down the Shaolin monastery, killing most of the monks that lived there.

One monk named Gee Sin Sim See with 4 of his students managed to survive from the destruction. 2 of those students, named Hung Hei-gun and Luk Ah Choi, fled to the South and started teaching the authentic Shaolin kung fu they have learned in the temple. Our kung fu has its origins from Luk Ah Choi, which he taught Wong Kei Ying, which he later taught his son Wong Fei-hung the Shaolin martial art. Wong Fei-hung became one of the most famous martial arts teachers and healers in Canton province and he contribute a lot in the Hung Gar kung fu by also adding one form called Tit-Sin-Kuen (Iron Wire form).

One of the students of Wong Fei-hung was Dang Fong, which he was known as the 'Tiger of Sai Gwan'. After the 2nd word war, Dang Fong open a kung fu school to Hong Kong and invited one of his students named Ho Lap Tin to be his assistant. Ho Lap Tin was highly respected in Hong Kong and after his teacher, Dang Fong, passed away he continue to teach Hung Gar until the day of his death in 1996. One of Ho Lap Tin students was Cheung Shu Pui which he, after Ho Lap Tin's encouragement, established the first Hung Gar school outside of China, in USA, Philadelphia.

It was in this school that Iatrakis Antonis learned the art of Hung Gar kung fu. Iatrakis then, after his teacher's advise, he opened a kung fu school in Heraklion Crete in Greece, in 1983 and he was teaching kung fu there until the year 2000, which he asked one of his best students to take over the school for him and Iatrakis got back in USA. The student that took over the school is the current schools sifu, Kyriakakis Kostas, which until today he is teaching Hung Gar kung fu in Heraklion