| abstract | - Li Gar Kao (Chinese: 李家教) belongs to the family of the Hakka Kuen (Chinese: 客家拳) and formed an important style within Southern Chinese Martial Arts (Chinese: 南派武术；pinyin: Nan Pai Wu Shu). It is popular within Meizhou County (Chinese: 梅州市) and Chaozhou County (Chinese: 潮州) of Guangdong province (Chinese: 广东省) in China. Li Gar Kao (Chinese: 李家教) was one of the famous Five Kuen Thirteen Gar (Chinese: 五拳十三家) of the Guangdong Southern Martial Art (Chinese: 广东南拳) of China. During the late Qing Dynasty (Chinese: 晚清), there are eignteen schools of martial arts in Guangdong province (Chinese: 广东省) recognized as the most famous and influence during the period. So the industry's professions name and group these schools of teaching as Five Kuen Thirteen Gar. The content of Five Kuen Thirteen Gar are as below: Five Kuen (Chinese: 五拳) are (1)Hung Gar Kuen (Chinese: 洪家拳) (2) Lau Gar Kuen (Chinese: 刘家拳) (3) Choy Gar Kuen (Chinese: 蔡家拳) (4) Li Gar Kuen (Chinese: 李家拳) and (5) Mok Gar Kuen (Chinese: 莫家拳). Thirteen Gar (Chinese: 十三家) are (1) Long Yeng Kuen (Chinese: 龙形拳; pinyin: Long Xing Quan; literally "Dragon Style"), (2)Hup Gar Kuen (Chinese: 侠家拳; pinyin: Xia Jia Quan), (3)Bak Mei (Chinese: 白眉; pinyin: Bái Méi; literally "White Eyebrows"), (4)Nam Kee Kuen (Chinese: 南枝拳; pinyin: nan zhi quan), (5)Loo Gar Kuen (Chinese: 儒家拳; pinyin: Ru Jia Quan), (6)Tiu Gar Kao (Chinese: 刁家教; pinyin: Diao Jia Jiao), (7)Chu Gar Kao (Chinese: 朱家教; pinyin: Zhu Jia Jiao), (8)Ngok Gar Kao (Chinese: 岳家教; pinyin: Yue Jia Jiao), (9)Li Gar Kao (Chinese: 李家教; pinyin: Li Jia Jiao)， (10)Lau Gar Kao (Chinese: 刘家教; pinyin: Liu Jia Jiao), (11)Koon Loon Kuen (Chinese: 昆仑拳; pinyin: Kun Lun Quan), (12)Lin Sao Kuen (Chinese: 练手拳; pinyin: Lian Shou Quan) and (13)Lin Bo Kuen (Chinese: 练步拳; pinyin: Lian Bu Quan). Hakka Kuen (Chinese: 客家拳) occupied nine of the eighteen schools of teaching, Hakka Kuen was one of the most influence martial art teaching during that period. Hakka Kuen (Chinese: 客家拳) Li Gar Kao (Chinese: 李家教) was first introduced by Great Master Li Tieniu (Chinese: 李铁牛), Tieniu in Chinese means iron Ox, because he was fit and strong, so peoples named him as 'Iron Ox', his real name was Li Shufeng (Chinese: 李书凤). He was from Meizhou County (Chinese: 梅州市), Wuhua County (Chinese: 五华县), Shuizhai Village (Chinese: 水寨村). He has been to Zhejiang Province (Chinese: 浙江省) to do business and studied martial art from a Shaolin Monk. The name of the Shaolin monk was known as Great Master Mian Chang (Chinese: 缅常长老).
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