This is a fascinating history of Background Southern Shaolin Chinese Martial Arts as told to Sensei Bob Campbell by Sensei Bill Ng.
It was told that there were five monks who were the ancestors in the story of Southern Shaolin Chinese Martial Arts. These five monks have separately created five different and oldest Southern Kung-fu styles which are:
1) Bodhidharma Fist
2) Grand-Ancestor Fist (Tai Cho Kuen)
3) Arhat Monk Fist (Luohan Kuen)
4) Itinerant Monk Fist (Monkey Kuen)
5) White Crane Fist