According to oral traditions, the Kwong Sai Jook Lum () style traces its origins to the temple Jook Lum Gee (竹林寺; Bamboo Forest Temple), Wu Tai Shan () in Shanxi province and on Mt. Longhu () in Jiangxi () province. The monk Som Dot (), created this new martial art system in the late 18th to early 19th century. He passed the art on to Lee Kun Ching (), later known as Lee Siem See (); a name that can be translated as "Zen master Lee"). Lee Siem See would travel to Southern China and spread the art amongst the general population. In Guangdong, his student, Cheung Yiu Chung (), would later return with him to Kwong Sai (Jiangxi) Province to complete his training at Jook Lum Gee.