Before I learned that the Hong Lung 18 Palms was a martial art grounded in Taoist philosophy (particularly the I-Ching), I had the impression that its genesis was perhaps somehow related to the Shaolin Temple. Maybe it's the simple, extreme yang character of the palms (which is consistent with the character of much of Shaolin's martial arts), but for some reason, Hong Lung 18 Palms has always felt like a lost Shaolin martial art (even though it definitely isn't). Has anyone else ever gotten that impression?