Here are the names of the five monks who created the style, 周福、普红、普俊、普毅、广德. They are described as five monks from the Shaolin Si Bei Yuan (少林寺北院有五僧) during the Ming dynasty.
There was a fighter in who used the style in the mid Qing dynasty who became legendary for fighting defeating almost 100 people in Cangzhou consecutively in an open challenge.

Here's a link to a page with a little info.
http://www.shaolinsixuexiao.com/Aboutus/101.html