Choy lay fut kung fu style is based on a strong horse stance sei ping mah and is characterized by coordination and fluidity of movements with legs and arms used to attack the opponent eg. Choy li fut forms list plum blossom international federation. Since the 1980s, grand master chen yong fa has opened the treasures of the chan family system to the outside world. In order to equip readers with a deeper understanding of the basic techniques of choy lay fut kung fu, the author sets up an extraordinary learning shortcut. Rob putman practitioner of choy lay fut kung fu ive always felt that the greatest lesson ive learned as a shmkf student, as your student, is that what we do in class what i relate as the concepts in the article, the kung fu can be successfully applied to every area of my life. In 1977 a young george michielsen started training in kung fu under famous masters vince and dave lacey in perth western australia. Choy li fut, also spelled choy lay fut and choy lee fut or cai li fo is a chinese martial art and wushu style, founded in 1836 by chan heung. The reason that the choy li fut system has so many kung fu forms is because chan heung, the founder of the system, learned from three highly skilled shaolin masters.
The first form of wooden man was used in the shaolin temple of ancient china, where legend has it that in order to graduate from the temple, a disciple had to fight his way out through a complex maze of 108 dif. The destiny has decided that the last hour for the good has arrived, because the yellow devil seized the original manuscript where cheng heung wrote the art of the choy lee fut. Choy lay fut is one of the most widely practiced styles of kung fu in the world, and one of the arts rising stars is plantation, floridabased john wai. Each one of his teachers had many traditional forms and chan heung himself developed many training and fighting forms from his own experience and years of training. Choy li fut and yang tai chi chuan as handed down by grandmaster doc fai wong and traditional wing chun taught by grandmaster william cheung. Choy lay fut kung fu download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Choy lay fut includes the use of joint locking known as chin na as well as take downs and ground defense. Mak fai washington kung fu club students learn choy lay fut for health, fitness, and selfdefense. Mostly footwork is in a cross pattern unless you know more of the advanced bagua forms. Head instructor santanu rahman has trained in the martial arts for over 30 years and has been teaching for over 20.
It talks about the lineage and history which i find fascinating. Like the earlier form, rotations in this form refer to sequences of choy li fut stance, punching and kicking movements. White lions of shaolin kungfu school choy li fut tai. To grasp the essence of this kung fu, one must have deeper research, hard training and comprehension of this art. The monkey form is based on movements of the monkey and often includes monkey noises to distract your opponent. The dynamic art of fighting lee koon hung 1983 free ebook download as pdf file. Choy li fut is the most effective system that ive seen for. Authentic choy lay fut buk sing kung fu, chen tai chi and lohan qigong from original sources in history brought into the future now. Grandmaster lee koon hung was the founder of the lee koon hung choy lay fut kung fu association and was recognized throughout the world as a prominent authority of choy lay fut kung fu and fu style tai chi grandmaster lee koon hung began his training at age 12 and studied choy lay fut under 5 different choy lay fut. Lee gave choy li fut high praise, describing it in the book between wing chun and jeet kune do as the most effective system that ive seen for fighting more than one person.
It is also used to pin or immobilize an opponents limbs from further counter attack. Click download or read online button to get choy lay fut kung fu book now. Ng family chinese martial arts association choy lay fut. Grandmaster docfai wong and sifu jason wong teach tai chi and choy li fut kung fu for kids and adults at the hq of the plumblossom federation in san francisco. Please be informed that our video tapes and dvd are nonrefundable.
Although choy lay fut s reach back to the sixth century a. Although seen as a mostly external system of kung fu choy lay fut is both external as well as internal. Choy li fut cantonese, also spelled choy lay fut and choy lee fut or cai li fo mandarin chinese. This includes a great deal of material only taught within the chan family up to that point. Grandmaster lee koon hung lee koon hung choy lay fut. As a practitioner i use this as a reference guide on a frequent basis. Choy li fut is a form of kung fu that even martial arts hero bruce lee enjoyed. With 25 years in business, our school offers three of the most authentic and extensive kung fu systems in the world.
O cultivo do corpo pela arte marcial chinesa kung fu estilo choy lay. Similar to a parry in western boxing this element is designed to deflect incoming strikes from various angles. Choy lay fut kung fu the dynamic art of fighting year. This book gives a great overview of choy li fut kung fu. Complete combat theory takes a detailed look at the lessons spawned by the authors personal experience training the choy lay fut kung fu method with one of the worlds. There are 3 branches of choy lee fut chan family, hung sing, and buk sing. Choy li fut was named to honor the buddhist monk choy fook, cai fu who taught him choy gar, and li yausan. In 1836 he formally established the choy li fut system, naming it in honor of two of his teachers, choy fook and li yausan, and used the word fut, which means buddha in chinese, to pay homage to his uncle, chan yuen woo, and to the shaolin roots of the new system. I know that kung fu has a wealth of styles and versions, and there are a seemingly endless number of forms from each style. See more ideas about kung fu, wing chun and martial arts. We recommend holding each stance up to 5 minutes move at your own pace, and increase the time in each stance. The five rotation fist form is an introductory choy li fut form that follows from the five rotation stance form. Gung fu such as choy lay fut and praying mantis, but is probably most often identified with the wing chun system. The book also covers all the basics which is the true art of choy li fut.
See more ideas about kung fu, chinese martial arts and martial arts workout. Several years later, he proceeded to continue his studies from a famous master of the shaolin li style, li yau san. This is achieved through the practice of qigong within our system to develop internal energy and the training of the body, mind and spirit. Choy lay fut is one of the most effective and complete systems of martial arts. Supported on the force of the five magical animals, the speed and the technique of a good apprentice, we will cross the temple of shaolin until finding the monster and. When he was 19, he studied li family kung fu under li yau san. Wikivisually the entire wiki with video and photo galleries find something interesting to watch in seconds.
Master lee koonhung, who gains much prestige in hong kong and worldwide, is regarded as the best instructor of choy lay fut kung fu. Harness the power of choy lay fut kung fu black belt. Videos are in the ntscvhs format that is used in the. Cai li fo wikipedia, the free encyclopedia strathcona choy lee fut. In choy lay fut we do not want to hold the stance too long in order to avoid injury and to keep the legs quick. History of choy li fut kung fu white dragon martial arts. Mak hin fai is a grand master of the choy lay fut style of kung fu having studied under the legendary lee koon hung in hong kong. Worldmasters and choy lay fut kung fu institute, inc, and its employees, owners, instructors, demonstrators, and all other persons and entities in any way involved or associated with the production, contents, or distribution of this program, from any and all liabilities, claims. Click download or read online button to get choy li fut kung fu book now. Choy lay fut has been a life changing experience in developing my body, mind, and spirit and i am proud to have had sigung primicias as a teacher and friend. It has slowly become very widespread and today is a very popular style of kung fu.
The chan family follows grand master chen yong fa choy lee fut s jeung mun yan keeper of the style. The system combines the martial arts techniques from various northern and southern chinese kung fu systems. Distant learning program of chan family choy lee fut kung fu, a traditional shaolin kung fu chinese mma training including weapons and wooden dummies. We have a form called this we practised in hung gar that felt like a choy li fut. Learn the complete choy li fut wooden dummy kung fu form in detail. Mak fai washington kung fu club is the oldest choy lay fut martial arts studio in the pacific northwest. He reached a black belt instructor status in choy lay fut kung fu academy under master tat mau wong san francisco, ca, has trained extensively with sifu sam ng chicago, il, and has earned a blue belt from the gracie academy.
Initially, choy lay fut was a secret, emergency combat style used during the turbulent period of civil wars in china. Founded lee koon hung choy lay fut kung fu in 1968. Choy lay fut kung fu is a sophisticated, complete and refined martial art. Practioners often spend the first few years just learning the stances before they are allowed to do the moves. Harness the knockout power of traditional choy lay fut kung fu. Items can be exchanged for the same title, if defective or damaged upon receipt. Part of an ongoing series to bring grandmaster chan taisans choy lay fut kungfu style to the public. Practice and experience, reality and consciousness, like in a zen koan, this is the keystone of the tam sams e martia practice. The style was founded by chen heung, a native of the guangdong province 1805 1875. Choy lay fut ten elements the ten strikes of choy lay fut kung fu kumkum a pressing or a slapping deflection. Chan tai san sifu carls northern southern combined fist. Chan heung had now developed a new system of kung fu.
Authentic traditional kung fu, choy lay fut and ng ga kuen, shaolin 5 animal style in san diego north county, oceanside, california. He began training in wing chun kung fu when he was a teen, then studied choy lay fut and ended up falling in love with its perfect combination of forms, weapons and fullcontact fighting. Choy li fut ranking system plum blossom international. Choy li fut was named to honor the buddhist monk choy fook, cai fu who taught him choy gar, and li. Included is the additional spinning arm often not added to the wooden. Choy li fut kung fu download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
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