History of choy lee fut strathcona choy lee fut enjoy fitness. The founder of choy li fut, master chan huang, was born in july 10, 1805 in gain mui village of the sun whu nel sai district, kwantung province. Have you always wanted to learn the chen chan family style of choy lee fut kung fu or luohan qigong qigong program is still being developed at this time, but do not live anywhere near a certified school. Woman doing forward bbending stretch the founder of choy li fut, master chan huang, was born in july 10, 1805 in gain mui village of the sun whu nel. Founded lee koon hung choy lay fut kung fu in 1968. Tribute to the masters of hung ga kyun practical hung kyun.
The most interesting feature is the chi meter, which constantly goes down and must. This includes a great deal of material only taught within the chan family up. The circular arm blocks are bridges that can be used for blocking or. This includes a great deal of material only taught within the chan family up to that point. Choy lee fut punches are designed to allow the smaller person more bang and power behind their punches and strikes. Since chan heung was a student of three highly skilled shaolin masters, each teacher had many. After a recent slew of wing chun movies, here at last is a movie on choy li fut, the other famous cantonese martial art. Master chan yong fa is the current jerng mun or keeper of the style of chan family choy lee fut and head of the choy lee fut organisation. He is located in vancouver and is one of this styles most knowledgeable practitioners today. The movements are mainly long circular motions with a variety of fast moving footwork. Choy lai fut martial arts hall a traditional kungfu. Grandmaster lee koon hung lee koon hung choy lay fut kung. In total, he has taught over 10,000 students over the years, many of whom have gone on to becoming martial arts champions and instructors. 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 masters.
Choy gar, li gar and fut gar gar is cantonese for family. Its an action game, set in a fighting and martial arts themes, and was also released on amstrad cpc. Choy li fut, one of the southern chinese martial arts, emphasizes the. Distant learning program of chan family choy lee fut kung fu, a traditional shaolin kung fu chinese mma training including weapons and wooden dummies. Sifu peter wong, or simply referred to as master wong, considers himself a sifu from the old school of traditional chinese martial arts, particularly choy lee fut. They apply to all practitioners of choy lee fut, regardless of school, country or master affiliation. One of them was lui chaun, who had a student named tam sam tam sam had a choy li fut school in guangzhou, in a district called siu bak. These are the 10 rules of choy lee fut as set out by the founder of choy lee fut, chan heung. Choy li fut contains both external and internal training. Choy li fut is the most effective system that ive seen for fighting more than one person. Cliff lok, philip ko, yang pan pan, chan siu pang, lee kwon hung based on actual events, this film tells the story of renowned choi lee fut kung fu master chang hung sing. In developing a good attitude,we emphasize respect, good manners, discipline, humility. Average kung fu fighting game that pales beside the likes of bushido and epyxs classic world karate championship due mostly to awkward controls choy lee fut does have many high points that are worth mentioning, including detailed graphics given the limitations of cga palette and some innovative features. Master ng fu hang choy lee fut martial arts federation of.
History of the chan family choy lee fut kung fu system. By lengthening the lever and throwing your body into your punches and strikes youll produce more power than you can in a simple cross or hook. This involves the development of physical conditioning, health, selfconfidence and selfdefense potential of each student. Mar 31, 2011 directed by tommy waitak lor, mingsing wong. Jan 21, 2011 after a recent slew of wing chun movies, here at last is a movie on choy li fut, the other famous cantonese martial art. 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. Master li siu hung lee koon hung choy lay fut kung fu. Cai li fu quan, fight the fight, choi li fut, choileefat, choi lee fat 2010, choy lee fut, genres. Danny is a young martial arts enthusiast who arrives in hong kong to head a school of choy lee fut owned by his wealthy father. Watch this selection of videos showing our san diego chan family choy lee fut kung fu in action. A devoted son fights for his fathers past and his own future in this martial arts adventure from director wong ming sing.
Choy li fut is the only style of kung fu that traveled to thailand to fight the thai boxers and hadnt lost. This style was founded by grand master tan san, a wellrespected figure in his time. 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. Mostly footwork is in a cross pattern unless you know more of the advanced bagua forms. It is one of the most difficult styles to attack and defend against. This system has its origins in the shaolin temple, where the indian monk damo boddhidarma continue reading history of choy lee fut. The last part of the diagram however is the direct line of birth of the chan family. With baoqiang wang, michelle ye, mantat ng, kara wai. Sifu peter wong has been involved in chinese martial arts for nearly 40 years and is an expert in the choy lee fut style that originates from the shaolin temple in china he has taught in many martial arts organizations, community centres, colleges and ubc.
As a practitioner i use this as a reference guide on a frequent basis. There are 3 branches of choy lee fut chan family, hung sing, and buk sing. The book is very elusive and i find a little bit more hidden in these pages each time i pick it up. The above is not a family tree as much as it is a representation of shaolin knowledge handed down from monk to disciple and eventually to chan heung. Choy li fut is one of the most popular martial art styles of today. If youre a fan of kung fu movies and a patient by beautiful stories. Chen learnt southern shaolin kung fu from his uncle chen yuen wu when he was 12. 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. Sifu alan baxter is a student of master chan yong fa. The chan family follows grand master chen yong fa choy lee futs jeung mun yan keeper of the style. Hung sing choy lee fut demonstration by grand master sang. History of choy lee fut below is the brochure of the introduction and condensed history of choy lee fut. They give some idea as to the principles of the shaolin martial artist.
Choy li fut s strengths are striking, trapping, and kicking, with some effectiveness in. Choy li fut was named to honor the buddhist monk choy fook, cai fu who taught him choy gar, and li yausan. Hello, my name is dutch jenkins, international master and leopard disciple of grandmaster chen yong fa, the head or jerng mun of the chen family choy lee fut system. Choy lee fut martial arts federation of america master ng fu hang. I am only 1 of 5 international masters certified to teach the chen family style of choy lee fut kung fu and shaolin lohan qigong in the united states. I read an article with illustrations in an issue of karatekungfu magazine from 1996 that showed how a choy li fut fighter could injure and resist a grappler.
While building a physical strength, our students acquire mental endurance, selfconfidence and discipline. Watch this movie and then print your own impressions. As a method of improving health and fitness, choy li fut s long forms, done at full speed, provide excellent cardiovascular exercise. Below is the brochure of the introduction and condensed history of choy lee fut. History of choy lee fut the following version of the history of choy lee fut is a combination of the translated writings of the present day jerng mun, master chen yong fa click on link to view the full translated version by master chen, and what has been passed down to me by our sifu, master ng fu hang. Choy li fut is one of the styles of southern chinese kung fu. While training at his fathers martial arts school, he learns that his father has given consent to sell the school to a rival martial arts school. Since the 1980s, grand master chen yong fa has opened the treasures of the chan family system to the outside world. Choy lay fut kung fu 17 dvd set by tatmau wong budovideos inc. This page is designed to high light the various masters of choy lee fut gung fu.
The book also covers all the basics which is the true art of choy li fut. True origin of hung ga kyun s minor hand sets bruce lee master, chinese. Making of behind the scenes for choy lee fut movie sammo hung duration. Choy lee fut kung fu legacy of the masters home facebook. Choy lee fut north america choy lee fut kung fu, qigong. The bak sing branch of choy li fut can be traced back to jeong yim in fut san. Master li was born in 1956 and began his training in 1963 at age 7 under his brother grandmaster lee koon hung. May 17, 2017 choy li fut kungfu choy li fut is the most effective system that ive seen for fighting more than one person. Through them chan heung aimed to instill martial virtue. It is master li siu hungs commitment, knowledge and love of martial arts that is the inspiration for excellence at the lee koon hung choy lay fut kung fu association.
Tatmau wong instructs this comprehensive 17 volume series on choy lay fut kung fu. It talks about the lineage and history which i find fascinating. He combined southern shaolin kungfu and his own forms to create choy lee fut. Grand master sang demonstrate hs choy lee fut youtube. He started his training under his grandfather, chan yiu chi 3rd keeper of the style when he was six years old. See more ideas about kung fu, kung fu hustle and martial arts. Choy lai fut martial arts hall a traditional kungfu school. Practice choy lee fut everyday and do not forsake its way without reason 2. The chan family follows grand master chen yong fa choy lee fut s jeung mun yan keeper of the style. History of choy lee fut choyleefut is a traditional system of kungfu which has been passed down through the chan family lineage from the founder chan heung, and ultimately to his great great grandson, 5th generation direct descendent and keeper of the style, chen chan yongfa. Choy lee fut known as fight the fight in the usa is a 2011 hong kong action film directed by tony law and sam wong, starring sammo hung, yuen wah, sammy hung, kane kosugi and stephen wong, with special appearances by lau karwing and dennis to.
Choy li fut forms list plum blossom international federation. Master lam is a third generation follower of bak hsing choy lee fut. Grand master sang demonstrate hs choy lee fut by nguyen duc an son. The choy lai fut martial arts hall is a traditional kungfu school dedicated to teaching martial arts and self defence skills to children and adults of all abilities and backgrounds. Choy li fut cantonese, also spelled choy lay fut and choy lee fut or cai li fo mandarin. Choy lee fut kungfu warrior is a video game published in 1990 on dos by positive. Like most martial arts, choy lee fut has different variations. The style was founded by chen heung, a native of the guangdong province 1805 1875. Our sifu is master ng fu hang, who is also the head of the american promotion of chan family choy lee fut.
The goal of our school is to transmit the knowledge of traditional kung fu choy lee fut. Having taken his fathers advice, a man decides to return home in pursuit of a fresh start. Choyleefut is a traditional system of kungfu which has been passed down through the chan family lineage from the founder chan heung, and ultimately to his great great grandson, 5th generation direct descendent and keeper of the style, chen chan yongfa. 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. Choy li fut cantonese, also spelled choy lay fut and choy lee fut or cai li fo mandarin chinese. Choy li fut small plum flower blossom siu mui fa choy lee fut kung fu forms. Choy li fut has some excellent counters to grappling techniques. Choy li futs strengths are striking, trapping, and kicking, with some effectiveness in. Grandmaster lee koon hung lee koon hung choy lay fut. 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. And after all the negative portrayal of western influence in martial arts, the movie pulls a 180 out with hiphop lion dances, scenes that play like music videos, and a choy lee fut rap. Master li has trained over 40 years now in choy lay fut and has.
History of choy lee fut clf international choy lee fut. This list of masters will continuously grow since there are so many. The founder chan heung and master jeong yim created and revised the system of choy li fut by. I do the original chan family style from a family member. 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 art and science of the choy lee fut, revealed inside a book that embodies at the same time.
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