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	Encyclopedia: Choy Lay Fut
		Master Chan Heung, the founder of Choy Li Fut, was born in the Kwang-Tung province of China in 1806.
		Choy Li Fut, like other styles, was used by rebels in their struggle against the Manchus in the 1800's, and was driven underground by government interdiction.
		Choy Lay Fut is a characterized as a "soft-hard", "external" style, and combines some of the long-range circular movements characteristic of northern styles with the shorter, more direct movements indicative of southern styles.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Choy-Lay-Fut (1066 words)

	Choy Lee Fut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The stances of Choy Lee Fut are as wide as those of Hung Kuen, but higher—though not as high as those of Wing Chun, another southern Chinese martial art—trading off some of the stability and root of Hung Kuen stances to allow more mobile footwork.
		Choy Lee Fut is a characterized as a "soft-hard", "external" style.
		Though still characterized by the whipping power indicative of Choy Lee Fut, the Cheung Yim branch maintains a closer alignment between the hips and the shoulders, imparting a "hardness" to its power, though not to the extent of Hung Kuen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Choy_Lay_Fut (1652 words)

	Choy Lay Fut Buck Sing Gwoon
		Lee Yah had a disciple by the name of Choy Yat Kew who was an eminent 3rd generation Choy Lay Fut practitioner and whose exploits in the martial arts world of that period had been immortalised by storytellers and writers.
		The Choy Lay Fut School is still robust and relevant today as students of this school are still inculcated with the very fundamental Confucian virtues of respecting the teacher and elders and paramount of all is to be loyal to the country of one's birth.
		The vein of Choy Lay Fut still pulsate with chauvinism and loyalty in developing top martial arts exponents as well as good and loyal citizens for the respective countries in which Choy Lay Fut Schools are located.
	members.optusnet.com.au /meanstreets/clf/clfhist.htm (2189 words)

	Chung-Hua Institute - Articles
		Choy Lay Fut is one of the most widely practiced styles of kung-fu in the world.
		According to Wai, the Choy Lay Fut system is based on ten elements: chum (downward block), na (grab), kwa (hanging backfist), sou (swinging hook punch), chop (straight punch or stab), pow (uppercut), cup (downward punch), biu (shooting or sideways swinging punch), chong (slamming hit), and deng (kick).
		One of the nicknames of the Choy Lay Fut style is "kwa, sou, chop", which reflects three of these basic ten elements that its ring fighters use regularly with great success.
	www.chung-hua.com /legends19.html (726 words)

	KarateForums.com - Choy Lay Fut discussion
		CLF and HG shares virtually the same 5 animals and 5 elements (we just never talk about it), but their power generation is virtually opposite.
		I have heard that Hung Sing CLF's use of the waist is more in line with Hung Kuen's, so their expression is a little more stiff when compared to that of either Chan family CLF or Buk Sing CLF.
		Choy Lay Fut and Choy Lee Fut are the same.
	www.karateforums.com /archive/o_t/t_20255/choy_lay_fut_discussion.html (1469 words)

	John Wai's Choy Lay Fut
		Choy Lay Fut was originally developed as a secret, emergency combat fighting system used during the turbulent period of civil wars in China.
		Choy Lay Fut stresses fast and powerful stance transitions coordinated with devastating combinations of smashing-swing fists, punches, animal strikes, kicks, grabs, and throws.
		The second branch of Choy Lay Fut is passed on to Sifu Wai by 4th Generation Choy Lay Fut Master Wong Gong.
	www.floridakungfu.com /choylayfut.htm (495 words)

	IOCMA - Choy Lay Fut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Choy Lay Fut was founded in 1836 by Chan Heung who named his style to honor his teachers,
		Choy Lay Fut uses powerful and fast stance transitions united with devastating combinations of
		Choy Lay Fut style of kung fu contains a vast array of kung fu forms which allows the student to
	www.iocma.com /Update/Choy_Lay_Fut.html (213 words)

	Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Choy Lay Fut stresses fast and powerful stance transitions coordinated with devastating combinations of smashing swinging fists, grabs, throws, roundhouses, uppercuts, punches, strikes and kicks.
		Intitially, Choy Lay Fut was a secret, emergency combat style used during the turbulent period of civil wars in ancient China.
		The name Choy Lay Fut comes from the names of Chan Heung's two main teachers, Choy Fook and Lee Yau San, and the word Fut (which means Buddha).
	www.makskungfu.com /choylayfut/ChoyLayFut.html (153 words)

	Choy Lai Fut Kung Fu
		CLF is unusual - though not unique - in that it is essentially a Long Fist Southern Style.
		Particularly distinctive are the Spread Wing motions, the famous Chop Choy twisting punch and of course the Tsai Lee Fot swing punches.
		He is a fifth generation inheritor of CLF and Kung Fu instructor at the new Asia Chinese Kung Fu Club at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
	www.plumpub.com /sales/kungfu/collbk_CLF.htm (691 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu can be found on every continent of the globe, with practitioners from China in the East, to USA, Canada, and South America in the West.
		Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu is a powerful style of Southern Kung Fu, which combines " Southern Hands" and hand techniques, with " Northern Feet" and foot work.
		The Choy Lay Fut Chinese Martial Arts Academy is honored and grateful to master Li for his guidance and for awarding us with a plaque of recognition as part of the Lee Koon Hung Choy Lay Fut family.
	www.martialarts.co.za /choylayfut (952 words)

	Buk Sing Choy Lay Fut - Our Heritage
		Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu was created by the Great Grand Master CHAN HEUNG in 1836, and was named out of respect for his two masters, CHOY Fook, LAY Yau San, and finally, FUT (meaning Buddha), as a token of respect to the monks and the Shaolin Temple.
		Choy Lay Fut is a highly sophisticated, complete and effective fighting system and one of the few traditional styles that is practical for self defense and good health.
		The Buk Sing Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu Academy of Fremont is one of the few authentic Kung Fu Schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and one that follows the traditional ways of Chinese Martial Arts training, in conjunction with up-to-date, modern scientific methods.
	www.buksing.com /heritage.html (503 words)

	Chan Heung - Founder of CHOY LAY FUT
		Thus, Choy Lay Fut is one of the few kung-fu styles that contains techniques from both Northern and Southern Chinese martial arts.
		In 1836 he formally established the Choy Lay Fut system, naming it in honor of his two principal teachers, Choy Fok and Li Yau-San, and using the word "Fut" which means Buddha in Chinese, to pay homage to his uncle, Yuen Woo, and to the Shaolin roots of the new system.
		Today, though still relatively rare outside of China, Choy Lay Fut is one of the most popular and widely practiced styles of kung-fu in mainland China.
	members.optusnet.com.au /meanstreets/clf/clfheung.htm (627 words)

	Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu - Gig Harbor Karate Academy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Choy Lay Fut is one of the most beautiful and demanding styles of martial arts.
		Choy Lay Fut stresses fast and powerful stance transitions coordinated with devastating combinations of smashing-swinging fists, grabs, throws, strikes and kicks.
		Choy Lay Fut students ages 10 and up will experience huge gains in flexibility, leg strength, balance, coordination and cardiovascular fitness.
	www.harborkarate.com /kung-fu.html (198 words)

	Choy Lay Fut - TheBestLinks.com - Choy Li Fut, Hong Kong, Shaolin, 1836, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Choy Lay Fut, Choy Li Fut, Choy Lee Fut or Tsai Li Fo, (蔡李佛) is a Chinese martial art developed by Grandmaster Chan Heung (陳享) in 1836 at King Mui, and is highly popular in Hong Kong.
		Learning the basics from a his uncle the Shaolin monk Chan Yeun Wu, Chan Heung enrolled at a Shaolin temple, and, after completing a decade of training, Chan Heung developed his own style.
		Choy Lay Fut is a characterized as a "hard" style, and combines some of the long-range circular movements characteristic of northern styles with the shorter, more direct movements indicative of southern styles.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Choy_Li_Fut.html (702 words)

	Hung Sing Choy Lay Fut Adult Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Originating from the southern provinces of China, Choy Lay Fut Kungfu is a method of combat that utilizes powerful offensive techniques designed to overwhelm an opponent.
		The study of Choy Lay Fut will initially consist of learning the basic stances and postures that the system uses as a base to deliver its powerful and swift techniques.
		In addition, the study of Choy Lay Fut exercises the body and conditions the mind, giving the student a genuine understanding of movement and a greater sense of kinesthetic awareness.
	www.hungsingchoylayfut.com /desktop_003.htm (495 words)

	Sheng Ren Dao Guan--Kung Fu and Tai Chi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu) is a major kung fu style that is popular in southern China.
		After waiting patiently to be accepted as Choy Fook's disciple, he was stunned when Choy Fook turned him down.
		Chan Heung was shocked when Choy Fook pointed to a large rock weighing more than thirty kilograms and told him to kick it twelve feet.
	www.gongfu.homestead.com /kungfu.html (1780 words)

	Martial Arts Planet - Wing Tsun+Choy Lay Fut?
		I have just started Choy Lay Fut, but because I can only do 1 class a week, 2 if I'm lucky, I was thinking of doing another MA also.
		Drop the Choy Lay Fut and just do Wing tsun you will find not only is it a much better more advanced system than clf, it also works the mind rather than just monkey see monkey do.
		CLF is a complete system and covers more ranges than WC.
	www.martialartsplanet.com /forums/showthread.php?threadid=24164 (1549 words)

	CHOY LAY FUT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		"Choy Lee Fut" and "Choy Li Fut") was developed by Master Chan Heung in 1836.
		The motto of Choy Lay Fut is "Maneuver the staff with the power of the dragon's slashing tail.
		Unleash a smashing fist as the majestic tiger instantly strikes." It is considered a southern style that is based on fast, powerful stance transitions with combinations of smashing swinging fists, grabs, throws, roundhouses, uppercuts, punches, strikes, and kicks.
	www.geocities.com /andural69@sbcglobal.net/Files/Chinese/External/ChoyLayFut.html (229 words)

	NEW CONTROVERSY
		As many Choy Lay Fut followers have been "kept in the dark", especially those of the latter days Chan Clan, who because of their martial arts lineage have come to accept Chan Heung as the creator of Choy Lay Fut -this is news to them.
		The only information they have on Choy Lay Fut's history is from what they've read from articles in magazines or books published in the English language since the late 1970's and written by those affiliated with the Chan Family branch.
		The Fut Gar Jeung pugilism was the specialized Buddhist Palm style of the monk Ching Cho of the Southern Shaolin Temple and along with the other popular Gar (Family) styles of Hung, Lau, Choy, Lay and Mok became known as Shaolin Martial Arts.
	www.pantherfist.com /newcontroversy5.html (1262 words)

	Choy Lay Fut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Choi Lei Faht Style, (sometimes spelled; Choy Lay Fut, Choy Li Fut) was developed in Southern China in the earlier part of the 1800's.
		Although there is controversy of it's origins and when the name “Choi Lei Faht” was first used, and by whom, it is widely accepted that the style is comprised of three main components; Choi family style, Lei family style and a Buddhist style.
		Choi Lei Faht soon gained a reputation for being an effective fighting style, and as a result, became more widely spread.
	www.nykungfu.com /school/ChoyLayFut.asp (720 words)

	Choy Lay Fut - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Choy Lay Fut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Choy Lay Fut - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Choy Lay Fut.
		At the age of seven, he began to study Gung Fu from his uncle, who had trained in the Shaolin temple.
		The orginal Choy Lay Fut article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Choy-Lay-Fut.html (1054 words)

	Martial Arts Planet - Hung Sing Choy Lay Fut?
		CLF is a more complete system among all Southern boxing (Nan Quan).
		The Dublin school you speak of is part of the Lee Koon Hung Lineage of Hung Sing Choy Lee Fut.
		Ive begun to study a bit Choy Lay Fut in our fl belt and masters club, very good style both for beginners and advanced.
	www.martialartsplanet.com /forums/showthread.php?t=18786 (333 words)

	Sam Ng and Philip Ng
		In addition to being a 6th generation practitioner and instructor of Choy Lay Fut Gung Fu under the supervision of his father and teaching Master Sam Ng, Master Philip Ng is also an avid practitioner and instructor Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) Gung Fu.
		The execution and usage of the Choy Lay Fut ten elements (the basic building blocks of every Choy Lay Fut system) will be discussed and taught.
		Choy Lay Fut Combat Applications: Advanced fighting concepts behind the Choy Lay Fut method will be discussed.
	www.malees-tai-chi-kung-fu.com /masters/ng.htm (390 words)

	Choy Lay Fut Instructors
		He has studied the style of Choy Lay Fut under the late Master Lee Koon Hung and 4th Generation Master Wong Gong, and Wing Chun Kung Fu under Master Andrew Chung.
		His area of expertise is in the fighting aspect of Choy Lay Fut.
		He started Choy Lay Fut in 1997 and was one of the first students at Florida Kung Fu Academy.
	www.floridakungfu.com /instructors.htm (1312 words)

	Choy Lee Fut Martial Arts
		Choy Lee Fut is one of the most widely practised kung fu styles within Asia today.
		Choy Lee Fut has a tradition deeply rooted within the martial arts of the Shaolin Temple.
		Chan, Heung called it Choy Lee Fut to commemorate his teachers and the Buddhist origin of the art (fut means Buddha in Cantonese).
	www.choyleefut.com.au /ch_index.asp (354 words)

	Choy Lay Fut Chinese MartialArts Academy
		All Choy Lay Fut practitioners are part of the Global Choy Lay Fut Family, and share the same roots, regardless of their respective race, religion or nationalities.
		Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu has a very rich heritage in South Africa.
		Choy Lay Fut first came to South Africa in 1987, when Sifu Morne van der Schyff and Sifu Andre Grobbelaar went to Hong Kong to train under the great Choy Lay Fut master, Grandmaster Lee Koon Hung.
	www.choylayfut.co.za (993 words)

	Martialarm Martial Arts \| The Weapons of Choy Lay Fut News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Choy Lay Fut kung fu has its own impressive array of weapons.
		The Choy Lay Fut form is called Bow Jong Do, Hidden Elbow Butterfly Knives." Wong then demonstrates how the hooks that stick out from under the handle are designed to make it easier to quickly change the hand position and striking area of the knives.
		Wong says, "Choy Lay Fut is famous for its Single Double End Staff, and a well trained practitioner will devote time to developing the internal and external power and techniques of the staff." He points out, "This weapon is very practical.
	www.martialarm.com /martial-articles/The_Weapons_of_Choy_Lay_Fut.html (1977 words)

	..::: CHOY LAY FUT :::..
		You claim to be a Hung Sing CLF student (of mixed lineage) but you denounce Chueng Hung Sing as the "Chong Pai Jung Si" (Originator of the Style) and the existence of Ching Cho (Cheung's teacher).
		Poon Sing is a very close CLF comrade of my sifu Kong Hing and he has been present at every Buck Sing CLF and Tarm Sarm Memorial celebration held in Hong Kong as well as those organized by the Singapore Hong Sheng Koon.
		However, he and others have told and propagated their story on CLF pertaining to the Chan Heung legacy and have accused the Hung Sing and Buck Sing followers of distorting the history on CLF.
	www.pantherfist.com /newCLF.html (5486 words)

	Choy Lay Fut Magazine
		This is an online journal dedicated to consolidate the technical information that Choy Lay Fut Kung-Fu practitioners from all lineages/branches are willing to share with the public.
		Choy Lay Fut is a very rich martial art, filled with many interpretations.
		This journal is an opportunity for the interested reader to learn about the technical structure of Choy Lay Fut and the commonalities and differences between different schools/lineages/branches.
	clfmagazine.tripod.com /main (112 words)

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