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there is more to martial arts than just fighting. After all, if all that mattered was winning a fight, then I'd just pull out a gun and end it then and there. No, martial arts has a greatness in...

I am happy and consider myself fortunate to have excellent Choy Li Fut instructors at the school where I train. Helps me stay focused, enjoy my martial arts training and advance in the best way...

I have trained in Jiujitsu, Karate and currently I am learning Choy Li Fut kung fu. The reason why I enjoy Choy Li Fut so much is that it uses a huge variety of both northern and southern shaolin...

One is called Eagle Claw versus Mantis. I wonder how you punch with a fist with one finger sticking out? How do mantis kung fu martial artists use this style to attack without breaking the finger or...

I asked grandmaster doc fai wong this very question recently and he told me that because few english speaking folks wanted a copy in english it was never translated into large quantities. SInce I am...

The only choy li fut wooden dummy book I have seen is written in spanish by a sifu from spain. Unfortunately no martial arts store sells videos or clf wooden dummy. A senior level clf student built a...

Yeah I think that you folks had it right, poon kiu, nau ma , then
either la sau or nap sau. Depends on the form and what you want to do. Both the la sau and nap sau have a place.

I made friends with one of my choy li fut brothers in class recently who knows how to build the CLF style wooden dummy. He plans to build some more for students and since I volunteered my free time,...

Most excellent sites Hai-To. I practice Choy Li Fut but we share much in common between the two styles of gung fu.

Thats fine, I always prefer to err on the side of caution. I spent a few years in Japan and South Korea so I guess it just rubbed off on me. Respect and face is very important to Asian cultures. Now...

Hola Dragon32,

Que bueno, gracias por la informacion. Ud. es de Espana, si? Cual ciudad? Me gustaria visitar alla algun dia. Estudio el arte marcial de choy li fut tambien aqui con mi sifu Alan...

And use conventional martial arts stretching methods, yoga and dynamic stretching methods.

Any good books out there or plans on building a wooden dummy for clf?
I can probably build it myself if I know how. Thanks

Hi all,

I am frustrated. I have searched all over the place for a Choy Li Fut wooden dummy. All that I can find are Wing Chun dummies. The CLF dummy is much different and there are also many...

Hola Dragon32,

Bueno, mucho gusto. Puedo traducer para ti si quieres. De donde eres? Yo vivo en California. Eres estudiante de Choy Li Fut en las artes marciales? Tenga buen dia.

Scott

I am working on building my leg flexibility so that I can do splits and higher
kicks. How good are those leg stretching machines that are sold on the martial arts sites and magazines? Do they...

Cool

I am learning the Hung Sing long fist form in CLF right now. Its challenging and quite a workout as well as excellent form for self defense and training. It stretches the shoulders, arms...

Agreed! I for one am sick and tired of the pathetic arguing. Come on folks, if your gung fu is good and in line with Choy Li Fut training then lets promote it! I don't see Wing Chun and Hung Gar...

Check out www.plumblossom.net
for lots of good info on CLF. I train in this style of gung fu and really enjoy
the training.

Hey fellow gung fu brothers and sisters:

Well as a Choy Li Fut practitioner and martial artists, I also am tired of the ridiculous lineage debates so.. heres some really cool unique things about...

Thanks for the encouragement to visit Taiwan. I would love to visit both Taiwan and China next summer for a few weeks not only to learn new kung fu but also to see the Shaolin Temple, site see and do...

I did some reading on CLF history and basically it splits into the two main branches of Chan style and Hung Sing (from Jeong Yim I think). Some forms are unique to each like Hung Sing Long Fist from...

Man, I feel like a novice after finally watching the Choy Lay Fut movie!
Those dudes kick some serious butt! Well at least I am better than that fat dude who gets knocked on his butt by the teacher....

I'll ask around china town. My sifu may even be able to get some for a price.
I am really enjoying learning Choy Lay Fut. Its a challenging style with lots of
techniques from both northern and...

Well perhaps in other martial arts, forms are purely for shows but at least
in Choy Lay Fut, the forms we have are very combat and self defense effective.