Sevenstar- All CLF has the same base, meaning we all utilize certain basic tools. See the page on 10 elements at www.ngfamilymartialarts.com for the most part these "technique principles" can be found across the board.

Hskwarrior- Just because a specific school focuses on a specific part of CLF doesn't mean that the style as a whole isn't good at certian techniques. Your school may like to punch another CLF school may like to elbow. It comes down more to the individual training specific aspects than to the style.

Kinda like if you learn both sword and spear, yet you practice ony spear then your sword won't be good. It doesn't mean that you can't train your sword and make it better.

as for CLF using elbows-

From www.ngfamilymartialarts.com


Lau Chung was a well-known Hung Sing Choy Lay Fut practitioner teaching in Hong Kong. During this period, a foreign military officer by the name of Norris offered a cash prize to any Chinese boxer who could defeat him in a match. Defeating many of the local Chinese boxers made Norris boastful and arrogant. Lau Chung took on the challenge and ended the fight by breaking Norris’s ribs with an elbow strike. As the fight was fought under gloved western boxing rules, the elbow strike that Lau Chung had executed was considered an illegal technique. From the hospital Norris ordered Lau Chung’s capture for his offense. As the foreign military leaders would no doubt do him great harm for his actions, Lau Chung decided to leave Hong Kong for Macau. As the incident began to cool down, Lau Chung relocated to Canton. While believing he was safe, Lau Chung was unexpectedly assassinated by a fellow Choy Lay Fut practitioner hired by those associated with Norris in Hong Kong.