this is reprinted from another thread-
just so Frank would see it!
(I wish I could be there to see him do the cartoon, thing-y'know, where their face turns into the thermometer and boils, steam blasting out his ears, maybe that siren whistle sound...)
No offense, Frank. Just playin wit'chas.
Also no offense to any CLF lines.
Just having fun with a personal theory of mine that I've had for several years now. Let me preface it by also saying that I love CLF-all its versions, and have a great respect for the style and its players.
That being said, I offer you this little piece of "history:"
I have a personal theory-CLF was originally a Hung Kuen system.
Hung-Ga forms are both kuen-faht (Fighting techniques) and Gung-Faht (power developmental techniques) in their forms. They are played slower, with emphasis on rooting and one breath, one strike power generation.
But nobody fights like that.
So here comes this young upstart, Chan Heung. He starts playing his Hung-Ga forms, the same way he fights-fast, aggressive, barrages.
His Sifu scolds him saying,"No! You cannot play the forms like that."
Chan argues,"Why not? You should fight the way you train! If I want to develop power, I'll just develop some cool dummies, with weighted arms an' stuff"
"Look, Ah-Chan," an exasperated Sifu said, trying to retain his composure.
"You just can't. It wouldn't be Hung-Ga."
"M'Hai Ngoh-ge Kuen-Faht!" (It's not our method)
"Choy Lei Faht!" (Blast your method!!) the young Chan responded.
"I'll just call it something else!"
-the rest is history (his story)
("Choy!" is a term used to blast away bad luck, demons,gwais, or spells)
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