Buck Sing Choy Lay Fut is different to other branches of Choy Lay Fut.

[Satori Science]

I studied under Tat Mau Wong (Hung Sing) and Michael Chau (Buk Sing).

Who is Michael Chau? I've heard you refer to him before, ware does he teach and what family is he from?

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[hskwarrior]

thats Jow Ga's Michael Chow right? Here in San Francisco.......

if its the same guy, i believe sifu V. Lacey had me stop by and pay him a visit. His school isn't far from where my sifu teaches.

[Buk&Hung Sing]

Michael Chau (Chau Zhizhou) is located on Judah St. in the Sunset District of San Francisco. There may probably be another Chow who teaches Jow Ga, but he is Buk Sing Choy Lay Fut, great grandson of Sherriff Chau Tai. Last I heard he is concentrating on his TCM practice and not taking on any new students, but I'm sure he may change his mind if an advanced student approached him for training. His location is proximal to Tat Mau Wong's school on Clement St.

[hskwarrior]

he sounds like the same michael chow who is jow ga, and has a famous ten tigers of canton lineage.......he has a school on judah close to the beach. unless he moved.

[Buk&Hung Sing]

You're right it is Judah, not Laguna (old location)! He never mentioned a Jow Ga lineage, though he has taught students the Hung Gar five animal fist and helped my brother with his Southern Dragon and Mok Gar. He does have a family style called CHAU GAH, which may be adding to the Jow Ga confusion. I hope people visit and pay him his due respect.

[hskwarrior]

its a sad thing, he's had his school open for a long time, but i never see any students there. i always wondered how he kept it open.....but he is a nice guy.

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CHAU GAH

sounds and looks like jow gar to me. They say..if it sounds looks like jow gar and it looks like jow gar then it is chau gah! Lineage solved.

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[Satori Science]

Michael Chau (Chau Zhizhou) is located on Judah St. in the Sunset District of San Francisco. There may probably be another Chow who teaches Jow Ga, but he is Buk Sing Choy Lay Fut, great grandson of Sherriff Chau Tai. Last I heard he is concentrating on his TCM practice and not taking on any new students, but I'm sure he may change his mind if an advanced student approached him for training. His location is proximal to Tat Mau Wong's school on Clement St.

very interesting, thank you very much.

[Buk&Hung Sing]

its a sad thing, he's had his school open for a long time, but i never see any students there. i always wondered how he kept it open.....but he is a nice guy.

You should hook up with him. He can tighten any stylists forms, teaches all 18 classical weapons sets and is open to teaching everything he knows. I learned several broadsword forms, but his Chasing the Wind form is my favorite!

[CLFNole]

Does he teach his grandfather's famous "soul chasing staff"?

[hskwarrior]

and he is more buk sing than Jow Ga?

[CLFNole]

I don't think he is Jow Gar like in Jow Biu, Jow Lung, etc...

I think it is more of a family style Chau (Jow) Gar. I thought I heard a story about him losing a fight with Tam Sam and then learning from him. Then again that could just be typical style chest pumping.

[hskwarrior]

he ain't that old is he?

when did he lose to tam sam?

[CLFNole]

No not him his grandfather, Chau Tai, he was supposed to be one of the 10 Tigers of Guandong.