Choy Li Fut

Histoire

Choy Li Fut was founded in 1836 by Chan Heung in Guangdong, combining the teachings of three masters: Choy, Li and Fut (the Buddhist monk Choy Fook). It mixes the long-range swinging arms of northern styles with the solid stances of the south.

The Hung Sing school in Foshan became one of its great centres, and the style spread widely to the Chinese diaspora around the world.

Le saviez-vous ?

• Its big swinging punches — the "sow choy", "kup choy" and "chop choy" — are its trademark.
• Choy Li Fut is known for having many forms, including the famous "Ten Thousand Character Fist".
• Lion dance is traditionally practised in Choy Li Fut schools.

Glossaire des techniques

Sow choy

sweeping hook punch

Kup choy

overhead hammer punch

Chop choy

uppercut

Formes

Ng Lun MaSiu Mui Fa KuenPing KuenSup Jee KuenTen Thousand Character Fist

Armes et équipement

Lion head

for lion dance

Figures clés

• Chan Heung (1806–1875) — founder of Choy Li Fut

Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica