Koon-Hung Lee - Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu PDF
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................ 6
ORIGIN OF CHOY LAY FUT KUNG FU .......... 8
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE APPLICATION .. 11
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE CONTENTS .... 13
CHAPTER 1: PREPARATORY EXERCISES ....... 15
CHAPTER 2: STANCES AND FOOTWORK ....... 25
CHAPTER 3: HAND TECHNIQUES .. ...... ..... 45
CHAPTER 4: PALM-STRIKE .................. 87
CHAPTER 5: KICKING TECHNIQUES .......... 105
CHAPTER 6: PARRYING .................... 115
CHAPTER 7: SPECIAL EXERCISES . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
CHATPER 8: APPLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
ABOUT THE AUTHOR ..................... 188
© 1983 Lee Koon Hung Publishing Company. All tight> reserved . Reproduction in any manner in
whole or part in Chinese or other languages prohibited. Protection secured under the International
and Pan-American copyright con'lentions
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Apart from the Editorial Board and art designers, I would
like to extend my gratitude to the following persons who
contribute much of their help and precious ideas in the
finishing of the book: Mr. Shek Kin, Mr. Eric Hui. all learners
of the martial art training course of the Chinese University of
Hong Kong. Miss Margaret Lee and Mr. Philip Shun.
LEE KOON-HUNG
RECO ENDATION:
Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu is a sophisticated, complete
and refined martial art. To grasp the essence of this Kung
Fu, one must have deeper research, hard training and
comprehension of this art. Moreover, he must have a
qualified instructor to give him instruction and guidance.
Because of the lack of qualified instructors, a lot of en-
thusiastic learners just waste their time and energy in
learning this Kung Fu. Meanwhile, most of the instructors
and learners of Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu have only vague
or confused ideas of this martial art and therefore, not
only its glamour cannot be manifested, but it is always
misunderstood.
In my opinion, a Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu learner must
be persistent, hard-working, and eager to learn. He
definately needs a qualified instructor to give him guidance.
This qualified instructor must be well-experienced, learn -
ed and have readiness to improve himself. As I am cer-
tain that the author is qualified and well-experienced in
teaching, I firmly believe that this book is a media to ex-
press and explain the essence and technique of real Choy
Lay Fut Kung Fu.
SHEK·KIN
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Mr. Shek-Kin and
Master Lee Koon-Hung
INTRODUCTION
Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu ( f.i :t- m. rJJ .k ) is a martial art
which has a history of more than a hundred years. Its
theory, methods of practice, combative potential and other
aspects are complete, neat and practical. However, there
is not much improvement in the method of instruction
during these hundred years. As for the few books which
are left, if not their contents are not up to standard, they
are not organized systematically. Therefore, it is essentail
for a person to learn Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu through the
personal instruction of a qualified instructor. If not, he can
hardly attain the knowledge of this complete and
sophisticated Chinese Kung Fu through other media.
In Hong Kong , Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu is a popular
style which attracts most learners. However, the quality
of instructors fluctuates and this problem is even worse in
overseas. This causes a lot of misunderstanding and some
people even think that Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu is Karate,
Hung-Kar or some other kind of martial art.
Basing on the above reasons, the author, Master Lee
Koon -Hung wrote a series of books specializing in Choy
Lay Fut Kung Fu. They are the summary of his 20 yearsJ
experience in researches and teaching of Choy Lay Fut
Kung Fu written in direct and simple language with rele-
vant diagrams . This book is the first one among the series.
It gives an introduction to Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu and
explains its practice and application. Through the explana-
tion and demonstration of this book, readers can get a
deeper understanding of the techniques and main-points
of 'real' Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu. Morever, they can learn
by themselves through the direction of this book so that
they can practise and apply this Kung Fu effectively.
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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF
THE APPLICATION:-
In the application of technique and movement, Choy
Lay Fut Kung Fu stresses shift and unpredictable motions,
but not rigid fighting.
This Kung Fu places the same amount of emphasis on
the attack and defence of arms. And the four limbs assist
one another. However, the hand- technique is particular-
ly well-developed.
Though the attack and defence area of Choy Lay Fut
Kung Fu is in an arc shape, the arc does not cover a large
area. Also, the motions are done according to the move-
ment of the stance, and there are other appropriate
action to assist the motions; therefore, such small-arc
motions are not only forceful, but can prevent the motions
to be understood thoroughly by the opponents.
Besides, Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu also has straight-line
attack, such as 'Panther Fist' and 'grasp skill', which are
very outstanding straight-line attack and defence
techniques.
In the aspect of defence, since it is usually co-operated
with the attacking techniques, many defending skills are
of great strength. The kicking techniques could be used
as a direct attack as well as a motion which can prepare
for attacking. Before the kicking takes place, the hands will
first divert the attention of the opponent. After the legs are
kicked out, no matter whether the kick is useful or not,
the learners of this Kung Fu will give a prompt and
continuous attack.
The attacking technique and strength·are based on an
instant 'dynamic' force, but not just contracting the muscles
and thrust towards a certain target in a rigid way. Besides,
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PREPARATORY
EXERCISES
Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu has
much emphasis on Preparatory
Exercises. Preparatory Exercise not
only helps learners maintain at best
condition and equips them with
physical and mental qu<.~lifications , it
also could avoid the happening of
accidents.
To facilitate the practice and
application of Choy Lay Fut Kung
Fu , general Preparatory Exercise
and physical trainings should be
supplemented by various "specific''
practices. The demonstration
shown by figures below are parts of
the Preparatory Exercise in Choy
Lay Fut Kung Fu. Readers could
master their skill better; also, they
could Jearn that this Kung Fu
demands great flexibility and co-
operation among the waist,
shoulders, legs and arms.
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LEG-UPS
Squat down to the left and
right side. This exercise is good
for the hip joints, leg stretch-
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LEG SPREADING
EXERCISE
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careful· not to strain in the
first attempts.
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Being assisted by the turn- inc reases the force of the waist
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STANCES and FOOTWORK
Stances:
Stances are the original force of motions, and the
strength of skills. Besides, body balance depends on one's
attainment in stances.
Choy Lay Fut stances includes many forms, such as
front, side, wide, narrow and single-legged forms.
When one has learned the techniques and forms of
the different stances well, one can manage to give out any
suitable stance according to different situations.
Choy Lay Fut stances demand for a proper level of
steadiness and firmness, but not those kinds of rigid and
inflexible style.
STRADDLE STANCE
Action: Body at a crouch-sit posi·
tion; keeps the distance
between the feet wide;
toes all point to the front
part.
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E·CHI STANCE
Action: Turns the body to face the
side; the knees bend
slightly; front leg steps at
point A, hind leg at point
F.
Function: The positions of the legs
are advantageous for
shift movement. Both
legs can lead to forward
or backward movement
and can change to
other stances or kicking
skills easily.
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CHI-NG STANCE
Action: At a slightly crouch~d
position; the toes of the
front leg and hind leg are
placed at points L and D
respectively. The knees
are slightly bended. The
body faces forward and is
ready to fight.
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centre of gravity, being
at the centre, can shift
according to different
sit uations when the
front or back arm gives
out strike.
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BACK LEANING
STANCE
Action: Turns the body to face the
side: keeps the normal
distance between the feet:
the front leg stands on tip
toe. with the heel hanging
up ; the hind leg steps on
the ground firmly.
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FORWARD LEANING
STANCE
Action: Body crouches; toes of
front leg are pla{;ed at
point A, with the knee
bended; slides the hind leg
to the back, keeping the
knee at 15 em from the
ground. Keeps the inner
edge of the sole of the
hind foot at point F, while
the outer edge hanging
away from the ground.
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CRANE STANCE
Action: Body facing the side, lifts
the front guarding foot to
the thigh level and bends
the sole inward. Keeps the
hind leg firmly on the
ground.
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HOOKED STANCE
Action: The body side faces the
opponent; the toes of the
front guarding foot twist
anti-closewlsely to a posi-
tion where the inn er edge
of the sole faces the front.
When twisting, the body
maintains at a crouched
position. The knee of the
hind leg fixes at the arc of
the bending front leg.
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STEPPING PROCESS OF
HOOK STANCE
The readers can see the
difference between Hook
Stance and Half-step Style,
and Front Sliding and Half-
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HAND TECH.NIQUES
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Hand Techniques
"Flat Fist Strike" ("Panther Fist"), "Back Fist Strike",
"Incurve Swing Strike", "Upward Strike", "Vertical Smash
Strike", and "Thrust Palming" are all major striking techni-
ques of Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu.
Basing on each of the above techniques, there are more
than two striking methods derived from them; and, the
sub-techniques derived are uncountable.
In order to help the readers comprehend and unders
tand more clearly, this book concentrates on the main strik-
ing methods; and those sub-techniques will be discussed
detailly in later publications.
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B. Forward Strike
Back palm, facing outward,
aims at the target and strikes in a
straight-line direction .
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C. Whirling Strike
Strikes in a straight-line, but, as
the striking takes place, the back
palm whirls in an anti-closewise
direction , forming a straight-and-
arc shape bended knuckles attack .
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Strikes at the target closely in
an arc motion. The attacking area
is large, however, "empty spaces"
are exposed and other techniques
are required to serve as remedies,
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INCURVE SWING
STRIKE
It is another special striking
technique of Choy Lay Fut. Sin-
ce it imitates the form when an
elephant uses its trunk to attack at
a target, it is also know as 'Trunk
Fist'.
'lncurve Swing Strike' involves
large arc shaped motion, thus, its
force is extraordinarily strong and
vigorous. It enables one to strike
down the opponent.
'Incurve Swing Strike' can be
divided into:
A. Straight Swing
Lift the arm up to face for-
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B. Cross Swing spaces" to attack, the "Incurve
Swings from the side to the Swing Strike" is never used alone.
front in an arc shape . It always makes use of the oppo-
nent's force , and after giving out
Notes for practice: the strike, another attack will follow
When attacking, the body, to block any further attack by the
stance and footwork will twist ac- opponent. Since this technique re-
cordingly to gain reinforcement; quires great force from the
also, the arc-shaped motion brings shoulders, arms, waist and the
quite a lot of "empty spaces". In back, special exercises to make
order to prevent the opponents these parts strong are needed.
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UPWARD STRIKE
The upward force itself is very
strong, and when it is assisted with
other footwork or waist twisting
motions, the destructive force
becomes greater. However, since
the area of the strike is big, it is easi-
ly observed by the opponent, and
so other technique must be applied
at the same time. The distance is
mainly of medium and short
length; the target of attack concen-
trates on every vital spot under the
abdomen. It is a sudden attack
technique.
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VERTICAL SMASH
STRIKE
An up-to-down strike. The
weapon of this technique is the
knuckle or the side of a tight fist.
This striking method is shift and
forceful. Besides, the opponent can
hardly observe when the fist will
reach him, and so could not res-
pond promptly.
Though this strike is of a ver-
tical motion, it can be smooth,
quick and unpredictable if suitable
assisting ways are used to diversify
the attention of the opponent.
'Vertical Smash Strike' can be
grouped into two:
A. Smash Strike
Using the knuckles of a tight
fist to strike vertically.
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VERTICAL PALM
Raises the hand and hits down
vertically . The force of the hiting
can weaken the power of the op-
ponent temporarily
Vertical Palm is usually com
bined with "tiger claws", that is.
during attack. as the palm gets
down. the fingers immediately join
together to form "tiger claws" to
scratch the opponent's face.
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A straight-line attack. The
hiting distance is short but the
strength JS great. The force of this
palming comes from the twisting of
shoulders and waist.
Straight Palm is excellent for
sudden attack . infighting and
counter-attack .
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UPWARD PALM
Attacks with front guarding
hand. Since the motion involves
greater area, other techniques are
needed to assist. For example,
when attacks, one observes a
loophole at the throat part of the
opponent, a well-trained learner
will immediately change the attack
of the palm-edge into a claw to
seize the opponent's throat.
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forceful. It is suitable for
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B. Front Kick
Uses the kneel to kick each
protruding part of the opponent.
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Using the instep of the foot to
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KICKING
TECHNIQUES
Though kicking techniques in
Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu is simpler
than striking techniques, its Impor-
tance is not ignored.
Choy Lay Fut kicking techni-
ques bear the double function of
direct attack and the ability to bring
out attack. The kicking is seriously
used. Before one kicks, one has to
diversify the opponent's attention
first; and after the kick, the learner
should immediately give out further
attack.
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F. Back Kick
Us.e s the heel to kick. It traps
the opponent before giving any
sudden attack.
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At a crouched position, mak-
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foot to sweep.
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PARRYING
There is no clear cut of
defending actions of Choy Lay Fut
Kung Fu. All those defending tech-
niques are directly or indirectly
connected with attacks or threa-
tening power. Besides, both
defence and attack play the same
role in each of the techniques,
therefore, it is really ddficult to
distinguish which type of skill should
be placed in the sector of defending
techniques.
However, in order to give .the
readers a clearer picture about the
defending techniques of Choy Lay
Fut Kung Fu, a special set of
'Aggressive Hand-defense Drill' is
figured out. The characteristic of
this drill is to make use of straight-
line or small-arc parrying or
blocking methods to diminish the
opponent's attack; while at the
same time, a counter-attack is given
out by the same hand or the other
hand. After practising the drilling
methods, one could have better
achievement in further grabbing
techniques.
The grabbing techniques of
Choy Lay Fut concentrate on
blocking and controlling the
opponent's attack. Such techniques
aim at the opponent's joint where
force is given out. It is usually for
the disturbing of the opponent's
balance.
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make use of straight-line or
small-arc parrying or blocking
method to diminish the
opponent's attack; at the same
time, a counter-attack is given
out by the same hand or the
other hand. It is a valuable
drill for achieving higher hand
defense skills.
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and disturb his balance. One
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TECHNIQUES DRILL
This drill is a kind of hand
striking response exercise. This drill
involves at least two learners, A and
B. During practice, A gives out five
simple strikes. B defends and gives
back corresponding response. After
A has striken five times, B, using
A's method strikes A, and A
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APPLICATIONS .
Demonstration is a demonstration for one situation only,
whereas the techniques exhibited by the demonstrations of
this book can be used in innumerable and various situations.
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ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Master Lee Koon-Hung who gains much prestige in Hong
Kong and worldwide is regarded as the best instructor of
Choy Lay Put Kung Fu. During his twenty years' teaching
in Chinese Kung Fu, he has-taught lots of learners who later
become good martial artists. Also, among his learners, there
arc more than ten who come first in international Kung Fu
tournaments.
Hard-working and perseverance in researching and
improving are the principles which Master Lee holds firmly,
and these principles make him a high standing figure in the
martial art field and among all his learners.
At present, Master Lee has seven martial art institutes,
and he is the only martial art instructor of the Chinese
University of Hong Kong.
In extending the development of martial art, Master Lee
not only teaches beginners by his own, but also trains those
who have potential to be instructors. Besides, he often bears
the post of Chief Judge in every important full-contact
tournament of Hong Kong, and he is the instructor of the
training classes of judges.
Furthermore, Master Lee makes his efforts to spare time
to go overseas to perform when he is invited. His aim is to
promote the art of Chinese Kung Fu, and to supervise his
good learners who teach in the overseas branches.
If future, Master Lee, on one hand, would continue to
try his best to spread martial art, while at the same time, he
would write and publish more books concerning Choy Lay
Fut Kung Fu and other styles. He hopes that through such
media of communication, Chinese Kung Fu can be intro-
duced to other parts of the world in an accurate, deep and
systematic way.
This publication is mainly for the introduction of the
basic techniques of Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu. It can assist
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l st Edition 1983.
2nd Edition 1988.
3rd Edition 1994.