Choy Li Fut Training
and Benefits

The first stage of important basic training is stance and movement training. The stances in Choy Li Fut are often difficult for beginners to grasp at first. However, as the legs and hips and waist become suppler and stronger, so the stances become easier. It is because of this that the very first form or set that one learns deals almost only with stance and position. Choy Li Fut masters of the past have also developed very particular striking techniques and many techniques are used both in offense and defense. This makes the Choy Li Fut practitioner very versatile. Two of the very strong and dynamic boxing types of Choy Li Fut are the 'long fist' and the 'buddha palm'. There are very many forms for students to learn eventually though, including a huge variety of traditonal Chinese weapons (see Wushu Weapon Training). The heaviest of all Martial weapons, the Nine-Dragon Trident, comes from the Choy Li Fut system. Nowadays great teachers such as Grandmaster Doc Fai Wong continue to enrich us with their knowledge of this most diverse yet strong system of Chinese martial arts. It is because Choy Li Fut was developed in a time of war and very real danger that it contains such realistic and practical methods. However, to achieve a high standard requires many years of strong training with a good school. With determination we can achieve anything!