VCD Choy Lai Fut Kung Fu (Tsai Li Fot)

First, be advised that all of these VCD's are IN CHINESE ONLY. In our opinion that doesn't matter much because the instruction is clear and the quality of photography very good. But we will not accept returns just because people didn't read... IN CHINESE ONLY. Given that, these are really tremendous deals for the money. Each of these special VCD's can be played on a computer for full enjoyment. Made for PC's they are also Mac compatible by downloading Quicktime (for free) and any similiar VCD player program.Also playable on most DVD players. For less than $10.00? Wow!

CHOY LAI FUT (Tsai Li Fot) Page 2

Demonstrator/Teacher: Liang Nai Zhao is the Chair of the GuangZhou Association of Choy Li Fut. He learned the art from his mother, Zheng Shu Ling (a student of Chen Yao Xi), and Pan Fen, a Kung Fu uncle of his mother's generation. He is a fifth generation holder of CLF claiming many students. .

What can you say? We have long been admirers of this style, one of the great Southern Fists. CLF has 100+ sets and is composed of the union of three major systems along with the LuoHan Chi Kung.

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Choy Lai Fut Intercepting Tiger Form VCD#1423 Intercepting Tiger Form
About an hour, See Main VCD page for prices, Chinese only

This is a relatively short and well known CLF form. The movements are fast and precise with some body turning and an occasional kick. A very good form if you want to catch the flavor of the style.

Choy Lai Fut Intercepting Tiger Form VCD#1424 Cross Clasping & Hitting
About 100 minutes, See Main VCD page for prices, Chinese only

Cross-clasping and hitting are a pair of movements which are considered to be essential to CLF application. It combines thought and action. The opponent attacks then the CLF student chases and hits. This form emphasizes quick responses. According to the teacher the order for learning is Five Wheel Footwork, Five Wheel Punching, Small Plum Blossom, Small Cross and then this intermediate form. This is an undertaking; with 130 moves in the form. The double VCD does show applications (we think against Liang's wife) for most of the movements.

Choy Lai Fut Intercepting Tiger Form VCD##1425 Small Plum Blossom
About 52 minutes, See Main VCD page for prices, Chinese only

Mei Flower Fist. This is considered another of the shorter forms of the CLF style which is rich in forms. It is suitable for beginners but is actually quite a nice form. The hands, which are dominant, are softer and a bit shorter than in other CLF forms. Applications are given and, because it is of shorter length, the names are given step-by-step along with front and back views.

Choy Lai Fut Intercepting Tiger Form VCD#1426 Five Wheel Footwork
About 52 minutes, See Main VCD page for prices, Chinese only

As far as introductory sets go, this might be thought of as an act of genius. The Five Wheel set is ninety per cent footwork and stance changing. It is required for the mastering of CLF. What's brilliant is that the next set is the essentially the same set with arms added. In the old days this was a common way to teach but it is hard nowadays because people want to skip the footwork. This set is a fundamental one created, it is said, by CLF's founder: Chen Xiang. It combines the footwork of the North and the South. The five wheels are composed of curvature relating to the arms, the body line when rotating, the leg hooking, the footwork and the waist.

Choy Lai Fut Intercepting Tiger Form VCD#1427 Five Wheel Punching
About 55 minutes, See Main VCD page for prices, Chinese only

This set is a fundamental one said to be created by CLF's founder: Chen Xiang. It concentrates on blending Northern and Southern punches and especially coordinating footwork with arm motions. This is considered a mandatory set for mastering CLF and comes right after Five Wheel Footwork in the training schedule.