Choy Li Fut

Also known as

Choi Lei Fut

Description

Southern Chinese boxing style created by Chan Heung, who made it public in 1836. Spread through a network of branch schools from about 1848, it was the most popular system in Guangdong by the end of the century; its popularity fell sharply after 1949.

Related styles

Variant ofNanquan

Sources

Judkins, Benjamin N.; Nielson, Jon. (2015). The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Artslink info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M69YZDAYSZ72F4EN4Y0155WA

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Choy Li Fut. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M69YZDAYSZ72F4EN4Y0155WA - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.

BibTeX

@incollection{martialis_01M69YZDAYSZ72F4EN4Y0155WA, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Choy Li Fut}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M69YZDAYSZ72F4EN4Y0155WA}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }

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