![]() This has introduced to the world knowledge previously kept within the Chan family. Since the migration of Chen Yong-Fa from China to Australia 13 years ago, the original techniques of Chan Heung have been made public. ![]() This gradual evolution of techniques came about because of geographical separation, difficulty of communication and that each generation had its own comprehension of what went before, especially if their lineage is further away from Chan Heung and the direct teaching of the Chan family. This led to personal interpretation and experimentation. Since few knew about the techniques in the first place those who practiced the dummy movements did so on their own. This is especially true in the case of the wooden dummies (known as jongs in Cantonese). ![]() The three main branches of the system, namely, Hung Sing (Originally known as Great Sage Hung Sing, later changed to Heroic Victory Hung Sing), Hong Sing (Great Victory), and Buk Sing (Northern Victory, whose lineage can be traced to Tam Salm), feature slight variations in their techniques. It is now difficult to differentiate the techniques that were devised by Chan Heung and those that were created by teachers of later generations. The passage of time has resulted in many derivative new techniques being added onto the original as passed down by Chan Heung, the founder. Choy Lee Fut kung-fu has always been taught openly, since its conception in the 1830’s.
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