Hung Gar vs Choy Li Fut

[RogerTaylor]

Hey guys, just done a little studying on Choy Li Fut and it sounds cool, however i'm still stuck on Hung Gar for the next martial arts style I will be studying...

So I just want to know if anyone in this forum has experience of both of the styles?

From the videos i've seen, they both appear very similar...?

All the best, Roger

[Ledsneala]

good question... I would like to know the same.. anyone?

[AKfour seven]

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[Medway Tai Chi Society]

Both are Southern styles of Kungfu.

Hung Gar is loosely based around Hong Quan (Tiger Boxing). It focuses on a lot of simultaneous defence and attack.

Choy Li Fut contains techniques from the Shaolin 5 animals. In has quite wide stances for a southern style.

Both, if taught correctly, can be very effective for self defence.

[Sifu Chuck]

The five Southern Shaolin "family" styles were:
Hung, Lau, Choy, Li, and Mok.

There are many stories as to the origin of each of these styles. Most agree that they are descended from Southern Shaolin. However, the combination style of Choy & Li by Heung Chan in 1836 is usually credited by a Southern Shaolin Monk Li and a Northern Shaolin Monk Choy.

The stances are similar. Techniques, on the surface also seem similar. Hung Gar's bridging concepts are absent in the Choy Li Fu style (Fut is a Buddhist monk).

Choy Li Fut has some very long and beautiful forms. Many of the implement weapons (hoe, rake, bench, fan, cane, etc) are enacted with dramatic flair. I particularly like the hoe form where you pretend to be a farmer hoeing the ground and resting and then spying an enemy and then break into attack mode.

Hung Gar is very practical. Less flower, more power. I like them both. But Hung Gar is my spirit and soul.