Chan Heung
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Chan Heung (1806 - 1875) was a Chinese martial artist.
At seven years old, Chan Heung began learning martial arts under his uncle Chan Yuen Woo. Yuen Woo was a famed master from Shaolin Temple, and taught his nephew the Buddha Style Fist (Fut Ga Kuen). After years of study with his uncle, Chan Heung had become a consummate warrior by the early age of 15. To further his skills, Chan became a student of Lee Yau San, a Shaolin practitioner of the Lee Family Fist. Yau San was Yuen Woo's sihing or elder brother at Shaolin Temple.
Becoming proficient in the Lee Family style, Chan Heung was then referred to the Shaolin monk Choi Fook to further his martial arts knowledge. After years of intensive study with the Buddhist recluse, Chan Heung revised what he had learned and formed a new system. He combined his knowledge of 3 martial arts systems and called it "Choi Lee Fut" in honour of his teachers.
Three styles that constitute Choi Lee Fut are as follows:
- Buddha Style Fist
- Fut Ga Kuen style - specialises in palm techniques. Both the left and right hand are used in attack and defence.
- Long and short-range footwork is employed.
