Choy gar
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Also known as | Choi Gar, Choy Gar Kuen, Caijia Quan |
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Focus | Striking |
Country of origin | China |
Creator | Choi Gau Yi / Choy Gau Lee (Five Elders) |
Famous practitioners | (see below) |
Parenthood |
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Descendant arts |
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Olympic sport | No |
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Choy Gar, also Caijia Quan (
The Style
Choy gar is a self-defense style that practices low stances and swift footwork. The body and arms are meant to resemble the quick attacking movements of the snake.[4] Unlike the
Training
One begins by building up physique in a good way. Stamina, strength and flexibility workout is combined with stretching and basic techniques. Training is performed in a low stance (Chapma) to increase the leg strength. In the Choy style, strong legs are a necessity for performing the techniques in a correct manner. Lower body strength is the foundation of Choy.[5]
The basic techniques (punches, kicks and blocks) are put together into different form combinations. One learns the forms in two versions – to the sides and to the front – and are required to execute it against the
All the various techniques of Choy Gar can be found in the following forms:
Choy Gar Forms |
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"The first dance" |
4 Combinations |
Choy Wi Poo (The essence of Choy Gar can be found in this form) |
Chi Poo (A form greatly influenced by Hung Gar) |
Suilan |
Sikwa |
Swine Dance |
Staff Form |
Sword Form |
Ta Shon (The longest and most complete form, takes more than 15 min to perform) |
Choy Gar kung fu is based on short and rhythmic techniques which minimizes the area the opponent can attack which in turn becomes an effective self-defense (this is very individual and relies upon each and every student's way of building up lower body strength).
Some routines and theories
(cross pattern fist - 十字拳),
(Big Drum Heaven - 大运天)
(Small Drum Heaven - 小运天),
(Heaven Horizon - 天边雁)
(willow tree Broken Plum - 柳碎梅)
(Four elephant Fist - 四象拳),
(Fist elbow - 拳肘手)
(Six Including Fist - 六连拳)
(100 Birds Turn Over Nest - 百鸟归巢)
(Single End Stick - 单头棍)
(Double End Stick - 双头棍)
(Choy Ga 3 Arrow Big Arrowhead and so on - 蔡家三矢大钯等)
(Fast & CLever - 快速灵巧)
(Agile and changeable - 敏捷多变)
(Disappears the body to borrow strength - 消身借力)
(Because Potential Advantage leading - 因势利导)
(Dodging skillfully - 闪化巧取)
(Man Can Only win with Skill - 只可以巧取胜)
Do not argue with extended arm - 不可以力争衡 Best to attack the side door - 所以着重偏门攻击
(Horse Stepping Triangle by Triangle Step Primarily - 马步以三角步为主)
(Bridge Horse of Hung Ga - 洪家讲桥马)
(Fast Hitting of Choy Ga - 蔡家讲快打)
(Formula Tactics - 口诀有)
Famous practitioners
- Leung Siu Jong (instructor of Leung Tin Jiu)
- Leung Tin Jiu (founder of Fut Gar
- Choy Fook (instructor of Chan Heung)[6]
- Chan Heung (founder of Choy Li Fut)
- Choy Gar Gung / Choy Kau (descendant of the founder and instructor of Jow Lung)
- Jow Lung (founder of Jow-Ga Kung Fu)
In popular culture
In Planet Brothers of Captain Scarlet (
References
- ISBN 978-1-4629-1550-7.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-3291-1942-0.
- ISBN 978-1-4053-3750-2.
- ^ "The Choy Gar style". Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2008-02-20., first part
- ^ The training http://www.choygar.com/texts/en/training.aspx, by sifu Adolfo Tijero
- ISBN 1-8522-3829-1.