The Christian Wu Kung Association
Styles Taught
Choi Lei Fut
Most students begin their training with Choi Lei Fut kung fu (CLF) as it gives them a strong traditional base and a great deal of training variety. CLF has roots in both northern and southern kung fu styles and therefore incorporates many different types of techniques that allow the student to strike, kick, lock or throw an opponent. Power tends to be a soft/hard 'whipping' power generated from the hips. Strikes range from long-range "arrow" punches to "inch" strikes using the palm or fist in near or actual contact with the target. For those who like weapons training, CLF includes a large arsenal of weapons.
Our CLF system is a combination of techniques from various branches of the art and varies significantly from most other systems, including many sets and training methods not seen anywhere else. We designate this distinct CLF teaching method as Jing Hei Choi Lei Fut (righteous energy Choi Lei Fut) to show its relationship to Jeng Chi Chuan™. (See: About Us for more details). We don't claim to be superior to any other branch of CLF, only different. In some ways, we could easily have dropped the Choi Lei Fut name altogether, but I believing in honoring the roots of the system.
Jeng Chi Chuan™
Advanced students may be offered the chance to study Jeng Chi Chuan™ (JCC)at the instructor's discretion. Jeng Chi Chuan™ is the culmination of the founder's lifetime of research and training in the martial arts and chi gung. JCC takes the basic principles of Jing Hei CLF, combines them with certain elements of bagua and adds a deeper level of chi gung. The training is very systematic. Footwork leads to techniques, and techniques vary to accommodate the relative strength of the attacker and defender, leading to three distinct strategies based on linear, angular and circular movement. Jeng Chi Chuan™ is a "universal" system, meaning that hand techniques translate naturally to weapon techniques and usage for each weapon changes only in such a way as to capitalize on special capabilities of any given weapon. Weaponry in JCC is based on five classes: Long, Short, Double, Flexible and Projectile.
Other Styles
As the CWKA continues to expand and evolve, other styles will become available for study based on our instructor membership.
Occasionally students will be offered the chance to study other arts with guest instructors in a seminar format or individual students may be given the option to train in a style not usually taught. Such styles may include traditional internal arts such as tai chi, bagua and hsing yi, hybrid or "reality based" systems, modern combatives, grappling, and European martial arts.
After studying for a period time, many students will be coached to develop a personalized fighting style based on their strengths, aptitudes and personality. Such personal styles may range from a preference for certain ranges to specialized attacks and use of specific types of jing (energy release) in their movements. Keep in mind, though, that not everyone will learn something exotic. Personalization is a tool for maximizing the individual's efficiency, not making them look cool!
