'Choy Gar, also Caijia Quan (Chinese: 蔡家拳, Choy family fist) is a Chinese martial art deriving its name from Choy Gau Lee (蔡九儀) (Choy Tsing Hung) and is one of the five main family styles of Kung Fu in Southern China. The style emphasizes swift footwork and rapid strikes.
Having origins in the Southern Shaolin Temple it would be later combined with a variety of Snake Kung Fu to include lower stances and swifter footwork. Choy Gau Yee added more kicks to his style, thereby differentiating some of its longer range techniques from those of its Snake Kung Fu origins.
Read more about Choy Gar: Early History- Shaolin Legacy, Choy Gar- The Formation, The Style, Training, Some Routines and Theories, Related Styles
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