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Introduction:
It is without a doubt that the Choy Lee Fut style-regardless of who created it first-is one of the most famous and saught after styles of Chinese martial arts taught around the world today. In the bigger scheme of things, who was first, how many forms, and other mind numbing ideas can only cause harm to our families. What should matter more is "how good is your Choy Lee Fut?" As well as what we are doing to promote our great system. Each system has made major contributions to Choy Lee Fut, and each branch has "their" story to be told.
As it stands, there are 3 branches of the Choy Lee Fut system. Each branch (Great Sage Hung (Hung Xiong), Hung Sing Kwoon(Glorious Victory) and the Buk Sing Kwoon (Northern Victory) is linked together by Choy Lee Fut's "Root" techniques such as Kum Na Kwa Sau Chop Biu Jong Pow Kup and Ding.
Aside from these "Root Techniques" each branch teaches different material specific to each branch which is not taught in other branches (with the exception of the first two forms of the Buk Sing Kwoon-Ping Kuen and Kau Da Kuen which are from the Fut San Hung Sing Kwoon). Although each branch teaches different material is it unfair to say one or the other is not Choy Lee Fut because it's not taught by Chan Heung.
Although the same sets are not taught in each branch, from these roots rose gung fu from such great masters as Chan Heung, Jeong Hung Sing, and Tam Sam. And that is the reason why I believe there are "3 Families of Choy Lee Fut."
Hopefully in the future we would see Choy Lee Fut taught based off of all 3 branches with all they have to offer, which i hope will bring much unity from all our great families.---
Sifu Frank McCarthy. | 
