Robyn's Travels

Choy Lay Fut: Ng Lun Choy and more sparring…

Beginning last week, I started to learn my orange belt form under Choy Lay Fut.  It is called Ng Lun Choy, or 5 Wheel Fist.  I learned the beginning of it, which made me realize that the transition of my blocks, like when doing a gwa choy, is not smooth enough.  I had to take time on the wooden dummy this evening to practice the speed and efficiency of the block.  

In other news, I got to practice sparring again tonight.  I am starting to utilize some of the ten elements of Choy Lay Fut against my partner.  I am incorporating sau choys and uppercuts, but Shi-fu demonstrated the effectiveness of chuen na or a quick jab to the face after blocking my opponent’s strike.  Again, it’s going to take a LOT of practice to have these offensive and defensive strikes become second nature when sparring.

As I dig deep into the movements and stance work of Choy Lay Fut, I am recognizing my flaws (with Shi-fu’s help) and slowly trying to determine what I need to do execute the correct moves.  I’ve seen improvement over the last month, and that is very encouraging.