The name Choy Lay Fut is the founder's tribute and respect to his teachers.

One of the most efficient and popular styles of Kung Fu. The history of Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu reaches back for more than a century.

The founder of Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu was a devoted martial artist named Chan-Heung. His first teacher was the Shaolin Monk named Choy-Fok. With a foundation firmly in place, Choy-Fok then brought his young student to learn from the famed Master Lay Yau-Shan. From him, Chan-Heung developed the ferocious fighting techniques and fast movements of the Lay-Kar Kung Fu system.

After both his teachers were satisfied with his progress they sent him to learn the advanced "Buddhist Palm Style" from the 'Green Grass Monk'. Combining the best of these three styles with his own knowledge and experience, Chan-Heung developed the Choy Lay Fut style of Kung Fu.

The name Choy Lay Fut is Chan-Heung's tribute and respect to his teachers. Choy and Lay are the surnames of his first two teachers, and Fut, which means Buddhist, represents his third teacher, the Green Grass Monk.

To this day Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu thrives as one of the most practical and powerful styles of Kung Fu, and its practitioners continue to carry on the underlying philosophy and traditions of respect.