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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NoOneofConsequence" data-source="post: 466071" data-attributes="member: 5400">I did (and will again) study Chow Gar kung fu and Buk Sing Choy Lay Fut kung fu.The instructors who teach at my school learnt from two wild brothers from Hong Kong - people from NW USA may know them, the Laceys.Anyway, my instructors learnt in a traditional school from guys who had to defend their claims as good fighters on the street in Macao. As far as these guys are concerned, kung fu was a street art. You trained hard and suffered in the gwoon (dojo) so that you could take the hits on the street. Chow Gar and BSCLF emphasise speed, strength, endurance and effectiveness. Not many high kicks, not much grappling. They're kung fu forms that are very street effective. Some others may not be, but these ones are. Don't forget, when you talk about kung fu you're referring to over three hundred and fifty different styles of melee combat. There's a huge scope for difference in that range.</blockquote>