Chinese Boxing sparring match

The following is the history of Lui Ho Pa Fa and how it was passed from one master to another.

Chen Tuan - Chen Hsi I

Chen Tuan (birthname: Chen Tuan, name as a sage: Chen Hsi I, Chen Xi Yi) (871-989) was a legendary Taoist sage. According to certain Taoist schools who claim him as a founder, he lived a secluded life in the Nine Room Cave on Mount Wudang.

Between 1985 and 1997 I had competed in 23 professional boxing matches. My record stood at 18 wins (11 KOs), 4 loses and 1 draw.

Yue Fei, (1103-1141), a native of T'sang-Yin in Hunan. As a youth he divided his time between practicing martial arts and reading Sun Wu's Art of War. He studied from the famous martial artist Chou Tung, who could draw a bow of three hundred catties. In the early days of the Tartar conflict, he raised a troop of five hundred horsemen, and defeated a force of more than one hundred thousand under Wu-shu (chieftain), the heir apparent of the tartars. He then served as lieutenant under Chang Chun, and for his services in inducing a formidable leader of brigands to submit to Imperial authority, Yue was raised to the rank of general.

Muay Thai (Thai Boxing) is a form of hard martial art practiced in large parts of the world, including Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. The art is similar to others in Southeast Asia such as: pradal serey in Cambodia, lethwei in Myanmar, tomoi in Malaysia and Lao boxing in Laos. Muay Thai has a long history in Thailand and is the country's national sport. Traditional Muay Thai practiced today varies significantly from the ancient art muay boran and uses kicks and punches in a ring with gloves similar to those used in Western boxing.

Sing Lung

Lama was brought into southern China around (1644-1911) in the later Ching Dynasty. The style originated in Tibet, many generations ago, but was made famous in China when a (LAMA), a Tibetan monk named Sing Lung arrived in Kwang Tung province China, in which time he subdued the most powerful pirate, Chang Pao Chai. After this he wandered for years until he settled at the Ching Yun Temple, (Blessing Cloud Temple), on Mount Ting Hu in the Lake Chao Ching District, after the death of the presiding monk. He became Abbot, or head of the temple, and later engaged Wang Ping, known as the tiger of Chao Ching, also known as one of the heroes south of the five ridges. Once Wang saw how superior Sing Lung's martial arts skill were, the two became good friends. Being a layman, Sing Lung could not accept him as a student. Wang understood his predicament and sent his only son (Wang Yin Lin) to become a monk under the great monk.

Shootfighting is a combat sport and martial art, with competitions governed by the International Shootfighting Association (ISFA). Shootfighting incorporates techniques from a multitude of traditional martial arts, the most principle of these being Muay Thai and Catch Wrestling.

At one time or another, every martial arts style was a "closed-door" art, meaning it was not shown or taught to people who had not yet proved themselves worthy of learning and keeping the style's deadly secrets. So dedicated were the masters and their students that tests and rituals had to be passed before one could be accepted into this closed-door society. The rules may have been stringent, but the masters had their reasons. We must first realize martial arts was not a hobby, but rather the next priority to life itself. When warlords were pitted against higher officials, few had the time to hear a woman yelling rape, a farmer being robbed or to notice villagers being squeezed for money to prevent their town from being burned. You could only depend on yourself to understand your family situation and protect your land and wealth. So, martial arts grew because people needed a better way of defending themselves and protecting their families.