I found new information in my drafts folder from a long time ago that has a lot of information about Kung Fu sounds and I believe when they mention Chan Sai Mo that they are talking about Jimmy’s cousin (it’s in the last sentence).
Ron
Few authenticated facts are known about Jeong Yim , but his legacy and influence on the development of Choy Li Fut can still be felt today. Jeong Yim’s actual birth and death dates are not confirmed, but it is rumored that he lived between 33 to 69 years of age. Like all great martial artists, the myths, stories, and legends which surround them are often mistaken and confused as facts. Jeong Yim’s successor Chan Ngau-Sing , stated that the author Nim Fut San Yen created a popular fictional story written during the period to increase the awareness of Choy Li Fut and revolutionary activities. This story was called, “Fut San Hung Sing Kwoon”. Chan Ngau-Sing knew the author, pen name Nim Fut San Yen, personally. Such stories have no basis in historical fact. Popular novels, like Wan Nian Qing and the mythology of anti-Qing organizations such as the Heaven and Earth Society, were spreading wildly through China since the early 19th century.[
Unfortunately, all of this is not officially documented. No written historic records can be found about Jeong Yim. According to the Chan Family History Book[34] (the “Big Book”), the only historically documented fact showing a relationship between Chan Heung and Jeong Yim is the date of 1867, when Jeong Yim was sent to reopen the Fut San school as the successor to Chan Din-Foon.
The Hung Moon political party[31] represented all revolutionary factions, including all Choy Li Fut representatives. Choy Li Fut schools chose to write the name of their schools in various ways to hide their affiliation with the outlawed Hung Moon political party and to protect themselves from government persecution.
Many Choy Li Fut schools had a secret slogan during these times: “Hung Ying Sing ; Ying Hung Wing Sing�. ” This translates as: “Heroes of the Hung Party are superior; Heroes always win.” Chan Heung’s followers adopted two words of the motto as their secret passwords Hung Sing � which meant “Hung Party wins” but because that was too close to the outlawed Hung Moon Party name, they changed the Chinese characters which sounds the same as Hung Sing , but when written means “goose winning”.
Chan Heung son, Koon-Pak , changed the Chinese character Hung » to Hung 雄 meaning “strong.” From that time on, Choy Li Fut schools in Koon-Pak’s King Mui area designated themselves with the slogan Hung Sing �, meaning “Strong Winning,” while the Fut San schools kept their “goose winning” Hung Sing � motto.
Other differences include how the practitioner’s stance should be while facing their opponent. In the Hung Gar and Wing Chun styles, practitioners hold their torso perpendicular to an opponent, to allow the full use of both arms. In contrast, Choy Li Fut holds the torso at an angle to the opponent to reduce the target area exposed to him, and to allow the practitioner more reach. Front stances in Choy Li Fut have the front bent leg angled in to protect the groin, while other martial arts systems have the front bent leg facing forward.[19]
During revolutionary battles between anti-Qing and government forces (1850 to 1877), whoever belonged to the Choy Li Fut system would identify themselves by crying out “yak” when striking with the palm, “wak” when thrusting with a tiger claw hand, “ha” when striking with the fist, “hok” when using a crane beak strike, and “dik” when kicking.[1][20] These sounds are unique to the Choy Li Fut system.
Chan Heung recorded his discoveries and knowledge onto paper for his future students to follow and eventually recorded over 250 forms and techniques
After the war, he travelled the country meeting and training with more Sifu, like Mok Jing-Kiu and Chan Sai-Mo of the Choy Lay Fut style. He returned in his 40s to the Clear Cloud Temple and learned Lama Pai from Jyu Jik Chuyhn.
