Monday, November 7, 2011

The Founder's day


Choy Lee Fut annual Ancestral 祖師誕 “The Founder’s Day” celebration


Each year, Choy Lee Fut practitioners will have an annual celebration where all the Choy Lee Fut clubs and guests within the district will gather together at a restaurant to pay respect to the founder and ancestors 祖師 of Choy Lee Fut martial arts system. This is the biggest event of the year for the Choy Lee Fut practitioners.

Choy Lee Fut annual Ancestral “The Founder’s Day” celebration 17th Anniversary in Vancouver August 7th 2011

During this event, each club will bring one or two lions to represent their own club. These lions will all meet together in front of the founder and ancestors to pay respect to them and perform the lion dance 舞獅 for the grand opening of the celebration. There will be lettuce for each lion to welcome and spread the fortune to all the practitioners and guests.

Choy Lee Fut annual Ancestral “The Founder’s Day” celebration 17th Anniversary in Vancouver August 7th 2011
18 lions performed for the grand opening of the celebration

Furthermore, each club will put forward a few of their students to demonstrate an outstanding performance of Choy Lee Fut martial arts. The demonstrations range from single person hand forms to group weapon fighting forms.


This event happens all over the world wherever there is Choy Lee Fut present. This event is to thank and be grateful of the traditional Chinese martial art culture that our ancestors had passed onto us and for us to carry it onto the future generations.

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