Choy Lee Fut really is effective as long as you have a teacher that knows his stuff. In my opinion i'd rather learn from a teacher who has actually used his gung fu in street fights.

anyways, here is a small statement from my grandstudent who this week had to use his CLF for the first time.

"I started learning Choy Lee Fut, about a year ago. I don't exactly know why I started, perhaps it was my general interest in martial arts, or possibly my interest in what I had seen. I'll never know for sure, but I'm glad I did. When I first started , I was amazed at how effective the few simple stances and punches I learned were. I had done other martial arts in the past, but I'd never seen one capable of such brutality with so little an effort. I quickly learned to use these simple principals, both in form and practical application. As a person who used to be be a boxer and Judo practitioner, I was further impressed with my new found ability's when sparing. Never before had fighting been so simple or as enjoyable to me. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a large person, and I'm not very strong. But after training for a few weeks, none of that mattered anymore. I gained the ability and confidence necessary, to fight people twice my <myspace>size</myspace> and strength, and win. Fighting outside of a ring, or non-sportsmen like situation is and should be frowned upon. However there are times in our lives, when we must take a stand and defend ourselves, or suffer the consequences. I came from a middle <myspace>size</myspace>d town in Kansas, it was not a bad place to live, and it had a relatively low crime rate, but later in my life I moved to Los Angeles. There is an overabundance of people here, and most of them are generally good people. But as with any large scale city, there are people who wouldn't think twice about harming them selfs or anyone around them to get what they want. I recently encountered one such person, who became adamantly violent with me, over a trivial material object. Within seconds I found myself alone in a dangerous situation. I quickly became involved in this physical altercation, which ended with me dealing some serious damage to my large non-friendly companion, without taking a scratch. If i hadn't learned Choy Lee Fut, I don't know what kind of harm this man would have done to me, but I know it would not have been pleasant. I had never been so thankful, of the lessons and training I had received until then. Looking back on my life I realize, learning Choy Lee Fut was one of the best decisions I've ever made.I can walk in the worst part of town, alone, at night, unafraid, Because I know, I have enough strength, confidence, and self control to surpass any challenge in my life with flying colors. And to think, the first step was as easy as learning to stand...."
Chris (lastname witheld)