Choy Fook

Choy Fook was a monk from the Northern Shaolin Temple who withdrew from the Buddhist clergymen to become a layman. When he took his vows to become a monk, it was customary to have incense burn marks onto his head. However, due to severe burns, it left serious ugly scars on his head. This gave him the nickname “Rotten Head Fook.”

After Choy Fook withdrew from the Buddhist clergyman, he decided to settle down in the Luo Fu Mountain of northern Guangdong province for his late age of retirement. The founder of Choy Li Fut Kung Fu, Chan Heung, took a long journey to Mt. Luo Fu to beg him to be his teacher. In the beginning, Choy Fook taught Chan Heung the Buddhist meditation and the disciplines of Buddhism. After a period of time observing Chan Heung working hard at his Buddhist training and practicing his previous styles of Kung fu, Choy Fook felt that he was ready and worthy of his martial art training. When Choy Fook was finally convinced that Chan Heung was a good student, he began to teach him the secrets of Northern Shaolin Kung Fu. Besides teaching Chan Heung the 18 Lohan Chi Kung, he also taught him the powerful northern footwork. After Chan Heung completely learned the Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, Choy Fook asked him to leave the Luo Fu Mountain, to return home to promote his Shaolin Kung Fu, and to train fighters to join the revolution to fight against the corrupt Manchurian government.