Chan Heung founded Choy Lee fut in 1836. He lived in king mui village, which is in Sun Wui district in Kwangtung province, South West China.
He was trained by three Masters, Choy fok, Lee yau san, and his uncle Chan yuen-woo, he named his new fighting system after them, except for Chan yuen woo, instead he used the term “fut”(Buddha) out of respect for Chan who was a Shaolin monk, And so Choy Lee Fut was born. Chan Heung passedon his style to his two sons Chan on Pak,and Chan koon Pak,one of Chan koon paks  students was Fong yuk shu, who went on to teach Chan Hon heung,(known as king of spears).He taught Chew Yew Jong and one of Chew Yew Jong’s students being Ng How Tak (Edmund).
The system spread from King Muivillage to Guangzhou, fatsan, and Hong Kong as different schools opened, the system split into three styles, two were called Hung Sing and the other Bak Sing, Although they all have the same origin they have developed there own distinct characteristics. Choy Lee Fut uses long arm swings. palm strikes, elbows and the forearms, it contains deep stances, so strong  flexible legs are required.
C.L.F also uses the traditional weapons, Spear, broadsword, Pole, Gwan Do, 3 Section Staff to name but a few.