Nam Pai Chuan

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Nam Pai Chuan (Chinese: 南北拳) is a Shaolin kung fu style with centres in the UK, Belgium, France, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Australia and Malaysia. The name means "North-South Fist" and indicates its origin in the central Chinese style called "Fat Gar Kuen" (Chinese: 佛家拳). This style was brought to Malaysia by Cho-Si Seh Koh San (Chinese: 祖师释高参), who became abbot of the Siong Lim Temple in Singapore, and died in 1960 at the age of 74. One of his students was Quek Hen Choon (Chinese: 郭逢春), who is famous for his demonstrations of Ying Qigong (Chinese: 硬气功). The style was brought to London in 1979 by one of his students and founder of Nam Pai Chuan, Sifu Christopher Lai Khee Choong (Chinese: 黎钜忠), and has since expanded to include many centres around the UK and other countries.

Nam Pai Chuan is a very broad style, and includes kicking, punching, chin na locking (Chinese: 擒拿), take-downs, throwing, pressure points dim mak (Chinese: 点脉), weapons and many other techniques, as well as Chi Gung (Chinese: 气功) (breathing energy exercises).

External links

• Nam Pai Chuan Headquarters UK
• Nam Pai Chuan King's College London
• Cardiff University
• Cardiff Central
• Cardiff Roath
• Aberaeron
• Brussels
• Sussex
• New Zealand
• London - Ealing
• Nam Pai Chuan Manchester
• Nam Pai Chuan Stockport
• University of London Union
• Japan
• Sydney Australia
• Brunel University - London
• Manchester Universities
• Bolton