Presently in the world there are hundreds of different Kung-Fu styles. The ancestral of all them is the Shao-Lin ("Young Forest") style from which all others descend. Shao-Lin Kung-Fu martial art has two main branches: Nam-Phai ("Southern style") and Pak-Phai ("Northern Style"). Nam-Phai style main characteristic is the use of arms and low kicks while Pak-Phai emphasizes the use of legs and high kicks. As said: "Hands to South, Feet to North".

North and South branches subdivided in many other styles, each with its own master. It's important to notice that each style has only one Master (Shi-Fu) and the style is known by the name of its Master, a distinct name for the style and its genealogy.

MAI-TSUN-CHUAN-PHAI (Hidden Fist Style) is a southern-derived style created by Shi-Fu Kleber Farache. This style descends directly from Fei-Hok-Phai (Flying Goat style) created by Shi-Fu Chiu Ping Lok, which in turn descends from Hung-Tao-Choy-Mei-Ka style and so on.

Master Farache developed his style aiming the physical, spiritual and martial development of its practitioners, as the most traditional teachings of Shao-Lin Kung-Fu. MAI-TSUN-CHUAN-PHAI is based on harmony of the characteristics of six animals: Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Goat, Leopard and Monkey although none is predominant in the style, all having the same importance. The style received a large influence from the Canton Kung-Fu (a south province of China, known by its excellent Kung-Fu), perceived not only in its techniques but also by the use of the Cantonese dialect to describe its movements and forms.

"Mai-Tsun" has several meanings in Chinese: hide, conceal, distract, etc. This clearly describes the style where the surprise plays an important role to confound the opponent who will hardly notice how he was hit. The flowing of the movements must be complemented by ingenuity and intelligence. The practitioner must develop a fast discernment and perception. The techniques and forms of the style conduct the practitioner to reach this degree of development.

MAI-TSUN-CHUAN-PHAI is composed of 30 forms (katis) which include free hands and weapons forms. Form timing varies from one to two-and-a-half minutes. Since the forms are very clean and pure, these qualities also significantly influence the practitioner who must conduct himself as clean as the style. It's with this clean behavior, the friendship and the mutual collaboration spirit among the students that the MAI-TSUN-CHUAN-PHAI keeps the traditional teachings of the true Shaolin Kung-Fu.