Posts Tagged ‘crane’

Shaolin Form: Wu Xing Ba Fa Quan

Wu Xing Ba Fa Quan (Eight Laws of the Five Animals Boxing) Wu Xing Ba Fa Quan teaches the concepts and foundations of Shaolin Five Animal Gong Fu. The interaction of the Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake and Dragon give this form its character. This form teaches the student how to seemingly change personality to change […]

 

The Enigmatic Crane – part two

Over time many different styles of Crane have evolved and as with any other martial systems, styles have been created as others have died out. Thankfully there have been those Masters who have taken their original practice and evolved new styles for us to explore. One such teacher was my Crane teacher, Shifu De Chuan. […]

 

The Enigmatic Crane part one

In the world of martial arts one animal style has managed to be both widely revered and rarely practised. The animal style of Bai He Quan, the White Crane Fist, is considered to be the foundation of many of the modern systems of Kung Fu as well as for Okinawan Karate. The Crane style is […]

 

The Animal Styles of Gong Fu

In the world of martial arts there are few styles that capture the imagination in the way that the animal styles do.  Even though these systems are famous, and often commonly practiced in Gong Fu, they are commonly misunderstood and misrepresented.  In addition to our other articles I will be offering a series of articles […]