White crane kung fu (flying crane)

[Jakneife]

Thoroughly impressive and full of common sense to boot! I train Okinawan Goju Ryu and Miyagi Chojun, the founder of the system was said to have been heavily influenced by White Crane and Monk Fist Boxing. Shifu Bernard, thank you so much - you've shared a great deal in just four minutes.

[whitecranecanada]

@Jakneife Dear sir , thank you for your kind comments. All the best.

Lorne Bernard

[seni1975]

Very very useful to me. Just helped me figure out a puzzle in bunkai. Thank you very much.

[whitecranecanada]

In flying crane we have short jing (duan jing), piercing jing (chong jing) and springing jing (tang jing).It's all in my book (shaolin white crane kung fu: A rare art revealed). All movements have some type of jing li. We do vibrate power out but not necessarily like our cousins. We also train the power in slightly different ways. I would humbly remind you that sometimes one needs to feel power rather than supercicially see it in tao lu...This makes it so much easier to understand.

[labsica64]

@whitecranecanada I am very impressed with your video. I am a ngo cho kun practitioner from the Philippines, and I find many similarities between your style. I agree with your statement if you can use that move, that's kung fu, if not there's no kung fu. it's true, too many people are obsessed with moves, not enough about mastering what they've got

[whitecranecanada]

@labsica64 Dear brother, I know of the ngo cho in the phillipines and the high standards being preserved. Thank you for your friendly praise. All the best! Lets all work hard to keep the real thing alive for the younger generations!

[MARTIAL626]

thank you. sifu. i am intresting that if there are "shaking"jing(power) in flying crane branch form? the "shaking"jing is also the feature of white crane. i'll expect to see that, because it's very high level of white crane. i've seen it once, it's so exciting.

[whitecranecanada]

Dear sir,

Thank you for your positive comments and your knowledgeable question. There are 2 ways to breathe during forms. The real way or best way is to sink the breath to the dantien (which we practice in seperate chi kung exercises) and hold it there as long as possible while doing our kung fu... generally completing a short form with one breath or a few breaths for longer forms. As this method is a little difficult, many students will sink the air to the dantien and then breathe naturally.

[MARTIAL626]

i am happy to see the white crane flying crane branch. i know the white crane have 4 or 5 branch. and this branch is seldom to see. the sifu's form is very traditional. but may i have a question: when someone practice the form, how the breath is? i know it is importance to white crane kungfu. in the end, the best regard to sifu, to flying crane branch. thank you.

[chivyas44]

Sir,

This is fantastic. i mean the movements, leg work,

truly amazing.

also this makes me wonder, how mystifying would be great chinese masters?

[whitecranecanada]

Thank you , You are very generous.

[uchinadi]

Great form and application Sifu Bernard, excuse me, Can you say me the name of this form?

[whitecranecanada]

Thank you,

The form is called "Bai he Luo san" or the white crane comes down from the montain...

[bai2he4]

"Application not forms" - so true.

Thanks for showing some traditional gongfu and for inspiring other white crane practitioners around the world.

[whitecranecanada]

Thank you, you are very kind.

[UtahShotokan]

That was a great lesson.

[whitecranecanada]

Thank you that is very kind. I still need lot's of work though. Actually i am suffering form a bad tennis elbow so I had to hold back a bit. Flying crane as the name implies has a great emphasis on footwork and the movements are a little bigger than our respected cousins. Thank you for your very kind comments.I'll try to make more videos soon...

Lorne Bernard

[traphiccc]

beautiful structure love it! good stuff

[whitecranecanada]

Thank you!

best wishes,

lorne Bernard