White crane kung fu (flying crane)

Shifu Lorne Bernard demonstrating form and applications of the flying Crane branch of Fukien White Crane kung Fu. Shifu Bernard is the official North-American representative of Grand-master Lee-Joo-Chian (Heir the Flying Crane branch residing in Sibu Malaysia)and the president of the Eastern Canada Chinese Martial Arts Federation (ECCMAF).These clips are taken from the ECCMAF June 6th 2008 banquet.

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[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

[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!

[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.

[Gunglihchuan]

Sifu Bernard: Your kung fu is fantastic. Your speed, stances, and jing are most impressive! Flying White crane has much bigger movements than most other White Crane styles. Thank you very much for the videos. Any more would be most appreciated.

Regards,

Steve

[UtahShotokan]

That was a great lesson.

[seni1975]

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

[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.

[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.

[whitecranecanada]

Thank you , You are very generous.