The influence of Yong Chun White Crane Kung Fu

Pen to Sword

Episode two in the second series of Pen to Sword where we interview Master Su Yin Han live from Yong Chun in Fujian province in China.
We ask what has made White Crane Kung Fu so famous and why it is has gone on to influence so many other martial arts styles, such as Karate.
We talk about soft and hard power, we talk about the origins of Crane system deriving from a woman's necessity to defend herself and the necessity for people to be able to copy and train it easily.
Yong Chun White Crane has historical facts that can be traced all the way back to Fan Qi Niang. This documentation is unique for a classical Chinese martial art to have survived the test of time and supports the origins of the system, the names of the patterns and names of the moves.
Many new styles are now looking to Yong Chun White Crane to learn more about the origins of their styles and are copying the names of their moves and linking back.
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