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    Four Gates / SiMen Quan

    Can somebody tell me more about this form? I've found it in the Southern Mantis and Southern Great Ancestor systems. There should also be a YongChun White Crane form by that name which I can't find.

    TaiZu Xiao Si Men
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUcBVukwZNQ

    Southern Praying Mantis Say Mun Sau
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYLY4jlMeGw
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kot9OSrvAM

    Hakka Kuen 四門
    http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/6qOJQvNZHr8

    Fujian Luohan SiMen / SeiMun
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53EZkHu_Pho
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNnJM1bUQOo

    WingChun (Chan Wah Shun, Chan Yu Min lineage) SilLin SeiMun
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1RlwzKAcnI

    Hung Gar Sei Mun
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l5FX8hj_fA

    Pak Mei Sei Moon Baat Gwa Kuen
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGr35kPHe-k

    Choy Lee Fut 四門拳
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcd7WgLY9Nw

    Uechi Ryu Seisan
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUCdg0hEy6Q

    Chotoku Kyan Seisan
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2xiW8dHc7o

    GoJu Ryu Seisan
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJeOCRV0oF0

    Shotokan Hangetsu
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gfKxxBnEcE
    Last edited by Cataphract; 05-13-2016 at 01:43 AM.

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    In Yunnan exists a form 來恆拳 (slow steady step?) or 四門十三拳 (four gates 13 fist?) that I can't find. Interesting. That might explain where the Seisan comes from.

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    Yue Jia Quan (Ying Men Quan) from Jiangxi is based on a Four Gates form. So maybe the Yue Jia is the source of the Four Gates. I had not luck finding a demonstration so far.

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    Are you a Karateka or a White Crane practitioner?

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    I'm a Karateka

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    Oh okay. Can I ask what style as you seem to have an interest in things White Crane in nature?

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    I'm learning Shotokan and I'm interested in all forms of boxing from southern China (and then some) that may be distant or close relatives of that art. White Crane may be central among them, but not as much as for others like Goju Ryu.
    Last edited by Cataphract; 06-07-2016 at 11:59 AM.

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    Shotokan is a pretty far way from Southern Chinese Boxing, arts like Uechi-Ryu, some of the Shorin styles and Goju may be closer but more so to Tiger Boxing, Kgo Cho Kun etc than actual White Crane.

    How long have you been training Shotokan, ranked yet?

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    I've been training Shotokan for five years now, but had other training before. Almost all our forms come from China like Hangetsu (Seisan). I hope that seeing all those variations will give me a different perspective and a better understanding of the ideas it was designed to convey. After learning how universal this Kata is, I appreciate it much more.

    Shorin Ryu and Shotokan share a common lineage until master Funakoshi's move to the Japanese mainland. You could compare Chotoku Kyan's Seisan to Hangetsu to see the (dis-)similarities.

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    Nice! Here's another version from my lineage. It shares some characteristics with the first video in the list such as "Catch Tiger in Mountains."

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waV8xBD3N50

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