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Fujian White Crane
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Sorry I shall use Mandarin as it is easier for me (art least I didn’t use Hokkienese )

Fujian 1644-1662 – Yong Chun Bai He Quan (Wing Chun White Crane Fist)
Story states it being from the Bai Lien Si
Many people studied the art in the fujian area consisting of an accountable well versed 21 Masters.
Also practitioners became known as the ‘Chien Wu Hu’ – Primary 5 Tigers
1683 was carried on to Taiwan by practitioners who became known as ‘Hou Wu Hu’ - Later 5 Tigers

Initially known to contain the following fundamental Sets of techniques:
Dan Jr Dan Ma Fa
Shuang Jr Dan Ma Fa
Shuang Jr Shuang Ma Fa
Dan Jr Shuang Ma Fa
Gan Zi Da Fa
In Addition of Staff, Broadsword & Trident weapon Methods

The popularity of the style at the time made it influence and spread out. It had some influence almost all southern systems as it was spread out everywhere.

In Fact it was a major influence on the most popular and famous Fujian art of Wu Zhu Quan (5 Ancestors Fist). 5 Ancestors Fist was composed on the basis of the following systems at the time :
1. Bai He Quan
2. Da Mo Quan
3. Tai Zu Quan
4. Xing Jr Quan (Hou Quan)
5. Lohan Quan
Wu Zhu Quan in itself is a very large system. I may outline it later some time.

The white crane system itself was further complicated by being distinguished into 5 separate systems all of which had developed different routines/forms. However the basic strategies usually remained similar :

Zong He (Jumping/Free Crane)
Fei He (Flying Crane)
Ming He (Chirping/Shouting Crane)
Bai He (Ancestral Crane)
Fan He (Feeding Crane)

In Taiwan the Ancestral Crane was most popular.
Ancestral Crane consists of the following routines/forms :

Qi Xing , Shan He, Wu Mei Hua, Wu Bu, Gong He.
Xiao Yao, Da Yao,Yao Gu, Bai Mei, Ti Gua.
Zong He, Zhan Ji, Zhan He, Chuan Zhen, Fo Shou, Hu Die Zhang, Shi Ba Lohan Shou


Japanese Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate also traces much of its roots in the Bai He Quan in Fact one of their forms (Though incorrectly performed and practised) contains almost exact movements as one of the routines.

In 1929 a research organisation was established to Find the essence of the original Yong Chun Bai He Quan, They discovered that the art was popular in Singapore, Malaysia & Taiwan. Some of the routines considered here include the following.

Chi Bu San Zhan
Shi San Tai Bao
Shi San Bu Yao
Mei Nu Shu Zhuang
Ba Fen Cun Fa
Gan Zi Da Fa
Bai He Zhan Ji
Tang Lang Zhao Er
Meng Hu Na Mao
Bai He Xian Zhao
Li Shi Tuo Xie
Shuang Long Chu Lin
Shuang Yan Zhuan etc


Common features include things like Gang Jing (Hard Jing) which is common to many southern Martial arts. Liu He Combination of Internal/External, Shorter Stances, close fighting tactics, Sticky Hands, quick and triangular stepping, many hand formations (ie, crane claw, tiger claw, eagle claw, fist, vertical fist, phoenix eye fist, dragon eye fist, snake tongue, etc……
The routines/forms are very short in the beginning stages but they become longer as they progress.
Routines commence with the Hung Mun gesture (like hung gar) except that instead of coming from the right side it approaches from the left side. In the Fujian original formation it is commonly found to follow fujian method of the outside of the fist touching the palm centre rather than the inverse/inside part (which is the way Hung gar does it).

Another feature is the use of Bu Ding Bu Ba Ma stance which is central the fighting position in the system. In terms of power and strikes the palms are used very often in conjunction with the crane wing etc… fists in typical southern style.

Stances
Ping Ma
Sz Ping Ma
Ding Zi Bu
Bu Ding Bu Ba Ma
Ji Xiu Bu
Gui Bu

Basics
Dan Jr Yin Yang Jie
Sheung Jr Yin Yang Jie