Product Description

This comprehensive training video explores Shaolin White Crane Gong Fu (Kung Fu), one of the most famous martial art styles developed in China. In Course 1, Dr. Yang presents a lecture explaining the theory and history of Shaolin White Crane Gongfu, and instructs fundamental stances, movements and hand techniques. In Course 2, Dr. Yang explains and instructs fundamental Qigong exercises, Jin patterns, more basic movements and hand techniques. White Crane Qigong (Chi Kung) is a proven way to build explosive fighting power, known as Jin. In addition, Dr. Yang and senior students instruct and demonstrate the first barehand form, Qi Xing Quan and its martial applications. It is commonly recognized that Shaolin White Crane is the root of Okinawan Karate, and has heavily influenced Japanese martial arts. From this video, all martial artists can gain profound comprehension of empty-handed styles. Course 1: * Learn the history of Shaolin White Crane Gong Fu from Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming * Fundamental stances * Fundamental Qi Xing stepping * Four Golden Points hand techniques * Repelling and covering practice * Bridge Hands and its applications Course 2: * Fundamental hopping and jumping * Major basic hand techniques * Bridge Hands and its applications * Fundamental Qigong * Fundamental Jin patterns * Barehand sequence: Qi Xing Quan and its applications

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64666 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-03-31
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: PAL, Subtitled
• Original language: English, French
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 150 minutes

Synopsis
Demonstrating basic training in Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu.

Review
5 of 5 stars, B. Organ (Raleigh, NC) January 7, 2005 A valuable White Crane reference. The White Crane is a southern chinese kung fu style, and Dr. Yang's presentation sets the standard. As the Long Fist style forms a backbone for many northern chinese arts, so the White Crane style is a parent art from which many southern styles developed (including Wing Chun, Japanese and Okinawan Karate and famous family styles like Hung Gar, Choy Li Fut, etc.), so it is worth studying. Included are sections on basic training (drills that break down the standard stances and techniques into simple easy to understand movements) and application drills (chi sao or sensing drills). The large number of practical applications derived from these basics is simply amazing. --Google

Review
This programme and its various features are up to the usual standard of the YMAA output. --Independent viewer

Customer Reviews

A valuable White Crane reference

The White Crane is a southern chinese kung fu style, and Dr. Yang's presentation sets the standard. As the Long Fist style forms a backbone for many northern chinese arts, so the White Crane style is a parent art from which many southern styles developed (including Wing Chun, Japanese and Okinawan Karate and famous family styles like Hung Gar, Choy Li Fut, etc.) so it is worth studying.

Included are sections on basic training (drills that break down the standard stances and techniques into simple easy to understand movements) and application drills (chi sao or sensing drills). The large number of practical applications derived from these basics is simply amazing.

This is mainly a reference material, as Books and DVDs do not make good primary instructional material for martial arts, so plan on attending a seminar or finding a good local school to get the most from this DVD.