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Fujian White Crane

白鶴拳

Also known as

White Crane · White Crane Boxing

Description

Southern Chinese boxing style from Fujian. Wu Xiangui taught it in Naha from 1912, and it influenced the karate of Chojun Miyagi, Kenwa Mabuni, Juhatsu Kyoda and Shinko Matayoshi.

Related styles

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chinese-martial-arts

Sources

“He taught the Southern Chinese gongfu (功夫, kung fu) style of White Crane and “had a major influence upon Miyagi Chojun, Mabuni Kenwa, Kyoda Juhatsu, and Matayoshi Shinko.””
— Cramer, Mark I.. (2018). The History of Karate and the Masters Who Made It: Development, Lineages, and Philosophies of Traditional Okinawan and Japanese Karate-doinfo

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