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	Fujian White Crane (martial art) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fujian White Crane is a martial art which its traditions attribute to a woman named Fāng Qīniáng (方七娘; Minnan: hng1 chhit1 nia5).
		According to the traditions of the Lee family branch of Flying Crane, Fāng Qīniáng was born in the mid-18th century.
		Fujian White Crane is one of the constituent styles of Five Ancestors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fujian_White_Crane (467 words)

	Lama (martial art) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to the White Crane (Pak Hok) Athletic Federation in Hong Kong, the style was developed secretively in Tibet during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
		White Crane style is very well known in Chinese martial arts circles, emphasizing high steps, sweeping diversions of attacks with the arms for defense and high kicks and strikes with the elbows, fingers (in the form of 'the crane's beak') and wrists for offense.
		Wang Yan-Lam was the eldest of the Ten Tigers of Canton, a group of ten of the top martial arts masters in Guangdong towards the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tibetan_White_Crane (636 words)

	Yang's Martial Arts and Yoga Center-- North Andover, MA
		White Crane Kung Fu is a Chinese martial style that derives its fighting techniques and theories from the animal of the same name.
		White Crane is traditionally regarded as one of the original Five Animal Patterns or Five Shape Fists that were trained in the Shaolin Temple, and Southern White Crane may have influenced the Japanese fighting arts, especially Okinawan Karate.
		In Hard style martial arts, the Qi is led to the muscles or generated in a local area, such as the arms, then the muscles are tensed to trap the Qi there in order to energize the muscles to their maximum efficiency.
	www.yangsandover.com /articles.shtml?page=morewhitecrane (2647 words)

	Helen Shen White Crane Kungfu
		The White Crane Kungfu system offers a wide range of martial arts training, forms and general fitness, and allows individual to advance at his or her own pace.
		White Crane Kungfu is a traditional Chinese martial art, which emulates the characteristic and movements of white cranes.
		White Cranes live by the fringe of rice fields, the edge of waters, or in swamplands.
	www.taomartialarts.com /crn/crn_main.html (821 words)

	Martial Art Mart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fujian White Crane (martial art) - Fujian White Crane is a martial art which its traditions attribute to a woman named FÄng QÄ«niÃ¡ng (æ—¹ä¸å¨; Minnan: hng1 chhit1 nia5).
		Sambo (martial art) - Sambo () -- (also called Sombo in the US and sometimes written in all-caps) is a modern martial art, combat sport and self-defense system developed in the former Soviet Union.
		Art for art's sake - "Art for art's sake" is the usual English rendition of...
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	Crane White
		Crane style martial arts may refer to: This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
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		Crane Creek Dorper and White Dorper Sheep: Dorper Fullblood and Purebred Ewes, Rams and Lambs, White Dorper...
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	Fujian White Crane - Resources
		The tenets set out above are the basis of the martial artist's attitude and it is the attitude that distinguishes the martial artist from the martial arts practitioner.
		Thus, the discipline of martial arts is seen as restrictive, as trying to mould the individual, whereas it is rather to give the individual a framework within which to channel their energies towards their own improvement.
		In explaining (or at least trying to) the tenets of Fujian White Crane Kung Fu, I hope that it has become a little clearer what is needed for an Individual to become a martial artist and not just someone who "goes through the motions".
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	directopedia : Directory : Sports : Martial Arts : Karate
		Words for a martial art can be related (have a similar root) in a way that would be instantly obvious to a Kanji-fluent reader seeing the original characters; but the translated form of those words can appear to lack any relationship whatsoever to Western eyes.
		Most histories of Korean martial arts written by these masters (or their students) begin with a discussion of how the story of fighting arts goes back thousands of years, to the dawn of time; and perhaps continue with references to the "Soo Bahk" practiced by Silla noblemen around 500 AD.
		Using some sort of taxonomy of martial arts, Karate is a striking art that features punching, kicking and open hand strikes, that teaches the use of hips and stances to generate striking power, and the use explosive exhalations to focus power, and that emphasizes training in traditional Okinawan forms.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Sports-Martial_Arts/Karate.shtml (9065 words)

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		The name "Tibetan White Crane" is associated with the lineage passed down from Wong Lam-Hoi through Ng Siu-Chung, whose training with Wong was later supplemented by training with Chu Chi-Yiu, and Ng Siu-Chan.
		According to the White Crane (Pak Hok) Athletic Federation in Hong Kong, the style was developed secretively in Tibet during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
		Wang Yan-Lam was the eldest of the Ten Tigers of Canton, a group of ten of the top martial arts masters in Guangdong towards the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).
	www.elitejkd.net /arts-whitecrane.htm (635 words)

	Wing Chun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes short-range combat.
		The history of most martial arts, including Wing Chun, has traditionally been passed from teacher to student orally rather than through documentation, making it difficult to confirm or clarify the differing accounts of Wing Chun's creation.
		A full arm's length away, you are within a range typical of most martial arts; round house punches and most kicks are effective at this range.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wing_Chun (3629 words)

	www.FamousChinese.com Search Results Page
		Chinese martial arts, often abbreviated as CMA, refers to the enormous variety of martial art styles nativ...
		Yao Zongxun (1917-1985) was the formal successor of Wang Xiangzhai, founder of the martial art Yiquan.
		Rat Kung Fu, Choy Gar Kuen or Caijia Quan is a Chinese martial artsChinese martial art that was invented by Choy Gau Lee.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Martial_art (257 words)

	Martial Art Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		National Association of Schools of Art and Design - National Association of Schools of Art and Design, known as NASAD for short, is an organisation of colleges, schools and universities.
		Martial Art Schools in Nevada - Martial Art Schools in Nevada List of martial arts schools throughout the state of Nevada.
		Je Du-Too School of Martial Arts - Je Du-Too School of Martial Arts Teaching Chinese Kuntao, Indonesian Pentjak Silat and Filipino martial arts, the schools' emphasis is on practical self-defense.
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	Chinese Martial Arts: Shaolin Kung Fu, Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), Wing Chun
		The martial arts in this section originate from China or are derived from Chinese martial arts.
		White Crane is a traditional Chinese martial art based on the movements of the crane.
		The art itself is 400 years old and makes the use of 50% hand and 50% foot techniques in accordance with the snake's philoshopy of one muscle movement.
	www.rembrandt.gen.nz /new_zealand_martial_arts/chinese.html (986 words)

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		Silat is the primary martial art of Indonesia.
		A spectacular element of the art is the existence of leg techniques in which the practitioner uses both legs to kick, grasp, and trip an opponent.
		The main techniques derived from Chinese martial arts are based on the animal forms of the tiger, crane, and praying mantis.
	www.thaing.net /South%20East%20Asian%20Martial%20Arts.htm (4369 words)

	Helen Shen White Crane Kungfu, Fujian White Crane
		Fujian BaiHeTang 董木堯福建白鶴堂 was founded by the Grandmaster Dong MuYao.
		Along with his deep-rooted Kungfu traditions and disciplines, Grandmaster Dong is also a master practitioner of White Crane traditional medicine, specialized in Tie-Da-Shun-Shang 鐵打損傷, "bones and joints fitting and external and internal wounds healing."
		As the situation of conflicts between Taiwan and Mainland China evolved, and the family tradition could not be kept, Grandmaster Dong founded the Fujian BaiHeTang, teaching Fujian BaiHeQuan ("Fujian White Crane Kungfu") to the public, and performing healing with Tie-Da-Shun-Shang.
	www.taomartialarts.com /crn/crn_fujian.html (328 words)

	Fujian White Crane Kung Fu Club - teaching kung fu and tai chi martial arts in London, Oxford, Ireland and Sweden
		However you view sparring, it is a facet of martial arts training which can dramatically improve your ability as a martial artist, and make you significantly more likely to be able to defend yourself in a real-life situation.
		I hope that this series will be of use to the vast majority of martial arts practitioners, and in particular to my own students, and the students of my kung fu brothers and sisters.
		One important thing to remember is that, no matter how many different types of martial art there are, and how many different shapes and sizes of person there are, at the end of the day it all comes down to the physical nature of the human body and the ways in which it can move.
	www.fwckungfu.com /servlet/baihe/template/Article.vm;jsessionid=838478C0A9BC7802D851FA288AD2EC7D?id=2 (1103 words)

	Baihequan (White Crane Kung Fu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		White Crane ("Baihequan") is a traditional Chinese martial art inspired by the movements of a crane.
		One of Huang's teachers is thought to have been influencial in the development of the Okinawan martial arts.
		Some additional images of Yek Sing Ong doing White Crane are available for those who are interested.
	www.rembrandt.gen.nz /white_crane (137 words)

	TAIJIQUAN White-Crane
		Although there are several versions as to how Fujian White Crane originated, they all acknowledge the founder as being a woman by the name of Fang Chee-Niang.
		It is most widely believed that one day while washing her clothes at the rivers edge a white crane became overly inquisitive.
		With over 30 years Martial Arts training, half of which professionally teaching White Crane and T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Wee Kee-Jin is now to follow the expressed request of his teacher to broaden the access to the Art of Fujian White Crane into Australasia and Europe.
	www.taijiquan.co.nz /whitecrane.htm (589 words)

	Fujian Baihequan - White Crane Kung Fu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fujian Baihequan - White Crane Kung Fu Fujian Baihequan - White Crane Kung Fu White Crane Kung Fu - 白鶴拳 or báihèquán in Chinese - is a traditional Chinese martial art inspired by the movements of a crane.
		It is not the same as the crane form from Shaolin Kung Fu or Tibetan White Crane, which are separate styles.
		Huang Xingxian learnt White Crane from well-known masters of the art.
	www.singongtaichi.com /baihequan.html (180 words)

	Wing Chun Kung Fu History Martial Arts Jeet Kune Do DVD
		The explanation is that while they were highly trained martial artists (in the Chinese opera tradition) their tasks as spies and assassins required specialized skills.
		There are several other styles of kung fu that stem from this region, most notably White Crane that many of the legends ascribing to Wing Chun cite Ng Mui as the creator of.
		It is noted that there are simillarities between White Crane and Wing Chun kung fu, kung fu fighting as well as White Crane's apparent influence in Japanese styles of martial arts.
	www.jkdstreetdefense.com /wing-chun-kung-fu-history-dvd.html (4801 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - This Is Local London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Martial artists from around the world competed at an international Fujian White Crane kung fu tournament, in Sutton last weekend.
		The 150 competitors, from 10 clubs, were watched by a crowd of more than 220 who saw martial artists perform patterns and kung fu demonstrations on Saturday and fights on Sunday.
		Students from Sutton and Kingston club won silver for a martial art demonstration that had the crowd crying with laughter.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=551070 (181 words)

	Martial Arts Descriptions - City University London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 'way of harmony with the spirit' is a mental and physical discipline with its roots in the martial traditions of feudal Japan.
		Jitsu is a martial art based on a moving system of striking, locking, and throwing techniques, with a strong emphasis on the use of an opponent's body weight and movement.
		A modern martial art that balances strikes and kicks with throws and eludes.
	www.city.ac.uk /sportscentre/martial_arts.html (231 words)

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		One of the reasons Master Huang insisted that Wee Kee Jin learn White Crane was that it would shorten the usual time required to learn how to generate relaxed forces from 7 years to just 4 years, thus accelerating his learning of Tai Chi.
		Fujian White Crane is a soft-hard system with its fundamental basis in correct posture, alignment, breathing and "mind" to create and issue the "relaxed force" at speed.
		White Crane can be considered soft-hard because the emphasis is more on internal power than external strength.
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	BudoSeek! Martial Arts Community - White Crane-anyone else?
		I have learned a bit in White Crane when I took some classes in a Snake styled southern CMA (of which name I have forgotten how to pronounce and spell).
		I've dabbled in a few other arts over the years, and this is the first time I've seen White Crane.
		I practice fujian white crane here in london and have found training in this art rigorously tough yet fluidly beautiful.
	www.budoseek.net /vbulletin/showthread.php?t=5879 (243 words)

	Fujian White Crane (martial art) - China-related Topics FU-FZ - China-Related Topics
		Q??ni??ng tried to hit the crane on the head, but the bird moved its head out of the way and blocked the stick with its wings.
		Q??ni??ng tried to hit the crane's wings, but the crane stepped to the side and this time blocked with the claws of its feet.
		W??nm??o (?????????), a historically verifiable opera performer and leader in the 1854andndash;1855 Red Turban Rebellion in Foshan, is said to have practiced the Y??ngch??n style of White Crane.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Fujian_White_Crane_(martial_art) (520 words)

	Academie Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu : SHIFU LORNE BERNARD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Despite his varied studies in the Chinese martial arts, he continues to focus most of his energies upon mastery of the White Crane system.
		Shifu Bernard was elected vice-president of the Eastern Canada Chinese martial arts federation in 1989.
		Besides teaching, he is also the owner of Kontact sports - a large martial art supply store in Canada.
	www.shaolinwhitecranekungfu.com /shifu.asp (511 words)

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	directopedia : Directory : Sports : Martial Arts : Kung Fu : Crane
		Charles Crane, mayor of Honolulu 1938 to 1941
		Crane, in the philosophy of Daniel Dennett, a material process which dispenses with the need for extrinsic explanations
		Crane shot, in motion pictures, a shot taken with a camera mounted on a crane
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Sports-Martial_Arts/Kung_Fu-Crane.shtml (536 words)

	Academie Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu : Wing Chun Kung Fu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wing Chun kung fu is a southern Chinese martial art that is characterized by rapid straight-line fist attacks, compact movements and low kicks.
		As the art is not a physical system per se, it can be enjoyed by people of all ages from 10 to 75 years old.
		Class emphasis is the same as in all other courses offered at the Academy: namely, the apprenticeship of a traditional Chinese martial art done so in a serious yet pleasant atmosphere.
	shaolinwhitecranekungfu.com /styles/wing.asp (851 words)

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