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White Crane (Bai He) Boxing White Crane is a boxing form which, recently, has re-emerged with world wide interest. And deservedly so. It is a fine boxing form of its own. It is also one of the acknowledged influences on the formation of Karate in Okinawa. There are numerous subdivisions such as Hungry Crane, Diving Crane. There is also a non-Fukien version variously known as White Crane, La Ma (Lama) and Hop Gar. White Crane is particuarly well represented in Taiwan and much of our information comes from that area. As we expand we will add more and more to this important and beloved system. Really interested in the White Crane? See our amazing boxed set of ancient, rare texts reproduced . Click on pictures to see larger versions. |
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This is a three DVD set of White Crane lectures and demonstrations held in Taiwan. For the dedicated follower of White Crane Boxing or a new enthusiast this is a valuable collection. Each lecturer gives opening remarks then shows some formal exercises and, often, applications on stage. Some speakers brought old video tapes, done in open circle style, of practitioners getting up and showing their stuff. Many of these inserted video tapes looked to be decades old.
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 DVD#12054
Taiwan
Masters Survey This Triple DVD is a photographic record of many styles. It is also a kind of document because it records, often in very informal circumstances, the status of a number of older teachers. See below for a list of all the styles and demonstrations covered.Some of these are, basically, footage taken at work places where casually dressed practitioners show what forms they know. We include this in the White Crane section because the Crane is strong in Taiwan (at least for a while longer) and much of the footage records Crane players from a generation soon to disappear. The first disk has many shots of Taiwanese Temples and many of the demonstrations are performed in front of them. Here is a list of the forms. No English/ 3 Disks |
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