Yang Jwing-Ming - The Essence of Shaolin White Crane: Martial Power and Qigong

Grandmaster Cheng, Gin-Gsao Performs
Two-Short Rods (Shuang Jian), 1965

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

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Copyright 1996 by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming

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Yang, Jwing-Ming, 1946

The essence of Shaolin white crane : martial power and qigong / Yang Jwing-Ming.

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White Crane martial skills and Gongfu training have been popularly recognized as one of the most effective southern martial styles in China. It is a beautiful and brilliant flower of great renown, grown in the garden of Chinese Wushu (i.e., martial arts society). White Crane martial arts emphasize the training of the (i.e., wisdom mind) and theinternally, demanding use of the Yi to lead the Qi (), and as the arrives, the also arrives (). When the Qi is manifested, awe is inspired (). The style includes a great variety of hand techniques, and trains moving the hands soft and reaching the target hard (). It specializes in emitting the elastic-shaking Jin (trembling Jin) (), the stepping is light, agile, and firm.

Dr. Yang has practiced White Crane Gongfu since he was a youth. He has conducted profound study and research of the Ancestral Crane style (Jumping Crane) (). When he practices his sequences, the manifestations of his shaking Jin and bumping Jin are very powerful. It is impossible to reach this stage if one has not practiced many years of refined Gong (i.e., hard refined study).

This book, is the foundation of White Crane Gongfu. It contains the most important and fundamental essence of the style. It is said: training fist without training (i.e., Qigong), when old, all emptiness ().

In this book, other than introducing a general theory of Qigong and Jin, Master Yang introduces two complete sets of White Crane Hard Qigong and one complete set of White Crane Soft Qigong. These Qigong practices are seldom revealed to Western martial society. In addition, he profoundly discusses how to use torso, waist, and chest movements to manifest Shaking Jin. This is very helpful and useful for those martial artists who are interested in Jin manifestation. The reason for this is that it does not matter which style of martial arts a person has learned, the essential keys of using the torso, waist, and the chest to manifest the Jin remain the same. This is especially useful in applications during sparring and combat.

White Crane Qigong is useful not only for Jin manifestation. Because it emphasizes spine and chest movement, it is also very effective for improving health. Many illnesses arise out of the poor condition of the torso. White Crane Soft Qigong has proven to be one of the most effective means of strengthening and regaining health in the torso.

I deeply believe that this book is yet another valuable contribution from Dr. Yang to Western martial arts society.

September 7, 1995

It is commonly accepted that Okinawan Karate was heavily influenced by the Chinese White Crane style. In the last ten years, many readers especially Okinawan Karate practitioners have asked me to write a book about White Crane Martial Arts. However, I have been hesitant to do so. The reason for this is that it is very difficult to express the feeling of this art through words. I have been training this art for more than thirty years, and deeply realize that this art is like a piece of profound classical music or painting, the essence of which cannot be described correctly and easily in words. This is especially true if this book is to be used for instruction. It is not easy to teach through a book if a person is to write a piece of profound classical music or paint with the correct feeling.

White Crane style is very different from most other martial styles. The sequences within it are constructed from many moving patterns which manifest the Jin (martial power) of the style instead of the techniques themselves. From each Jin movement or pattern, many techniques can then be derived. The quality, depth, and number of techniques which can be derived from each pattern depends on how profoundly you have understood and felt the essence of each Jins manifestation. If you do not catch this root, the art you derive will be shallow and often meaningless.

After having pondered for many years, I believe that the best way to pass this art down by word is first to emphasize White Crane