Product Details

• Actors: Jwing-Ming Dr. Yang, senior students
• Directors: Jwing-Ming Dr. Yang, David Silver
• Format: Color, Digital Sound, Director's Cut, Full length, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: YMAA Publications (Professional)
• DVD Release Date: April 20, 2004
• Run Time: 150 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00023JD2G
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,997 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

This 3-hour, multi-language training video explores Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu, one of the most famous martial styles developed in ancient China. It is commonly recognized that Shaolin White Crane is the root of Okinawan Karate, and has heavily influenced Japanese martial arts. From this program, any martial artist can gain profound comprehension of empty-handed styles.

In Course 1, world-reknown teacher Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming 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 (Power) 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, the first barehand sequence 'Qi Xing Quan' and its applications is also taught.

Course 1:
•History of Shaolin White Crane Gong Fu lecture
•Fundamental stances
•Fundamental Qi Xing stepping
•Four Golden Points hand techniques
•Repelling & covering practice
•Bridge Hands & its applications

Course 2:
•Fundamental hopping & jumping
•Major basic hand techniques
•Bridge Hands & its applications
•Fundamental Qigong
•Fundamental Jin patterns
•Barehand sequence: Qi Xing Quan & its applications

Special Features: Over 100 Scene Selections •Language: English, French or Chinese/pinyin •Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese • Menus: English or French • Interactive YMAA Product Catalog with preview of all YMAA videos • Chinese Glossary • Biography: Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming • History: YMAA

• PERFORMED BY DR. YANG, KATHY YANG, NICHOLAS YANG, AARON DAMUS, RAVI DIXIT, TRACY STOUCK, RICHARD KRUPP
• EDITED BY DAVID SILVER & MEDIA MANIC
• DVD PRODUCTION BY MEDIAMANIC
• DIRECTED BY DR.YANG, JWING-MING & DAVID SILVER

For information on attending Dr. Yang's Kung Fu Seminars, please call 617 524-8892

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable White Crane reference, January 7, 2005

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B. Organ (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shaolin White Crane Gong Fu Basic Training 1 & 2 Kung Fu Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming (DVD)

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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shaolin Gong Fu:, August 24, 2010

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This review is from: Shaolin White Crane Gong Fu Basic Training 1 & 2 Kung Fu Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming (DVD)

This DVD is authentic Shaolin Gong Fu. I can attest to that. With the dearth of
authentic Shaolin and Ba Gua Zhang DVDs on the market this DVD is a necessity.
The teacher is a superior martial artist as evidenced by his other DVD clips on
YouTube. This DVD is a must have for a martial artist.