White Crane & Incense Shop Boxing - An Exploration of Fujian Kung Fu part 1

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  • @MonkeyStealsPeach
    @MonkeyStealsPeach  3 роки тому +19

    Hope you enjoyed this, let me know what you thought in the comments below! Also part 2 is already up on www.patreon.com/monkeystealspeach for just $1.

  • @joelvelezjv76
    @joelvelezjv76 Рік тому +16

    The Incense Shop Master was so generous to show everything about his style and knowledge on other traditional chinese crafts. He was the complete opposite of tranquil flowing masters, He popped here and there like a fire cracker.

  • @huzhuiwei
    @huzhuiwei 3 роки тому +7

    Love opening up the shoulders and back to elongate the body, and the way it’s used to expand unexpectedly into opponent’s space

  • @Seedsofdiscovery
    @Seedsofdiscovery 3 роки тому +19

    Great video as always! It's funny to see that there are several things my taiji teacher once told us were specific to taiji/ neijia is actually present in what the incense boxing shifu is explaining ( power generation through the back, kua area, da kai da he, etc.) Sounds like essential unifying principles shared by most CMA

    • @MonkeyStealsPeach
      @MonkeyStealsPeach  3 роки тому +4

      Well it’s definitely central to the Taiji Mantis I practice as well as most northern systems Ive been exposed to

  • @erickeblesh7019
    @erickeblesh7019 3 роки тому +8

    As a practitioner of the Kong Han lineage of Ngo Cho Kun I very much appreciated this! I visited Quanzhao last year and loved every second of it! Very good video sir 🙏

    • @jasonward9942
      @jasonward9942 2 роки тому

      I practice Beng Kiam/Beng Hong Ngo Cho. We need something like this for Ngo Cho Kun (Wuzuquan)!!

  • @damienscabinetmaking4243
    @damienscabinetmaking4243 4 місяці тому +2

    Thank you Will (and friends) for sharing your travels and experience to the world. You're the Marco Polo's of kung fu! He too was in Quanzhou when it was once a glorious place! You're so fortunate. Many Overseas Chinese like myself only get to hear of such places from stories. It's also great seeing a 鬼佬 especially a Briton who's so respectful of Chinese culture, well mannered and well spoken, literate in Chinese, informed in Chinese history, even understanding the nuances in our history! Your objectivity/impartiality is also fair and honest, not at all exaggerating. I'm sure the old men really appreciated your visit since much of the younger generations are in the diaspora (heaps of Fujianese are in New York, and some here in Sydney) and unlikely to return since their kids prefer living in the West. Many Chinese also idolise kung fu elevating it to a supernatural ability which is superstitious nonsense, while Westerners in general either mock it, denigrate it, or fetishise it, but you spoke well at the Southern Shaolin temple. The fact is that there is a degree of "mythology" in certain much of our stories since most of the key witnesses died and the new generation has fragments of oral history to piece together. With dynastic failures, multiple rebellions, revolutions, formation of secret societies, government persecution and scapegoating of minority groups, families and clans from former dynasties escaping assassins, are the major issues for us Chinese since even the rule of Emperor Qin Shi Huang 2nd century BC, or the Mongolian Yuan dynasty 13th century AD, to the Qing Dynasty, and CCP currently. Our history is extremely dramatic and complex, and kung fu since the earliest stories of "wrestling" were always a means to an end, for self-defence and survival. Later political reform, violent rebellions, even piracy and triad activity, are ultimately desperate acts for desperate times, when we just want our land and homes back, to not be refugees or prisoners within our own country, to have a rightful and just king/government, a Lord, and God, proper places of worship, and for the country to be at peace and harmony, with the blessing of Heaven. What you guys saw with old men inside practicing their own independent style of kung fu reflects also how broken and degenerate society got in the last few hundred years. "Bandits" were everywhere and nobody trusted their neighbours, hence houses were built in terrace rows, like fortresses with high walls, steel gates, and no big windows. The only way in was through the "sky well" open terraces. People stooped as low as possible to survive, so for such masters to teach foreigners kung fu, even show your personal homes, bedrooms, personal belongings and treasures, they practically gave you a share of their inheritance, which would have only traditionally would have gone to their sons, grandsons, and servants. Keep up the good content. If you're a reader you might want to check our Arthur Henderson Smith's book Chinese Characteristics 1890. It's a scarily accurate assessment. Peace and blessings

    • @MonkeyStealsPeach
      @MonkeyStealsPeach  4 місяці тому

      Hey man, thanks for the nice comments. You live in Sydney? I’m based here too!

    • @damienscabinetmaking4243
      @damienscabinetmaking4243 4 місяці тому

      @@MonkeyStealsPeach You're very welcome. Yes, our family has been in Sydney for several generations. My family are Cantonese, Toishan, and Hakka speaking though, not Fujian. Are you aware of the 四邑 sze jup or 四邑方言 influences in Sydney? The "Chinese gold mining" era here arrived during the times turmoil in your kung fu history research.When I saw 五祖先師 it was like what is that? or who are these "5 ancestors" or "5 saints", 五大祖先? (I have some ideas - theological and historical, not what you may be expecting) Then I remembered I also did 五祖拳, haha! Which was then marketed on cheap pamphlets in English as "Wu Chu" which sounds way too alike "Wushu"! So most ABCs who are introduced to this in English, with classes taught in English, and who can't read or understand Chinese likely would never realise that they learnt 五大祖先拳, let alone it's connection to the other styles you found! And back in the early 00s the master and students didn't boast about these things!

  • @nulltheliteralnothing1470
    @nulltheliteralnothing1470 Рік тому +2

    Video stands out on its own with a much deeper investigation into the styles. Appreciated the incense boxing demonstration. Solid video.

  • @jbb2660
    @jbb2660 3 роки тому +8

    Props to the Incense shop boxing teacher's passing of knowledge.

    • @ProjUltraZ
      @ProjUltraZ 2 роки тому

      i love crack shop boxing

    • @MrRourk
      @MrRourk 5 місяців тому

      Called Arhat in 5 Ancestors Kung Fu

  • @edinspain1
    @edinspain1 3 роки тому +9

    Brilliant again Will, thanks so much for doing these. The Incense Shop Master is such a character!

  • @iman-klt
    @iman-klt 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you for sharing your travels

  • @AlphaMachina
    @AlphaMachina 9 місяців тому +2

    The birthplace of karate.

  • @DanGerman-
    @DanGerman- 3 роки тому +2

    Great work.
    Makes me wanna watch each episode again and review some details!!!

  • @soric18
    @soric18 3 роки тому +2

    this is amazing...i recently found out that the forms wich i learned in austria actually comes from southern shaolin in fujian.

  • @rodroeq7956
    @rodroeq7956 3 роки тому +5

    I live in Cuba and I practice an style of Kung Fu called Ke Hsiao, and a lot of the history of this video overlaps with the history of this style, not exactly but a lot of similar points.

  • @stefanschleps8758
    @stefanschleps8758 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you. The first three minutes of this video were informative. I always want the context and the historical narrative. Very cool. We appreciate your research and training. Etiquette is important, and you and Jesse are so patient.
    Keep practice.
    Laoshr #60
    Ching Yi Kung Fu Association

  • @JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate
    @JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate 8 місяців тому +1

    I found a chinese book on boat style kung fu that was interesting. The form is done mostly in one spot with boxing like punching techniques kind of like bamboo forest style kung fu.

  • @sullyb23511
    @sullyb23511 Рік тому +1

    Kung Fu Quest on the computer screen and a copy of Hanshi PAtrick McCarthy's edition of the Bubishi on the desk top! 🙂

  • @FabianKreutzerSound
    @FabianKreutzerSound 3 роки тому +2

    Such a joy to watch. Thanks for your countless hours to share with us these martial arts backgrounds 🙏🙏🙏

  • @crashroots
    @crashroots 3 роки тому +1

    in-depth research, presented in an entertaining way. nicely done, thank you.

  • @Leonidas3888
    @Leonidas3888 3 роки тому +3

    Dog boxing needs to be explored more.

  • @ukguy
    @ukguy 3 роки тому +5

    Dox boxing is a new one for me... thanks for the video, always great to see new styles I didn't know about before.

    • @ukguy
      @ukguy 3 роки тому +1

      Dog*

    • @JPGPakua
      @JPGPakua 3 роки тому +1

      @@ukguy My Grandmaster explained how a highly outnumbered group of Chinese adept at dishu quan defeated Japanese pirates with Bamboo weapons they fashioned, which had "teeth." The use of the ground in this style was used to disembowel the pirate's horses.

    • @ukguy
      @ukguy 3 роки тому +1

      @@JPGPakua wow that's interesting

    • @JPGPakua
      @JPGPakua 3 роки тому

      @@ukguy I always thought so as well, he was born and raised near the coast. He has so many interesting tales,. I was fortunate to learn a bit of dog style from his student, very much like what we see in this awesome video. Mastery of those basic maneuvers can be quite savage, frankly, I learned from experience. It’s very deceptive as it seems weird, but very functional.

    • @SI-ln6tc
      @SI-ln6tc 3 роки тому +1

      Theres a few ground fighting kung fu styles. Another is a dragon style in Fijian province as well. Theres also a tiger ground fighting style as well.

  • @null11q
    @null11q 3 роки тому +6

    Great one. I'm a Okinawan Karate practitioner, but I really enjoy your video.

  • @evgenyrybin2394
    @evgenyrybin2394 3 роки тому +5

    Thank you for great video, excellent Master Lin from Incense shop boxing style

  • @yinyangthang
    @yinyangthang 2 роки тому +1

    New subscriber...loving the quality content. Thank You!

  • @JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate
    @JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate 8 місяців тому +1

    Southern Shaolin is #1. They have the best neigong and kung fu. Northern Shaolin is all about wushu shows now.

  • @JKDVIPER
    @JKDVIPER 2 роки тому

    I can’t wait! I’ll leave a comment!

  • @kenken8765
    @kenken8765 2 роки тому +2

    I just found out that the video being played in the Whooping Crane master's computer is the White Crane episode from the documentary "Kung Fu Quest" where he was featured.

  • @CharonTFM
    @CharonTFM 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for doing the documentary to keep the history alive

  • @SecretsOfMartialArts
    @SecretsOfMartialArts 2 роки тому +1

    Lee is great!

  • @coreyrutherford7231
    @coreyrutherford7231 3 роки тому

    Chinese martial arts are very fascinating very interesting history. Thanks for bring this history to us.

  • @StevenRayW
    @StevenRayW 3 роки тому +1

    Nice video. On a side note, the existence of Southern Shaolin Temple is actually quite controversial due to the lack of historical records. It is also why there are currently 3 Shaolin Temples in Fujian with each claiming to be the real one.

  • @blockmasterscott
    @blockmasterscott 3 роки тому +4

    14:44 That looks a lot like what we have in Chen Tai Chi.

  • @markherron3067
    @markherron3067 3 роки тому +1

    Pretty impressive understanding of Chinese! And, I've lived in xiamen for a year and been repeatedly thrown by the way the local accent swaps n for l (so 你变成里)🙂

  • @robinceuleers
    @robinceuleers Місяць тому

    I’m Training Shotokan Karate for 4 Months now! But I think the Fujian Kung Fu is the Ancestor of Okinawa and Traditional Karate if i’m right? Some moves have something away from Kung Fu

  • @Lescouflair
    @Lescouflair Рік тому

    This Documentary was so interesting that I didn't want it to end.

  • @TheMartialWay
    @TheMartialWay 3 роки тому +2

    Spectacular work Will! The work you've put into this and all of your work is so impressive. Very authentic. So much better than the "karate nerd"'s series. True insights. Thank you on behalf of the Karate community! Osu!

    • @MonkeyStealsPeach
      @MonkeyStealsPeach  3 роки тому +3

      Haha thanks man, just different intent or target audience I guess.

    • @skipinkoreaable
      @skipinkoreaable 9 місяців тому

      ​@MonkeyStealsPeach I found them both very interesting. Jesse Enkamp is on his own little Indiana Jones adventure tour questing for his holy grail, but you seem more into just going straight to the heart of the matter and seeing things for what they are. I think you're both very impressive and have both introduced a whole lot of fascinating and helpful information that otherwise would have not been very easy to come across.

  • @_BillyMandalay
    @_BillyMandalay 2 роки тому

    Of course, many have noted that opening and spreading out the shoulder blades was what Bruce Lee did or at least demonstrated he was capable of.

  • @Andrew-qy1kz
    @Andrew-qy1kz 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the video. Although I use to in my high school days practice kung fu but since have switched over to Muay Thai I still like watching these videos as it’s interesting.
    What about doing one on what these masters think of Modern martial arts, JKD, sanda, Muay Thai and MMA and see what prospective is on it. Also about the Chinese MMA guy who is challenging them and beating them and why is he beating them. I’d be curious to hear their thoughts on this.

    • @MonkeyStealsPeach
      @MonkeyStealsPeach  3 роки тому +3

      Yea well.... the guys he is fighting and beating arent recognised by anybody in the community, they are deluded old fools. Check out the interview I did with Byron Jacobs where we discuss this in detail.
      As far as MMA etc, I can’t speak for them all, but my Shifu likes it and he watches One and UFC on TV. He’s had some students who competed in Sanda too and he’s friendly with the Shuai Jiao community.

    • @Andrew-qy1kz
      @Andrew-qy1kz 3 роки тому +1

      @@MonkeyStealsPeach not all are old. There was a wing Chun guy who I recall was young and pretty fit. I m sure a lot are deluded as the believe there own hype and don’t test themselves in reality apart from old fairytale stories. But still would be interested to hear these masters thought and replies.
      I’ll check out your discussion with Byron jacobs thanks for the reply.

    • @MonkeyStealsPeach
      @MonkeyStealsPeach  3 роки тому +3

      @@Andrew-qy1kz yea true, forgot about him. Lei Lei wasn’t that old either come to think of it.... I should just say deluded fools then

    • @jadenng7569
      @jadenng7569 3 роки тому

      @@Andrew-qy1kz If I may add, Xu Xiaodong is exposing fake masters whose so-called skills are nothing but glorified dancing, and in an interview somewhere he says that he does indeed like some styles of Kung Fu for their practicality, citing Wing Chun and Bajiquan as examples. The problem with this is that many MMA naysayers warp his crusade into saying that all Kung Fu is fake, and they are steadfast in the idea that his videos are ample evidence for proving said claim, which is of course blatantly incorrect. They are even scoffing at authentic masters that have refined their skills for years and firmly believe that Xu Xiaodong would “kick their ass (es)”.

    • @stefanschleps8758
      @stefanschleps8758 3 роки тому +2

      @@jadenng7569 Then they are the deluded fools. Traditional training can produce combat effectiveness. So can modern training. What they are mistaking is the art for the man. The man makes the art, not the other way around. Most of them are just couch potatos, armchair warriors, the only combat they see is on their Xbox.
      Let them have their opinion. Everyone can have their ass handed to them. No one is invincible.
      Peace.

  • @JPGPakua
    @JPGPakua 3 роки тому

    The five monks are represented in (unsurprisingly) 5 Ancestors system or Ngo Kun. Our system employ's dual edged ring daggers.

  • @JKDVIPER
    @JKDVIPER 2 роки тому

    Fantabulous

  • @MichaelRobertSnow
    @MichaelRobertSnow 2 роки тому +1

    11:11 the one piece is real!

  • @soldadobisonho-0661
    @soldadobisonho-0661 Рік тому

    Com certeza wu zu quan é um dos melhores se não o melhor estilo de kung fu que tem na minha opinião, muito eficiente na defesa pessoal

  • @EvgeniiErman
    @EvgeniiErman Рік тому

    terrific!!!💯🤎

  • @m.o.g8520
    @m.o.g8520 3 роки тому +1

    good morning from Brazil

  • @dinardoworldwide
    @dinardoworldwide 3 роки тому +1

    💯 is fantastic!

  • @newaccount3743
    @newaccount3743 3 роки тому

    Please do a video investigating Ng Ga Kuen, a five family style brought by Ark Yuey Wong

  • @nyclee9133
    @nyclee9133 3 роки тому +2

    The 5 family styles choy lee hung fut and li also have sum relationship to the southern shaolin temple of Fijian

  • @roverill0
    @roverill0 Рік тому

    Thank you Will! Did master Lin have a name for the Incense Shop Boxing form that he showed you and Jesse, which is the precursor of karate's Seisan?

  • @johncasarino5627
    @johncasarino5627 Рік тому

    incense shop boxing seems to resemble both northern and southern style kung fu

  • @PigothePig
    @PigothePig 3 роки тому

    Lovely

  • @robertsutherland6162
    @robertsutherland6162 3 роки тому +7

    While interesting in itself, I believe there is a lot of fiction in Chinese martial arts, that they themselves have held onto. Historical accounts dispute many accepted stories and supposed abilities.

    • @ambulocetusnatans
      @ambulocetusnatans 3 роки тому

      True, but the context of the mythology is part of the cultural history of the arts. I think it's ok to pass down the mythology as long as you know the true history and keep them separate.

    • @MonkeyStealsPeach
      @MonkeyStealsPeach  3 роки тому +2

      Explaining the origin of the mythology will be the main focus of part 2

    • @Wukongmartialarts
      @Wukongmartialarts 3 роки тому +1

      You know Gandalf once said “Allll great stories deserrrve.. embellishment!”

    • @lindltailor
      @lindltailor 3 роки тому +1

      @Dr Diablory funny everyone thinks that till they try the old man out

    • @kentbergeron6585
      @kentbergeron6585 3 роки тому

      @Dr Diablory like you said - you don’t know very much

  • @ThePNWRiderWA
    @ThePNWRiderWA 3 роки тому

    Very good

  • @TheOrthodoxMoor
    @TheOrthodoxMoor 3 роки тому

    Well Done

  • @thetruemorg
    @thetruemorg 2 роки тому

    19:03 Brazilian jiu-jitsu mention drinking game

  • @ShenChang
    @ShenChang 3 роки тому

    Great work!!!

  • @winfieldjay2324
    @winfieldjay2324 Рік тому

    HERE IS A BOOK FOR YOU.
    Jing Wu: The School That Transformed Kung Fu by Brian Kennedy & Elizabeth Guo

    • @MonkeyStealsPeach
      @MonkeyStealsPeach  Рік тому

      Actually I was reading that on my flight to Hong Kong last week

  • @weiang820
    @weiang820 3 роки тому +3

    It would have been more interesting if we can see some friendly free sparring with the master after the talk.

  • @nyclee9133
    @nyclee9133 3 роки тому +1

    What about Hong xi guan and the 10 tigers of guang dong what’s there relationship to shaolin all hung gar styles holde him as the founder of our system and him being one of the students of the 5 elders

  • @siris27
    @siris27 3 роки тому

    nice video, but what about the ten tigers of guandong, the wong fei hung/lam sai wing/chiu kow -> hung gar lineage style? can you talk about southern shaolin without exploring hung kuen

  • @onedirection3510
    @onedirection3510 2 роки тому

    Excellent! When do you hope to complete vol 2?

  • @CaveMan72
    @CaveMan72 3 роки тому

    Been waiting on this, bring on part 2. Will you be doing anything on wing chun or emei?

    • @MonkeyStealsPeach
      @MonkeyStealsPeach  3 роки тому +3

      Part 2 is already up on Patreon, it does very briefly mention Emei when I discuss the Southern Shaolin mythology. Part 3 will talk about Wing Chun a little bit.... and be a possible lead into a future series on it

  • @mikehaines1403
    @mikehaines1403 Рік тому

    I admire your fluency in Chinese

  • @MrLouladakis
    @MrLouladakis 3 роки тому +1

    great work! you should also encourage them to speak about ZEN and the philosophy behind the art what is true and what is false!.

  • @angeloguerra4052
    @angeloguerra4052 2 роки тому +2

    can you make subtietilis in spanish ? your documentarys ? ! pls, i admire you but i want to understand more in deep

  • @spectralmelodies5979
    @spectralmelodies5979 3 роки тому

    that's too bad about the books something similar happened in vietnam, luckily the new gov made amends.

  • @_Wai_Wai_
    @_Wai_Wai_ 3 роки тому

    Fan Qing Fu Ming !

  • @worldtraveler8613
    @worldtraveler8613 3 роки тому

    That incense guy is putting something in the incense 😆

  • @Gieszkanne
    @Gieszkanne 3 роки тому +2

    9:40 these knifes look exactly like nepalese Khukris. I always wonder about the wide sqare stances in southern Kung Fu like they are dont concerned about been kicked in the testicle.

    • @Livingtree32
      @Livingtree32 3 роки тому +1

      If you look at the applications, they don´t necessarily use these wide stances. I think it´s just for training purposes.

    • @Gieszkanne
      @Gieszkanne 3 роки тому

      @@Livingtree32 Maybe. He also explains in this video that its improtant to open the hip maybe its for that purpose.

  • @HeiLongKwun
    @HeiLongKwun 3 роки тому

    Southern shaolin temples have wuzu quan southern dragon kung fu hung kuen wing chun southern praying mantis drunken fist

  • @TheFabianFaria
    @TheFabianFaria 3 роки тому

    Looks a lot like praying mantis fist 👊🏼

  • @anastasiossioulas83
    @anastasiossioulas83 3 роки тому +1

    I wonder how hakka martial arts and tibetan are connected with Southern styles

    • @Livingtree32
      @Livingtree32 3 роки тому +1

      Hakka martial arts are Southern styles as well. Tibetan: There is only one style i know of that claims to be Tibetan (Pak Hok Pai aka Lama Pai aka Tibetan White Crane) and that´s just another one of those mythological origin stories. It´s actually a Chinese style with possible influences from the Sichuan/Emei area.

    • @anastasiossioulas83
      @anastasiossioulas83 3 роки тому

      @@Livingtree32 Thank you very much! I remember in southern taizuquan video a connection with withe crane, maybe they connect there, I want to practice a southern style like this.

  • @董忠勇
    @董忠勇 3 роки тому

    雖是重新尋找白鶴拳.........也有6..7..分傳承...這是可喜的 .....

  • @sayajinmamuang
    @sayajinmamuang 2 роки тому

    The southern shaolin temple did exist.

  • @buyungadil1
    @buyungadil1 3 роки тому

    If Okinawan karate came from Fuzhou, how come sparring forms a large portion of their training in Okinawa but not in Fujian?

    • @ppkrex
      @ppkrex 3 роки тому

      Kumite rules date to 1927. Karate is actually heavily focused on kata. Sport karate is a 20th century creation.

  • @kaisersoze9886
    @kaisersoze9886 3 роки тому

    Isn't xingyi taoist?

    • @MonkeyStealsPeach
      @MonkeyStealsPeach  3 роки тому

      I suggest you watch my two part documentary on Xingyi, as all is explained there

  • @selimdemirkol8333
    @selimdemirkol8333 3 роки тому

    Dövüş sanatları değil,dans sanatları

  • @phangkwongpoh116
    @phangkwongpoh116 2 роки тому

    哈哈哈😁中国真正的功夫不是在这种情况可以看得到的。不过这位洋人的热诚很难得,而且很谦虚。

  • @yeout4386
    @yeout4386 3 роки тому

    i would like to learn dog boxing

  • @robbybee70
    @robbybee70 3 роки тому +1

    anything on that there bear stle

  • @fcukingsginvain1746
    @fcukingsginvain1746 Рік тому

    SHAOLIN KUNG FU PRETTY MUCH USELESS AGAINST GUNS AND GANGSTA ESPECIALLY DURING RIOT WAHAHAHHAHHAHA

  • @Bones-uu6zp
    @Bones-uu6zp 9 місяців тому

    5 min in STILL NO ACTION!!!!!!

    • @MonkeyStealsPeach
      @MonkeyStealsPeach  9 місяців тому

      Might I suggest Power Rangers might be more up your alley