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: ''This article is about the Fujian style, White Crane. For the Tibetan style, see Lama (martial'' White Crane Style (in ) is a Southern Chinese martial art that originated in the Fujian (福建) province and is now practiced throughout the world. According to oral tradition, this martial art was developed by Fāng Qīniáng (方七娘; Amoy Min Nan: Hng Chhit-niâ), a female martial artist. This style is associated with traditional fighting techniques including long range, but it is most similar to close-quarter or hand-oriented combat. It is most recognizable due to the way a fighter imitates a bird's pecking or flapping of wings. While some white crane styles make use of a variety of traditional weapons, others have discontinued the use of weaponry. Fujian White Crane is a type of Shaolin Boxing imitating characteristics of the Taiwanese Crane. An entire system of fighting was developed from observing the crane's movements, methods of attack, and spirit. It is one of the six well-known schools of Shaolin Boxing, the others being based on Tiger, Monkey, Leopard, Snake and Dragon. Additional, lesser-known schools include Dog, Deer, Bear, and others. ==The Legend of the White Crane== Qīniáng and her father lived in Fujian province, China, where many cranes live. Qīniáng's father knew the Southern Chinese Martial Arts and taught them to his daughter. One day, while Qīniáng was doing her chores, a crane landed nearby. Qīniáng tried to scare the bird off using a stick and the skills she had learned from her father, but whatever she did the crane would counter. Qīniáng 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. Qīniáng tried to hit the crane's wings, but the crane stepped to the side and blocked the stick with its claws. Qīniáng tried to poke the crane's body, but the crane dodged backwards and struck the stick with its beak. From then on, Qīniáng carefully studied the crane's movements. She combined these movements with techniques learned from her father, creating the White Crane Style of Fujian province. There are many versions of this legend. In some, the crane does not block a stick but evades and then counters it. The point of the style is to deemphasize physical strength in favor of evasion and attacking an opponent's vulnerabilities. White crane fighting elements are popular, especially in women's self-defense, because they don't depend on strength, and women are able to imitate the pecking motion associated with this fighting style. Popular karate bunkai (breakdown) of white crane katas like hakutsuru stress vital point striking or kyusho. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fujian White Crane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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