“If you evade an attack, there will only be one attack.”
Baihe Quan, also known as White Crane, is a traditional Chinese Martial Art inspired by the movements of a crane. It was
created about three hundred years ago in Fujian Province by a woman named Fang Chi-Niang. Baihe Quan is considered by
many as one of the most beautiful style of Kung Fu today. Aside from its beauty, Baihe Quan is a very effective self-defense.
A Baihe Quan practitioner does not use power against power but rather avoid contact with his opponent. The Baihe Quan
practitioner confuses his opponent until the opponent opens up for destructive blows. Fierce pressure point attacks combined
with rapid footwork makes this style of Kung Fu very effective and deadly.
There are many empty-hand and weapon forms practiced in Baihe Quan. Some of the forms are relatively short and many of them
are designed as fighting sets to be practiced with a partner. The four main principles of Baihe Quan are to hurt, evade, penetrate,
and to intercept. Although it is quite simple and direct, it is extremely difficult to perfect.
Baihe Quan combines the use of fist, palms, fingers, legs, and elbows in a variety of movements to increase ones strength,
flexibility, coordination and self-defense techniques. The combination of strength and flexibility allows the Baihe Quan
practitioner to neutralize the force of an opponent and attack with power.
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