Fuzhou Crane Temple, Birthplace of Crying Crane Kung Fu Masters of Fujian ep9 w, Karate Nerd

In the second part of our time with Master Yu Dan Qiu, he took us to the Crane s Nest Temple which overlooks the city of Fuzhou. It is at this temple where Crying Crane was founded, and where the founder of Goju Ryu Karate came to train. Once White Crane spread from Yong Chun to Fuzhou city, it split into four major schools based on different behaviours of a crane: crying (aka whooping or calling), flying, feeding and sleeping (sometimes replaced with shaking). In this series I team up with Jesse Enkamp a