Hakuda Ryu Kempo Jutsu Essex

We are able to cater for both individuals and groups that are interested in the Nei Chi Kung that we practise including the Crane Chi Kung along with the other therapeutic exercises mentioned on this page. To make inquiries please telephone: 01245 382117 or alternatively e-mail Sensei983@yahoo.com to discuss your requirements.

Influences of Hakutsuru on Hakuda

There can be no doubt that Chinese White Crane Chaun Fa/Gong Fu known as Hakutsuru has substantially influenced the Okinawan Martial Arts. Hakutsuru was practised by many Okinawan Masters including Sakugawa, Bushi Matsumura and Kanryo Higaonna and more recently Shinpo Matayoshi of Kobudo fame.

Hakutsuru or White Crane has a special influence on the Kempo that we practice known as Hakuda Ryu. Although in Hakuda Ryu we do not specifically practise White Crane Gong Fu/Chaun Fa there is no doubt about its influence through the use of Crane walking, the various Crane Exercises and in some of the Kata practised in our Kempo. Similiar influences of White Crane martial arts are seen in Goju Ryu and Wing Chun which have also helped inform the training methods of our Kempo. The Crane styles of Chinese Martial Arts are known to have both external (Combative) and Internal (Therapeutic) aspects. We therefore supplement our training with a Crane style Chi Gong.

Below is outlined something about the internal aspects of our arts and the Crane style Chi Gong and how this relates to the Hakuda Ryu Kempo that we practise.

The style practised was composed by Dr. Chao Jing Sian in September 1980 in Beijing. Dr. Chao Jing Sian had studied many different styles of Chi Gong since he was striken with pulmonary tuberculosis in 1962. The following sets from his Crane Chi Gong are all based the form on the movements of the Crane: 1. Uniting with the Six Directions. 2. Communicating with Heaven, Man and Earth  3. Crane Head Movements to Open the Gates of Chi 4. The Crane Skims the Water. 5. Gather Chi to its Origin 6. Standing Meditation.

This form of Crane Style Chi Gong has been passed down through the Ni Family as a Therapeutic or Medical Chi Gong.

This Crane Style Chi Gong has 6 parts:
1. Uniting with the 6 directions (N,E,W,S, Heaven and Earth) and has 9 crane like movements with 27 steps. This is the short form that is practised in Hakuda Ryu & Nihon Go Shin Kage Ryu as the first complete Chi Gong set. Here is a video of Dr Chao Jing Sian practising the 1st Crane form: http://www.freewebs.com/hakudaryukempojutsu/apps/videos/videos/view/4288971-crane-chi-gong-by-chao-jing-sian
This set also allows access to the movements of Crane style Gung Fu.

2. Communication with Heaven, Man and Earth: and has 7 movements with 30 steps.
This form builds on some of the movements of the first but focuses on the Cranes Wings. In this part one of the postures is similar to the invisible archer which also forms one of the postures seen in Okinawan Te.

3. Crane Head movements to open the gates of Chi has 8 movements with 19 steps.
This form builds on the first but focuses on the Cranes Head.

4. The Crane Skims the Water has 7 movements with 26 steps.
This form focuses on the Cranes Legs and Wings (Walking), In both Nihon Go Shin Kage Ryu and Hakuda Ryu Kempo Crane Walking of this type is practised as part of Tai No Shintai.

5. Gather the Chi to its origins has 6 movements with 24 steps.
This form has what looks like two low kicks and hand postures like the invisible archer, such as are seen in Te.

6. Standing Meditation has 15 movements including internal body movements with 8 steps. This is mostly internal and is similar to exercises such as Over the Log and Lifting the Vase, which we use in place of the Standing Mediation of Crane Chi Kung with a cleansing meditation using the Clear Light.

It is important to realise that there is both hard and soft Chi Gong, the hard refers to the External Shaolin Arts and the conditioning that is often endured, where as the soft refers to the internal arts which have much in common with Hsing I, Pau Kua and Tai Chi Chaun. All of the Crane styles have both an internal and an external aspect.

Many of the movements in Tibetan Kung Nyay, a type of Yoga, not dissimilar to Taoist Yoga and Chi Gong contains many movements that are very similar to Crane style Chi Gong. However it should be noted that there are various forms of Kung Nyay. For a good eaxmple of Tibetan Kung Nyay see this video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25JGHIvbJsA

The types of exercises that we do in our Kempo jutsu and Goshin Jutsu training include Junbi Taiso (Basic Exercises), Do-In (Self Masage) & Makko Ho/Oki-Yoga (Meridian Stretches) with a variety of Chinese exercises such as Chi Gong or Qi Qong, Tibetan Kung Nyay along with Okinawan exercises such as Muchimi and Kakie. Below are outlined somehing about some of these exercises that we practice:

1. Junbi Taiso (Loosening up exercises):
These are for loosening the Joints. These are loosening exercises to prepare for the practice of a broad spectrum of martial arts. Whilst the basic sets of exercises used in preparing for our training are the same, the emphasis and level of practise differs between our Kempo and our Goshin Jutsu. Whilst our focus in the Junbi taiso of our Goshin Jutsu is on loosening and relaxing the body for the purposes of participating in grappling and throwing, in our Kempo Jutsu the emphasis is on a specific type of aerobic conditioning and is therefore more dynamic with Kihon practise.

2. Do-In (Self Massage):
These are for warming the muscles & have their basis in Japanese Shiatsu, Tibetan Kung Nyay and Chinese Chi Gong. Do In is mainly practised as part of our Goshin Jutsu training. A video of Do In Massage can be found here: http://loftv.com/index.php3?affich=detail&idemission=1008114

3. Makko Ho or Oki Yoga sometimes called Japanese Yoga (Stretching):
These exercises help to prepare the veins and meridians for the practise of internal martial arts but can be studied independently of the martial arts. The origin of the exercises that we use is in Chinese Taoist Yoga and Japanese Macrobiotic Shiatsu. Makko Ho is included in both our Kempo and Goshin Jutsu training as stretching exercises. Here is a video of Makko Ho or Oki Yoga: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4824302849943416467&ei=6Cp8SouSK5fW-AbIgKH_Ag&q=makko+ho&hl=en these videos tell you which stretches work which meridians.

4. Aiki Ho Junbi Taiso or basic exercises for the direction of Ki. These sets of exercises with Japanese names are similar to those found in Aikido and Shintaido and are practised as part of our Goshin Jutsu and ae known as Aiki Ho Junbi Taiso. Examples of the type of exercises practised can be found here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4xcmb_stage-shintaido-avec-giovanni-rossi_sport

The Crane Chi Kung set and other exercises that have their origin in Nei Kung, an early form of Chi Kung that provided the basis for Pau Kua, Hsing I and Tai Chi Chaun are practised as part of our Kempo Jutsu. The Crane Chi Kung set is shown here: http://www.freewebs.com/hakudaryukempojutsu/apps/videos/videos/view/4289077-crane-set

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