The KUNG FU IN KARATE
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By Ken Itake
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All that we know of Karate is based on the principles of White Crane Kung Fu. Master Wu Xianggui is believed to have introduced White Crane techniques to the noted Okinawan Karate pioneers. He was a direct student of Fang Qiniang who created the system to avenge the death of her father, a Shaolin master. And the bridge between Chinese and Okinawan martial traditions.
Kung Fu in Karate explains how the principles of the system were assimilated by the Okinawan culture and modified to become what is known in modern times as Karate.
Kung Fu in Karate is not an attempt to diminish karate, but to complete it—to reconnect the modern practitioners with the principles that shaped it before borders, politics, and terminology intervened. By naming Fang Qiniang and honoring her contribution, we restore balance to karate’s history and depth to its practice.
White Crane is noted to be major influence on many styles of Okinawan Karate. It accepted that Naha-Te, which is among the three major foundations of Ryukyu Karate, was created under the influence of Chinese martial arts.
Karate, at its core, is not separate from Kung Fu.
It is Kung Fu—refined, adapted, and renamed.
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