Hakutsuru (Shitō-ryū)

About This Kata

Name Hakutsuru [白鶴]
Translation White Crane
Style Shitō-ryū
Level Advanced
History Hakutsuru (also written Hakkaku or Haffa) represents Chinese White Crane boxing (Hakkaku ken). Kenwa Mabuni learned this form from Go Kenki, a Chinese martial artist and tea merchant living in Okinawa.
Lineage White Crane → Go Kenki → Kenwa Mabuni (Shitō-ryū)

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