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"youre lucky my hand showed mercy" What a legend.

As a Fujian White Crane practitioner based in Taiwan, I can honestly say this is one of the best examples of FWC applications on KZfaq. You know a teacher is the real deal when he lets the partner attack freely and responds spontaneously in a demo as opposed to having the partner stand still with an arm out like a dummy or only showing choreographed moves.

I get the impression this master doesn't seem too concerned with comparing his style to other styles. He's just good at what he does, and if there is any threat to his life he will instinctively find a way to address the situation, and he will hurt you. Very no-nonsense. You can tell that he uses his presence to already control the situation before even touching. ---- Sanchin (and all its cultural-historical variations) is truly fascinating.

That master is scary. What a legend and a fierce human.

I like this old Sifu, he's direct and to the point. I hope his students train hard and maintain this lineage

You can see by his attitude, and his movement, that he has a fighters mindset

This man demonstrates that one can still incorporate the spiritual elements of such fighting arts without sacrificing directness and efficacy. Seriously, the mans speeds even at his age is impressive and he makes it look so effortless, it's as if these techniques are but reflexes to him. Not to mention despite how slight his movements seem, there is good deal of power behind him. It is as they said in the video. It's as if he's putting his whole body into these movements even if all the mechanisms behind it are not visible to the human eye.

Incredible interview. For those young folks who aren’t aware The Martial Man knows how to fight and fight well. If you watch his face the whole time, he’s bearing witness to next level education. This is one of the best interviews I’ve seen in quite some time. This channel is amazing.

One can clearly see the influence this style had on Okinawan karate, especially uechi ryu & goju ryu.

As Malaysian eventhough I'm Malay. I'm so proud our country have great Master here. Salute from Silat Practitioner.

wow, his speed and accuracy at that age is amazing! Clearly there is power in this form.

That gentlemen is worthy of a full documentary. A treasure the world should be able to learn from before all of his mindset and generation are gone from this plane. Thank you 🙏🏻 so much for providing access to his wisdom and Qi

Crazy how fast he can move for his age!

His moves are like crane snapping, flapping it's wings. Very interesting sifu.

seeing him move I have to say that man, even at his age, is a bad ass and I'd say he could take most people many times younger than him. That is a true trained martial artist.

He seemed to want you to attack him far harder and stronger! this man, his punch movements.. Very much look like Bruce Lee!

Karate's root is from this style. I look at Uechi Ryu Karate and I can see lot of similarity along with other Okinawan style of Karate that derives from this white crane kung fu.

11:21 a real kung fu movie sound effect

One of my favorite styles, thank you for sharing this sifu 🙏

I am so impressed of this master! Thank you for your great job!

Thank you.

This Master is one of the few that looks like he really understands what is required to apply his style in a real fight! Really good to see,

I moved to HK over 7 years ago to Study Hung Kuen and do research into how the techniques compare to other martial arts! Keep up the great work!

Another proof that the chi is just as important for any movement and strike to be effective. The simplest movement can be devastating. 😊

Thank you for sharing this! Absolutely amazing spirit.....

Can't imagine how strong he is, when he was young

Observe those energetic peaks in the open hand form and with the staff his student demonstrated. Very telling. Very illustrative of the 3 battles. Any good martial artist knows the struggle to combine breath with movement, and energy. Thank you so much for exploring the deep aspects of these Eastern styles. Invaluable content.

Spectacular! Thank you for making this available!

Spirit here means: Open up the eyes like a ball . Bite the mora teeth as hards as possible. It bring out the the nerve of the neck. Bring in the stomach. Squeeze up the ass. Draw the energy in from the ground. Then every stroke and strick it come in an instant like this Sifu wong cw. This is the secret of shaolin inner hall show by sifu.

Love this chap need him around my area-Bless him,never underestimate Anyone!

I am a karate practitioner, and just watching this has given me tremendous insight into several of the Kata that we practice and has even shown me some new applications fo techniques contained in the kata that I would never have noticed.

This elderly man proves that tendon strength is vital and often what Westerners lack and fail to train. Muscle breaks down quickly as you age but tendons stay sturdy for the most part. This is why this can move with such speed, reaction time etc

He already captured your spirit.... nice life long practice.

I think this might be the specific lineage of White Crane that influenced Uechi-Ryu. This was amazingly insightful.

Thank you

all in the breath..great video

Amazing document. Nice work letting eveyone know about these true masters. Thanks a lot.

This man has got a body of a teenager although he is an elderly. That is probably the beauty of king fu, not its efficiency.

I luv the sound effects

Nice video. I lived in Asia for over 25 years and sought out old and genuine masters, who are sadly declining. To grasp the traditional teachings that are dwindling can help in the learning of mastering your own style(s). To find the seed in the curtain of clouds and indeed, the continuous training that one must prevail, you can find and understand what has been passed on through so many generations. Again sadly, that “seed” is being lost in today’s times. Take time to see and “feel” what was, and what is now. Oh, yes, I’m now over 70 and truly treasure those encounters and teachings that might get lost in the future.

This man may be old but he knows how to really apply energy and spirit 2:30, 3:20, 7:05, 8:03 - 10:00 Direct strikes are enough. There's no need to use too much

It's amazing how his whole being can transform so instantaneously. At any age really, but especially at his age. And the motions are so fluid, all instinctive. Decades of practice!

I'm from Spain. I was living in Japan and practicing Japanese traditional karate for 8 years there. After knowing this style I feel that I wasted my time doing something that has been so watered down and ideologically biased that it is not even healthy. They teach you that typical "macho" kamikaze type of thinking of "always charging forward and never step back", which never matched my personality and I felt always pushing myself too much to change myself to something that I'm not. When I was searching the roots of karate and I found the white crane style I felt in love with it. Even I'm now 44 years old I want to learn it and reset many wrong things that I learned from Japanese karate. But here, in Spain, I think that there are no masters of this style. Where I live there are many Chinese people but I doubt there is somebody knowledgeable about this who can teach me. It would motivate me a lot to learn it because I'm now with depression and anxiety. It would be a way to correct my mistakes in martial arts which are also connected with a life being forced to be unnatural.

Cool video, I love how you get the background story of the family and origin. Liked Cheers

Great demo fo how the inner strength work when real fighting. The Master is quite a model. So are you.

I love the noise made by his bones every time he strikes or moves.

amazing

AWESOME Video, THANK U VERY MUCH👍👍👍😍😍😍 We need the tiger counter part🙌🙌🙌

Great Sifu, great video 👊

what a great interview thx for your contributions

Another fascinating upload and insight both into a fighting style and the sifu behind it - the 'spirit' or presence is an interesting aspect too. I can see obvious parallels with hakka flavoured arts here in terms of the instant spring reaction/power and trained intent. Thanks Keiran.

how quick are his fing hands, one system he's learnt for most of his life, a true expert.

9:05 Good example of putting the body behind a hand technique.

Impressive old master, not only has power, great workable techniques, but fantastic sound effects 😁

I'm from Malaysia and he is speaking in Hokkien. The truth is, i understand the language but if there is subtitles. Im gonna use it to it's maximum xD

Awesome thank you

The hand trapping technique from this master reminds me of Bruce Lee's JKD stuff. Great video and a lot of respect for this master.

The "pulling up the neck to raise the spirit" is part of Taiji too, and perhaps is common to many kungfu systems, with variation. :) And yeah, I gotta say as well, the speed and accuracy with which Sifu Ong *springs* into action is phenomenal !!!

Pelo que conheço é uma boa técnica de bloqueios e contra ataques. Em um ataque em briga de rua no meu ver é eficiente!👍👍👍

Thank you so much for share it. I am very fanatic of southern wushu, in special bei he quan (white crane fist).

Just watching him move and vibrate teaches San chin

I believe what Master Ong Chin Kwee has to say about 'spirits is true. There is a correct spirit and an incorrect spirit, that's it. According to this clip, a person can learn to harness the correct spirit by engaging themselves with the 3 battles. This makes much sense because I know that if I am filled with the incorrect spirit, I am already defeated and it is impossible to survive, you cannot, and you will end up a 'dead man walking, like me. Therefore, if I am dead, the only way for me to live and survive is to harness the correct 'spirit'. By achieving this, the correct spirit will live for me, if I am lucky, because I cannot, I am already dead. -"Boogie Theory"

AWESOME

This old master is still in his prime! God Bless him

My favorite video on this channel, I am very impressed about his speed hands, beautiful style, long life to this grand master.

Beautiful art and skills displayed

This video is awesome. Respect this sifu

Old man can kick ass. Take a bow granps.

May be one of the most interesting White Crane 用法 (practical application) on KZfaq

Interesting. Thank you for sharing

i thought those sound effects are only on films

Very Good vídeo! Like

As a Malaysian I am proud.

very interesting. Studies point to the origin of karate coming from this style. seeing its hard and soft aspects it is very clear the similarity. mainly okinawa styles goju e ueshi Ryu.

Hope he long live and train more people

Powerful !

You know how powerful he is just looking at his speed, no chance have this with only phisical power.

This is very interesting. I tried practicing the Shen spirit concept clenching the molars and focusing intent in my Silat and to my surprise it's gives me a sort of goosebumps sensation, (and excitement) sort of feeling which definitely helps create an inner energy. This White Crane is very good Kung fu I feel.

Oh this Sifu is amazing 🙏, thank you for this video. What a spirit.

This was great. The way he used his bodily energy and loose limbs was very effective. He has very direct movements that should secure victory. Also the technique is not precise it is fluid, like water. Meaning all he has to to is be flexible, and overwhelm you. I also noticed an advanced spiritual energy. Not in the sense of a monk or religious man, but spirit of the warrior was prevalent. Going full speed, you can seriously hurt somebody like this.

Sir you are doing a great service to mankind.

Much appreciation sir! Yet another awesome video. I learned some minor crane during my Shun Wu Tang training but this is on another level! I hope this guy has trained at least 3 people to carry on his system....as hes def old school about his principles with regards to students. Respect to him for sticking with it. Lots of people teach for the money and not for the continuation of system and it shows now-a days with Gungho kungfu with no real ability. Keep up the good work and belated happy holidays!

That’s awesome, you can really see the crane in the movement.

the real ip man

You should try and get an interview with Grandmaster Victor Kan in London - is a powerhouse of a man.....

I train in Ngor Chor Kun (Five Ancestors Fist) and the main core of the system is Sam Chien. It's good to see a true Kung Fu master at work here.

at 84, this sifu can break your wrist and arm easily if he wants to! it's like natural muscle instinct. look at that speed! training must be very tough during his time.

He's a cool man.

I love kungfu anyway

great video

Thank you! It is refreshing to see another iteration of Sanchin, one of the oldest forms (kata in Okinawa) that is central to many martial systems.

"When Sifu goes into this state you can almost feel there's a presence there."

This is literally the most mind blowing thing I have ever seen

Super Sifu 👍👍👍, per moshen qe ki ,brutalitet deri ne maksimum te lumte.

i was reading online and they have a white crane kung fu school here in alaska. but thats also 2 hours away from me. and for that reason im going to be taking up seibukan jujutsu in a month or 2 and working towards a 2nd black belt in another style. i have 1 black belt already in chinese kenpo took me 4 years to get it but all that hard work payed off.

Podria haser un video sobre el kung fu san soo por favor ? Muchas gracias¡

Es un gran Sifu a pesar de su edad tiene mucha velocidad en sus movimientos.

Great content martial man... I subscribed to your channel. But question does the Master kick as well or it’s mainly upper body strikes ?

Very good.