San Zhan is the first pattern in the white crane fighting arts system, but it is also the hardest form to truly master as it has no flash movements or jumping flying kicks in the form. It works the …

The main method to train internal force was San Zhan, the fundamental set in Wuzuquan. Senior disciples trained Abdominal Breathing, which was practiced behind close doors. Top disciples …

The San Zhan pattern gives you, the practitioner, a frame to work from. If you do not train the way the frame dictates, then you will not get out of the pattern its secrets. As an instructor it is so …

San Zhan practiced at an early level concentrates mostly on the external. You are learning the position of the body and how to keep true to the forms frame, posture and trigrams of strength. …

These are the main forms of the system. In the book linked at the bottom of this page the forms are expounded and discussed in more detail. There are also many fundamentals, drills, …

San Zhan, although rooted in Southern Shaolin tradition, holds a universal appeal, practiced not only within the Southern Shaolin arts but also across various Karate styles. Its popularity …

Oct 9, 2023 · San Zhan – The Mother Form. San Zhan is the most important form in the Fujian Five Ancestor Styles. Our Tiger Crane Combination is no different. The San Zhan (3 Wars) …

Grandmaster Wong gave an impromptu demonstration of San Zhan at Sifu Attilio's beautiful hotel in Finale Ligure in Italy in May 2014. San Zhan is not only a fundamental set in Wuzuquan to …

Mar 5, 2009 · Pat McCarthy tells me that dog, monk, tiger and lion all have sam chien / sanzhan (sanchin). This makes me wonder whether these arts are “crane derived” or whether sanzhan …

San Zhan,which means Three Battles, is the fundamental set of Wuzuquan or Five-Ancestor Kungfu. It looks simple but is employed for developing internal force, for which Wuzuquan is …