Fujian White Crane is the father of all Southern Chinese martial arts meaning it is the original Southern martial art, which originated in Fujian province and is one of seven different kinds of martial arts just in Fujian.

A female martial artist called Fang Qi niang created it, Qi niang's father new other styles of Chinese martial arts and taught them to his daughter when she was young. The Fang family lived in a place where there were many cranes and so the story is Qi niang carefully studied the movements of cranes and combined these movements with the martial arts she learned from her father, creating the White Crane style of Fujian Province.

White Crane focuses on attacking vulnerable pressure points on the body. Some of the features include a combination of Internal and External, short strong rooted stances, close range fighting tactics, sticky hands, quick and triangular stepping, and many different fists like crane claw, tiger claw, eagle claw etc.

The Breathing in White crane is very different, short quick exhalations with an empty air sound. (Part of a special Qi gong)

Japanese Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate also traces much of its roots back to White Crane and one of the forms is almost identical. White crane forms are very short in the beginning stages but they become longer as you progress.

Yong Chun White Crane is practised throughout the world and is becoming more and more popular; it is a style that will build great strength due to the repetitive isometric training.