Is modern Karate originally a form of Chinese kung fu?
Watch the adventures of Jesse Enkamp (The Karate Nerd) culminate with southern Shaolin “Luohan“ monk fist (羅漢拳), also known as Incense Shop Boxing. This was the first martial art that Okinawan Karate masters learned in Fujian, before White Crane even existed.
In this episode, Jesse learns the south Shaolin (南少林) history and techniques from grandmaster Lin Shan Quan. This is what’s described in Bubishi - the bible of Karate. Surprisingly, the first kata of Incese Shop is what we know as Seisan (Hangetsu) in modern Karate.
It’s now clear that Shorin and Shorei - the two historical branches of Karate, are actually White Crane kung fu (Whooping Crane in particular) and Southern Shaolin monk fist. Together with the Kobudo weapons of Five Ancestors, this body of knowledge provided the technical framework of Okinawan Karate.
What an amazing evolution... from ancient China to
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