HAKUTSURU-DAI (SEKO HIGA HAKUTSURU)

 

In November 1999 Sensei John sells presented the video 'Secrets of the white crane' through a small private producer called the martial source having as a partner to sensei John Bartholomay, at that time both belonged to the style seito shitō-Ryu .

Video work was divided into two parts, where part 1 contained:

1. Introduction and history of the white crane.
2. Words of hakutsuru-Sho & Bunkai.
3. Kata Hakutsuru-Dai & Bunkai.
4. Words of matsumura hakutsuru & Bunkai.

Part 2 contained:

1. Introduction and history of the monk's style.
2. Cut Hakucho & Bunkai.
3. Kata Papures & Bunkai.
4. Katawando & Bunkai.

I acquired the 2 VHS and by observing the kata i emerged doubts regarding the name that were given to them and their true origin, so I ask directly to sensei John sells but as at that moment he was very sick who answered me was sensei bartholomay And he told me the following:

" the names of the kata presented in the first video were changed to help their learning... the kata called in the video hakutsuru-dai was taught inside the dojo of master seiko higa who was a student of kanryo higaonna and gokenki, in that Dojo was called simply hakutsuru, Sensei John sells with the intention of distinguishing it from other versions called it hakutsuru-dai, although it should have been named higa no hakutsuru..."