In the southern Chinese province of Fujian, the fighting style of the White Crane originated centuries ago when Fang Jin Jang, the daughter of a Shaolin master, combined her father's martial arts with the postures and movements of the crane. This style is described in the Bubishi, an illustrated manuscript intended for those who wished to become masters in unarmed combat. The techniques outlined in the Bubishi represent the fundamental forms from which various modern martial arts such as Karate, Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Aikido, and Wing Chun have developed. All the secrets of unarmed martial arts are already revealed here. This manuscript, passed down through generations of masters to their students, thus proves to be the bible of hand-to-hand combat. Roland Habersetzer's book covers the 48 close combat techniques of the Bubishi.