Although the Crane is considered to be a sacred animal
throughout northeast Asia, the posture is originally Chinese.
Actually, more specifically, it is originally Tibetan; a monk by
the name of Ordator, created the Crane style used in the northern
schools of Kung Fu, it was later simplified by the northern Shaolin
temple into the Crane form. A few centuries later, in Fujian
province, a lady by the name of Quinjiang developed the Fujian
crane style, and parts of that style were later transferred to
several of the Okinawan Karate styles including Goju Ryu and Shorin
Ryu.