Ryu Ryu Ko
Ryu Ryu Ko (Xie Zhonhxiang in Chinese) was the founder of Whooping Crane Gong Fu. He was a student of Pan Yuba who was in turn the student of Lin Shixian, a master of White Crane Gong Fu.
In 1870 he accepted Kanryo Higaonna as a student. Higaonna trained with him until he returned to Okinawa in 1881.