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-Change was needed, but is now too weak and needs revision
Two things:
1. The errata is too harsh on a feat tree that already requires a hefty investment for monks and more so for non-monks. My suggestion would be to add a line to the original crane wing that says something to the effect of "deflecting an attack this way counts as an attack of opportunity" limiting the amount of AoO's the target might have, or "the next attack made by the character who deflects an attack is made at a -2 penalty."
2. Crane Riposte no longer functions UNLESS the specific overrides the general, meaning that Crane Riposte allows the character to make an attack of opportunity even while using the Total Defense action. This is a band-aid on a particularly poor errata, however, and would be best avoided in favor of a better errata for Crane Wing.