Hello fellow Mantids!

[Goktimus Prime]

Me new.

Me say hello.

Hello.

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Cheerio!

*cups fist in hand and bows*

[Prairie]

It's nice to see some postures from "Da Ba Ma Bu" from someone across the globe from me. Although the stances are basic to most styles, I believe "Da Ba Ma Bu" to be a mantis stance set. Although I'm not a mantis practitioner - that was the first set that I learned.

Bye for now,
Prairie

[Goktimus Prime]

Yes, Northern Mantis does use those eight basic stances (and a few variations between) and as you can clearly see, they're not exclusive to Mantis.

After all, how many martial arts out there use riding horse, bow and empty step (or as the Japanese call it, "cat step")? :)

[/i]He Who Is Known As Goktimus Prime

[Fu Manchu]

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