mooyingmantis
07-25-2011, 03:59 PM
I think we all here would agree that Mantis as we know it today descending from two main traditions: the Greater Meihua tradition and the Seven Star tradition.
After researching the most prevalent families of Mantis, I have found certain techniques that I believe can be considered to be a part of the ancient core curriculum of Tanglangquan. Though "cross-pollination" between families may also be an explanation for the similarities.
Here is a short list of a few of the techniques that I believe may have been the core techniques, since these techniques are found in the forms of both traditions:
螳 螂 雙 封 - táng láng shuāng fēng - Praying Mantis Double Seals
采 三 手 - cǎi sān shǒu - Triple Picks
黑 虎 偷 心 捶 - hēi hǔ tōu xīn chuí - Black Tiger Steals Heart
一 步 三 捶 - yī bù sān chuí - One Step, Three Strikes
葉 裡 藏 桃 - yè lǐ cáng táo - Hide Peach Under Leaf
崩 點 - bēng diǎn - Bursting Dot
點 睛 - diǎn jīng - Dot Eye
双 叫 - shuāng jiào - Double Invitation
霸 王 甩 鞭 - bà wáng shuǎi biān - Overlord Swings Whip (waist cut)
玉 女 穿 梭 - yù nǚ chuān suō - Jade Maiden Works Shuttle
撩 阴 捶 - liāo yīn chuí - Lift Yin Strike
邦 肘 - bāng zhǒu - Augmented Elbow
锁 口 捶 - suǒ kǒu chuí - Mouth Lock Strike
Comments, questions and corrections are welcome. :)
Additional insights are more than welcome!
After researching the most prevalent families of Mantis, I have found certain techniques that I believe can be considered to be a part of the ancient core curriculum of Tanglangquan. Though "cross-pollination" between families may also be an explanation for the similarities.
Here is a short list of a few of the techniques that I believe may have been the core techniques, since these techniques are found in the forms of both traditions:
螳 螂 雙 封 - táng láng shuāng fēng - Praying Mantis Double Seals
采 三 手 - cǎi sān shǒu - Triple Picks
黑 虎 偷 心 捶 - hēi hǔ tōu xīn chuí - Black Tiger Steals Heart
一 步 三 捶 - yī bù sān chuí - One Step, Three Strikes
葉 裡 藏 桃 - yè lǐ cáng táo - Hide Peach Under Leaf
崩 點 - bēng diǎn - Bursting Dot
點 睛 - diǎn jīng - Dot Eye
双 叫 - shuāng jiào - Double Invitation
霸 王 甩 鞭 - bà wáng shuǎi biān - Overlord Swings Whip (waist cut)
玉 女 穿 梭 - yù nǚ chuān suō - Jade Maiden Works Shuttle
撩 阴 捶 - liāo yīn chuí - Lift Yin Strike
邦 肘 - bāng zhǒu - Augmented Elbow
锁 口 捶 - suǒ kǒu chuí - Mouth Lock Strike
Comments, questions and corrections are welcome. :)
Additional insights are more than welcome!