PD - Thanks for the feedback, its appreciated. I'm thinking i'll just bite the bullet and join a school here in London, even though none of them are mantis :(
Here is another thread I posted regarding schools...
http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/foru...ad.php?t=57242
I am kinda leaning towards Shaolin UK. Although at first I thought mainly doing San Shou would suck, I'm actually thinking it might be a great way to build my body as well as train reactions etc, and then I can just start ripping apart my mantis forms in my own time....
Still not entirely sure...