Is my way the Mantis Way?
It is not the just beginning and finishing shapes that define a style or usage of a style. It also is not these things that make the style effective.
What defines and makes a style effective is understanding it's way of energy and force usage.
PM was created out of need and ego according to most of the legends. And it seems that since the need is gone all we have left is ......
It is not that I underestimated anyone on this forum at all. In fact it is quite the opposite.I
thought I would be able to hear about other peoples
personal ways of looking at all the info they have received.
I will close with a question; how many times have you thought you were absolutely right about the usage of this art only, to be humbled by your lack of understanding?:)
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Re: I will continue......
SGF, No need to close out,...what was the ling side of these techniques you described?
(Or did you...I need to re-read the post)
BTL
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Originally posted by seung ga faat
Now you are in mantis catches cicada act,followed by left rolling elbow-right gathering hand,left hook-outward hand,left ccw circling palm and suspend-crashing/piercing palm.(during this act the left arm/hand sticks to the adversaries right arm and seeks to break his arm and collar bone)(the right hand uses suptle controlling, gathering and plucking to gain leverage and the juen bo is used to stay ahead of the adversaries escapes and counters)
Let's see we have lean, hook,gather,suspend,crash/crush,beat and pluck along with,stick/cling & advance to name just a few principles all contained in this simple portion of the Bung Bo attack. :)
BTL I am not leaving cause it's duck season
This reminds me of the famous looney tunes; take me home and shoot me or shoot me now ?
If the principles of mantis came first then we must have some Reading & Writing Insect Sifu's out there :)
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Re: BTL I am not leaving cause it's duck season
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Originally posted by seung ga faat
If the principles of mantis came first then we must have some Reading & Writing Insect Sifu's out there :)
You are right. The techniques of the Praying Mantis insect came first. I stand corrected. However, not ALL of the Praying Mantis techniques came from the insect (or did they?). Principles were derived from the PM insect's techniques, then MORE techniques were created adhering to the principles. These techniques were considered PM ONLY because they adhered to the PM principles.
Again, the techiques of the Praying Mantis insect came before the Praying Mantis System Principles, Keywords, methods, theories, etc.. You are right Seung Ga Faat!
You might rabbit, you might.......
But, am I right?
There is another legend that states Wong Long created Mantis because he was inspired by a story about a mantis blocking a roadway keeping a battalion of soldiers and a tank from passing. The leader lifted and carried the mantis to the side of the road. The leader created weapons Shaped like mantis and called the soldiers mantis soldiers.
The Legend implies Wong Long already knew about mantis fighting when he started the style :)
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Re: You might rabbit, you might.......
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Originally posted by seung ga faat
But, am I right?
There is another legend that states Wong Long created Mantis because he was inspired by a story about a mantis blocking a roadway keeping a battalion of soldiers and a tank from passing...
This legend is similar to a legend I remember reading about in another post in the PM forum, but I think it had something to do with the origin of the name of a PM form (Big Chariot/Small Chariot?).
back to the original comment/question...
Cool,...so anyway,...about the body movement comments from SGF?? Many questions asked that are good ones.
If your interested in the beginings of the style, lets start a new thread on it.