Aggresive, not the Aggressor
Earth,
As a Praying Mantis practioner, you should understand the mentality behind TangLang Chuan that MightyB is looking for... we don't start the fight, but sure as hell, we won't let you be the first to land a strike. If we think you're going to hit us, we'll hit you first.
I think that's the mentality Mighty is taking. He doesn't want to start the fight, but he wants to fight aggressively if he has to fight.
To get a truer TCMA representation, TCMA fighters need to fight. They need to train their style in a fighting manner. Train like an MMA fighter, get in the ring alot. Train your style's fighting tactics in the ring against someone who isn't going to let you hit them, someone who is going to make you work for it and hit you back.
This is how my Sifu trains his students who want to be able to really fight. I may not be the best, but I can fight with the "flavor" of my style. (TJMH TLC).
Cheers. :D