Absolutely agree.
So, what I am saying is that the army of the Ming were recorded to have been taught the same Han Tong techniques alluded to in multiple instances of our family of mantis. Which is...
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Absolutely agree.
So, what I am saying is that the army of the Ming were recorded to have been taught the same Han Tong techniques alluded to in multiple instances of our family of mantis. Which is...
To recap; The soldiers watched a play at least by late Ming (1368-1644 ) about Han Tong 韓通 and Song Taizu 宋太祖. I have the play and translated it. Several old Mantis manuals also refer to the the...
As early as the Ming dynasty (pre 1644) Han Tong would walk on stage and brag as follows;
My fists have beat all of Shandong
My flying feet and leaping punches are without peer
Feared by heroes...
But how does a story prove anything about praying mantis?
The story, just literary fiction based on imagined conversations really.
The performance of Han Tong and Zhao Kuangyin meeting is a...
There are several stories surrounding the Interaction between the first three masters of the 18 Family Tree (Taizu, Han Tong and Zheng En). The above quote tying them together comes from a very...
Nice.
Placing Zheng En in context. He is third on the family tree of 18 masters. 鄭恩的纏封尤妙 , Zheng En's wrapping and sealing is marvelous.
During the mid 1760's the publication of what became a...
Thanks BT,
Just having fun here and trying to raise the dead (not calling you a zombie)!
OK, here are some clues. Let's see what we can prove by looking at the musty old manuscripts trying to...
The form nicknamed Tou tao 偷桃， is Bai Yuan Tou Tao 白猿偷桃 White Ape Steals the Peach which can be traced back to Seven Star Mantis style。It comes from the technique Qi Shen Bai Yuan Tou Tao...