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Richard,

That's fine that you choose to ignore, frankly I don't care. It was not long ago that I often supported your inquiries and academic pursuits mostly because you chose to try translating...

So your basis for stating that WHF made significant changes to the forms taught to him by LGY is because they differ from those that are now being taught by the CCM lineage. How do you know that it...

Would you mind sharing how you come to this conclusion? Do you have examples of forms that were "significantly changed" and "repackaged" and "taught differently" than how he learned them from LGY?

I recently had a conversation with my Sifu about some of what has been stated here. As a student of any martial art, how much one "needs" all depends on what he/she wants from their practice. Our...

Richard,

While I appreciate your honesty in answering BT's questions about your website, I am also somewhat appalled by it as well. I agree with BT 100% that by having a photo of any PM master on...

Though the conversation has moved on from movement #2, I only just saw the thread and wanted to clarify the correct characters since it was repeatedly listed incorrectly.

The correct characters...

There are actually two ways to write the term SiFu:
師父: Teacher Father
師傅: Teacher Master
So far it seems like everyone has only been referring to the first one.

When a student refers to his...

Hi Richard,

Additional comments:

29. , 30. 縱跳 - zong tiao : I wasn't sure what to make of your translation of this at first. But I think I understand what happened. I believe you translated 蹤...

Hi Richard,

I think it's great you have undertaken this task of translating the WHF quanpu. Here are some suggestions for alternate translations of some of the terminology.

02. 挑掌 - tiao zhang...

We just posted two additional videos on YouTube:


"Master Tony Chuy 3" is made up of 2 different performances of Mui Fah Kuen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUyzS2ZktT0

"Master Tony Chuy 4"...

On behalf of Master Tony Chuy and the Praying Mantis Martial Arts Institute of New York, congratulations to SiFu David Graham, SiBak Alexander Tse and the Shan Tung Praying Mantis Kung Fu...

Hi Roy,

I was initially confused by the parentheses in your writing of the form but in the WHF lineage, there is a gim form called 文武八仙劍 (Mun Mo Baht Seen Gim). It should correlate to your writing...

Regarding the video posted by SanHeChuan, the form shown does not resemble the WHF 5 Elements Sabre form at all so if anyone is trying to follow it with the translation that Richard provided, it...

Thank you TaiChiMantis. Yes, my Sifu, Tony Chuy, does in fact teach both Seven Star and Tai Chi Praying Mantis harmoniously at our school. As you can see in this video, he performs the 2 sectional...

JJMantis,

Growing up watching Chinese gung fu films, this has always been one of my favorite weapons along with the 3 sectional staff. It just looks really intimidating and cool.

I don't...

Thanks Kurt, will do. And yes, there will be some more video of Master Tony Chuy's performances and demonstrations coming soon so keep checking!

Vance

A video has been posted on Youtube of my Sifu, Tony Chuy. It is a compilation of his performances spanning his 27 year teaching career particularly highlighting the earlier years when Sifu was more...

To my knowledge, Sigung Brendan Lai never produced an instructional or demo video except for the "Living Legends" video filmed at Wah Lum Temple.

I believe a great testament to his skill and...

Dear Mantis_Reborn,

I am a student of Master Tony Chuy for over 20 years. As provided by MightyB, information about our school can be found on the web at www.northernmantis.com

Sifu teaches a...

Although the book illustrates this technique as a grab of the toes or foot, in actual practice, the palms 'slap' down on the top of the foot and actually past to either side. We do not actually grab...

Dear Chris a.k.a. wiz cool c,

Thank you for giving your name. Actually, we already knew who you are but I am glad we can be straight forward with our dialogue.

Since you seem so interested in...

wiz cool c,

I don't recall any of my classmates stating they were "embarrassed" by your comments. You made a statement about our school and so we clarified on how our school operates for people to...

Dear Sisook Samuel Mendonça,

On behalf of Tony Chuy's Martial Arts Student Association, Congratulations on your 7th Anniversary celebration. It is great to hear you are continuing to spread...

BBK,

Actually, upon further reflection of your post, even if I was to be in disagreement, why would this be questioned? Are we not allowed to disagree regardless of how minute a detail? Is this...

BBK,

I did not ever claim that Sifu Albright does not teach applications nor partner drills. While I have not observed any of his classes, I am aware of his school's reputation for being able to...