If you were to explain northern mantis to someone, what specialities would you say the style has? that is to say, what distinguashes mantis from other styles?
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Mantis Specialities...
If you were to explain northern mantis to someone, what specialities would you say the style has? that is to say, what distinguashes mantis from other styles?
S
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Well...
to use a traditional language in describing Mantis would be:
"Meihua Taiji Shou" Plumblossom Grand Ultimate hands.
"Hou Shr Hanji Bu" Monkey Disposition Winter Rooster stance.
In layman's term - mantis hands (the hooks) and monkey footwork.
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Shifu
I would have to say the unique trapping techniques and the ability to destroy your opponents balance with constant attacking.
This is a characteristic of mantis, as opposed to block, strike and then block again found in so many other systems.
I for one found that the monkey footwork does use quite a bit of energy and am in agreeance with using more efficent foot work from bagua such as found in 8 step which utilizes angular and circular movements to move around your opp more easily.
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most people, even with great experience, have to resort to "monkey" footwork when someone who knows what they are doing is trying to advance through them with the intention of crippling them
Last edited by daohong; 03-06-2004 at 05:56 AM.
Shifu
hmmmmm Dao long ,
just wondering how you think one would have to resort to monkey footwork?
I have found that simply using slight steeping angles when being attacked is much more effecient and easier to execute.
expending more energy for movement leaves less for countering.
KUNG FU USA
www.eightstepkungfu.com
Teaching traditional Ba Bu Tang Lang (Eight Step Praying Mantis)
Jin Gon Tzu Li Gung (Medical) Qigong
Wu style Taiji Chuan
Teacher always told his students, "You need to have Wude, patient, tolerance, humble, ..." When he died, his last words to his students was, "Remember that the true meaning of TCMA is fierce, poison, and kill."
god of war
that's not uniquely mantis...Originally posted by EarthDragon
the ability to destroy your opponents balance with constant attacking.
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Shifu
Seven star,
I did say in my post that.............. "I would have to say the unique trapping techniques and the ability to destroy your opponents balance with constant attacking".
This is a characteristic of mantis, as opposed to block, strike and then block again found in so many other systems.
Possible I wasnt totally clear but as I read that I seem to say that the trapping is unique not the destroying balance part. And than said it is a characteristic of mantis.
Just a thought. peace
KUNG FU USA
www.eightstepkungfu.com
Teaching traditional Ba Bu Tang Lang (Eight Step Praying Mantis)
Jin Gon Tzu Li Gung (Medical) Qigong
Wu style Taiji Chuan
Teacher always told his students, "You need to have Wude, patient, tolerance, humble, ..." When he died, his last words to his students was, "Remember that the true meaning of TCMA is fierce, poison, and kill."
god of war
yeah, you did. But in context to the topic, those characteristics don't distinguish mantis from other styles, necessarily.
i'm nobody...i'm nobody. i'm a tramp, a bum, a hobo... a boxcar and a jug of wine... but i'm a straight razor if you get to close to me.
-Charles Manson
I will punch, kick, choke, throw or joint manipulate any nationality equally without predjudice.
- Shonie Carter
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