7* Mantis History essay

[Redfish]

Over in Shanghai we have finished a new 150 page book on 7* Mantis. It is as yet unpublished but we have decided to put part of it online for free.

At the following link you can read a new original essay on the history of 7* mantis. It starts with Shaolin and covers major parts of Chinese history. Of course, at certain points when lineages split, it will tell a different story to some schools and families. That is unavoidable.

Here it is:

PDF article is the top link here.

[holymantis]

Hi Redfish,
10 out of 10.
that was a very good read some i knew already but lot's i did not know!
please give my regards to Sifu Kai Uwe Pel and hope he get's to finish and publish his book.
regards roy

[diego]

Over in Shanghai we have finished a new 150 page book on 7* Mantis. It is as yet unpublished but we have decided to put part of it online for free.

At the following link you can read a new original essay on the history of 7* mantis. It starts with Shaolin and covers major parts of Chinese history. Of course, at certain points when lineages split, it will tell a different story to some schools and families. That is unavoidable.

Here it is:

PDF article is the top link here.

I always love researching mantis history, thanks for the web link.