Ran across this while random netsurfing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUcQMCLHGc
Fast forward to 3:35.
This is what Sup Say Lo tries to teach people. But not many can do it that way.
Registered User
Ran across this while random netsurfing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NUcQMCLHGc
Fast forward to 3:35.
This is what Sup Say Lo tries to teach people. But not many can do it that way.
Jackie (not Chan)
Looks very mantis! nice
"The true meaning of a given movement in a form is not its application, but rather the unlimited potential of the mind to provide muscular and skeletal support for that movement." Gregory Fong
Shifu
well, lets say it uses mantis principles, but looked more like hand to hand - minus mantis flavor.
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."
Registered User
Not to derail the thread, but what is "mantis flavor"? Is it the principles and spirit of the mantis, or the look? I've always felt that a style's flavor is the principles and spirit behind it, not so much the wrote technique and look of the style.
But that's me.
Cheers,
Josh
(. Y .)
it's the shin stomp - notice the shin stomp - no one pays attention to the shin stomp...
shin stomp -
Jackie (not Chan)
Lol! yep, that's mantis flava! But I too think more in principles...Originally Posted by MightyB
it's the shin stomp - notice the shin stomp - no one pays attention to the shin stomp...
shin stomp -
"The true meaning of a given movement in a form is not its application, but rather the unlimited potential of the mind to provide muscular and skeletal support for that movement." Gregory Fong
(. Y .)
did you see how he describes "covering up" to close the distance? I've been borrowing a lot from CMD and have adopted that style of cover. Still getting used to it, but (in my experience) it seems to protect me pretty well while buying time for me to figure out my opponent's rhythm so I can pull off a spontaneous, unrehearsed ou lou tsai and all kinds of other crazy mantis fun.
Jackie (not Chan)
"buying time" is key in my fight survival strategies...
"The true meaning of a given movement in a form is not its application, but rather the unlimited potential of the mind to provide muscular and skeletal support for that movement." Gregory Fong
Richard A. Tolson
-N-,
Good find! That knee strike followed by the coiling elbow is commonly found in Mantis forms.
Richard A. Tolson
https://www.patreon.com/mantismastersacademy
There are two types of Chinese martial artists. Those who can fight and those who should be teaching dance or yoga!
53 years of training, 43 years of teaching and still aiming for perfection!
Recovering Forms Junkie! Even my twelve step program has four roads!
Registered User
Haha, I thought you'd appreciate that.it's the shin stomp - notice the shin stomp - no one pays attention to the shin stomp...
shin stomp -
Registered User
At those ranges and speeds, you're already up in his face and crashing his body. You get to impose your rhythm on him, instead of trying to figure out his lead
Last edited by -N-; 07-26-2011 at 06:52 PM.
Registered User
Mantis ideas and aggressiveness.
Registered User
That cover basically belongs to the same category as the tiou jeong, the palm flipping into long/short guard. Typically seen with cat stance as in line 5 of Sup Say Lo.
We consider tiou jeong as classical stylized, and the other as close range variant of modern practical.
His application of that method is advanced in that he applies the defensive aspect of the tiou simultaneously with his low attack, instead of sequentially.
Shifu
junojupiter,
for me the "flavor" of a style means that you can see the characteristics of i.e (an animal) and its mimiced in the movemements and can be clealry seen when performing them.
So in principle and or in sprit could tomato soup be confused with chicken soup? sure could as they are both soups however the flavor or look would obviously tell them apart. hope that helps
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."
Richard A. Tolson
Agrees with the big guy!
Richard A. Tolson
https://www.patreon.com/mantismastersacademy
There are two types of Chinese martial artists. Those who can fight and those who should be teaching dance or yoga!
53 years of training, 43 years of teaching and still aiming for perfection!
Recovering Forms Junkie! Even my twelve step program has four roads!
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
