3 steps 1 punch

[Syn7]

True. Helps to be delivering the pain while running them them down.

If you can run, kick, punch, kao, takedown, and change direction all at the same time the way a soccer player can run and kick, that is useful. We make our students train that way.

Yeah, best to go in with full control than to fall with your opponent. Sometimes it can be a very subtle difference when watching though. And of course there are times when it's worth it to go down hard with them, like with slams and such. But you still need to be conscious of where you will end up. A good controlled slam of most sorts will have you in side control when executed properly.

Position, position, position... right

[EarthDragon]

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How do you compare 8 step footwork to other Mantis footwork?

One story said that 8 step footwork was developed because monkey footwork was too energetic

you are correct.......in mantis 8 step footwork is the the hybrid above all. here is a section of our history taken form our website www.kungfuUSAbuffalo.com

The very energetic jumping style of the monkey footwork was very effective but it required a great deal of energy. Chiang Hua Long realized that if he were to live up to his obligations he would have to maintain his fighting abilities well into his old age. He would have to create a new system of footwork that would use energy efficiently but also maintain the Mantis devastating effectiveness. Chiang Hua Long studied the footwork of many styles such as Bagua and Tom Pei. He spent a great deal of time studying and experimenting with each movement. , Chiang Hua Long knew what would be an improvement and what would simply be change. Very carefully he considered each technique until, after ten years, he had narrowed down the most effective to eight short and eight long steps. Chiang Hua Long had taken one of the very most effective fighting systems in the world and was able to improve it.

The long steps
Ba bu
Cuan bu
Diei bu
Ru huan bu
Nou bu
Tuan bu
Ta bu
Xing bu
Tuo bu

The short
Huang bu
San jioa bu
Feng xing bu
Mei bu
Hua bu
Lin cun bu
Qi bu
Bagua bu
Jia bu

[-N-]

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you are correct.......in mantis 8 step footwork is the the hybrid above all. here is a section of our history taken form our website www.kungfuUSAbuffalo.com

[...]

The long steps
Ba bu
Cuan bu
Diei bu
Ru huan bu
Nou bu
Tuan bu
Ta bu
Xing bu
Tuo bu

The short
Huang bu
San jioa bu
Feng xing bu
Mei bu
Hua bu
Lin cun bu
Qi bu
Bagua bu
Jia bu

Interesting. Any pics/clips of those steps?

The names are different than what we use.

[SPJ]

3 steps one punch

5 steps one stomping kick

san bu yi da wu bu yi chuai

it is an old saying

meaning that we may punch in several moves but do not forget to include a kick

also

means that kicks do not stand alone, but we may introduce a low kick or side kick among our hand strikes, more surprise and likely to succeed.

of course we may vary punches and kicks in a combo

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san bu yi da wu bu yi chuai

That will be good on a t-shirt

[EarthDragon]

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I have been meaning to video tape for instructional purposes a demo of the steps and application but I just haven't had the time. I would like to have more videos done on our youtube channel to share with others. I wish I had the collection that YKW has. it would be awesome to reference my posts with clips like he is able to do. But I do have them translated to English. perhaps this will make more sense

BA TUN BU ( 8 LONG STEPS )

1. BA BU – ( LONG LEAPING STEP ) FLYING FOOTWORK

2. CHANG BU – ( LONG STEP ) AT AN ANGLE

3. DAI BU - ( CROSS STEP ) SIDEWAYS

4. RU WAN BU – ( FAKE STEP ) IN ONE DIRECTION MOVE ANOTHER

5. NUO BU – ( CIRCULAR STEP ) SIDEWAYS CIRCULAR FAKING MOTION

6. CAUN BU – ( JUMPING DODGING STEP ) EVADING A PUNCH

7. XING BU – ( RETREATING STEP ) ZIG ZAG SKIP BACKWARD

8. TUO BU – ( FORWARD STEP ) FOLLOW WITH SAME FOOT STEP

BA CHING BU ( 8 SHORT STEPS )


1. HEN YE BU – ( SIDE STEP ) DEFENSIVE STEP TO AVOID A PUNCH

2. SAN JIAO BU – ( TRIANGLE STEP ) 3 PART FORWARD STEP MOTION

3. FANG XING BU –( SQUARE STEP ) DODGING FORWARD & BACKWARD

4. MEI HUA BU – ( FIVE CORNER STEP ) STEP AROUND OPPONENT

5. LIU XING BU – (TWO TRIANGLE STEP) POINTED OPPOSITE DIRECTION

6. QI XING BU – ( 7 STAR STEP ) FORWARD TRIANGLE

7. ZOU ZHAN BU – ( 3 STEP ) FOLLOW FOOT 3 STEP FORWARD & BACK

8. BA GUA BU – ( 8 CHANGING STEP) TURNING IN A CIRCULAR FASHION

[YouKnowWho]

SC also has 17 different footwork too. In SC, the "车轮步(Che Lun Bu) - wheeling step" plays an important role. You step in your left leg, you then spin back your right leg to make a big circle. At the same time, you pull your opponent into that empty space that you have just created. When your opponent stepas in with his left leg, if you use your right leg to attack his left, that's called "三点步(San Dia Bu) - 3 points steps".