My Shifu told me there is some mantis in straight form. One is the "windmill" mentioned, this is Fanche. Shifu says fanche is both forms and techniques, but a better way of saying is method. My teacher explains it as movement and application as opposed to complete forms. There is attacking with fanche and retreating with fan che.
As for the young man putting up his attempt, my guess he is a solo practioner. And like others have mentioned, maybe a friend has shared his training with him. The friend is not going to make corrections, just shared the movements and went home. Now he has no one to make corrections and teach him the real way. True you could easily rip him a new a$$hole for his poor training, but maybe this is all he knows. I trust he has no Shifu, let us pray he does not. I have to agree with Mantid, video can be good and can certainly be bad as well.
I`m a dinosaur in the video world, God knows. But I have set a goal for myself this year to get my teacher training video of him and I. And hopefully with his blessings, post things up here. I have made a note to maybe post some visuals of fanche training.
Yao, you sound like you are on the right track.
I am still a student practicing - Wang Jie Long
"Don`t Taze Me Bro"