blackmantis

Hello everyone, I've been training in Xingyi alongside my Shaolin Mantis recently, and i must say i love it. Does anyone else do Xingyi or any other Neijia (Bagua/Tai Chi)? I would love to discuss them with people who know stuff. S

Has anyone ever witnessed such a battle? I would love to spar an eagle claw person, Any info? S

The Mantis Claw is hard to explain- it has the index and middle fingers pointing forwards and the thumb, ring-finger and little-finger do the grabbing. When we grab an opponent's arm, we can follow it with a sinking movement into a low stance- this can cause considerably shock to the opponent (and can even cause a kind of whip-lash effect). I'm very interested in your Shaolin Style as it seems to be closely related to my own- Which kicks do you have in it? Which animal forms do you have?- praying mantis uses a tiger palm for some techniques- maybe this is borrowed from a Shaolin Tiger Form? S

Northern Mantis is a Shaolin based martial art that uses high kicks, agile footwork and grabbing techniques using a hand-form known as the mantis claw. Tell me more about your style! S

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum but i am quite an experianced Northern Mantis practitioner. I'm only 16 and so am very open minded and am looking for people to discuss martial arts with! Write back! S