1kickKO Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Hmm...Sure don't, it was at camp, and basically what they called it was "The simple praying mantis form".
Emei89 Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 . It was based on a man who once saw a praying mantis and some other insect (forget what it was) fighting, the praying mantis was very calm, and swayed in motion, lots of teasing it's opponent, then when it struck, it sliced the head off of it's opponent and had a nice hardy supper. It was a cicada and then he captured a bunch of praying matis and had them fight eachother than studied it. "You cannot mean what you say unless you say what you mean" --me
1kickKO Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 Ah I see, thanks for refreshing my mind...I was too lazy to look it up.
Emei89 Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 anytime "You cannot mean what you say unless you say what you mean" --me
ovine king Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 that's just one story about the origins of one mantis school's style. earth is the asylum of the universe where the inmates have taken over.don't ask stupid questions and you won't get stupid answers.
scottnshelly Posted February 4, 2005 Posted February 4, 2005 hey im thinking of taking pray mantis kung fu but my friend keeps telling me that it has to many weaknesses and is easy to counter can anyone tell me its strong points and weaknesses? The style shouldn't matter as much as the fighter. If you notice weaknesses in what your Instructor teaches you, adapt them to make them stronger. I've never studied Praying Mantis (or even witnessed a real practitioner) but i can't imagine someone studying any style for a long time and being a poor fighter. good luck with it.
David Posted February 12, 2005 Posted February 12, 2005 Hi Folks, My 1st post here. Actually found this place whilst searching for Kuk Sool in my area... Ovine describes Southern mantis, and tan tuey Northern. Northern mantis is not known for being a weak style! It was the first of the hybrid styles but with a lineage back to Shaolin meaing that it's perfectly integrated. Southern mantis is not thought weak, either. The powers taught in it are the highest of any art - dim mak, iron throat, testicle retraction, golden bell, shock power, short power - you name it it's got it. Northern and Southern *are* very different but can sometimes appear similar in application if you only look from the waist up. Rgds, David ** Censor-O-Meter: 9 **
ovine king Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 hey, how long have you been in chow gar mantis? earth is the asylum of the universe where the inmates have taken over.don't ask stupid questions and you won't get stupid answers.
David Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 Started in late '97 but was lazy/inconsistent until about 2yrs ago. Southern mantis is peculiar in that you get nowhere without partner-training. Moving resistance exercises, sticky hands & sensitivity training, power training and conditioning all require a partner, before you even start thinking about applications practice. Rgds, David ** Censor-O-Meter: 9 **
1kickKO Posted February 14, 2005 Posted February 14, 2005 So many kung-fu styles out there...so hard to keep track of..haha
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