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Interesting that you mention tiger elements. Someone once showed me their dummy form from the Pan Nam school and there are some interesting non HK school type moves in there that seemed more like some of the older dragon and/or eagle claw styles. In fact, when we started to trade moves, we found a lot of similarity between what he does and certain white crane and certain (southern) mantis style movements. One over-riding similarity is that things are done more or less how they are performed in the forms which makes comparing them a lot easier. Your profile says you are based in London. I'm currently in the London area but only for the next two months, then I'm out of the country for a bit. If you're interested, I'm always up for a friendly crossing of hands. PM if you want to.

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speak much, wrong much

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Interesting that you mention tiger elements. Someone once showed me their dummy form from the Pan Nam school and there are some interesting non HK school type moves in there that seemed more like some of the older dragon and/or eagle claw styles. In fact, when we started to trade moves, we found a lot of similarity between what he does and certain white crane and certain (southern) mantis style movements. One over-riding similarity is that things are done more or less how they are performed in the forms which makes comparing them a lot easier. Your profile says you are based in London. I'm currently in the London area but only for the next two months, then I'm out of the country for a bit. If you're interested, I'm always up for a friendly crossing of hands. PM if you want to.

Yes, Wing Chun is a much richer art than many people imagine it to be. It is not the best kung fu style out there, but is not too far from the top, if practiced to its full potential.

Unfortunately, many of the schools that I have come across do not do the art of Wing Chun any justice. Some of them (sifus/schools), go even further and almost criminally, trim the art even more, just to make it "money making friendly". And, to add insult to injury they call their version of Wing Chun more "street effective" or "practical" than Classical Wing Chun.

These are "sifus" that would not know Classical Wing Chun if it fell on them.

About meeting up. First of all I am at mid Chum Kiu level, so I wont be able to show you the Tiger elements nor the ground fighting,etc. Secondly, I make it a rule not to meet people through the internet. That is not to say that a friendly crossing of hands with a fellow kung fu practitioner well versed in Wing Chun and currently practicing the (much respected by me) Southern Praying Mantis, is not tempting. Sorry.

Fighting arts that were not effective for fighting and selfdefense, never lasted long enough in martial arts history, to gain the Traditional Martial Arts - TMA - status.

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I am very pleased with my school as well. Our style of kung fu has the 5 animals, mantis, monkey, and a few others at higher rank. I really like the mantis stuff. I love the locking and take downs of it. You really make your opponent pay for swinging at you :).

Is your Mantis sounds like it is of the northern branch. Is it?

Fighting arts that were not effective for fighting and selfdefense, never lasted long enough in martial arts history, to gain the Traditional Martial Arts - TMA - status.

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That is interesting. I have never heard of Southern Mantis being taught in combination with other animals in 5 animals kung fu.

Fighting arts that were not effective for fighting and selfdefense, never lasted long enough in martial arts history, to gain the Traditional Martial Arts - TMA - status.

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There's a guy in HK with a school Five Animal System that isn't the traditional Five. The core principles are still the same, just that the movements are named slightly differently.

Is the Mantis one of the animales in his system?

Fighting arts that were not effective for fighting and selfdefense, never lasted long enough in martial arts history, to gain the Traditional Martial Arts - TMA - status.

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