The Core Forms of Taiji Mantis Explained by Zhou Zhen Dong

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

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[@yanzi8543]

Did you know the praying mantis master who did a short time ago? His was was Yu Hai. I just heard about him on Instagram and he's apparently from Yantai so I was curious if you knew him.

[@deejin25]

He's no spring chicken, but fast and mobile with power that pops up in expected times. A true master.

[@CraneHandTigerSpirit]

What i find most interesting about Traditional Chinese Kung Fu is that if they were used in real life self defense, to any on lookers it would look sloppy or messy but potentially very effective whereas in other foreign martials the movements are always very direct and obvious.

[@zft8287]

Bengbu first move: Slip, and do a kind of block/parry to prevent the opponent's elbow. This is followed by an upward swing to the groin, meant to incapacitate the opponent.

[@chip877]

the master is not young , but wow he can really rock

[@piedpeter1]

I teach CHENG CHI (has lots of mantis moves) Kung Fu from Taiwan and gotta say when using these great moves that lots of regular martial artist aren't familiar with, the moves fluster and tend to incapacitate the opponent and always keeping them in defence mode and........ then the final strikes to end things, often a very hard body shove with good structure preceded by quick feint or distracting strike. Great exercise and great lifestyle at all stages of life!

[@zorbataichi65brown19]

He knows his stuff this Dude. Any fuller slower instructional videos on the style. comes alive in the paired work, looks confused as fast solo form. Good, liked it

[@michaelbarnhart2451]

Once again, loved it....and once again, thanks Will 👍

[@SasukeKuroyami]

Wow Such an interesting style!

[@Tunks1]

Nice one Will!✊

[@kyussbrooker1774]

The end feels very choy lee fut. Interesting i wonder how the concepts of the chopping the arms it's interesting hard style concepts.

[@gandalf7354]

hey will, just wondering what is the purpose of the very first move when your fists come up to the sides of your ribs then thrust down towards the ground fingers pointing down?

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Its a breathing technique. I have a series of tutorials on the basics of Taiji Mantis, including this, on Patreon if you’re interested

[@fielramos3560]

MY LINEAGEEE!!! i’m a student of one of grandmaster Sun De Yao’s students!!

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

This isn’t the same lineage as Sun De Yao. Sun is a student of Hao Bin, we are from Cui Shou Shan

[@pernologos84]

Wow Bung bo first Road looks very different from what I've seen before, while the ending elbow + bung choy is the same.

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

The Bengbu of Taiji Mantis is longer and more complex than in other styles

[@NoverMaC]

remastered/unreleased footage? 1:50 - is that a 漏?

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

Yes and yes

[@johngr1747]

"It's also s mother form made of 64 elbows" These are many elbows!

[@mooyingmantis]

Very interesting!

[@真人-u3g]

周老師有東西

[@PrudentStudent666]

Where is the Tai Chi?

[@FabianYasahiro0108]

Taiji mantis uses a lot of Taiji techniques like the double sealing movement that he showed as well as pluck,I noticed a couple of Taiji hand techniques used in the Beng Bu form the master did.

[@TaoOfTheFist]

@@FabianYasahiro0108 No relation to Taijiquan, Taiji is referring to the concept of Taiji as in Chinese Cosmology. Paired opposites. Look at him talking about the Mantis concepts, he's plainly stating what he's talking about. Any overlap between tanglangquan and taijiquan is mostly coincidental and/or common Northern root systems.

[@zomuankimakhawlhring5366]

Fan Che sounds so dangerous, you just smash and chop

[@schoolmantis1000]

我在網上從未見過中路翻車整套完全的套路

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

我们练，在莱阳和青岛也有人练。就是一般不往外露。它其实只是几个动作反复的练，比较简单

[@schoolmantis1000]

中路翻車沒有完整的套路

[@MonkeyStealsPeach]

有的，但他只打了一个动作