I do northern mantis since I was a child and this video is completely reliable, really nice video ^^

nice little display. Mantis is one of the few kung fu styles out there that has both the practicality (if you know where to look and how to apply) and also the aesthetic appeal of LOOKING like kung fu. thanks for the upload.

THose guys at the beginning are Shi Zhengzhong (my shifu) and Yang Fengshi (my uncle). Filmed at Confucious Temple Tainan City, Taiwan. Kevin Brazier

excellent response. All of those applications are applicable to the "7 Star" stance or heel stance. It is also a transitional stance, to advance the foot, then bring the weight forward into it, just as one walks forward, heel to toe. This stance, as you have stated, is always connected to the opponents leg, whether behind, wrapping the ankle, or even shin to shin, wrapping the ankle from the front. Thank you for sharing this video

they make the style look so stiff LOL but as a mantis stylist myself i apreciate this video. thank you for sharing.

So many good traditional mantis techniques! Good applications, instructive methods! Five points! Greetings from Germany

@banjobilly I'd make a different distinction. Even martial arts have their inherent flaws - maybe the propagator didn't address particular scenario. Martial sports' effectiveness is highly dependent on how athletic the practitioner is, thus boxing and WTFTaekwondo. Whereas martial arts' main purpose is to direct the flow of the fight in your favor, and the effectiveness is measured by the ability to understand and apply techniques regardless of athleticism (though you need it for many arts)

@banjobilly i learn hung gar kung fu now,about 6 months,bacause i was bored of wing chun..and i am vey pleased because hung gar is a complete system,with a lot of different punches,kicks,stances,maybe less practical than wing chun in the begining but with more benefits after a few years of training,and more similar to mantis of course..

@anikid0392 Northern style utilizes acrobatics techniques, with leg kicks and long range fighting. Example Praying Matis. Southern style utilizes short range power techniques mostly using hands...Example Wing Chun.

@TPRS313 no martial art is better or worse. it really only depends on the student.

So beautiful and flawless, i wish i could find a school in vegas so i can learn... and be able to afford it as well :'(

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We learn some basics of this in schools' gym classes in China. I was reminded the minute I saw those stances... xD

Dude - this rules! I find it interesting to see the relationship between Wing Chun and the other Shaolin styles b/c you can see what they kept in, and what they discarded. Nice!

Yes, it's in taiwan, the sifu at the end are sifu kao tao shen of taiwan!

Thats awesome im fixin to move to houston texas and i seen they have praying mantis i have been takin TaeKwonDo and BJJ here so i think itll be a good addition

When the older dude does mantis catches the cicada, does he bite the dude's arm?

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this shows the diffrences of regular and drunken style, now i know my style vs the actual style

@TPRS313 tae kwon do is made for sport and not for fighting . their roundhouse kicks posses more danger for you than for the opponent .

too bad this style of kung fu is a little rare here in athens-greece,we have wing chun,hung gar,eagle claw,tai chi schools,but no praying mantis..i like wing chun but praying mantis is fantastic..

tous jouent magnifique !!!!

such a lovely beauty philosophical kung fu ( art time ) :)

Shi Zhengzhong from Taiwan; Mei Hua Tang Lang (primarily) . @banjobilly are you with him or perhaps with his student Kevin Brazier? oh there's also a little bit of Gao Dao Sheng of Long fist mantis in his nineties at the end fine!!

Was the guy at 3:00 doing XingYiQuan?

mantis seems pretty complicated (and versatile).

What system of northern praying mantis is this?

i think it's in taiwan