Outline
of the Chow's Praying Mantis Martial Art
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Practising
fighting techniques in the absence of strength-building
exercises will carry no force at last.
Practising strength-building exercises in the
absence of fighting techniques is just like piloting
a helmless vessel.
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| Basic
techniques : |
- Hanging
power, seize and hold, slightly tilted
head, pulled up buttocks, iron ruler waist,
curved back, dropping the shoulders and
elbows, keep the chest in and curve the
back.
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- When
the hands are stretched out, they should
respond in accordance with the movements
of the opponent' hands. One should spare
no efforts in lifting, sinking, chest
in and power release training. Both chest-in
and power release can apply to the bridge,
figure, front and lateral side of the
body.
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- Hanging
power means stretching out both hands
in a hanging position. The power is originated
from dantian (the public region) on the
basis of iron ruler waist and stance so
that the bridge, waist and stance can
be used simultaneously thus giving full
play to the shock power of this style.
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| Stance
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- Triangular
shaped stance, stance not in a T and pigeon-toed
shape, pursuing steps, approaching steps, arrow
steps, S-shaped mouse step, rotating steps,
continuous steps, goat gripping steps to protect
the private parts, large and small cross steps,
arc steps, hard pressing of toes, etc.
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| Core
forms： |
- Three
Step Arrow, Three Step Shake-off Bridge
(Hand) and Three Step Slicing Bridge (and
bouncing)
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- Further,
there are Three Step Pressing Bridge,
forehand hand backhands, Buddhist hands
(Sections I & II), Eighteen Latent
Power Hands, Three Step Grasping Bridge,
Sticking Hands, Pressing Fist, Shocking
and Bouncing Power of the Four Sides,
Large and Small Successions, Seven Step
Continuous Cramping, Alternate Attacking
Hands, Dragon Swimming Hands (Sections
I & II), Dragon Seizing Hands, Grinder
Hands, Praying Mantis Mist Exhale Hands,
Eighteen Cicada Catching Hands, etc. (This
list is by no means exhaustive.)
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| Weapons
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- Iron
Rulers, butterfly knives, short-hilted broadsword,
trident, sharp iron pole, great speed sword,
five element pole, yellow cow twisting tongue
pole, poisonous snake pole, cicada catching
pole, nine-segment steel whip, iron balls, etc.
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| Qigong： |
- Conditioning
exercises, body protection exercises and combating
exercises
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| Conditioning
exercises |
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To
direct the Ren, Du, Annular Waist, Chong (Vital)
channels from conscious state to unconscious
state by will power and movements so that
they can operate freely for the purpose of
resisting disease and prolonging longevity. |
| Body
protection exercises |
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universe
power, poisonous snake mist exhale power,
Buddha worshiping (individual and complete
movements), hard and soft power, praying mantis
essence assimilation power, testicles withdrawal
power.。 |
| Combating
exercises |
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dragon
seizing hands (mountain raising power), press
ups drill (iron finger power), shock power
(ribcage closing power), chest in and power
release (iron back power). |
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Ng Si Kay
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