Praying Mantis Kung Fu Hammer Form - Master Shi

[Atletico777]

Wow, look how great he looks. For his age many would kill to look like that. And what great form. Very Nice.

[silversification]

i gotta kick outa him smackin' his butt at :10.

[KungFuNick2666HWY]

very nice. I recognize his sweeps elbows and skip advances very clearly. Nice moves and great display of the Praying Mantis forms. Notice the quick directional changes from various positions, meant for multiple attacking angles.

[digipeeper]

Great moves and good teacher, but I wish you can reshoot the scene in better lighting and a more stable camera!

[CraneTiger2]

Notice the [Backwards} swastika in the background... This was the symbol for good/ the nazis altered that ...

[rAFiCoRe]

@CraneTiger2 it is a real shame ... especially if you are German like myself.

[thejijjic]

amazing, and beautiful place where is that?

[piggees]

@thejijjic

it's an old temple in Tainan, southern Taiwan

[TheShorty1742]

im working to that lvl but is their more by master shi?

[5950231]

Cool video! thanks for posting! any more from Master Shi?

[MightySunTzu]

wow, kinda looks like he combined it with ironfist

[TotemSaint]

Wow. You too can be this good..... with 50+ years of practice :) This guy is the real deal for sure.

Thanks for posting.

[Dragonkarma]

Master Shi has learned 5 complete mantis styles ( plum flower mantis, 7 star mantis, secret door mantis, 8 step mantis, and taiji mantis. He is a leading authority in the world. He teaches in Southern Taiwan in Tainan.

[bangman9001]

wow

[xylsvoss]

Taiwan is an interesting place to learn Kung Fu, I lived and studied Martial arts in Taiwan for 3 years, miss the place....

[jfuya2000]

The master looks well conditioned for his age, amazing!

What sort of drills and exercises does he implement in his training?

[agakf]

Hi Richhewton,

You know the name in Chinese this form?

tks,

André Azevedo.

[sheepknot]

螳螂

[Dragonkarma]

This was in a Buddhist temple courtyard in Tainan, Taiwan last October. It is the last part of the plum flower mantis "hammer" form.

[Mtnes]

I was taught this form by master shi in 2004... the very end is a little different, as i understand he likes to put signatures on things so he knows through what avenue someone learned something... i like this form