Jook Lum Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu - 1956

1956 Hong Kong Jook Lum Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu footage. Taken from the Kwan Tak Hing movie "Huang Fei-hong xing juan hui qi lin (1956)Fei-hong Huang" aka "How Huang Fei-hong Pitted a Lion Against the Unicorn". Taken from http://www.tonglong.co.uk/

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[southernmantiskungfu]

Taken from the Kwan Tak Hing movie "Huang Fei-hong xing juan hui qi lin (1956)Fei-hong Huang" aka "How Huang Fei-hong Pitted a Lion Against the Unicorn"

[southernmantiskungfu]

Lets keep the comments on topic. Save your arguments for PM, forums and emails.

[AsianAmerican68]

SPM is a Deadly Martial Art that was originally developed only to seriously injure or kill people. It was never intended to be taught outside of the Hakka People (Visitors from the North), and was deliberately mis-named Praying Mantis (which it has almost nothing in common with Northern Praying Mantis) to keep Government Agents from discovering it's true original purpose in life.

[AlterEgoJohnnyB]

Yes, many martial arts were developed by the poorer classes, who were usually also nearly enslaved by the upper class, so they had to develop ways to defend themselves covertly to keep Big Brother from getting any suspicions that they were training.

[123UncleRuckus]

This stuff is crazy cool, I wish they had good teachers of this in Canada. People don't respect styles like this but I sure as hell do.

[kenzi88888]

this guy a master of south pray mantis powerful and fast !

[TenTigers]

Hung-Ga does in fact have similar hand and stance, but it isn't introduced until the Tiger and Crane form. Many of the short hand techniques in Hung-Ga originate in Fukien Siu-Lum/Bak Hok, which shared common ancestry with Nam Tong Long.

If you examine the short-hand Crane and Snake techniques, you will see the similarities.

BTW-Hung-Ga is not actually a Tiger and Crane style, but a Five Animal style. Tiger and Crane form was the most popular set demonstrated, hence the nickname.

[ek9fd2]

Much respect to all styles, no one is better than the other because ultimately it comes down to the practitioner. I must say though that I absolutely love this style, it's movements and techniques are beautiful and deadly. Respect.

[mechanussunrise]

Most of the Earthbenders in Avatar use Hung Gar. Toph, being blind and learning from the animal teachers, uses unique techniques based on Southern Praying Mantis. After the creators chose this style for Toph they learned of a legend that Southern Praying Mantis Style was developed by a blind woman so it turned out to be very fitting.

[sabinoson]

I was able to buy two Kwan Tak Hing Wong Fei Hung movies in SF's Chinatown. Would like to get more, including this one. Are any of them available subtitled?

[100percentserious]

100% perfect

[cpvu1991]

im not gonna have a trip to taiwan or fujian any soon lol anyway i guess im fine with my ymaa stuff!

[100percentserious]

100% perfect

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