Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu (Chow Gar): Attacks

These are a few Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu attacking techniques. Recorded at the Australian School of Kung Fu and Tai Chi in Brisbane, Australia.
http://www.australiankungfu.com

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Sports

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• Southern
• Praying
• Mantis
• Kung
• Fu
• Chow
• Gar
• Tong
• Long
• Guy
• Sue
• Tin

[Frostbite864]

The majority of these moves are not going to have alot of power in them. The basic mechanics are wrong. A slap to the forehead from 3 inches away isn't going to do much except waste time.

[paulgwiz]

Thanks @Frostbite864, you made me laugh

[imreadydoctor]

very nice looking. I am a tkd fighter, a more "rigid" style, so this looks very alien to me. Could you please tell me how long it takes a typical person to feel comfortable using these techniques, and also if these work against someone with a more closed "tight" stance, with their arms inside (like a boxer)?

[paulgwiz]

@imreadydoctor Chow Gar is a lot different to other styles like TKD and it takes several months to start getting used to the motions. Yes there are techniques to deal with any type of guard position. This video only shows a very small sample.

[jeffdoeskungfu]

@TPRS313 I do mantis kung fu, so perhaps I am biased. But to be honest, I doubt you'll find a good teacher in either system just because there are so few. Mantis uses a lot of "dirty" moves, like groin shots, eye/nerve poking, small joint manipulation, etc. on top of the regular punch/kick/throw type kung fu moves. If you want to focus on acrobatic kicking/jumping and compete, I would go for the TKD. TKD might damage your leg joints though, which is what happened to my friend. Hope that helps.

[Frostbite864]

@MrAustropman I see. I have seen the mantis gow cho. It is pretty impressive. Wah Lum Tam Tui is pretty famous for its application of the technique from what I understand.

[MrAustropman]

@Frostbite864 Those "slaps" are just training techniques we called "jongs". The palm hit is a very hard blow known as "pok sau" and when delivered by a Tong Long exponent is extremely hard due to years of hand conditioning. Perhaps the most lethal hit is the hammer fist to the face ("gow cho"") - when used properly it would break the nose and cheek bone.

[MrAustropman]

I used to train with Sifu Guy Sue Tin many years ago and his brother Dennis for many years and had the bruises and sore hands to prove it. I have also trained in Wing Chun and dabbled in some Japanese styles but nothing compared to Tong Long for devastating hits and self defence blocks etc. I started when I was just 11 years old (30 years ago) but unfortunately these days I don't train like I used too (too old and lazy) - I must get back into it. Please never under-estimate how lethal it is! DP.

[Mrbajan84]

This looks very close to the earth bending style Toph uses in "Avatar: The Last Air Bender" Cartoon..big fan of mantis kung fu!

[Frostbite864]

@farorin You should. I'd love to see it.

[farorin]

@Frostbite864 Most styles of kung fu these days are not really effective in much else but looking good. Notice where the palm strikes are hitting, and the direction of the force starting from almost underneath the chin, its all efficient and without holding back would create a lot of damage, also you talk about body mechanics without looking into the small movements utilised in order to move the bodyweight into an attack. Maybe I'll make a video explaining what I mean about that.

[Frostbite864]

@farorin Most styles of kung fu are effective in some aspect. That's nothing special. This style is a bastardization of traditional Chow Gar so it's hard to say if this is really Kung Fu in the traditional sense or something new altogether.

[farorin]

@Frostbite864 You've clearly never been on the receiving end of one of these then. Southern mantis is certainly a very strong, efficient, style of kung fu.

[VingTsunFANATIC]

killer style..

[dontcutcircles]

i enjoyed your video, i especially liked when you had the female striking. being smaller, you could still  see the power that was generated.