Insight
Mantis kung fu is a close in fighting system, throughout the student concentrates on making the mind & body stronger.
By condutcting hard and soft chi (hay) gung exercises and two person drills, when the student is learning the system they must remember that in a fight the body can only take so much punishment before it would give way.
So the later forms help to develop dodging to avoid getting hit, also the technique for attacking from the sides.
The mantis system
has many strength building exercises to help develop short energy power (gen) for close in fighting.
Chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu is a complete fighting system that covers forms, sparring, and weapons plus much more.
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