XIA ZHAO LONG – SERIES OF TAI CHI STYLE PRAYING MANTIS FIST – DI GONG AND COMBAT 2. De Gōng 地功 This form is a ground set where you dive to the earth and demonstrate techniques from there. The mantis is famous for having “monkey legs” and this shows up in its ground fighting…

  XIA ZHAO LONG – SERIES OF TAI CHI STYLE PRAYING MANTIS FIST – LUAN JIE A mother form of the system, you can interpret the title Luan Jie in two ways. The first is to connect all the loose ends. A crucial part of the training especially where this form generally comes into training….

  Tàijí Tángláng Quán – Xià Shàolóng 太极螳螂拳 – 夏绍龙 3. Sǎndǎ Jì Jī 太极螳螂拳 – 散打技击 San Da Ji ji In this VCD Xia Zhao Long shows training drills and applications. These are based on the Zhai Yao form derived from his Tai Chi Mantis. In this case he “breaks” the movements completely out of the…

  Tàijí Tángláng Quán – Xià Shàolóng 太极螳螂拳 – 夏绍龙 4. Zhāi Yào – Yī’, Èr & Sān Duàn 摘要一二三段 This seventh generation practitioner of the Tai Chi Mantis is not only fast but he packs a wallop. His movements have the almost casual appearance of long time practice. This is the fundamental form of…

  Tàijí Tángláng Quán – Xià Shàolóng 太极螳螂拳 – 夏绍龙 5. Zhāi Yào – Sì, Wǔ & Liù Duàn 摘要四五六段 This is both the fundamental and the “master” form of Tai Chi Mantis (Zhai Yao is often the working form of a number of mantis branches). It is, as always, divided into section. Xia demonstrates…

  XIA ZHAO LONG – TAICHI SERIES – CAPTURE SKILL OF TAICHI MANTIS CHUAN 5. Qínná Shù 擒拿术 T’ai Chi style Praying Mantis One of the classic mantis styles, Tai Chi is a bit softer than Seven Star Mantis but shares many similarities. Visit our information section on the Praying Mantis for further clarification of…