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 capabilities. In TC Mantis this is their version of Zhai Yao with seven sections. The longish form contains a lot of ground work with kip ups, rolls and twirls. The applications among his students show a level of ground techniques which, as the introduction mentions, is now rare in the mantis.

60 minutes , (English Subtitles)

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 the different mantis styles. The teacher, Xia ShaoLong, runs the ShaoLong Sports Club in that famous center of mantis studies, QingDao city.

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