Northern Mantis Series

The northern provinces of China have long been known as the "holy land" of martial arts. Among its arts, Praying Mantis has become one of the most favored styles. Praying Mantis branched off of Shaolin martial arts and further absorbed the essence of a numerous other styles, combining them into one and creating its fame as "the true
style of 18 families."

Praying Mantis was created near the end of the Ming Dynasty, when Wang Lang combined the swift and fierce hand techniques of the praying mantis with the quick and nimble footwork of the monkey, making a new and unique form of martial art. Because of the establishment of Praying Mantis, Wang Lang met with many other masters and absorbed the strengths of their styles, finally creating the essence of the 18 family boxing techniques and merging them with Praying Mantis. Being transmitted to this day Praying Mantis has always been admired as a style with special emphasis on practical combat application, The hand techniques of Mantis are fast, the body agile. Because of its particular emphasis on the combat technique, it is praised in the Chinese martial arts world as "the combat fist."

"Yedi-Canghua" is an important form of the "Rougong-men" ("Soft Skills") branch of the Praying Mantis 18 Family Styles. The "Soft Skills" are also known as "Six Harmony Praying Mantis." Within the whole Praying Mantis boxing system, it is considered a very important sub-system. After all, during the long course of development of Chinese martial arts, the buildup of experience has given birth to numerous levels of technical variation. This is how the "soft skills" developed. Boxing practice is hard effective fighting technique is harder. Being pressed up closely against the enemy's body, is a particularly difficult range. and Yedi-Canghua is a form designed to train you for this kind of close-range fighting. It places special emphasis on the use of "inch-jin" and the moves are specially designed to be like "hiding a needle in your sleeve." It hides deadly techniques everywhere and can release them at any time.

 The northern provinces of China have long been known for a thriving martial culture. Praying Mantis has become one of the most popular styles in this region. Praying Mantis developed out of Shaolin Longfist, widely absorbing the best elements of many other styles, and synthesizing them into one. It is therefore praised as the “True Style of 18 Families.” The arms of mantis are quick and agile, the body nimble and variable. Because of its particular emphasis on realistic combat  technique, It has been called “the combat fist” of Chinese boxing.
  
  Lipi-quan is a vital part of basic Praying Mantis training. It is an extremely important form, with an ingenious design,
  which combines basic training of lively footwork with a deep understanding of the physics of power. This means the whole form, is not only excellent fundamental training, But is also a treasure in terms of the physics of the limbs. In particular, the design of the form is based on realistic combat technique.

  Therefore, Lipi-quan’s adaptability and flexibility of application are also very great. It is a form that teaches not only fundamentals, and polishes body mechanics, it is also a form with a wide variety of realistic combat applications. Though the form may seem simple and unremarkable, it actually contains the ingredients for sophisticated attack methods. As they say, “you can’t judge a book by its cover.” Lipi-quan is a remarkable form  in a simple package.

The northern provinces of China have long been known as the "holy land" of martial arts. Among its arts, Praying Mantis has become one of the most favored styles. Praying Mantis branched off of Shaolin martial arts and further absorbed the essence of a numerous other styles, combining them into one and creating its fame as "the true
style of 18 families."

Praying Mantis was created near the end of the Ming Dynasty, when Wang Lang combined the swift and fierce hand techniques of the praying mantis with the quick and nimble footwork of the monkey, making a new and unique form of martial art. Because of the establishment of Praying Mantis, Wang Lang met with many other masters and absorbed the strengths of their styles, finally creating the essence of the 18 family boxing techniques and merging them with Praying Mantis. Being transmitted to this day Praying Mantis has always been admired as a style with special emphasis on practical combat application, The hand techniques of Mantis are fast, the body agile. Because of its particular emphasis on the combat technique, it is praised in the Chinese martial arts world as "the combat fist."

"Yedi-Canghua" is an important form of the "Rougong-men" ("Soft Skills") branch of the Praying Mantis 18 Family Styles. The "Soft Skills" are also known as "Six Harmony Praying Mantis." Within the whole Praying Mantis boxing system, it is considered a very important sub-system. After all, during the long course of development of Chinese martial arts, the buildup of experience has given birth to numerous levels of technical variation. This is how the "soft skills" developed. Boxing practice is hard effective fighting technique is harder. Being pressed up closely against the enemy's body, is a particularly difficult range. and Yedi-Canghua is a form designed to train you for this kind of close-range fighting. It places special emphasis on the use of "inch-jin" and the moves are specially designed to be like "hiding a needle in your sleeve." It hides deadly techniques everywhere and can release them at any time.

 The northern provinces of China have long been known for a thriving martial culture. Praying Mantis has become one of the most popular styles in this region. Praying Mantis developed out of Shaolin Longfist, widely absorbing the best elements of many other styles, and synthesizing them into one. It is therefore praised as the “True Style of 18 Families.” The arms of mantis are quick and agile, the body nimble and variable. Because of its particular emphasis on realistic combat  technique, It has been called “the combat fist” of Chinese boxing.
  
  Lipi-quan is a vital part of basic Praying Mantis training. It is an extremely important form, with an ingenious design,
  which combines basic training of lively footwork with a deep understanding of the physics of power. This means the whole form, is not only excellent fundamental training, But is also a treasure in terms of the physics of the limbs. In particular, the design of the form is based on realistic combat technique.

  Therefore, Lipi-quan’s adaptability and flexibility of application are also very great. It is a form that teaches not only fundamentals, and polishes body mechanics, it is also a form with a wide variety of realistic combat applications. Though the form may seem simple and unremarkable, it actually contains the ingredients for sophisticated attack methods. As they say, “you can’t judge a book by its cover.” Lipi-quan is a remarkable form  in a simple package.