chenyaolong wrote:nice clips
The Hao family guys in the first clip I believe learnt their Mantis from Sun De Long in Qingdao.
The clips posted by Windwalker are from the Cui Shou Shan-Ji Chun Ting lineage (same as mine), which spread to Korea during WW2
C.J.W. wrote:While I'm not sure about their lineage, the application clip that Windtalker posted actually comes from the same Youtube user as mine. .
chenyaolong wrote:nice clips
The Hao family guys in the first clip I believe learnt their Mantis from Sun De Long in Qingdao.
The clips posted by Windwalker are from the Cui Shou Shan-Ji Chun Ting lineage (same as mine), which spread to Korea during WW2
HotSoup wrote:Always wondered if Taiji tanglangquan had any connection to Taijiquan or it's just a reflection of the Chinese cosmogony in its name?
Taiji Meihua Tanglang Quan originated from Tanglang Quan. 'Taiji Meihua Tanglang' means 'Taiji Plum Blossom Mantis'. As the name states it is different from the original Mantis Boxing hence it was combined with Taiji. Taiji’s movements and power lines and the Yin and Yang principles were added into the Mantis Boxing to increase its effectiveness. Taiji is famous for its power redirecting techniques and for its usefulness against physically superior opponents. Therefore it was chosen to supply the improving ideas that lead to the origin of Taiji Meihua Tanglang Quan.
The word 'Meihua' means 'plum blossom' which is a metaphor for the applications of Taiji Meihua Tanglang. Like plum blossoms in fall, the attacks should rain down on the opponent and therefore cause confusion. Typical is, that five to six complex attacks and counter movements of extreme variety follow each other with high speed so that it is not possible for the opponent to see which attack is a feint and which attack will be the actual blow.
http://www.wanfu-qingdao.com/index.php/ ... a-tanglang
Typical is, that five to six complex attacks and counter movements of extreme variety follow each other with high speed so that it is not possible for the opponent to see which attack is a feint and which attack will be the actual blow.
windwalker wrote:Shifu Lin Pin Zhang emigrated from Da lian (Shan Dong Province) to Korea in the late 40's (or early 50's). He first taught in Chuncheon (Kangwondo), in a tent apparently. Then he was invited to Seoul by the "Chinese Resident's Association" to teach and he accepted as post as physical education teacher for the Chinese Primary school in Myongdong.
A guan was set up within the embassy initally and this was the beginning of mantis teaching in Seoul. Other Korean sources mention that he had a school, but sometimes at the Chinese embassy (Chung Gook Tessa Gwon).
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C.J.W. wrote:Windwalker -- I stand corrected! (Must've been thinking about that movie 'Windtalkers' starring Nicholas Cage when I typed it. lol)
Speaking of CMA in Korea, I once met a middle-aged Chinese Korean lady at a park in New Taipei City where I used to practice every morning years ago. She saw what I was doing and told me that she, as someone of Chinese descent but born and raised in Korea, grew up watching people practicing CMA (and brawling in the streets) in her community.
Tanglangquan (Praying Mantis Boxing), she proudly said, was considered the most well-respected CMA style and feared by many local Korean martial artists. According to her, Chinese mantis boxers gained a reputation after kicking a lot of Korean asses in violent street fights and challenge matches. And that the relatively simple punches and kicks taught in traditional Korean styles were no match against the lightning-fast strikes and take-downs that Mantis boxing is known for.
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