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The Seven Praying Mantis forms that Sheng Xiao Dao Ren learned from Wong’s monk students were made up of the following
branches of Praying Mantis from the Shaolin temple:
The Seven Star Praying Mantis kung fu style, as it is taught today, is made up of:
The Praying Mantis style, Guang Bang (Shiny Board style) is the root style of both Chang Chuan (Long Fist style) and Fan Che
(Chariot style). Forms from each branch of Praying Mantis were adopted to create the Seven Star Praying Mantis system. Each
form teaches a somewhat different aspect of Seven Star Praying Mantis.
It is believed that the monk students of Wang Lang created the different Praying Mantis systems at the Shaolin temple. They did
so to put a different emphasis on each style according to their own experiences. The Taoist, Sheng Xiao Dao Ren, during his stay
at the Shaolin temple, had the opportunity to learn these different Praying Mantis systems and their forms from these Shaolin
monks and later pass them on.
5 - Tang Lang Tou Tau (Praying Mantis Steals the Peach), and
Beng Bu is the foundation form of northern Praying Mantis. It contains the twelve character principles that Wang Lang used to
formulate the original Praying Mantis system. Most branches of northern Praying Mantis recognize that Beng Bu was the first
form created by Wang Lang.
Mei Hua (Plum Flower style) contributes a number of forms to the northern Praying Mantis kung fu system:
2- Yi Lu Jai Yaw,
Fan Che (Chariot style). There are two fist forms, called:
It is these original Praying mantis forms that Sheng Xiao Dao Ren used to formulate the current Seven Star Praying Mantis kung
fu system. Although there are additional forms in the Seven Star Praying Mantis style contained within the original ones are all
the principles and concepts of the system. It is possible with these original sets to master the complete system.