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    MantisQuarter posture, oF shi, in ‘Gong i prescribed method of positioning igh ays that ic can excete techniques with the maximum effec wile enhancing moa and dhe Shit o rect fen toa opponents actions. Though th are many poenies in “Tanglang Quan, teachers over the centres hve seed on tight har are the mot impor tanto mae fis ‘The Ba Shi (igh Pose tures) isan esential prt of Tanglang Quan’ jibes gong (fundamental eining. The pacar ponte included in the Be Si vay fom style wo spl and can en vay within branches, bu for eitional “Tanglang Quan, the Ba Skis doorway hugh which all Bractitioners must pas on theit jose we Honsheng (1918-1992), 0 dsp of Huang Hamu, posing inthe ‘way to becoming master boxers Historical Perspective ancien ines, sane ning served mt pur pose than the etl one ofrengihning the {Spring bores Ie waa meld of dacmeing thos audens who did noc have the eco de «ipl, patience of yay to be entrusted wih che tof Gongha, Not wanting ro waste efor cain- ing uncomid eudents who nigh quit t any time, nsracor woud weed ou he es arcs. seudens early on wit physi ets such as hold ing demanding postures for extended periods Bevis simply clininatng the les deicat- cd, he physica ets of stance ening also eo- tected thei family his schoo! ox even his ila osx ‘consequences, AS such he inarutoc ce a great ‘esponsibigyin passing on wh wa, in the dis {an pst a power ool for benefit o hart Final, many Manis Boxer inte pst held theic arta thei mos prized posession. Ofen teachers would pas thir enti art onto selec small group of students off sme cass, Sing individuals These people would have ‘in Shi (Horse Ring Poste). The ine Shi allows the Monts Boe’ 0 ‘change te level fis anak uy whe ecltang power steward anacks. prove their ably, loyalty and dedication co the teicher and the are heyond all dou before the teacher would pass om all hat he knew Modern Perspective and Tactical Considerations “Techy although many teacher take into condder ation the character of the stars they tach, the tepermions fo mse are ar les evr ad che advent ofthe farm has largely replaced the nod fora pemon rounder yars of sing for po sonal protecion, As res, most cers in tmodern times no longer practice the scectve die- pin spect of sancecinng but the ae of tring he Ba Shi has noe diminished "Ta ight wing Tnglang Quan, che average person muse sengthen hit legs to move quickly 3a level sometimes ir lower than nora stand ing height. Tanglang Quan demands the ability to change the height of the stance in an instant from high to very ow oom low o high The Mantis bose’ aii to do this enables him to confine the opponent by siking dially > ‘Master We poses inthe uuan Shi (Ge Entering Posture) fom the 1 Zhaiyoo Quon (Fst Compil- tin of Essential Se) The ‘uhuan Shi enables the Doser oer i evel ke the Gino Sh but oso flows Yor atecking mavens fom both ont and rear hands. Additonal he stone fea fates combining body might ‘in stoking, o pictured here wih the Yong Bang Quon ‘oreorm trike. iterene ages during offense and by evading seikes and counterat- tacking a diteen eels when on defense Unless the lege ae song, nought do tis kind ect with cs, the “Manis practioner wil find his fighting vey barred ‘Aacitionaly che seanc itl isa weapon in Tangang Quan. Even asthe Mantis borers attacking with Fis forearms, elbows and shouldes, dhe legs are mapping or desta iin the opponents thu. In this way, the Manis boxer diseapes the defense of his es and limite the fective ness of couneratais by breaking the flow of force fom the foot the king imb. Without perl sanees, iti unlikely cha the Mantis beer coll msintsin is own oot and lence while breaking the opponent’ Blanc. The Ba Shi of Huang Hanxun ang Haman (1915-1974) was dip of Lino Guang (1889-1944), the founder of what Ae eee ob Enen o Nerera Mar ing, Orginal centred in Hong Kong heat ts been spread around te worl by hs dscen- dines Maser Huang ugh the llowing stan as his Ba Sh ima Shi (Horse Riding Posture) This isthe familiar hore stance found in many styles of Gongfa. es asoofen elle Si ing, ‘Ma (Four Square Horse) Ideally, the weight is equally distributed between both fer, but thie Imay change during the execution ofrechniques, Tis very trong laterally, and ic enables che Man- tis boxer to vay his height quikly from high to low with relatively tle change i foo position. Dengshan Shi (Hill Climbing Posture) ‘Dengshan Shi is aso known as Gong Shi (Bow Posture) In tis posture, the weight is generally eibuted with 70 percent on the front For and 30 percent on the rearfoot and the front knee is 2 | mantisusrtry surmed inward to proect che groin. The fron eg can be used ro engage the lead eg ofthe oppo- sen, executing locks or taedens while de arms ‘engage the opponent’ upper hod In Noster ‘Mantis, asin most Northern styles, the fet are limos in stsighé line, one behind the othe ‘xing Shi (Seven Star Posture) Tn this stance, nearly all of che weight ison the tat leg, The font legis straight bur not locked “This ia very adaprable posture that enables rapid changes of direction. The toc-rased lead oor can be used to hook the ankle ofthe oppo- ‘nent’ leg, enabling shuai (¢hrowing techniques) and gina (locks and hold). In Methua Tanglang, this stance is called Tai (Stamping Rooster. ‘Zhong Shi (Middle Posture) ‘Zhong Shi is nor considered a posure at ll by ‘many styles of Fangang; they see ic as a rans- tinal movement « other posure. Northern “Mantis master Yuen Man Kai describes the fame ofthis posture as bing ike Northern Mantis) ‘Xiao Dengshan Shi (Sia Hill Climbing Pos ture) or Ruhuan Shi (Circle Entering Poscue) I is used by some schools of Northern Mantis as their main Fighting postace because is smal feame and equally disibuted body weight fcil- ‘are movement in any direction. ‘Pu Shi (striking Posture) "This posture, which i also often called Pu Tui ‘Shi (Surking Leg Posture), is considered a kick rather than one of the Ba Shi by many even some branches ofthe Norther Manis family. ‘According to Master Yuen Man Kai, ie fa ‘weapon for srking the gan feng ma (lading leg ‘of an opponent’ stance), ts purpose in the Br Shi of Northern Mantis isto tain the flexbilicy and strength ofthe stance in a way not addressed by the other seven postures, The pose i the same width as Dengshan Shi, but iis lower, with the knce bent ro afar greater degree. Many ‘mainland schools subsite the Pa Shi for the “Tanta Shi (Collapsing Posture). Ruban shi (Entering the Cirle Posture) ‘Yaen Man Kai says chat this sance is known in ‘many places as Gui Ma (Kneeling Horse). Iris formed by bending the lead knce toa degree ilar to that ofthe Pu Shi. In the Northern ‘Mantis tradition, the rer knee is brought very close to the lead foot, but in many mainland styles of Tanglang the stance has a frame closer to that of the Dengshan Shi, Mainland schools of both Qixing Tanglang Quan and Meihua “Tanglang Quan refer to this posture as Yuhuan ‘Shi Jade Ring Posture). Acconling wo some scholars, this posture ees its name from Yang ‘Yuhuan (713-756), the highly favored consort cof a Tang Dynarty Emperor. This posture allows the Mantis Boxer to drop suddenly and force- fully below the guard ofthe opponent, strike him ar or below the center of gravity, and desta- Bille his legs. ‘Tunta Shi (Collapsing Posture) ‘The Tunta Shi is also commonly known as the Fan Gong Shi Reverse Bow Posture). Ici, as the name implies, the exact reverse of che Deng: shan Shi, with 70 percent ofthe weight on the rear foot and 30 percent on the front for. Assuming this posture while shifting backward allows the Mantis boxer ra evade an aetacket ‘hile delivering hand or fot strikes. When -moving forward, assuming this posture drives the front leg into the opponent’ qian feng ma, ‘often toppling him, while simultaneously deliv ring hand strikes or gina techniques. In Taji “Tanglang, this stance i called Tai Shi (In this context, ta means throw, and ji means ultimate.) Tei executed a8 Tunta Shi, bu with the leg posed more sideways than the straight-line foot placement ofthe Tunta, Mainkind Qixing and Meihua Tanglang tefer co this posture asthe Dengea Shi (Hill Stamping Posture), Kuahu Shi (Riding the Tiger Posture) “This posure is known by many names. Forexam- ple, some callie Ding Shi because the charac for resembles the postue of che fee. Others call it Xu Bu (Empty Step) because of the lack of ‘weight on the Font le, In this poste, ney all the body weight son the back for in a manner similar to that ofthe Qixing Shs however, the fron foot i placed directly in font ofthe back foot on the te instead ofthe bec. In Methua ‘Tanglang ad some Taji Tanglang branches, his poste called Hanj Shi (Winter Roester Pos ture). Others inthe Taiji Tanglang family refer to ic as Quanji Shi (Grand Ukimate Circe Posture). Other Ba Shi ‘The most common differences berween Huang Hiansurls Ba Shi and hers i the inclusion of the Zuopan Shi (Twisted Siting Posture), che Dali Shi (Single Leg Poseure) andthe Dingxi Shi (Kneeling Posture), also known as Xiao Deng shan Shi (Small Hill Climbing Posture) inthe Northern Mantis tradition. Although these pos- tures ate included in the taining of Huang. Hanxung Northern Mantis Boxing, they ae not ‘part of his Ba Shi faut 2008, _Forcsampl, she Ba Shi for Shaolin Jingang xing Tanglang Quan (couresy of Shift Bren ddan Tanks) includes: ‘Dengshan Shi (Hill Climbing Posture) Qima Shi (Howse Riding Posture) Dengra Shi (Collapsing Treading Posture) Kahu Shi (Tiger Riding Posture) Zuopan Shi (Twisted Sitting Posture) Daa Shi (Single Leg Posture) ising Shi (Seven Star Posture) ‘Yohuan Shi (Jade Ring Posture) “The Ba Shi for Taiji Tanglang Quan (cour ‘exy of Shs Robert Hui) includes: ‘Qima Shi (Hore Riding Posture) ‘Dengshan Shi (Hill Cimbing Posture) ‘Dingxi Shi (Kneeling Posture) Qua Sh (Urimar ile oer) Single Leg Posture) Tsk Una Tew Toc) ‘Yuhuan Shi, performed as Znopan Shi (aide Ring Stance performed a a Twisted Siting Posure) ‘Taji Shi (Grand Ukimate Posture) MQ. Mester Huang Hanna (1915-1974) poses ia tre Dengshon Si frm the Fel Yen Zhang Quan (ying ‘Gose Pan Set The height ference betneen the lover Iuhuon Stor Gia Si and the Dengshon Shi demon sates Tanglang’s emphosis on evasive combat andthe neces fr stance ain. Mantscuartry | 3 Instructor's Perspective ‘About the Author his John Chang has prc tied Bight Step Proving Mont for 30 years begin ing whi carer as tu ‘ent of Grandmaster We! ‘soo Tang in Tipe Tenor ‘Shiu Chang remains atively involved with other cedvonced practvoners in the (eel Sip comely 7 both the United States ond Taiwan and leads 0 modest group of private student in Son Jose, Calfonia. Shity hong considers hinself student of Kung Fu fst and ‘teacher second, and he vwecomes al ean ith ‘open mind |The Physics of Jing M arial arts bookshelves abound with books and magazine articles about the ancient secrets of chi and che hidden systeries of jing. I believe much of this pseudo- ‘mystical information can obscure che te nature ‘Fimportant internal martial ats principles like chi and jing, My hope is hac the marial ars ‘world will increasingly understand intemal mar- {ial as principles in more scientific erms, The ‘uh can bring just as greta venseof fascination and awe a mystical pends. ‘Many’ legends tll the ele of the 90-year old master delivering «single punch tha kills an accomplished Kung Fu champion rippling with muscles in the prime of his fe. Legends often ausibute the master’ seemingly sapernat- tral abilities to chi and jing, asi the two are ierchangeable, bu the tech is atleast as caciting as legend, “The aruch i chat it rally is possible forthe old master ro deliver greater power in a single punch than the musce-bound opponent in his prime. Someone incapable of lifting a 200-pound ‘weight may deliver a punch with 200 pounde of pressure [is posible fr female to exhibie ‘greater power than a male, and for a smaller per son to wisld more powerful punches than a larg- ‘erperson, eter stil the euch i thae ati fa jing (explosive power) does not equi spiritu- al oneness with the cosmos, bur can be realy ‘explained by the laws of physics. While chi stems entirely from the mind, jing results when che mind precisely controls the body. Although chi has ofen been equated with jing, the evo are actually quite different. Ultimately after many years of practie, the martial atst may combine the two together: | prefer to begin my students wih jing to prepare them for chi, Late, tach them to use chi to lead jing. Only much later are chi and jing combined. Ting is considered an “internal” martial atts principle because itis mostly invisible. However, this invisibly does not mean that jing isnot the resul of the body’ physical movements. Jing is “invisible” because ii the product of very subde alignments i the body ‘To understand the physics of jing, ler ws first look atthe physics of an “external” punch, 4 | Mandsqusrtsy + External punches drive power fom speed and brady weight Sine the cme of Si Ise New ton, we have understood cha ineria—in this case the transfer of power from the fist che opponents body—isa function of mass and veloc ‘When the Gs caves a greater mas ata faster speed toward the opponent’ body. the punch packs greater power From ime fmme- tora, marl arts have maximized the power of ther punches by dhrowing their ‘weigh into them, thus adding more mas co the punch, and by building thee muscular sucagth, thus developing the ably eo hit the opponent ae greater veloc ’A punch hae uses jing is quite ciffrent from a punch that wae extemal power, sill subject wo the same Newtonian ls of physics. Ideally punch with jing see che ert for leverage; «punch with ing uses the mas of the earth a its base of power instead ofthe mas ofthe upper body. Clea sing the mass ofthe earth for leverage can delve far greater pomer than will ver be generated by the weight ff the upper body Unforeanacely, here i ao a hard uch ‘hind why the masters of legends ae always 90 eats old. Consistently producing jing isnot a val ill hat can be accomplished overnight: ic often takes a lifetime of leaning and practice Ta delivers punch with jing, the body muse create ight connection between the earth and the opponen’s body If his connection ix bro- lke at any poine in the body, the amount of power delivered decreases dramatically Tn effect, the martial artist must rn his body ince continuo sold rod seething from the heel ofthe bak fot ro the frst 80 -knucles ofthe punching hand, inthe ease ofa seaight punch. This i achieved only by preci ly aligning numecous bone, joint and other pars of the body. The connection berween the Earth and the opponent is most oen broken at the wes, elbow, sould, hip, knee orale, bucitcan abo be broken at ather point along ‘he continuum, The angles ofthe legs, body and arms can also greatly inspact whether the power ofthe punch i succesfully dete into the opponenc FAL 2008 ‘illusrate the physics of jing, les consid- «ta populae experiment in phyies known a8 Newtons Cade. A series of metal balls are sus pended by sings in a line, When the balls touch each other crating a solid connection from one end of the ine othe other, dropping cone ofthe end balls wll case the force 10 be insanly eased to he bal a the opposite ced while losing very lle power. Both end balls bounce back snd forth while the mide bulls remain sil However, when the mide balls ae spaced apart even slightly the connection between the nal balls is broken, and the power hat eaveed from end tends lose Silas mara aris creates jing by using his body to create an unbro- ken connection of hones and joints between the round and his fist. As this connection expands withthe punch, the mas of the earth i tnd like ever, drecing che fll power of the punch into ‘he opponent’ body ‘Although a smaller pen can dlvera snore powerul punch thn a much get, mote ‘muscle peron can by using the mas ofthe cart to create jing, a mistake to think sha ruscult power pays no role in generating jing. Although muscular stength i not as important for jing asi i for external pinches, muses ae sill an importane par ofthe physics of jing. An cexernal punch literally “down” body weight at an opponent bu jing doesnot drow the each 2 the opponent. Instead «person using jing creates 2 slid conneaion between the cath tl the Bist and then must quickly expand the body to deliver che fist to the opponent’ body. The faster the expan sion, the more power the punch wil pack, because power i always a funetion of both mass and velocity and velocg is always a Function of ‘muscular stength, whether in an external punch or ina punch using ing. Zhen jing, which Eight Step practitioners define a ewisting power, abo requires muscular strength and whole-body coordination, but instead of deriving power by using the earth for leverage, shen jing eeates power solely from the sudden uncoling of twisted joins. Using zhen jing alone, one can generate great power while ‘Siting in & chai with no feet on the ground. As ‘with using the earth fr leverage, shen jing relies ‘on muscular sength wo continue adding power toa srike as iis delivered. Sill, che 90-year-old martial artists among tuscan ake comfor in the fact hat knowledge is generally more importane than muscle when ing jing. There an old saying that “external power is created by muscle, bur jing is ereated by bone.” Again. it comes dowa to simple physics, Eren a alight break inthe connection between the earth and the body can significant reduce the power of punch using jing Sinulaly, power can be greatly increased by improving how pre- cisely the body’s bones and joint are aligned, twisted and unceiled and by maineaining the correct alignment asthe body uncoils and expands wo deliver the punch. Superior jing is created only by a sharp mind with deiled Knowledge anda lifetime of practice. MQ |History Seven Stars Praying Mantis | hicd generation Qi Xing master Wang, Yong Sheng (1854-1920), also known a ‘Wari Rong Sheng and Wing Yong, Chun, is considered he father of modein Seven Stars Praying Mantis andi in face, creed wich suming the soe ‘Maste Wang who was boon toa weahy fail in Fashan, Sandong Province, opened he ‘Wa Guan Maral Academy when he was 23. He fad vained in wo systems of Kung Fu: Di Dang Quan (Ground ling Boxing) and Chang Chuan (Long). Everly Mstec Wang came to teach Chang Chua, shih he lard from Li ‘Yo Chun at his school in Fashan. sa 2008 Master Wang became fmous for his martial stil. In addition w winning a national chimp ‘onship, he achieved the status of “third depres graduate of martial ars” and held a prestigious teaching post with the military. ‘The tutning point for Master Wang came when he encountered Tang Lang master Li San Jian, called Li Kuai Shou (Fast Hands Li). In his ‘meeting Wang was confronted by che much older Li San Jian, who told Wang chat he was greatly dissppoinced in his spay of skill ina focal tournament. Wang immediately attacked i who soundly defeated his much younger ‘opponent, Master Wang asked ro be Li San About the Author ‘Mester Pou! Dammond has studied Seven Stars Proing Mantis for 40 yors ond was 1 grate “ove door” st ‘ent of Grandimoster Mo Lam {of Shandong Province China isis cently cet insu tor tthe Mant Cove Kung Fu School in Englond ard president th al Yon Man- 1 Boxing inst a Chin. ‘Master Drummond can be ‘contced at pulsevenstorco ‘Gamservecom Mansoussty | 5 MantisQuarterly Launches New Internet Forum Tose he pein tet ‘iit niet anna can county the ui ol none Coty are ‘aed a brat Three rum edo ‘sens Gore wee Co onoareon’ tn doted tc senate Naor nc, pot eemred re Tol Bovng Te cet spc ef ar or ios wl eps tele omaooeat scum lacing mea iarcton od cv ee hie ange of osc sot a eo hers Dae poston ‘The Man Qua on ichenieseinere eee senah grey lt sedrebace oem wa cow peu ie evi el eps od commer by ote ree recent eevee aie wairbe pied pec oe Combing the avec theta ond the oced qual te pd he ‘orm ond te Qua rode anu exert ernie Bon sent ‘odbc “Fian'sdisciple, and forthe next dnce years, Ma ter Wang learned all char Master Li knew. In later years, Master Wang cllaborated with Tai Ji Mei Hua Tang Lang master Hao Lian Ru, and this exchange is thought to have further developed and enhanced the style. Master Ho's ‘x sons all became famous Mantis borers, and subsoquent generations of Master Wang’ family also trtind with the Hao family, Because Master Wang came from a wealthy Family, many thoughe chat he only taught one student; however, in addition to teaching his son, ‘Wang Je, he also aught Huang Kai, Wang Yun Fuand Fan Xu Dong, "Master Wang made several important contei- butions eo the syle during his ifeime, induding the addition of Cha Chui Quan, Shi Lu Beng (Quan and other boxing set othe system. ‘Why Seven Stars? “The name Seven Stars Praying Mantis has cone jared up many theories over the eas its ‘meaning and the resoning behind i. One leg cd sai eas hcause che praying mands chat founder Wang Lang studied had seven star shaped marks on its back. Another eneraning sory relates that Wang Lang would ell his fle lowers that thy could be as far apart as the sever stayin the sky, but they would stl be united Unde the sae cause, which was co destroy the Qing regime "That i sing sf but infact the name Sven Stars wa no sed at that time i wa ater introduced by Wang Rong Sheng. ‘There are three main reasons that Maser ‘Wang named the syle Seven Stars. The fists that he wanted the syle to be clasified separately From the other ro main branches of Mantis ‘Mi Hua (Plum Blossom) and Lui He (Six Con- fermi) In addition, Maser Wang had a family crest that included the Seven Stas Constellation, aso known a che Big Dipper. He included che sym- ‘ol from bis farily crest in che name of che sy tem to reflect his integral pare in che systems development. “The other considerations were fr more sig nificant and had to do with the technical con- nection berween the actual seven stars in the sky and the combat principles at the very coe of the system. “The Big Dipper in Ursa Major (Din Kong, ot North Dipper, in Chinese terminology) con- tains sven stars, four of which make up the “head,” while che other thre represent the “han- le" Some Chinese masters us the teens “upper case sta” and “lowercase stars” 6 | Mantisouarterty For the Seven Sears practioner, these stars refer ta four upper body points the head, shonl- er, elbow and fst, and three lower body points, the hip, knee and foot. The seven points of che body must be aligned like the constellation when applying rchnigues to give the syle its unique ‘echnical fairy. Only through proper coordina- tion can Seven Stars Mantis execute its ations ro maximum effec. Whose Seven Stars? Because some Mantis Boxing clans believe there i connection between Tang Lang and the Shaolin. “Temple, dete are chose who suggest that Qi Xing. ‘Tang Lang may have grten the seven stars tal concept from Shaolin Seven Sears Boring, ‘One tradition say thatthe connection berwoen Tang Lang end Shaolin came from ‘Wang Lang, considered by many to be the ere- ator of Tang Lang, According to this sory, ‘Wang Lang was a the Shaolin temple for an ‘extended period of time during the Song Dynasty with the abbor, Fuj, who had called him and 17 other masters together to create ‘what would become Tang Lang. However there is no objective evidence or verifiable manuscripe thar places Wang Lang at the Shaolin temple during ether the Song [Dynasty as held by some historians, or during the Ming peri, as held by others. In fact, the very existence of Wang Lang himelf is a mater ‘of considerable debate In addition, the fice that no other branch of “Tang Lang has the theory of Seven Sears is angu- sent against the concept having been introduced before the time of Wang Rong Sheng. Finally che prevalence of the image of the Seven Stars Constellation in Chinese eukure argucs in favor of ewo groups independently Jncuding the design in thei martial theory. Rel ous and sccular organizations have used the Image of che Seven Stars Constellation since the time ofthe fst emperor ofthe Qin families. The probability shat ewo dffereat groups could inde- pendently arrive at applications of the idea is far more likely than the other theories Conclusion Master Wang Rong Sheng inherited Tang Lang ‘Quan from Li San Jian. He took the system

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