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Boxing Skill Series of Songshan Shaolin - No.087

Songshan Shaolin Plum-blossom Mantis Fist by Li Tianren DVD

Origin and Features: It is recorded in Shaolin boxing book, Shaolin plum blossom mantis boxing originated from Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain. It is said that the fighting monk Hongwu in Song Dynasty had great skill with Kungfu and rich knowledge. According to the basic skill of Shaolin plum blossom boxing imitating the skill of the mantis stalking the cicada over 6 years he practiced hard from morning till night thought over and over finally created Shaolin plum blossom mantis boxing. Shaolin plum blossom mantis boxing had to finish several actions without a break It’s named for it likes a plum blossom made of several petals Its characteristics hooking, embracing, gathering, hanging, nearing, supporting, squeezing, leaning are the basic martial art skills The body shape requirements 5-upper-arm and 3-section-strength 5-upper-arm is rising, pressing, inclining to adjust, twisting waist to relax and shaking head to move the upper arm 3-section-strength includes the upper 3-section shoulder, elbow, hand the lower 3-section: crotch, knee and foot advancing means to enter with sticking hand retreating means to step backward boldly there are methods always for advancing and retreating The action asks for straightness from the arc both hands and feet are used quick and swift actions combine to repeat stretch out hand perfectly to preempt Zhongmen near short hit needs to lean body seek opportunity from the arc to enter straightly and strongly stick, move and post to exert little force so many changes full of false and true strongness and softness are mutally collected in the skill, use both hands and feet and link up the posture. plum blossom mantis skill is passed down by Shaolin.