Online step by step instruction using rich media including video, audio, photo, text, and social media. As pointed by the wushu historian salvatore canzonieri, many of. Origins in 1644 ad, the manchurian tribe had invaded china and defeated the ming dynasty rulers. The first chu gar wuguan opens in lao suis hometown, 20 rdh and chen jian ming cooperate some have described the opening of the first public chu gar school wuguan in lao suis hometown as an historic event. Join us today in training kwongsai jook lum temple praying mantis start with volume one of the instructional dvd series and follow step by step through volume nine. One of kung fus best kept secrets, southern praying mantis, is now available via elearning, download, and dvd. Enjoy the brotherfriendship of the bamboo temple chinese benevolent association. In krav, i noticed beginners forcing power into the technique too early in their training and learning bad form as a result of having less control. It is most closely associated with styles such as southern dragon kung fu and bak mei. Yet, it is prepared for those who are inspired to train the original hakka mantis transmissions. We offer master paul whitrods chow gar instructional materials and hope that practitioners of any martial art will learn, benefit, grow and share. Southern mantis martial arts association southern mantis.
For the very first time an indepth book on the chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu. For the northern chinese selfdefence technique from shandong, see northern praying mantis. Three orders of som dots shaolin mantis revisited, hakka mantis blossoms in huizhou, elder lok wei ping a chu gar and kwongsai sifu, chung yel chong teaches one form. Forms, drills, pressure points, fighting skills, applications and more by whitrod, paul at. Find great deals on ebay for praying mantis kung fu and praying mantis kung fu dvd. South mantis boxing hakka mantis videos since the 1950s. Chow gar southern praying mantis dit dar, dim mak, dim yuet. Closein fighting skills of chow gar southern praying mantis. Southern praying mantis southern mantis press your. As with all of your work, it is done on a scholarly level. Free shipping individual dvds by sifu paul whitrod. Also known as southern mantis, it is one of my favorite styles of kung fu. Sifu sapir tal, with more than 45 years of experience in the practice and teaching of traditional martial arts, presents us with a complete.
As pointed by the wushu historian salvatore canzonieri, many of these rebels relocated in the the honan shaolin. What folks are saying in my 50 years of martial arts practice, there are very few people that i consider a living treasure of martial arts. Featuring devastating leg, arm and elbow techniques, as well as inter nal and external development, chow gar has more than enough to satisfy even the most demanding kungfu stylist. You can choose from the following courses and seminars. Sifu paul whitrod showing a rarely taught or seen elbow drill from chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu. Part 2 sifu paul whitrod interview chow gar southern. Forms, drills, pressure points, fighting skills, applications and more. Kung fu traditional chow gar praying mantis kung fu. Forms, drills, pressure points, fighting skills, applications and more by paul whitrod apr 20, 2006 5. Chow gar, chu gar, and the various other names it goes by are the martial arts from the hakka people. Well, book close in fighting skills of chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu, by paul whitrod will certainly make you closer to just what you are ready. Its a longer style of combat where emphasis sits on using angles to crash through an opponents defense to. Chow gar tong long kung fu is a southern chinese style of martial arts characterised by a strong stance, powerful waist and fast, heavy forearms and hands.
Its a longer style of combat where emphasis sits on using angles to crash through an opponents defense to his center, think inside vs outside boxing. As a later development of chinese martial arts early 19th century it was created as a pure fighting art. Dong gong chow gar tonglong southern praying mantis shaolin wu shu is free of fancy noneffective moves, instead it focuses on practicality, fast, powerful, direct techniques that deliver maximum force, with minimum effort, by returning the energy generated by an opponent back to its sender. China southern praying mantis kungfu survey volume two. Dvd chow gar southern praying mantis 4th form with master paul whitrod. Welcome martial arts oxford welcome to oxford kung fu. Free shipping complete chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu dvd series. Chow gar southern praying mantis 36 section 2 man fighting set part 2 dvdr closein fighting skills of chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu. A rare three volume book of chinas hakka kwongsai jook lum temple and iron ox praying mantis boxing. Products chow gar store southern praying mantis kung fu.
Hakka southern mantis from the source start training today the complete transmissions of three branches. Sifu hang ng still has great respect for his master, ip shui, who taught sifu hang ng the chow gar tong long martial arts. Download pdf close in fighting skills of chow gar southern. Martial arts oxford welcome to oxford kung fu school. It is not a how to book, but a very detailed overview of the system and many of its principles, concepts and training methods. Part 2 of an interview with chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu master, sifu paul whitrod. My second teacher was with sifu harry sun, kwong sai jook lum. Chow gar hakka praying mantis kung fu school of excellence we are dedicated to improving the lives of our students through the practice of authentic traditional southern chinese martial arts. We would like to introduce this style briefly, from which sifu hang ng developed his own kung fu system. Closein fighting skills of chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu by paul whitrod, 9780954837792, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Download pdf close in fighting skills of chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu, by paul whitrod. Chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu website pete orum is an official teacher sifu in the oxfordshire area to be endorsed to teach the system under master paul whitrod who is authorised uk representative of the style from the ip family hong kong.
After my time with sifu harry sun, i found no interest in other stlyes of kung fu. I visited a nearby kung fu school and the sifu was a student of master gin foon mark and so far, his southern praying mantis kung fu seems perfectly functional for self defense. It is for this reason that i have considered to preserve and teach the basics of this rare martial art through books and video tape. I think that this is the most accurate, honest and practical research done on hakka mantis. It is an aggressive style with emphasis on close range fighting. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Southern praying mantis kungfu roger d hagood, charles alan. The mantis name being applied to confuse government officials into thinking it was.
Chow gar southern praying mantis is among the oldest and most respected chinese martial arts systems in exis tence. The style eliminates any techniques which would not be effective in realistic conflicts. A rare treatise of hakka chu gar southern praying mantis boxing that includes. Southern praying mantis kung fu chow gar tong long was designed with two main principles in mind practicality and effectiveness. I have not trained under those systems, but i have sparred southern mantis fighters quite a few time over the years. Chow gar mantis kung fu is a highly effective and excellent martial arts style. Featuring devastating leg, arm and elbow techniques, as well as inter nal and external development, chow gar has more than enough to satisfy even the most demanding kung fu stylist. Evo is back and selects another 1 or 36 hand techniques san sau found in chow ga mantis. Women can learn to apply kung fu techniques using only their natural strength and speed combined with the advantage of training in scenarios confidently and efficiently. Paul whitrod chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu full series. Chu gar gao southern praying mantis cheng wan association. In krav, i noticed beginners forcing power into the technique too early in their training. Close in fighting skills of chow gar southern praying mantis.
Com roger hagood preserves and promotes 3 branches of southern praying mantis usa kwongsai mantis, china kwongsai mantis, and chu gar mantis in books, dvds, and now, online courses. Ming loyalist, nobles and soldiers, escaped and went south. Master paul whitrod reveals the hidden secrets of this system that is probably one of the most powerful martial arts from china. Southern mantis press is a publisher of books, dvds, ebooks, and various media and printed matter related to kwongsai, chu gar, and iron ox southern praying mantis kungfu. Chow gar tong long is a southern chinese martial art and is one of the four major schools in southern praying mantis. Sifu whitrods book, close in fighting skills of chow gar southern mantis kung fu is one of the few out there written on southern mantis and he has provided numerous insights into the system. Southern praying mantis is a close range fighting system.
Book closein fighting skills of chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu. You can pick up basics and some unique techniques including selfdefence, conditioning, application. Chow gar tong long traditional southern praying mantis kung fu. These skills are developed by utilizing a range of training techniques which have been developed over several centuries. The only true southern praying mantis is chu gar tonglong. Buy closein fighting skills of chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu by paul whitrod from waterstones today. Home chow gar store southern praying mantis kung fu. Dvd chow gar southern praying mantis 4th form with master. Closein fighting skills of chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu. This close in fighting skills of chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu, by paul whitrod will be always buddy whenever. Southern praying mantis book for the very first time an indepth book on the chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu. Chow gar southern praying mantis dim mak fighting techniques vol 1.
Silat sunday live talk with yan sophokleous southern. Techniques that are complex and difficult to execute have. All forms throught the entire system of the chow gar praying mantis kung fu are. The training focuses on the development of power, rather than learning lots of different techniques. The most famous branch of southern mantis martial arts, the chow family branch traces its art to c.
Southern mantis press southern praying mantis esource. Despite its name, the southern mantis style is unrelated. Close in fighting skills of chow gar southern praying. Jul 04, 2016 part 2 of an interview with chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu master, sifu paul whitrod. The conditioning exercises shown on this video are from the traditional 36 conditioning methods of the chow gar praying mantis kung fu. Forms, drills, pressure points, fighting skills, applications and more 9780954837792 by whitrod, paul and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Any moves which are flashy or just look good have been removed. Now you can find the complete collection of sifu paul whitrods chow gar southern praying mantis instructional dvds at. It thus lacks any aesthetic value and differs in appearance from what is known as shaolin kung fu.
My first teacher in kung fu was with william chung, hung gar style. About chow gar kung fu kung fu traditional chow gar. The southern mantis martial arts association smmaa was founded in 1996 by master man sek wing and sifu mark leung in the southern mantis martial arts association, chow family praying mantis is practiced as has been taught by sifu mark leung and the late sigung man sek wing southern mantis is characterized by development of explosive short shocking power expression through internal. Closein fighting skills of chow gar southern praying. He remembers his first lesson vividly, and was totally amazed at the gen shock power, strength, speed and conditioning of the chow gar hakka southern praying. Sifu franklyn has been studying and practicing chow gar hakka southern praying mantis kung fu for well over 25yrs, and has demonstrated this unique fighting system, not only in the uk at such events as the chinese new year celebrations in chinatown, but also abroad on numerous occasions. Jook lum, chu gar, iron ox southern praying mantis kungfu. Archived materials from the various hakka mantis clans. The system of chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu is a complete martial system as taught to only a select few masters of this style worldwide self defence hand, arm, body and leg strikes, footwork, grappling techniques, locking techniques, ground fighting abilities, seizing and throwing techniques, use of opponents power and redirecting. It is most closely associated with styles such as southern dragon kung fu.
Chow gar southern praying mantis conditioning exercises chow gar praying mantis kung fu is known as a tough and powerful martial art. Chow gar hakka southern praying mantis school of excellence. Elbow chong chow gar southern praying mantis kung fu. Southern mantis press publishing books, dvds, ebooks, notebooks, playing cards, wall calendars, posters and more on southern praying mantis kung fu. Mar 31, 2019 i have not trained under those systems, but i have sparred southern mantis fighters quite a few time over the years. In the hands of the practiced female, our style of southern praying mantis kung fu even in its simplest technique can be extremely capable of diffusing the most powerful or aggressive opponents. There is a style of southern mantis called gee gar har which iron ox southern mantis descends from this i found out by a iron ox southern mantis sifu acording to him iron ox southern mantis does not come from chu gar. Gawt sau, or cutting hand, is used to open and deflect your opponents bridge handattack. Few masters remain and they have no interest to publicly teach this style. This site is dedicated to the practice and promotion of southern praying mantis system of kung fu in all its branches and variations. In the tuttle dictionary of martial arts chu gar is called chyu ga and chuka shaolin phoenix eye fist is called jyu ga they are both called zhu jia. Chow gar southern praying mantis dvd phoenix fists and hammer hand attacks.
His training in chow gar hakka southern praying mantis kung fu started in 1984 after he saw an advert of sifu paul whitrod for traditional chow gar hakka southern praying mantis kung fu. About chow gar kung fu kung fu kung fu traditional. The current grandmaster of the system is gm ip chee keung, who supports champions kung fu, and attends our classes on his regular trips to london. Skipping any part will result in a lesser understanding and ability. Master paul whitrod reveals the hidden secrets of this system that is probably one of. Sifu gary cassidy opened a new southern mantis kung fu and martial arts academy in tuam. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Have you ever trained in southern praying mantis, hakka.
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