3 Loyalty Spear & 2nd Route of Plum Blossom Leg | Lessons with Sifu John Cheng [February 11, 2022]

In this lesson with my Sifu, Grandmaster John Cheng, we review Plum Blossom Leg 2nd Route, exploring its applications, and add a new section to the spear form, 3 Loyalty Spear.

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CHAPTERS
[00:00] - Introduction/Preview
[01:07] - Plum Flower Leg 2nd Route (二路梅花腿)
[02:27] - Big Wheel Fist Technique Discussion
[03:37] - Tiger Steals Heart Technique Discussion
[04:00] - Double Huen Choy into Mantis Catches Cicada Technique Discussion
[06:42] - Hop Lifting Kick into Arm Bar Technique Discussion
[07:25] - Using Flinch Response to Setup Subsequent Attacks
[07:56] - Attacking the Elbows to Infiltrate Outer Defense
[08:39] - 3 Loyalty Spear (三義槍)
[09:57] - New Section of 3 Loyalty Spear
[10:22] - Stealing Step with Spear Block
[10:50] - Circular Blocks
[15:03] - New Section to Practice
[16:04] - Wah Lum Spear Performed by Sifu John Cheng (Archive Footage)

After a long hiatus from lessons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Grandmaster John Cheng, a beloved figure in the Mantis community, decided to record and archive our lessons for future generations. Tragically, less than a year after the resumption of our lessons, he passed away as a hero when he bravely tackled a gunman at a church in Laguna Woods on May 15, 2022. His selfless act of courage allowed fellow parishioners to subdue the attacker, making him the sole fatality in the attempted mass shooting.

7 STAR PRAYING MANTIS LINEAGE
Low Kwan Yu - Won Hon Fun - Ho Yin Chung - Raymond Fogg - John Cheng M.D. - Dong Thai
Low Kwan Yu - Chiu Chi Man - Chiu Leun - Raymond Fogg - John Cheng M.D. - Dong Thai
Low Kwan Yu - Chiu Chi Man - Lee Kam Wing - John Cheng M.D. - Dong Thai

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