3 Loyalty Spear & Foundational Mantis Forms | Lessons with Sifu John Cheng [February 4, 2022]

In this lesson with my Sifu, Grandmaster John Cheng, we delve into the Foundational Praying Mantis sets: the 8 Hard Form, the 12 Soft Form, followed by the 12 Keywords. Additionally, we begin learning the spear form, 3 Loyalty Spear. 

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CHAPTERS
[00:00] - Introduction/Preview
[00:36] - 8 Hard Form (八剛)
[01:33] - Explanation of Folding - 8 Hard Principles
[02:45] - Explanation of Crushing - 8 Hard Principles
[03:00] - 12 Soft Form (十二柔)
[04:08] - Collapsing vs Leaking - 12 Soft Principles
[05:33] - 12 Keywords Form (十二字訣)
[06:34] - Explanation of 12 Keywords
[10:30] - 3 Loyalty Spear (三義槍)
[14:52] - Difference Between Traditional and Wushu
[15:20] - Throwing Shade at Wushu
[16:10] - Spear Low Sweep
[16:46] - Explanation of Flowers
[18:19] - Different Ways of Teaching Flowers
[19:25] - Flowers for Mobility
[20:07] - Spear Flipping
[21:02] - Catching Spear Behind Back
[21:34] - Wah Lum Tiger Fork Story
[23:15] - Shaolin Spear Trick
[23:45] - Wah Lum Spear Pickup
[23:57] - Practicing Spear with Bushes

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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