Southern Praying Mantis Six Short Powers

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Southern Praying Mantis Six Short PowersWushu KungFu, Winter 1995 Sifu Henry Poo Yee



The root of the SouthernPraying Mantis kung fustyle known as "NanTong Long Pai LokGang" is the qigong (alsocalled chi kung) of GumJong Jow - Tit Bo Yee(hard chi kung of GoldenBell Iron Shirt). Thisproduces the system'sshort-range powers. TheSouthern Praying Mantiskung fu system has six ofthis kind of short-rangepowers: guen-hon-dewdon gang, guen-hon-jetdon gang, guen-hon-hargang, chung moon gang,yuh moon gang, and jawmoon gang.The short-range powersare only developed bydaily practice. The feet,the body, and the handsmust balance each otherbefore you can have truestrength. This isespecially true within theJook Lum Temple styleof Southern PrayingMantis kung fu in the 18Points Striking system.With this short-rangepower training, aSouthern Praying Mantiskung fu practitionerproduces yam yan - yulgon (yin and yang ofopposite strength) ofkuen fat (hand movementabilities).

Using the Short PowersFor a skilled practitioner in a defense position, it is not necessary to block an attacker's punch. Instead, theshort-range powers can be used initially to control the attacker's force. It is difficult for a non-Southern PrayingMantis practitioner to understand this kung fu fighting concept, but a skillful Southern Praying Mantispractitioner, if attacked, won't block for defense, though he will follow through with his own punch. As he



completes the action, he uses the following three motions: guen (contact); hon (using and re-directing theincoming force); and don (then following through with a punch). Within Southern Praying Mantis kung fu,these motions are learned at various levels, including the short-range powers in Nan Tong Long Pai Lok Gang;Som Dim Bum (Three and Half Points Contact system); Ng Dim (Five Points system); and the Chut Dim LinWan (Seven Points combination system). Combine kuen fat with Nan Tong Long Pai Lok Gang, and you canachieve this defensive strength in mobility.

Beginning PracticeThere are several steps to practicing Nan Tong Long Pai Lok Gang in the short-range powers of guen-hon-dongang.First, position the Southern Praying Mantis stance in the footwork of Ding Bud Ding, Bot Bud Bot. The bodyposture should be in the shape of Dew Tung Dip Guat Show Kay Bui, with the hands in the Southern PrayingMantis kung fu fighting position of Tun Sao.At this point, you must learn how to form the kung fu style of Fun Non Choi (Phoenix Eye Fist). To make aJook Lum style of Phoenix Eye Fist, the footwork must balance the upper body posture, with the two supportingeach other like a strut.



From the fighting positionof Tun Sao, slowly pullthe body inward, curlingin from the last fingers onboth hands. Slowly tightenup the body - except joints- with tension as youwould generate in motion.When both elbows arecurled in front of thebody, make a reverse gripmotion with both hands ina Phoenix Eye Fist. Thenrelease the grip's tensionin a controlled motionover a count of three.This kind of qigong fromthe body produces theyam yan - yul gon powers.It should not be confusedwith brute force. Theshort-range power ofguen-hun-don gang isgenerated from the bodythrough controlled release.A truly traditionalSouthern Praying Mantiskung fu practitioner mustmaster the short-rangepower of guen-hon-dongang - it is the base forstrengths in the mobilityof balance with thesystem's yam yan - yulgon in kuen fat. It isespecially necessarywithin the system of JookLum style of the SouthernPraying Mantis kung fu ofMu Far Sop Bot DimSiem Kuen, a system oftraining under Jook Lum.This uses the Phoenix Eye Fist like a hammer, striking into a human body's pressure points or joints. Withoutthis kind of guen-hon-don gang, the kung fu's results will not be deadly.

Continued ExerciseThree exercises develop the short powers in guen-hon-don gang for the Phoenix Eye Fist strikes.The first exercise is called guen-hon-dew don gang. It is also called dew (hanging) gang; bout (shoulder) gang;



or chang (long) gang.Second are the guen-hon-jet don gang. Jet, implying strength in the forward position, is also called yul (waist)gang, or chung (middle) gang.The last of the first three Nan Tong Long Pai Lok Gang of guen-hon-har gang are called chum (sinking) gang.These exercises develop control in footwork.In Southern Praying Mantis kung fu training, the three short powers of Nan Tong Long Pai Lok Gang balancethe training concepts regarding control with the strength of the footwork. The body posture works within thesystem of kuen fat to execute the Phoenix Eye Fist strikes.The last three short powers of Nan Tong Long Pai Lok Gang - hou som gang - combine the short powers'concept of yam yan - yul gon to the kuen fat of open hands. This is also called gee (finger) gang. It trains thepractitioner to "borrow" the opponent's force, and teaches techniques such as the strike grip, pulling, hooking,trapping, pushing, and thrashing.Nan Tong Long Pai hou som gang includes the positions of chung moon gang (center gate); yuh moon gang(right gate); and jaw moon gang (left gate). To balance the system's kuen fat in movements for all directions arethe Nan Tong Long Pai Lok Gang within the Jook Lum Temple Tong Long Pai kung fu - som gen (threescissors) and say moon sao (four gate).

About the Author: Henry Poo Yee is a fifth generation direct disciple of the late fourth generatiion GrandmasterSifu Lam Sang, of Jook Lum Temple Tong Long Pai. Sifu Yee is the director and head instructor of the ChineseKung Fu Academy of Southern Praying Mantis Federation, U.S.A. headquarters, at Houston, Texas.

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