Sean Daily is a 16-year practitioner and instructor of Seven Star (Northern) Praying Mantis Kung Fu (Qi Xing Tanglang Q’uan), with teaching influences from both the Luo Guang Yu and Wang Chuan Yi branches of Seven Star Praying Mantis.
In this lesson we introduce you to defensive/blocking applications for the hook hand ("gou" or "diu") used extensively throughout Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu, as well as a variety of elbow blocks.
In this lesson we introduce you to trapping applications with the hook hand ("gou" or "diu") used extensively throughout Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu.
In this lesson we provide detailed instruction on SuperSlow weight training.
In this lesson we provide detailed instruction on the application of grabbing and seizing of Praying Mantis.
In this lesson we provide detailed instruction backfist and Crescent fist punches, two fundamental attacking of the Northern Praying Mantis.
In this lesson we provide detailed instruction on temple strikes, a fundamental attack of the Northern Praying Mantis
In this lesson we provide detailed instruction on three new Praying Mantis Principles; Hook Grab, and Chop.
In this lesson we provide detailed instruction on three new kicks; the Hook Heel kick, Reverse Heel kick, and Cross kick.
In this lesson we continue the kicking series we started in Level 1.
In this lesson we introduce you to jab and cross combinations, a basic combination that is used extensively by many styles
In this lesson we provide detailed instruction defending against common head locks.
This lesson covers the Say Lo Sao 2 ("Four Directional Fist" routine form from the Northern/Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu system.
This lesson covers instruction and applications for the motions of Row 1 Bai Yaun Tou Tao ("White Ape Steals the Peach")
This lesson covers instruction and applications for the motions of Row 1 Bai Yaun Tou Tao ("White Ape Steals the Peach").