White Ape Stealing Peach

This is one of the main routines of Shaolin Mantis has steady footwork and a lot of typical Mantis movements such as cutting, chopping and warding off. The white ape steals peach is known for its characteristic speed with palm actions; its fast footwork changes and its angular attacks. A major routine in Shaolin Praying Mantis that not easily passed to diciples. It emphasizes fast hand methods, fierce forces, fast retreat, steady footworks, & side attack. It has various hand methods. Major hand mehtods are gou, lo, chai, gua, beng, pi, guan, da, chan, tui & ko.... What we have here is a well-trained practitioner demonstrating what is called “Shaolin Mantis.“ There is no question of the clear and strong presentations of his form. However, given the history and theory of Mantis this style seems to almost revert more to Long Fist with some beautiful Mantis like poses. There is a slow fusion of contemporary training with traditional or near-traditional forms going on. We see thi