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Interview: Master Kai Uwe Pel, Kung Fu Expert

Interview: Master Kai Uwe Pel, Kung Fu Expert

By Andy Best
http://shanghaiist.com/2008/01/21/interview_maste.php

Master Kai Uwe Pel has been a fixture on the Shanghai Kung Fu scene for nearly six years, working at the Jing Wu school and the Long Wu International Kung Fu Centre before finally going it alone in 2006. He has spent more than 25 years in Chinese martial arts. He lived and worked in Hong Kong and then Singapore where he studied Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu.

Pre-war Shanghai was the site of the original Jing ...

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Commentary, Master Pel, Uncategorized

Li, Jing and Qi in Mantis Kung Fu

Li, Jing and Qi in Mantis Kung Fu

In this piece I would like to provide clarification and insight, regarding some important misconceptions about Seven Star Praying Mantis. In particular there has been recent speculation regarding what does, and does not, constitute Seven Star Praying Mantis, arising from the following commentary on Luo Guang Yu’s Seven Star Praying Mantis.

“Master Luo Guang Yu, on the other hand, began to blend Mei Hua, Qi Xing and Guang Ban forming his own Tanglang. Hong Kong Tanglang is not Qi Xing or ...

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Blog Posts, Commentary, Training

Seasons Greetings and New Year Wishes to Master Pel

Seasons Greetings and New Year Wishes to Master Pel

On behalf of all my kung fu brothers in Shanghai and Auckland, I would like to kindly wish Master Kai Uwe Pel a very Merry Christmas, and all the best in health, happiness, and prosperity in the New Year. We are grateful for your generosity and deeply appreciate your unwavering commitment and dedication to selflessly teaching and promoting traditional Seven Star Praying Mantis kung fu – now spanning over thirty years across the regions of Europe and the Asia Pacific.

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Repositioning Standards in Traditional Praying Mantis

Repositioning Standards in Traditional Praying Mantis

 

Introduction
Having dedicated almost twenty five years of my life to traditional Seven Star Praying Mantis, I feel extremely privileged as it has become an inseparable part of my life, providing me with many good friends, many good experiences, and an education in the traditional combative arts. On top of that it has given me many opportunities to visit and research other quality traditional Mantis schools and systems, meet world class Mantis masters and students, exchange and participate with the ...

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Commentary, Training

An Informal Discussion about Helping Traditional Arts

An Informal Discussion about Helping Traditional Arts

 

It is now nearly three years since Master Kai Uwe Pel of Luo Guang Yu’s Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu closed his public class in Shanghai. It was done in the name of being traditional, training a small group for free and shunning the world of medals and belts. But in today’s world of martial arts, what does traditional even mean?

We often associate traditional with being conservative and reactionary, especially in the world of politics. Traditionalists ignore the changes ...

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Commentary, Master Pel

Footwork in Seven Star Mantis Kung Fu

Footwork in Seven Star Mantis Kung Fu

The importance of developing good footwork is fundamental in all good MA schools, as it eventually provides us with a combative platform (jiazi) for mobility and positioning, rooting and stability, and explosive power in application. Characteristics of good combative movement are generally universal, and should be low, stable, rooted, precise, fast, fluid, explosive, coordinated, controlled, and above all purposeful. Traditional CMA teachers know the importance of moving, and are relentless in developing good attributes of footwork in their students, because ...

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Blog Posts, Mantis, Training

New Seven Star Mantis School Grand Opening

New Seven Star Mantis School Grand Opening

 

The Shanghai Luo Guang Yu Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu School celebrated the grand opening of its newest location on November 12, 2011, in Qing Pu district. Boasting over 300 square meters of spacious training facilities with modern amenities and overlooking the Suzhou creek, the new school will serve as an extension of Master Pel’s efforts to promote traditional Seven Star Praying Mantis kung fu publically in the great city of Shanghai. It is also featured as the only ...

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Master Pel, News

Qingdao Training Camp 2006

Qingdao Training Camp 2006

July 2006 marked the first Qingdao training camp for Kai Uwe Pel and the Shanghai Luo Guang Yu School of Qi Xing Tang Lang Quan.

The week long camp which focused on two more advanced Qi Xing Tang Lang Quan forms drew students from America, Hong Kong, Germany, England and New Zealand. Everyone took the welcome opportunity of escaping Shanghai’s humidity with some great beach training sessions, and a cool dip to polish it off. During their stay the class visited ...

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Master Pel, News, Training, Uncategorized

Master Yamel Torres visits Master Kai Uwe Pel at Shanghai Long Wu Center 2004

Master Yamel Torres visits Master Kai Uwe Pel at Shanghai Long Wu Center 2004

 

In July 9, 2004 Master Yamel Torres of Chicago U.S.A. came to Shanghai and visited our Shanghai Long Wu Kung Fu Center.

Master Yamel Torres is from the Qi Xing Tang Lang family, his teacher was the late Master Raymond Ly. He was able to have exchanges with Master Pel privately at Master Pel’s home and also able to attend the group class at the Long Wu Center.

Master Torres was also treated to some traditional Shanghai Chin Woo Men hospitality. As ...

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News

In Memory of our late Master LIN Bo Yan (1903-1990)

In Memory of our late Master LIN Bo Yan (1903-1990)

Master Lin Bo Yan was born on 18th November 1903 in Dayang Village, Longyan County, Fujian Province. He married 14-year-old Zhang Ruo Lan at the age of twenty. They have a son and two daughters. His son, Lin Han Peng, was born in 1930 in Wuhan. His elder daughter Yun-Yun settled down in Hongkong. His younger daughter Yu-Ting, graduated from Yi-An Technology College and lives with her parents. She studied Wushu ever since she was a child and was a ...

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Master Pel

Lee Kam Wing: “Selling Tradition”

Lee Kam Wing: “Selling Tradition”

 

It is now nearly twenty-five years since I began my training with my first teacher Lee Kam Wing and nearly sixteen years since I left his school for the last time. Sixteen years. During the years since I left I have heard many stories and opinions about myself and my time at Lee Kam Wing’s school. Most of these stories come from people who hadn’t joined Lee Kam Wing, or sometimes hadn’t even started training kung fu, by the time ...

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Commentary, Master Pel, Uncategorized

Gold medals for everyone: Lee Kam Wing makes use of China’s kung fu tourism

Gold medals for everyone: Lee Kam Wing makes use of China’s kung fu tourism

 

“In July 2002, shifu Li Jin Rong * entered a compition in Qingdao and had won two gold medals for ‘Stick Method’ and for “Seven Star Mantis Style’.”

From The Mantis Cave: http://www.geocities.com/mantiscave/leekam.htm

I first read this story in a leading British martial arts magazine. Lee Kam Wing, the Hong Kong based Mantis teacher, confirmed his win in an exclusive interview submitted by his student Derek Frearson. It sounded great. Our traditional Qixing Tang Lang forms being shown in a competition run ...

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Commentary, Master Pel

Jing Wu Men – Saying Farewell !

Jing Wu Men – Saying Farewell !

 

We are almost at the hundred year point since the Shanghai Jing Wu Men (Chin Woo Men) school of martial arts was opened. It was born out of a China pushed violently into the modern era by imperial plunder, heading towards the republican revolution and hungry for nationalism and new fighting spirit. Now it is all but gone. What remains is confusion, a confusion that is gladly exploited and worsened with each year that passes. But if you look hard ...

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Commentary, Knoweldge Centre, Master Pel, News, Training

Kai Uwe Pel Magazine Features

Kai Uwe Pel Magazine Features

Hong Kong 1985


Kai Uwe Pel was featured in the cover story of THE WORLD OF KUNG FU MAGAZINE of Hongkong’s leading kung fu magazine, 1985.

Spain 1990


Kai Uwe Pel was featured in the cover story of Spain’s leading kung fu magazine in 1990. ...

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Master Pel

Hawaii Training Camp 1998

Hawaii Training Camp 1998

Welcome to Maui! You are very fortunate, for it is often said that “if you have not been to Maui, you have not seen Hawaii.” Visit Haleakala, 10,000-foot dormant volcano to view the sunrise; travel to Hana to experience the natural beauty of waterfalls; swim in the blue waters of the Pacific. We are proud to share Maui with you and know that you will feel that Maui is “No Ka Oi,” or Maui is the best. Enjoy your stay ...

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Master Pel, News, Uncategorized