Commentary

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 ...

“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 ...

9th Generation (students of Kai Uwe Pel, 1983 to 1989)

Heiko Klisch (Masterstudent)
– Sifu Klisch is also a master of MEI HUA TANG LANG QUAN ...