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Master Lin Bo Yan – Staff Technqiues

Footage of Master Lin Bo Yan performing staff routine.

Master Lin (1903-1990) studied under the tutelage of Master Luo Guang Yu for almost a decade in the Shanghai Jingwu Association. He was a senior disciple under LGY and described as one of top four students in Huang Han Xun’s book, Six Harmony Double Sabers, 1956. Master Lin was a humble learned man who lead a peaceful life eventually settling overseas in Singapore where he continued to work ...

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2021

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In recognition of forty years in Northern Shaolin Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu

This year Master Kai Uwe Pel celebrates forty years dedicated to the mastery and preservation of Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu. Master Pel of the Seven Star Praying Mantis style came to Shanghai to teach from 2002, first with the surviving Jing Wu organization, then at the Longwu Center and privately in the suburb Xin Zhuang. We identify ...

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Celebrating Forty Years in Mantis Kung Fu

In recognition of Master Pel celebrating forty years in Northern Shaolin Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu.

A foreword by Andy Best, student of Master Kai Uwe Pel.

This year Master Kai Uwe Pel celebrates forty years dedicated to the mastery and preservation of Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu. Master Pel of the ...

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DEC
2020

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Cultivating the Five Internal Virtues and Right Effort (Part III)

Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu is an ancient system of combat with deep roots in Shaolin tradition that teaches you about the mastery of violence, the mastery of training, the mastery of learning, and most importantly the mastery of self. In this sense it is just as much a pathway towards Self-Realization as it is Self-Protection. Some people may find ...

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DEC
2020

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Retirement from Public Teaching

Dear Friends & Students,

It is with a deep sense of honor to announce that after dedicating forty years of my time and energy to the study and teaching of Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu, I am officially retiring from the arena of public teaching.

Praying Mantis kung fu continues to be a large part of my life and I ...

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DEC
2020

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Martial Virtues in Praying Mantis Kung Fu (Part II)

Northern Seven Star Praying Mantis kung fu is a highly famed martial art recognized for its practical no none-sense approach to self defense. But perhaps lessor known is that it also promotes a strong foundational philosophy and value system that acts as a moral compass to ...

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2020

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San He Wu De in Praying Mantis Kung Fu

The study of Mantis Kung Fu is just as much a path of Self-Realization as it is Self-Protection. Some people may find this hard to understand, but the true journey of the student and teacher alike is all about living a harmonious and meaningful life. Through diligent study over time a student develops practical self-defense skills. But this is the just ...

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2020

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Conceptual Levels of Training in Seven Star Mantis Kung Fu

At the heart of the Seven Star Praying Mantis system is a brilliantly designed training methodology that is holistic, scientific, and regimented. Training is combat focused with an approach that develops strong technical fundamentals in the early years while promoting applied performance in the later. As with many traditional Chinese martial systems, Praying Mantis kung fu has three ...

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JUN
2020

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Latest book from Kai Uwe Pel

See the latest book from Kai Uwe Pel entitled, “Luo Guang Yu’s Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu – A Traditional Chinese Martial Art”. This is a must read book for students, teachers, and enthusiasts who are interested in learning about the rich history and concepts of Master Luo Guang Yu’s Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu. Click on the link below to be taken to Amazon where you can place your order.

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APR
2020

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Footwork in Seven Star Mantis Kung Fu

How Low Can You Go? A Low Frame Methodology to Footwork in Mantis Kung Fu

Footwork is an essential aspect in Qixing Tanglang Quan (QXTLQ), as it provides a platform for mobility, positional entry/exit, and offensive delivery. Tactically QXTLQ footwork makes use of many patterns that employ rapid darting (in and out), swift lateral movement, and explosive level changes, that incorporate deceptive feinting and baiting. Footwork is intricately coordinated with kicking, striking, grappling, and throwing combinations designed to out-wit, out-control, and ...

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2020

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Reflections on the Last One Hundred Years

This year June 8th 2019 we celebrated our teacher’s birthday in Shanghai. Master Kai Uwe Pel of the Seven Star Praying Mantis style came to Shanghai to teach from 2002, first with the surviving Jing Wu organization, then at the Longwu Center and privately in the suburb Xin Zhuang. We identify our schools with the great grandmaster Luo Guang Yu and name our modern clubs Luo Guang Yu Seven Star Praying Mantis. This year also marks a hundred years since ...

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Celebrating One Hundred Years

Celebrations
On June 8th 2019 the Shanghai Luo Guang Yu Seven Star Praying Mantis Association hosted a birthday celebration dinner in honor of Kai Uwe Pel. The event was attended by close friends and students with the celebration including kung fu performances, gift exchanges, ceremonial awards, and a Chinese banquet featuring traditional Shanghainese cuisine. Celebrations were especially memorable given the greater historical context marking one hundred years since Master Luo Guang Yu brought Seven Star Praying Mantis to ...

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JUN
2019

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Luo Guang Yu: Celebrating 100 Years in Shanghai

100 Year Anniversary

Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu will soon be celebrating its 100th year anniversary in the city of Shanghai (1919 – 2019). To mark this special occasion the Shanghai Luo Guang Yu Seven Star Praying Mantis Association will be hosting a number of celebratory events, training seminars, and sightseeing tours in June 2019.

Celebration Activities

A one-week program of events in Shanghai including: a celebration dinner with Master Kai Uwe Pel and special guests, daily training sessions led by our ...

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2018

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Posts Tagged 'Weapons'

Master Lin Bo Yan – Staff Technqiues

In recognition of forty years in Northern Shaolin Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu

Celebrating Forty Years in Mantis Kung Fu

Cultivating the Five Internal Virtues and Right Effort (Part III)

Retirement from Public Teaching

Martial Virtues in Praying Mantis Kung Fu (Part II)

San He Wu De in Praying Mantis Kung Fu

Conceptual Levels of Training in Seven Star Mantis Kung Fu

Latest book from Kai Uwe Pel

Footwork in Seven Star Mantis Kung Fu

Reflections on the Last One Hundred Years

Celebrating One Hundred Years

Luo Guang Yu: Celebrating 100 Years in Shanghai

100 Year Anniversary

Celebration Activities

Embracing Personal Transformation in 2024

Tactical Engagement Cycle in Self Defense

Characteristics of a Violent Interaction and Threat Indicators

Embracing Personal Transformation in 2024

The Secret to Better Performance is Control

The Realities of Violence