The Origin and Development of Liouhe Mantis Fist

Mantis Fist has a reputation for being fast, powerful, versatile and highly technical. The three most influential styles of Mantis Fist today are "Seven Stars", "Plum Blossom" and "Six Harmonies". Though not widely spread, Liouhe Praying Mantis Fist is simple, practical and structured, forming a unique style that is highly regarded and valued by the martial arts community.

Liuhe Mantis Fist is commonly known as "Monkey Mantis" and "Soft Mantis". It is also known as "Lu He Quan" and "Li Gong Quan", and the full name is "Liu He Mantis Mantis and Horse Monkey Fist". Liouhe Praying Mantis Quan is one of the oldest Praying Mantis Quan. Praying Mantis Fist is rumored to be created by Wang Lang, but the historical data about the origin and life of Wang Lang is insufficient, some of the test for the Song Dynasty, some evidence of its Ming Dynasty, some say that its origins in the Laoshan Taoist priests, said that its long time to live in the top of the mountains of Jiaodong, and so on, a variety of different opinions, and no one is right. However, there are two points are recognized: one is Wang Lang for Lu people, the second is Wang Lang by the mantis skills inspired by the creation of the mantis method. When the mantis fist was first created, there was no sectarian division, through successive generations of heirs to inherit the research and practice, practice enrichment, integration, there are good at taking the shape of the person, there are good at taking the potential of the person, there are good at taking the intention of the person, and thus create all kinds of praying mantis fist.

The founder of Liouhe Mantis Fist and the founding age are not available for examination, so far there are real rumors and historical records can only be traced back to the Qianlong period Wei Delin teacher.

Liuhe Mantis Fist has been very complete, systematic, scientific and mature in the generation of Mr. Wei. It can be seen that it was not created by several generations of boxers. And then traced upwards, only know Wei get in hubei garden gold old ten, gold get in the old dragon master.

Liuhe Mantis Fist

Wei Delin, known as Wei San, jianghu nickname "duck paw" (webbing between the toes). He was born in the 39th year of the Qianlong reign (1774) and died in the 6th year of the Tongzhi reign (1867). Wei San was a skilled fighter, good at water, especially good at nightwalking and lightweight skills. He was a lifelong traveler, taking pleasure in robbing the rich and helping the poor, fighting for justice, and stealing treasures from the capital, and he came and went without a trace. He was once famous for his "show pat" legs, and was known as the "Jianghu Warrior" and "Jiangyang Bandit" on both sides of the Yellow River. He kept his master's business secret. In his old age, in order to repay the kindness of saving his life, he taught the skills of the Six Praying Mantis Fist to Lin Shichun of the Zhaoyuan Chuan Lin family in Jiaodong.

Lin Shichun (1824-1911), since childhood, adhering to the family tradition of Luohan Fist and Liouhe Fist, and after adulthood, Wei San Liouhe Mantis Fist true heritage, its listening, questioning, and transformation of the strength of the already perfect, and once tried to use the leg wraps will be blindfolded within a few paces, no one can get close to their bodies, and want to escape is also difficult. Lin Shichun was famous far and wide, and was employed by the Ding family in Huang County (now Longkou City) as a boxer for more than ten years, with Ding Zicheng and Wang Jichen as his main heirs. And passed down the "six mantis boxing techniques true secret" boxing recipe. Wang Jichen died young. Only Ding Zicheng got his true heritage, in the fifteenth year of the Republic of China (1926) founded the "Huangxian National Art Research Association", free of charge to teach Liouhe Mantis Boxing, so that Liouhe Mantis Boxing in Huangxian County can be developed.

Ting Zicheng had many disciples, and those who got his real transmission and enjoyed great reputation at home and abroad were: Shan Xiangling, Zhang Xiangsan, Chen Yuntao, Zhao Qianyi, Yuan Junzhi, Liu Yunqiao, etc. As early as in the 1930's, Shan Xiangling had taught Liouhe Mantis Boxing for free, and then he taught Liouhe Mantis Boxing for free. As early as in the 1930s, Shan Xiangling became famous in Beijing for his superb martial arts, and was employed as a consultant by the First Martial Arts Hall (i.e. Fire Temple Martial Arts Hall), one of the top ten martial arts halls in Beijing at that time, and won the champion of the National Tournament held in Beijing in 1933, and was employed by the Peking Opera master Mr. Mei Lanfang as a martial arts teacher of the class of the "Fu Liancheng Theatre Society" (serving until the disbandment of the society), and during this period, he was employed as a martial arts teacher of the class of "Fu Liancheng Theatre Society". He was hired by Mr. Mei Lanfang, the master of Peking Opera, as a martial arts teacher of the Fu Lian Cheng Theatre Society (until the dissolution of the society), and was also hired by Mr. Zhang Zhijiang, the director of the Central National Art Museum. Chen Yuntao is the former vice minister of China's Ministry of Construction and Industry, although in a high position, but still do not give up the development of traditional martial arts, he wrote the "Praying Mantis slightly on the" article, has long been famous in the martial arts world. Another Zhang Xiang-san, Liu Yunqiao two gentlemen in Taiwan for decades dedicated to the development of martial arts, reputation of the island, full of peaches and plums, some of which have been transmitted to other countries.

Liuhe Mantis Fist development so far, single Xiangling generation of masters have left, but their descendants have grown up, shouldering the heavy responsibility of carrying forward the development. Liouhe Mantis Fist has a more systematic training of basic skills, of which "grasping the iron ball", "on the grasping hand" is a unique skills training. The basic techniques include "Three Punch and Three Punch Sparring" and "Grinding Hands and Grinding Hands Sparring". Routines include: Iron Thrust, First Hand Run, Shining Light, Intercepting Hand Circle, Hidden Flower, Double Seal and Short Punch. The main methods of fighting are summarized in "The True Secret Decision of the Manner of Liuhe Mantis Quan", 93 hands. Liuhe Mantis Fist instruments are: six-he knife, goose-ling knife, six-he gun, small golden gun, six-he stick, three-he sword, pure Yang sword, and so on.

In the technical combat, the six mantis boxing techniques are more colorful, there are hooks hanging saw frustration, entanglement sealing tricky step, dip stick push stick, pressure point support stab, pick scratch knife publication, sweeping around the exhibition of chopping, etc., pay attention to the "out of the carving plume arrows", "there are hands do not see the hand", "Seal hands impervious to the wind", "hook publication race wheel, with hands hook its hands, no hands publication of its face, hands and hands are not empty", "I also enter the other into the door, inserted into the door, the first hit its face, and then open their hands", "Flash then hit, not flash also hit, dodge has not been unable to not fight, fight for me to escape the hand bundle wrestling" and so on. Can be described as intensive techniques, ambush hand four up, seize the center door, after the first to arrive. Therefore, there is a "mantis nowhere to move" said.

This fist is powerful, not only in a move a potential, but in its potential to force people. Two knives (two big arms of the mantis is a metaphor for two arms of the human being, called double knives or double axes) in the body, the gas cover the opponent, to wait for the labor, a move are moving, lightning fast, invincible. Liouhe Mantis Fist is suitable for people of different ages and types. It emphasizes on mental concentration, guiding qi with intention, searching for movement with qi, uniform movement, distinctive rhythm, natural obedience, and strong interest. Regular practice can cultivate sentiment and enhance physical fitness.