I studied 7 star praying mantis for years, but we only had four forms and the twelve road tan tui in our system. I was looking online and saw Raul Ortiz has some videos on the Century Martial Arts website.
http://www.centuryfitness.com/webapp/wcs...
I've heard both good and bad about Raul Ortiz, and like I said, I've already had some mantis training, I'm just interested in picking up a few more forms. But if one of his videos has only the forms I know, I'd like to skip that one. Has anyone gotten his videos, and does anyone know which forms are on which videos?
What forms are in Raul Ortiz's Praying Mantis Videos on Century website?
V1: Basics and conditioning
V2: 3-Step Mantis, Crushing Step part 1
V3: Dragon Claw, Crushing Step part 2
V4: Ching Fu Kuen, Mai Jun Lo Hon Sword
V5: First Essential Form, Internal Set
V6: Second Essential Form, Third Essential Form.
V7: Eight Step Punching, Mantis Spear
V8: Self Defense
V9: Sparring
Out of the above list, I have only heard of the Crushing Step and the three essential forms in the 7 Star NPM lineage. I have never seen these videos so I can't comment on them.
Tantui isn't part of 7 Star as you know, I wonder what the other four forms in your school are because 7 Star has many form sets, depending on your lineage it could vary from 30 to over 100, but 4 seems a little too few. Don't get me wrong, Bengbu is really all you need if you can understand and use all the postures, transitions, techniques, and theories inherent in this mother form.
Reply:I teach Prayig Mantis in Upstate New York. Raul Ortiz' forms are different than other 7star mantis forms. Look up Jon Funk on the internet, he has very traditional 7 star forms. As for Raul
l Ortiz he is traditional, excellent, and is a champion. I have viewed his tapes. Report It
Reply:My source: I have been learnig Praying Mantis since 1996. I teach (Plum Blossom Mantis) Mei Hua Tai JI Tang Lang Quan in upstate New York. good luck Report It
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