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RDH Accepts A
Challenge
Hong Kong, November 2009
On the first day of November, I accepted a
challenge. In my 42 years of training martial arts, I've
accepted (and initiated) dozens of challenge bouts that nearly
always ended red - in blood and broken bones. That's not to
boast - its just to speak of the maxim that, "you can't master
boxing without shedding blood".
However, the challenge in November was of
a different kind. It was to accept a private student and
devote myself entirely to teaching Southern Praying Mantis to this
one student two hours daily for 100 days. I've personally
taught hundreds (maybe more than a thousand) students Mantis
boxing and literally tens of thousands of students through my
magazines, books and correspondence courses. The one year
Tien Tao Qigong correspondence course (1985) alone had more than
11,000 students in 47 countries!
My private one on one teaching challenge
was made easier by the genius and ability of the student. At
52 and a well disciplined athlete, the student made winning this
challenge easy for me. In 100 days training, he acquired the
knowledge, skill and ability that takes more than one year in the
regular school atmosphere. Primarily Kwongsai Mantis and
also Hakka Chu Gar and Iron Ox. As a private teacher, I
gained insight into the teacher's responsibility to his student as
well as thoroughly enjoyed myself and the company!
The outcome was a draw - a win win
situation! An excellent student is a pleasure for a good
teacher!
Below is a pic looking down from our
training locale over Hong Kong!
A Taiwan Wing Chun master circa 1983
initiated a volley of straight chain punches from a running forward
horse. A side step was used to evade and borrowing his force
aimed for my face with a mor sao left grinding hand, a gow choy
hammer fist was applied with the right to his nose. Blood
flowed and his wife immediately asked to stop the match. He
stated that I did not need to learn Wing Chun as I already
understood the principles. This technique is found in the Som
Bo Gin two man set.
Note: A compilation of boxing challenges,
the styles, number of people and techniques used is being
compiled. No names used.
North Mantis Strikes
Circa 1980, a young north Mantis teacher from
Hong Kong challenged the school. He rushed in with a flurry of
haymaker punches similar to those wide arc swings in Hung or Choy
style. On the third strike toward my temple, I caught his hand
with choc shu outer hook and leg sweep sending him
scooting across the floor and banging his head. This
Kwongsai mantis technique is found in the two man um hom
sets.
Note: I share
these stories as true events, not to boast but as witness that Hakka
Mantis is straight forward boxing. I do not advocate violence
but one will not learn boxing without shedding a little
blood.
Loose Hands Skills
A well known, large framed (overweight)
Bagua teacher arrived at my school during class. After being seated,
he soon stepped up asking, "how do you do that again?"
Immediately he applied force that caused a lop shu grabbing hand to
redirect, turn his angle and send him into the concrete wall.
He bounced back with a strike straight to the face which was
re-routed by a 180 turn and grabbing hand sending him again into the
concrete wall which was followed up with a ginger fist causing his
nose to crack like a whip. I quietly ask him to wash the blood
at the fountain and be seated again. A student retrieved ice
in a towel. This technique is in the first two man set, Loose
Hands One.