Praying Mantis Kungfu on-line self training: Lesson two

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(Picture 8) Twist the left foot to the left with the body leaning slightly forward. Turn the body to the left and stand up in the straight forward direction. Along with the body's left turning, the left hand sweeps to the left and rest on the left side of the waist, with the palm upward. At the same time, the right arm stretches and sweeps to the left, stopping in the direction toward the front, with the palm downward.

(Picture 9) The top of the body lifts up backward, the left foot draw back for half a step. At the same time, the left palm pierce upward till in the front of the head, palm inward.

(Picture 10) The left foot strides forward for a good full step with the knee half bent to form a half horse stance. At the same time, the left hand turns inside, both hands then clutch forward, with the left hand stretching forward, and the right behind with the elbow bent, both palms downward.

Hint: Actions in pictures 7, 8, 9 and 10 should go forward in a continuous way. The body lifting up backward and then the clutching forward should imitate the praying mantis capturing his prey. Once having clutched (at the horse stance), the two hands and the waist should wave slightly clockwise (like a praying mantis does, interacted by his prey's last trembling before death :-D).

Action Group 4: Grappling and Hitting on the ear

(Picture 11) Turn the body left for 90 degrees, with the left leg standing up straight and the right foot's instep sticking onto the back of the left knee. At the same time, the left hand lifts upward and rightwards up in an arc, the right hand changes into a fist with the elbow bent and stabs upwards and rightwards from the right side of the waist in an arc with the thumb of the fist downward and the arm turning outside, the left hand beats the right arm below the wrist between its thumb and the index finger.

Hint: When the left hand and the right arm beating each other, the top of the body should stretch out upwards and rightwards.

Action Group 5: Rhinoceros bumping the mountain

(Picture 12) The left leg bends, the right foot steps to the inside of the left foot with the tiptoe touching the floor. At the same time, the left hand draws back in front of the stomach and then moves leftward and forward in an arc till in front of the chest with the palm inward, the right fist changes into a hand, moves leftwards and downwards across of the stomach in an arc and rests on the right side of the waist with the palm upward.

Hint: When the both hands moving in an arc in front of the body, the waist swings at the same time.

(Picture 13) Continuing, the right foot strides to the right, the two legs bend into a right unicorn's stance and the body turns slightly to the right. The two hands change into hooks and strike together at the same time to the right direction. The right hook hangs to the right of the head, and the left in front of the chest with the elbow bent. Both hooks' tips downward. Looking left.

Action Group 6: Monkey knocks the bell

(Picture 14) The body turns left for 90 degrees, the left foot steps leftward and forward for half a step and the right foot also follows half a step to form a left unicorn stance. At the same time, the left hook changes into a hand with the palm outward and grasps to the left till to the left of the head changing into a hook again, the right hook strikes forward (to the middle of the two legs of the enemy )with the back of the hood from the right side of the waist. Looking forward. Hint: Attention to the waist twisting and the downward stance

Action Group 7: The Three Picking Hands

(Picture 15) Standing, the right foot steps to the left and front direction for a step. At the same time, the right hook changes into a hand to clutch downward, inside, and upward, forward and rest at the waist, palm leftward, the left hook also changes into a hand to clutch forward, downward and inside and forward, with the plam toward the right and the front.

(Picture 16) Continuing, right foot steps forward for half a step to form a right unicorn stance. At the same time, the right hand changes into a fist to stab forward with its thumb upward, and the left hand sticks onto the right amr by the elbow.

Action Group 8: Warrior showders the mountains

(Picture 17) The body lifts up straightly and turns 45 degrees to the right, the left foot moves to the left side for half a step and bends into a half crouch and the right foot draws back to form a right foot lifting stance (with only the right tiotoes touching the floor). At the same time, both hands change into hooks and cross in front of the chest with the right on top. Then immediately, the right hook strikes to the right and front direction with the hook tip upward, and the left hook strikes to the left and back direction with the hook back outward and the hook tip downward.

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