Praying Mantis Kungfu on-line self training: Lesson six

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(Picture 42) The right foot steps down forward to form a right unicorn stance. At the same time, both hands change into fists and punch forward with the thumbs facing each other and the palms upward. Looking forward.

Action Group 20: Picking Stars

(Picture 43) The right foot steps half forward, the left leg straighens to form a right bow stance with the body leaning slightly forward. At the same time, the left fist changes into a hand and presses down with the elbow bent and rests on the right ribs, the right fist draws back by bending the elbow to the front of the stomach and knocks out again with the back of the fist above the now pressing down left arm with the arm straightened the thumb toward right and the back of the fist outward. Looking at the right fist.

Hint: In this action, the waist draws back slightly and then immediately stretch forward (tactic: to use the long in the short).

Action Group 21: The Yin Yang Kick

(Picture 44) Shift the center of the gravity to the left leg, the left leg straightens up, and with outside instep of the foot the right leg shovels out upward and rightward. At the same time, the right fist draws back by bending the elbow to the left chest and the left hand still sticks to the right ribs. Looking at the right - front.

Action Group 22: The tiger goes back to the mountain

(Picture 45) The right foot drops back to the outside of the left foot (with the right leg on top across the left). At the same time, the right fist changes into a hand and both hand drop down to the left together with right palm outward and the left palm leftward. Looking at the right.

(Picture 46) Continuing, the left foot draws a step back to the left, the right tiptoe touches the floor with the knee bent to form a right lifting up stance. At the same time, both hands swing in an arc continuously leftwards and upwards till the level of the left showder and strike out to the right - front, with the right arm straightened and the palm leftward and the strength concentrated on the small finger's side of the hand, and the left hand rests in front of the chest with the elbow bent and the palm downward. Looking forward.

Action Group 23: Mustang runs after the wind

(Picture 47) The left foot stamps against the floor and the right foot strides a good full step to the right - front to form a right bow stance. At the same time, the left hand presses forward and downward, the right arm turns outside with the elbow bent, and the right hand pats out with the back of the hand across the stomach and through the inside of the now pressing down left hand about its wrist with the strength concentrating on the back of the hand and with palm upward. Looking at the right palm.

Action Group 24: The low knocking fist

(Picture 48) The left foot steps forward with the heel touching floor and the body leans to the left side. At the same time, the right hand draws back with the elbow bent to the side of the waist and changes into a fist, swings backward and knocks out upward and leftward with the thumb down and the back of the fist to the left, the left hand moves in an arc leftwards, upwards and rightwards to meet the right fist by its wrist with the palm outward and the finger tips upward. Looking at the both hands.

Action Group 25: The silver snake rolls

(Picture 49-1) The left foot twists inside with the full sole touching ground, the right foot twist outside and the body turns 90 degrees to the right. At the same time, the left hand pushes on top of the right arm to the left of the body with the palm downward, the right fist changes into a hand and rests under the left armpit with the palm inside. Thus the two arms cross in front of the body. Looking at the left hand.

(Picture 49-2) Mirror of picture 49-1

to be continued in the next lesson

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