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Prerequisite:
Strong suggested to study Volumes 1 - 6 training as a prerequisite.

VOLUME SEVEN:

From volume six you learn to further attack and defend the centerline with more of the eighteen basic skills: Sai Shu, the roller arm (jik-sai; sai-gao; sai-pai); Sik Shu, the eating hand (sik-pai); and Jik Shu straight strike (the most efficient mantis hand; upper-lower; same side-opposite side) . Also taught is the application of chop and circle step; walking the horse akimbo, two man horse stepping; and opposite punch and kicking. (60 minutes)

VOLUME EIGHT:

From volume seven you now learn the two man internal strengthening methods of four corners; reverse push/pull; 2nd hand/power out; 2nd power in; 2nd power in/out; 3rd power ging inside; 3rd power ging outside; 3rd power ging inside/outside; 4 corners high, middle, low, and holding the center left and right. Four corner hammer fist (gow choy) is now trained over, under, outside, inside and sticky elbow gow choy. Hammer fist is one of the important tools of southern mantis. (60 minutes)

VOLUME NINE:

This informational film, in addition to displaying footage of the Jook Lum Temple in Hong Kong has graphic illustrations of the principles of southern mantis and documents more than twenty footwork patterns including: opening the horse stance, shuffle step, turnarounds, chop step, circle step, advance step, two man stepping, half steps, four corner steps, 180 degree lateral spins, two steps forward, side to side stepping, whole body ging power, short steps, diagonal stepping, sweeps, leg deflections, three steps forward, monkey stepping and more. An overview of principles, stance, posture and stepping. Demonstrations of sticky hands and two man sets. (30 minutes)

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