Shandong Mantis Boxing DVD 2 by Kazumi Nemoto

Advanced Techniques of Instant Evasion and Rapid Consecutive Strikes
Masterful Close-Combat Techniques!!

Praying Mantis Boxing, said to have been founded by combining the agility of the mantis with the superior techniques of eighteen martial arts styles.
This school excels in close-quarters combat, using rapid changes with both arms to create openings and overwhelm opponents with consecutive strikes.

Kazumi Nemoto of the Japan Old Praying Mantis Boxing Research Association provides detailed instruction and explanations of this elite martial art from Shandong Province, China, over two volumes.

Contents

Praying Mantis Boxing Theory

• Praying Mantis Form — Taiji Hands, Monkey Posture, Cold Rooster Step (Circular Hook Cannon Punch to Flash Step Diagonal Circular Punch)
• Twelve Key Words (Smooth Transitions, Grasping, Blocking, Sticking and Supporting)
• Eight Elbows Techniques (Eight Elbows Boxing)

Praying Mantis Boxing Forms – Luan Jie Quan

• Demonstration Performances
• Partial Exercises
  [Starting Hand → Five Consecutive Cuts → Left and Right Yin-Yang → Double Lift and Double Block /
  Needle Guiding Maiden / Diagonal Lift and Embrace Elbow → Left and Right Outer Bright Punch /
  Right Lift and Open Sky Double Split / Left Insert Palm → Right Follow-Up Punch → Diagonal Split Elbow → Supporting Heart Palm /
  Left and Right Jade Maiden Shuttle → Left and Right Consecutive Cross Punches → Beauty Gazes at Mirror /
  Ear Locking Circular Punch → Right Block and Left Crushing Punch → Left Hook and Right Cross Punch /
  Left Block and Right Lift Split → Stealing the Treasure from the Bottom of the Sea /
  Left Block and Right Forceful Cut → Left Block and Right Overlapping Elbow → Double Hammer Fists]
• Left-Right Horse Run Double Hook
• Mantis Waist Slash → Mantis Swaying Step Extension

Training Methods ① — Traditional Martial Arts Conditioning (Impact Training, Short Strike Partner Drills)
Training Methods ② — Enhancing Martial Skills (Hitting targets with punches, palms, elbows, and kicks)

Application in Competition — Using Traditional Techniques in Modern Matches

• Under Sanda Rules [Leaf Conceals Peach / White Ape Steals Peach]
• Under Full-Contact Karate Rules [Treasure from the Bottom of the Sea (or Pearl from the Bottom of the Sea) / Consecutive Cross Punches / Fishing Step]

Special Demonstration — Liuhe Praying Mantis Boxing: Xian Shou Ben
Performed by Akira Katagiri (Balance Academy Head Instructor)

Instructor: Kazumi Nemoto (Japan Old Praying Mantis Boxing Research Association)
Since 1975, Nemoto has studied Shaolin Boxing alongside Tai Chi. In 1981, inspired by exchanges with Master Wang Juyong, he began visiting Shanghai to learn Praying Mantis Boxing and Long Fist. In 1988, he trained under Master Xu Qicheng in Shenyang, and in 1989, he studied Taiji Praying Mantis Boxing from Master Wang Yuanliang, a disciple of Grandmaster Wang Yushan, officially becoming a disciple in 1993. After his master’s passing in 2002, Nemoto has continued researching Old Praying Mantis Boxing in Haiyang and Xixia while deepening ties with fellow disciples in Qingdao and Laiyang. Since 1990, he has led the Japan Old Praying Mantis Boxing Research Association, promoting and teaching the art in Japan.