Q: What forms are taught within your branch of Seven Star/Northern Praying Mantis and within the university curriculum?
Answer: Here is a list of forms within our system, along with their Mandarin or Cantonese names and rough translations. We plan to eventually have all of these forms recorded and available in either DVD format and/or within the MartialSkill University curriculum (though we cannot promise an exact schedule on delivery for them):
| Form Name (M)andarin or (C)antonese | Name Translation |
| Hei Hu Jiao Cha (M) | Black Tiger Intersecting |
| Shi Ba Shou (M) | 18 Elders/Ancestors |
| Tsai Kway (C) | Remove the Helmet (?) |
| Mei Hua Quan (M) | Plum Flower Boxing |
| Mei Hua Lu (M) | Plum Flower Falling |
| Mei Hua Shou (M) | Plum Flower Fist |
| Tong Long Bo Syun (C) | Praying Mantis Whirlwind Set |
| Er Lu Zhai Yao (M) | 2nd Essential Set |
| Tong Long Chut Dong (C) | Praying Mantis Exits the Cave |
| Tong Long Sao (C) | Praying Mantis Fist |
| Bai Yuan Chu Dong (M) | White Ape Exits Cave |
| Masters Combined Fist (Wu Jiao) | |
| Wu Lu Zhai Yao (M) | 5th Essential Set |
| Tang Lang Tou Tao (M) | Praying Mantis Steals the Peach |
| Tsai Chaing (M) | Long Plucking (Boxing Form) |
| Bong Bo (C) | Crushing Step |
| Bai Yuan Tou Tao (M) | White Ape Steals the Peach |
| Cha Chui Quan/Chop Choy Kuen | Piercing Strike |
| Lan Jie Quan | Intercepting Fist |
| Tong Long Gwun (C) | Praying Mantis Staff |
| Hei Hu Dan Dao (M) | Black Tiger Broadsword |
| Yan Ching Dao Do | Yan Ching Broadsword / Lost Track Method Broadsword |
| Pudao | Horse Cutting Knife |
| Miao Dao | Grain Leaf Sabre |
| Qiang | Spear |
| Kwan Do | General Kwan’s Sword |
| Shang Xiao Dao | Little ? Sword |
| Jian (M) | Straight Sword |
Q: Where are the individual movements for row 2 beyond the second armbar on the DVD?
Answer: That’s actually a known issue on that DVD. It looks like the DVD editor did not add the last few motions of the form in the individual movement sections for row 2. Apparently there was a disconnect between the full row and individual motion compilations when the DVD master was created.
The good news is that those motions are found elsewhere and can be observed at slow or medium speeds in the full row sections. If I can ever track down the guy that edited this DVD I will attempt to get him to fix it, but I’m not holding my breath on that one. As far as the motions beyond the 2nd armbar in that row, they are: waist chopping palm in tang lang/mantis stance with either waist chopping palm or willow leaf palm; tso choi or dent w/uppercut punch; mantis on guard (left hand hidden should be in a downward hooking posture, right hand is a simple inward block; last is pulling punch in horse stance, the grabbing left hand is in a fist posture and right hand is in a fist posture as it is punching.
I was also able to find the clips that were inadvertently omitted by the video editor, and have stuck them on DropBox so you can download them. You can use the link below:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19790225/Row2MissingMoves.zip
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