CHINESE NEW YEAR’s
CELEBRATION
Saturday, February 9th, 2008, 11am
• Demonstration by visiting Kungfu Swordmaster from China
• Performances by students
• Food and refreshments
Bring your family and friends!
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Mantis Sword Seminarwith Boris Linde
Friday, February 8th, 2008, 6am—10pm
Sunday, February 10th, 2008, 9am—2pm
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New training videos of our school in Moscow, Russia
1. Basic two men drills without gloves
2. Basic two men drills with boxing gloves
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Hamden West Woods Elementary School World Fair Performance
Saturday March 24, 2007.
Mantis Kungfu Academy would like to thank everybody who participated in this performance. Though, for many of you, it was your first performance, you all demonstrated a lot of spirit, strong will and excellent team work. Thank you all!!!
Click here to watch a video clip of our performance
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Congratulations to our youngest students!!!
On March 10, 2007, four students of Lil' Mantis children group of MKA—Antonina, Boaz, Chase and Delano successfully passed children yellow belt Examination test. You have shown a great spirit, determination and a lot of confidence.
Special thanks to Grace, Rob and Al for your help during this event.
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Congratulations!!!
On December 9, 2006, eight members of MKA—Anna, Ania, Ben, Chris, Donald, Georges, Greg and Harrison successfully passed the yellow belt Examination for Novice Mantis Boxing Outer Gate Students test and demonstrated a very good level in all six grading criteria. It wasn't easy but you did it, keep up the good spirit!!!
Special thanks to Grace, Rob and Al for your help during this event.
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Seminar in Moscow, Russia
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"The Way of the Dragon TV program ": Highlights of Shifu Profatilov's seminar in Moscow, featured on the Russian Sports TV channel.
On November 24-25, 2006, Shifu Ilya Profatilov conducted a two day seminar in Moscow, Russia. Over 30 people participated and learned the following—
1. Close range and mid range fighting elbow defenses of mantis boxing.
2. Four evasion techniques and principles—ti lou, shun lou, gun lou and di lou. Mantis boxing fighting strategies and tactics were also covered.
On November 23, 15 students of Moscow school successfully passed First Basic Level Mantis Boxing examination demonstrating good level of basic fighting, warrior heart and spirit. Congratulations guys!!!
1. Basic punching, footwork drills (Mantis Boxing Test, 1st Year of training)
2. Footwork drills, basic punching, body defense (Mantis Boxing Test, 1st Year of training).
3. Shadow boxing in both left and right stances (Mantis Boxing Test, 1st Year of training).
4. Body defense in left and right stances (Mantis Boxing Test, 1st Year of training).
5. Basic attack and defense drills (Mantis Boxing Test, 1st Year of training).
6. Basic assignment sparring (Mantis Boxing Test, 1st Year of training).
7. Basic free fighting. Punches only (Mantis Boxing Test, 1st Year of training).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBFEOrvidbA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh1GgMLiJOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WPtR5LQpD8
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GRAND OPENING
Saturday October 21, 2006 10:00-2:00pm
Click here to watch a video clip of our Grand Opening
Mantis Kungfu Academy would like to thank everybody who participated in our Grand Opening. Especially, many thanks to the Yale Lion dance group, and our students who did an excellent job performing basics of Mantis Boxing after only one month of training.
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ON AUGUST 5-6 TWO DAY PRIVATE LESSON SEMINAR WAS HELD WITH GRANDMASTER LIU BAOMIN.
It was a truly unique opportunity
to learn one of the oldest forms of Praying Mantis boxing from one of the oldest representatives of the Taiji Tanglang tradition.
Mantis Kungfu Academy wants to thank Grandmaster Liu Baomin for these meaningful two and a half weeks spent here and for his contribution to further development of Mantis Boxing in Hamden, CT.
Click here to watch a video clip with Grandmaster Liu Baomin
72 year-old Grandmaster Liu Baomin is a seventh generation disciple of the Taiji Tanglang Quan tradition and a kungfu brother of Grandmaster Wang Yuanqian (1934-2002).
Liu Baomin is the oldest surviving disciple of Grandmaster Wang Yushan (1892-1976).
Liu Baomin started his Chinese boxing training in 1947 under the famous Qingdao teacher of Tanglang Quan and Taizu Quan, Grandmaster Zhang Jingxiang (Facai). Zhang was Wang Songting's kungfu brother and a disciple of Ji Zhongde.
He also trained with Grandmaster Wang Yupeng of Qixing Tanglang fame.
In 1950 Liu Baomin began his training with Wang Yushan and indeed learned the complete system of Taiji Tanglang.
From 1957 until 1961 Liu Baomin helped Wang Yushan teach Taiji Tanglang Quan.
Since 1993 he has served as chairman of the Qingdao City Praying Mantis
Research Association.
This is Grandmaster Liu Baomin's second visit to the US during which he agreed to teach a Tanglang Quan seminar on the first section of Eight Elbows form called Bazhou.
Bazhou is one of the oldest, greater Meihua Tanglang tradition forms.
It was a unique opportunity to see one of the remaining representatives of the oldest generation of Taiji Tanglang Grandmasters. We all gained in-depth insight into the teachings of the old school of Taiji Tanglang.
