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SouthernPrayingMantisSixShortPowers
WushuKungFu,Winter1995
SifuHenryPooYee

Therootof

theSouthern
PrayingMantis
kungfustyle
knownas"Nan
TongLongPai
LokGang"is
theqigong(also
calledchikung)
ofGumJong
JowTitBo
Yee(hardchi
kungofGolden
BellIronShirt).
Thisproduces
thesystem's
shortrange
powers.The
Southern
PrayingMantis
kungfusystem
hassixofthis
kindofshort
rangepowers:
guenhondew
dongang,guen
honjetdon
gang,guen
honhargang,
chungmoon
gang,yuhmoon
gang,andjaw
moongang.
Theshortrange
powersareonly
developedby
dailypractice.
Thefeet,the
body,andthe
handsmust
balanceeach
otherbefore
youcanhavetruestrength.ThisisespeciallytruewithintheJookLumTemplestyleofSouthern
PrayingMantiskungfuinthe18PointsStrikingsystem.Withthisshortrangepowertraining,a
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SouthernPrayingMantiskungfupractitionerproducesyamyanyulgon(yinandyangofopposite
strength)ofkuenfat(handmovementabilities).

UsingtheShortPowers
Foraskilledpractitionerinadefenseposition,itisnotnecessarytoblockanattacker'spunch.Instead,
theshortrangepowerscanbeusedinitiallytocontroltheattacker'sforce.Itisdifficultforanon
SouthernPrayingMantispractitionertounderstandthiskungfufightingconcept,butaskillful
SouthernPrayingMantispractitioner,ifattacked,won'tblockfordefense,thoughhewillfollow
throughwithhisownpunch.Ashecompletestheaction,heusesthefollowingthreemotions:guen
(contact)hon(usingandredirectingtheincomingforce)anddon(thenfollowingthroughwitha
punch).WithinSouthernPrayingMantiskungfu,thesemotionsarelearnedatvariouslevels,
includingtheshortrangepowersinNanTongLongPaiLokGangSomDimBum(ThreeandHalf
PointsContactsystem)NgDim(FivePointssystem)andtheChutDimLinWan(SevenPoints
combinationsystem).CombinekuenfatwithNanTongLongPaiLokGang,andyoucanachievethis
defensivestrengthinmobility.

BeginningPractice
ThereareseveralstepstopracticingNanTongLongPaiLokGangintheshortrangepowersofguen
hondongang.
First,positiontheSouthernPrayingMantisstanceinthefootworkofDingBudDing,BotBudBot.
ThebodypostureshouldbeintheshapeofDewTungDipGuatShowKayBui,withthehandsinthe
SouthernPrayingMantiskungfufightingpositionofTunSao.
Atthispoint,youmustlearnhowtoformthekungfustyleofFunNonChoi(PhoenixEyeFist).To
makeaJookLumstyleofPhoenixEyeFist,thefootworkmustbalancetheupperbodyposture,with
thetwosupportingeachotherlikeastrut.

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Fromthe
fightingposition
ofTunSao,
slowlypullthe
bodyinward,
curlinginfrom
thelastfingers
onbothhands.
Slowlytighten
upthebody
exceptjoints
withtensionas
youwould
generatein
motion.When
bothelbowsare
curledinfrontof
thebody,make
areversegrip
motionwith
bothhandsina
PhoenixEye
Fist.Then
releasethegrip's
tensionina
controlled
motionovera
countofthree.
Thiskindof
qigongfromthe
bodyproduces
theyamyan
yulgonpowers.
Itshouldnotbe
confusedwith
bruteforce.The
shortrange
powerofguen
hundongangis
generatedfrom
thebody
through
controlledrelease.AtrulytraditionalSouthernPrayingMantiskungfupractitionermustmasterthe
shortrangepowerofguenhondongangitisthebaseforstrengthsinthemobilityofbalancewith
thesystem'syamyanyulgoninkuenfat.ItisespeciallynecessarywithinthesystemofJookLum
styleoftheSouthernPrayingMantiskungfuofMuFarSopBotDimSiemKuen,asystemoftraining
underJookLum.ThisusesthePhoenixEyeFistlikeahammer,strikingintoahumanbody'spressure
pointsorjoints.Withoutthiskindofguenhondongang,thekungfu'sresultswillnotbedeadly.

ContinuedExercise
ThreeexercisesdeveloptheshortpowersinguenhondongangforthePhoenixEyeFiststrikes.
Thefirstexerciseiscalledguenhondewdongang.Itisalsocalleddew(hanging)gangbout
(shoulder)gangorchang(long)gang.
Secondaretheguenhonjetdongang.Jet,implyingstrengthintheforwardposition,isalsocalledyul
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(waist)gang,orchung(middle)gang.
ThelastofthefirstthreeNanTongLongPaiLokGangofguenhonhargangarecalledchum
(sinking)gang.Theseexercisesdevelopcontrolinfootwork.
InSouthernPrayingMantiskungfutraining,thethreeshortpowersofNanTongLongPaiLokGang
balancethetrainingconceptsregardingcontrolwiththestrengthofthefootwork.Thebodyposture
workswithinthesystemofkuenfattoexecutethePhoenixEyeFiststrikes.
ThelastthreeshortpowersofNanTongLongPaiLokGanghousomgangcombinetheshort
powers'conceptofyamyanyulgontothekuenfatofopenhands.Thisisalsocalledgee(finger)
gang.Ittrainsthepractitionerto"borrow"theopponent'sforce,andteachestechniquessuchasthe
strikegrip,pulling,hooking,trapping,pushing,andthrashing.
NanTongLongPaihousomgangincludesthepositionsofchungmoongang(centergate)yuhmoon
gang(rightgate)andjawmoongang(leftgate).Tobalancethesystem'skuenfatinmovementsfor
alldirectionsaretheNanTongLongPaiLokGangwithintheJookLumTempleTongLongPaikung
fusomgen(threescissors)andsaymoonsao(fourgate).
AbouttheAuthor:HenryPooYeeisafifthgenerationdirectdiscipleofthelatefourthgeneratiion
GrandmasterSifuLamSang,ofJookLumTempleTongLongPai.SifuYeeisthedirectorandhead
instructoroftheChineseKungFuAcademyofSouthernPrayingMantisFederation,U.S.A.
headquarters,atHouston,Texas.
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