Diamond Temple Iron Mantis Blog
Commitment to Black Belt
Most martial arts instructors’ goal is to develop black belt students. The dream is that each student will one day earn this honor. Unfortunately, the reality is that not everyone will succeed.
Can you remember an instance in your life when...
ι΅ θ Ditang Jiu-Jitsu a complete self-defense program.
Ditangquan, (Chinese: ε°θΆζ³, literally "ground tumbling boxing") is a category of martial art that originated in the Shandong Province of China during the Song Dynasty (960–1279). Chinese Ground Controlling / Ground...
The Sifu
The upside down fire sign represents patience and control.
Learn kindness, learn humility, learn martial arts.
Respect the masters, the teachers and teachings being taught.
The relationship of a sifu / teacher to the kwoon / dojo is difficult to define as it encompasses...
Tanglang Ba Duan Jin Shen Fa
Tanglang (Praying Mantis) Ba Duan Jin (Eight Pieces of Brocade) is an ancient form of active Qigong, which is a type of vital energy exercise that is immensely popular around the world. One of the reasons for the popularity of Ba Duan Jin is that it can be practiced...
Upholding Tradition for Modern Times
The legendary Wong Long, creator of the famous Northern Shaolin Seven-Star Praying Mantis system of Kung Fu, developed this system while spending his days at the Shaolin Temple. Taking the best techniques from seventeen other styles of the time, Master...
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θ³θε₯θ·― Tòhng Lòhng Tou Louh Praying Mantis Forms
There are many training methods in Traditional Kung Fu, a type of shadow boxing referred to as a kuens aka empty hand forms are the most commonly known and seen by the public. These empty hand forms...
Iron Mantis Martial Arts has its roots in Seven Star Praying Mantis, Hawaiian Kempo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Our Mantis Boxing skills was passed down here in the United States by my late Grandmaster Chiu Leun. Sifu Chiu Leun had many disciples out of NYC Chinatown with Sifu Raymond...
For much of history China was governed from the North. The armies were raised in the North and sent to the South of the country. So Northern marital arts styles tend to have military origins and influence. In general they emphasize high kicks, acrobatics, tumbling,...
We bow from our Heart. Our roots are from Shaolin Temple, a place of martial skills and others teachings handed down by Damo. If something doesn’t feel right it isn’t. Only those who are truly compassionate and seeking the truth will find the way. Only those...
The Tao never acts with force, yet nothing is ever left undone. Water crashes, water returns, the sun rises and the sun sets, the moon and the stars, the mountains the lakes and the rivers, the four seasons, perfect harmony.
The Tao Te Ching is essentially known as the Way, a sutra, a...
In Zen, ensΕ, ε ηΈ "circular form" is a circle that is hand-drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes to express a moment when the mind is free to let the body create. Drawing ensΕ is a disciplined-creative practice of Japanese ink painting, sumo-e. The...
ι»ζ CHI SAO / NO MIND TRAINING.
η² ι» JIM LIM SAU / STICKY HANDS OF MANTIS.
THE ART OF CONTACT / CLING.
UNDERSTANDING STICK, FOLLOW, YIELD, ADHERE AND CONNECT.
The following are random notes from my days training at The Piney Woods Temple in Marshall, East Texas. These...
