Order of the Tiger

I'm awarding myself this for completing my self-imposed Tang Lang Quan 200 reps challenge.

(Couldn't find a medal with a Praying mantis on it)

Quite possibly the only one of my targets I am going to meet this year...

Thousand Character Block

One of the blocks in the two person PaKua set I know is called the Thousand Character block. This is something similar;

92 reps of the Mantis so far. Two thousand punches on the speed bag in my last session. More repetition...

Firm But Fair

In charge of the kids class this weekend, along with the other assistant instructor. And we had those kids working hard...hope they're back next week!

Clocking 'em Up

40 out of 200 achieved to date. Plus a few fragments...

Repetition is the mother of skill

I've challenged myself to practice the new Mantis form I've just learned 200 times by the end of November, in a bid to get it into my muscle memory for the long term.

7 reps today.

Brings Hot Chip to mind.

Plum Blossom Praying Mantis Kung Fu

(Chinese: 梅花螳螂拳; pinyin: méihuā tángláng quán)

My new favourite

Compact and Bijou

Spent tonight explaining the principles of Wing Chun to a newcomer to my class. Which made me think of this, one of my favourite fight scenes ever;