Taiji Praying Mantis Boxing. Today this style is represented by two distinct lineages. The first one is that of Cui Shoushan and Wang Yushan and is based on Song Zide and Jiang Hualong's Plum Blossom teachings in Laiyang, Shandong Province. It is popular in Laiyang, Yantai, Qingdao, Dalian, North America, Russia, France and Spain. The second lineage can be traced to Sun Yuanchang's Plum Blossom, who was yet another disciple of Liang Xuexiang. Its best known progenitor is Zhao Zhu Xi, who is said to have taught (both directly and indirectly) thousands of students during his lifetime in Vietnam and Hong Kong, who have since spread to all corners of the globe. He was given the Cantonese nickname Chuk Kai, meaning "Bamboo Creek", for a famous battle he fought with bandits at that location. This style has since become prevalent in places such as Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and North America.



“Plum flower road” was thought to be created by Song Zi De, and is a condensation of important mantis techniques and concepts. Master Zhang Kai Tang called Meihua Lu and Zhai Yao “the son forms”, as the techniques and theories have grown out of the original mother forms of Luan Jie and Ba Zhou. The names of the moves in Meihua Lu are written out as a poem in Chinese and show the creator was highly cultured.

Lecturer: Sun De
Format: 2DVDs
Language Speaking: Chinese
Subtitle: Chinese