Man, you have a really good translator. I really enjoyed watching him translate for you. Not too many people are that proficient. A lot of people are fluent in two languages yes, but translating is an art, and he mastered it.
I was thinking the same thing. It is one thing to speak/understand multiple languages but to be able to translate them into the common spoken vernacular of each is very skillful. Well done .
Great concluding episode to Southern Mantis style(and possibly the HK season?)! Hang Ng is really good in explaining his training openly and methodically,a trait that is rather rare amongst tcma teachers. More interest is his modification of the kneading hands from wrist contact to hand,and the reasoning makes sense. Afaik there is also a version for the legs.
There is another video great floating around on TH-cam of this master teaching and demonstrating Sam Bo Gin in great detail. It was posted by two brothers from Australia who are students of his. You should check it out if you like this. This master is amazing
In my limited understanding, the mark of a good iron body practitioner is to be able to take them hits, that is the testing😮. But it also involves; taking medicine such as dit da, as well as qi gong, gradual, constant, body conditioning, sensitivity training so that you don't become stiff etc. Happy memories 😂. There is also a southern mantis press up😊 and references in a "Song/poem" about the posture. Thanks for looking at Hung Gar and Southern Mantis, 2 styles I have trained👍
This is super interesting! I see a lot of similarities with Pak Mei's strategies, but at the same time there are also subtle differences. Really love the philosophy of Hakka styles!
Looks like the Sifu doesnt use the phoenix eye fist in application. I think its a style that is very practical and close to real combat. There is another Australian, maybe you know him Luke Holloway. He isnt a big traditionalist but he practise and praise Tong Long even so he doesnt stick to one style and have an own system called "Raw Combat". On his channel is a 10 years old video where he visited a Tong Long Sifu in Hong Kong. He worked also a lot as a doorman so combat is quite serious for him.
I had heard from rumours that Southern Mantis style was first brought to Australia by Aussie gang members lol. They went to HK to learn the kneading hand drills plus the dropping hammerfist,and ended up dominating the streets.
He definitely uses the Phoenix Eye fist, in fact he does it with a slight variation where it is not just the index finger, but the middle finger that gets involved in forming the point of the fist too.
@@sargonf00t41 No he doesnt. Just watch 11:05 - 11:50. Watch it on a real screen not a shitty mobilephone and you will be able to see it. And stop guessing
I wanted to personally say "Thank You" for covering a few of the systems/styles found and made famous in Hong Kong. Two of the main features of Southern Boxing being either Long Range or Short Range is the Rooting of Stance and the Shifting of Weight in order to gain and generate Power ‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥
Really neat stuff. Means absolutely nothing when you are walking past someone, and he shoves you and sends his fist at your face suddenly. Or is squared-up with you... then starts to go left, to leave, and throws a hook at you. Real life situations is the only way to train. I’ve never had a real physical confrontation where we were aligned like this. Ever.
@@Moonshine54321 Hi Moonshine, Master Hang Ng can enter a combat situation standing in any position he likes. Because he has excellent iron shirt and testicle retraction skills. A student has not developed that level of skill. So would stand more in a boxing profile, to protect the groin and body from damage. We do stand straight on for all the power training, but when sparing this will change to a less vulnerable profile. Hope that helps.
Thank you for the brilliant series Will and Damien! Very insightful and exciting to watch as always! The Hong Kong Tourism Board really should be paying you instead of random Korean celebrities to promote my beloved hometown! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This Master is very knowledgeable, skilled, and powerful. That said, your punches are pretty weak. If your wrists are starting to bend on impacts... you need to up your training efforts. No proper Kung Fu practitioner should EVER be training with Wraps and Gloves. The only time you use gloves, is for sparring against other arts. Wraps are a No No. Start with Slow Motion bare knuckle pushups on hardwood. Progress to wrist pole raises. Heavy Impacts on a Dense heavy bag. And finally, hit a wall mounted Sandbag.. packed tightly with Coarse Grain beach sand. The wall bags need to be mounted to a solid studded wall, concrete or brick wall (something that doesnt flex / absorb). Each impact on a wall bag, will challenge your entire structure... from your fist to the floor.. and everything in between. I remember when I first hit a dense heavy bag... and my wrists were bending way too easily. It took some efforts, before I developed the strength to prevent them from flexing. Eventually I got to the point where Nothing could bend / flex my locked wrists. I challenged one of the strongest students to try to use Both of his hands, to Unbend my locked wrist... and he was unable to do so. Each device has specific benefits. Sandbags condition your fist (bones and tissue density), as well as challenge your internal structure. A good heavy bag, develops Penetration strength. The ability to forcefully drive extremely deep into the bag. A free hanging bag with about 15 lbs of steel BBs.. is excellent for both conditioning, as well as to develop short range power. Grip strength may play partial factor in overall Wrist strength. A good device to use, is a stick with a rope in the center... and attach a weight to the end of the rope. Gripping the stick with both hands on both sides of the stick, rotate the stick, to cause the rope to wind up on the sticks center... causing the weight to be lifted up from the ground. When at the top, slowly lower the weight using the same wrist rotations. You could also do extended holds, with both arms stretched out in front of you (first, weightless.. as you dont want to cause injuries. eventually add some mass to up the challenge. If your struggling to the point where you are raising your shoulders trying to keep your arms level... its too much mass, and you are not ready for that level yet). A guy I met, knew about 7 different artforms.. most of which were Chinese arts. His forearms were Massive. He mentioned that it was a way to tell if you were encountering a serious chinese arts practitioner... By noting the size of their forearms. Some of the arts I recall him saying that he learned: 5 Animal Style, Shuan Fa (wrong spelling), LongFist, Mantis, Some Wing Chun, JKD, Tiger (part of the 5 animal style, I believe), insane + fluid Chi-Na grappling, throws / takedowns, and some other stuff. He was on a whole other level, compared to anyone that Ive ever encountered / sparred against. Unlike most.. he could maintain perfect traditional form, while sparring. He could seemlessly shift from each different artforms methods, at any time.
Man, you have a really good translator. I really enjoyed watching him translate for you.
Not too many people are that proficient. A lot of people are fluent in two languages yes, but translating is an art, and he mastered it.
Thank you 😂
I was thinking the same thing. It is one thing to speak/understand multiple languages but to be able to translate them into the common spoken vernacular of each is very skillful. Well done .
Uncle Hang’s iron body is legit next level and he can punch you back while taking a full on liver shot lolll
Great concluding episode to Southern Mantis style(and possibly the HK season?)!
Hang Ng is really good in explaining his training openly and methodically,a trait that is rather rare amongst tcma teachers. More interest is his modification of the kneading hands from wrist contact to hand,and the reasoning makes sense.
Afaik there is also a version for the legs.
There is another video great floating around on TH-cam of this master teaching and demonstrating Sam Bo Gin in great detail. It was posted by two brothers from Australia who are students of his. You should check it out if you like this. This master is amazing
@@1mataleo1 I think I might have found it,the title is "Master Hang Ng: Chow Gar Tong Long - Kung Fu Masters in HK Exclusive Interview"
Yes! That’s the one
Hang Ng's has a done a great job at bringing common sense and methodical training and progressive syllabus. Great job all.
In my limited understanding, the mark of a good iron body practitioner is to be able to take them hits, that is the testing😮. But it also involves; taking medicine such as dit da, as well as qi gong, gradual, constant, body conditioning, sensitivity training so that you don't become stiff etc. Happy memories 😂. There is also a southern mantis press up😊 and references in a "Song/poem" about the posture. Thanks for looking at Hung Gar and Southern Mantis, 2 styles I have trained👍
Thank you really enjoyed it, is there more footage
Glad you enjoyed it. This is the end of the series unfortunately
Fascinating stuff! Many thanks :)
Excellent episode and all round enjoyable season!! Cheers to you both for your sharing
You're welcome!
I truly enjoy all the attention you bring to the Chinese traditional arts! Great video!
another fantastic video with substance. best channel on youtube.
Thank you! That’s really nice to hear!
This is super interesting! I see a lot of similarities with Pak Mei's strategies, but at the same time there are also subtle differences. Really love the philosophy of Hakka styles!
Отличное видео, спасибо🙏💕
I am glad to be a student of Master Hang and to teach his methods in Australia 🙏
Hey where in Australia are you?
In Yeppoon QLD. @@MonkeyStealsPeach
I am based in Yeppoon QLD, but there are other branches of Blue Mantis Kung Fu in QLD.
That was terrific, thanks!
Looks like the Sifu doesnt use the phoenix eye fist in application. I think its a style that is very practical and close to real combat. There is another Australian, maybe you know him Luke Holloway. He isnt a big traditionalist but he practise and praise Tong Long even so he doesnt stick to one style and have an own system called "Raw Combat". On his channel is a 10 years old video where he visited a Tong Long Sifu in Hong Kong. He worked also a lot as a doorman so combat is quite serious for him.
I had heard from rumours that Southern Mantis style was first brought to Australia by Aussie gang members lol. They went to HK to learn the kneading hand drills plus the dropping hammerfist,and ended up dominating the streets.
He definitely uses the Phoenix Eye fist, in fact he does it with a slight variation where it is not just the index finger, but the middle finger that gets involved in forming the point of the fist too.
@@sargonf00t41 No he doesnt. Just watch 11:05 - 11:50. Watch it on a real screen not a shitty mobilephone and you will be able to see it. And stop guessing
@@Gieszkanne I realise he doesn't do it in this video, but in other videos I have seen him do, he talks about his variation on the Phoenix Eye fist.
@@Gieszkannestop being a dick.
I wanted to personally say "Thank You" for covering a few of the systems/styles found and made famous in Hong Kong. Two of the main features of Southern Boxing being either Long Range or Short Range is the Rooting of Stance and the Shifting of Weight in order to gain and generate Power ‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks Ron!
Thanks for the education.😊😊😊
Awesome. Thankyou
Really neat stuff. Means absolutely nothing when you are walking past someone, and he shoves you and sends his fist at your face suddenly. Or is squared-up with you... then starts to go left, to leave, and throws a hook at you. Real life situations is the only way to train. I’ve never had a real physical confrontation where we were aligned like this. Ever.
The alignment position they are standing in is only for developing the power. It is completely different for combat.
@@Realmartialartsfan No, he’s instructing on entering during combat.
@@Moonshine54321 Hi Moonshine, Master Hang Ng can enter a combat situation standing in any position he likes. Because he has excellent iron shirt and testicle retraction skills. A student has not developed that level of skill. So would stand more in a boxing profile, to protect the groin and body from damage. We do stand straight on for all the power training, but when sparing this will change to a less vulnerable profile. Hope that helps.
audio problem starting at 18:00 ?
Thank you for the brilliant series Will and Damien! Very insightful and exciting to watch as always!
The Hong Kong Tourism Board really should be paying you instead of random Korean celebrities to promote my beloved hometown! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Bro if HK tourism board could pay me, the sky is the limit with what we can do with the channel!
@@MonkeyStealsPeachin'it😊
GOOD TRAINING for Chow Gar Mantis Fist in Hong Kong.
Excellent explanation.
That was great thank you !!!
Keep up the good work lad you’re doing great
What a fantastic series - well done guys. It's inspired me to get back into my daily sarm bo jin and get a bit of training going again.
Aloha from Hawaii 😉 🤙
Who was that guy who passed by without saying excuse ? It was rude for him to pass between people talking.
Old man knows your intent thru touch eh...
This Master is very knowledgeable, skilled, and powerful. That said, your punches are pretty weak. If your wrists are starting to bend on impacts... you need to up your training efforts. No proper Kung Fu practitioner should EVER be training with Wraps and Gloves. The only time you use gloves, is for sparring against other arts. Wraps are a No No.
Start with Slow Motion bare knuckle pushups on hardwood. Progress to wrist pole raises. Heavy Impacts on a Dense heavy bag. And finally, hit a wall mounted Sandbag.. packed tightly with Coarse Grain beach sand. The wall bags need to be mounted to a solid studded wall, concrete or brick wall (something that doesnt flex / absorb). Each impact on a wall bag, will challenge your entire structure... from your fist to the floor.. and everything in between.
I remember when I first hit a dense heavy bag... and my wrists were bending way too easily. It took some efforts, before I developed the strength to prevent them from flexing. Eventually I got to the point where Nothing could bend / flex my locked wrists. I challenged one of the strongest students to try to use Both of his hands, to Unbend my locked wrist... and he was unable to do so.
Each device has specific benefits. Sandbags condition your fist (bones and tissue density), as well as challenge your internal structure. A good heavy bag, develops Penetration strength. The ability to forcefully drive extremely deep into the bag. A free hanging bag with about 15 lbs of steel BBs.. is excellent for both conditioning, as well as to develop short range power.
Grip strength may play partial factor in overall Wrist strength. A good device to use, is a stick with a rope in the center... and attach a weight to the end of the rope. Gripping the stick with both hands on both sides of the stick, rotate the stick, to cause the rope to wind up on the sticks center... causing the weight to be lifted up from the ground. When at the top, slowly lower the weight using the same wrist rotations. You could also do extended holds, with both arms stretched out in front of you (first, weightless.. as you dont want to cause injuries. eventually add some mass to up the challenge. If your struggling to the point where you are raising your shoulders trying to keep your arms level... its too much mass, and you are not ready for that level yet).
A guy I met, knew about 7 different artforms.. most of which were Chinese arts. His forearms were Massive. He mentioned that it was a way to tell if you were encountering a serious chinese arts practitioner... By noting the size of their forearms. Some of the arts I recall him saying that he learned: 5 Animal Style, Shuan Fa (wrong spelling), LongFist, Mantis, Some Wing Chun, JKD, Tiger (part of the 5 animal style, I believe), insane + fluid Chi-Na grappling, throws / takedowns, and some other stuff. He was on a whole other level, compared to anyone that Ive ever encountered / sparred against. Unlike most.. he could maintain perfect traditional form, while sparring. He could seemlessly shift from each different artforms methods, at any time.
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