Sifu Steve Hayes - Southern Mantis Kung Fu Combat Applications & Concepts

Southern mantis combat concepts and applications. Note this is a session with experienced practitioners exercising control. No one was hurt or injured as this is against the principles of training with partners and training long term.

[@ericwright8498]

Great demonstration. Sifu Steve Hayes really knows his stuff

[@TCBoxer]

Simplified application without losing its form or structure is so great to see. To many systems lose their form & structure when applied. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@andrewlally7828]

Good video.Sifu Hayes definitely understands the martial part of martial arts

[@hashbrownist]

Thanks for posting, cool to see some ways it which it can be used :)

[@internalmethods]

Always brilliant and realistic!

[@peaceonearth8693]

Great lessons, thanks. But I also had the thought about how important cardio fitness is.

[@blissfelix]

I guess it depends what you are training for, if for the ring /mat competition most definitely or even for general health. but Sifu Hayes is showing what can be applied from Mantis for street situations, which hopefully will only be seconds. He has decades of experience working and training door security , so I am sure he knows what works . I don't think a lot of what he is showing would be allowed in competition and I doubt you need a lot of cardio fitness to apply these techniques in a real street situation but you will need to have the correct structure , power and conditioning.

[@EvosBasics]

Great stuff!

Nice

[@MikeS24-v4s]

Love it!!!

[@chisaomusician7752]

Brave, or dumb, student as the teacher performs like a lawsuit waiting to happen.

[@southernmantiskungfu]

@@chisaomusician7752 both of us are controlled and at a level to train with each other. There’s no danger and if there is there’s protection where needed.

[@nmn8829]

He is compensating for his lack of real skill in unarmed combat

[@southernmantiskungfu]

@@nmn8829 cool story, what other fairy tales are sharing 😂.

[@nmn8829]

@@southernmantiskungfu southern mantis kungfu working for fighting is a fairy tale

[@chisaomusician7752]

@@southernmantiskungfu I don't agree with @nmn8829 that the teacher doesn't have combat skills. This was the first time I found your channel but looking at your other videos you seem to be the one receiving the teaching. You both appear to have good skills and physical strength. What I see is a teacher submerged in his actions, that's called Yang-chi, by the Grandmasters. Taking the role of the student you automatically express Yin chi, but because he became Yang and not Dao, you must become Dao, for his sake and your own. Dao is the true force in action, not the Yang which the more aggressive teachers try to exploit. I think Dao is homophonic with Dumb. ;)

[@killianbyrne5647]

Great but as us against a resisting opponent .. of larger size .. other than that it’s BS

[@southernmantiskungfu]

@@killianbyrne5647 that’s why there is training resistance, sparring, testing. You’re comment has and can be said of any and all martial arts .

[@killianbyrne5647]

Great post more vids of that then , otherwise it will be continued to said .
Don’t me wrong , Chow Gar is an amazing style and you have a great knowledge , but let’s is it in action

[@nmn8829]

@@southernmantiskungfu yes and all of kungfu except for sanda fail miserably