HONG KONG CHU GAR MANTIS CHENG WAN MARTIAL ART ASSOCIATION

The Chu Gar style is a complete system and is very dangerous. You learn to fight for self-defense in a short time of training. It is an Internal style capable of delivering internal force similar to a bent spring that has explosive power when released.

Although, recognized as an infighting system with the ability to explode power in any direction from short distances, the style's method also extends the arms longer than most northern styles by constantly rounding the back and stretching the arms, shoulders and rib cage and by shifting body angles for extension. Hence, the ability to use explosive force at short and longer than usual distances.

Basic training of this style consists of following the guiding principles such as float, sink, swallow and spit; (hunch back) rounding the back like a woven rice strainer; legs must have the ability to leap like a frog and maneuver like a tiger; not T stance, not 8 stance; punch straight from the heart and standing beggar style with open hands.

The most important aspect of training is known as two man feeding. Feeding hands is the constant teaching of feeling and sensitivity, yielding and redirecting incoming power with mantis hand methods and simultaneously striking back with explosive force.