6 Harmony Praying Mantis Boxing. Lightning Strikes. Zhao Mien Deng 1

Zhao Mien Deng: Legs and hands fully correspond with this form. Pi and Gua (Split and Rise) are both coupled with lifting kicks. Press is introduced. Very fluid and relaxed actions. Flicking hands. Palm attacks. Big and small movements mixed completely: all the “harmonies“ working. Six Harmony is one of the newest yet most respected forms of Praying Mantis. The movements are a blend of the famous Mantis Fist and the ancient art of Six Harmony Boxing which resembles Xing Yi. The Harmony flavor considerably softens the fist in comparison with the more popular Seven Star Mantis. Some people even call 6 Harmony “Soft Mantis“ while referring to Seven Star as “Hard Mantis“.Under the creator, Wei De Lin, the emphasis in 6 Harmony was reversed and the famous leaking techniques gave way to more “sticking“ and touching actions. Six Harmony is so soft it barely uses the famous Mantis Hook position preferring soft hands instead. From our standpoint we see Seven Star as m