Does 7 star praying mantis seem good to you?

Question

check out this video

http://infernosages.blogspot.com/2008/05/7-star-praying-mantis.html

it looks like it has weaknesses

do you recommend this martial arts

Answer 1

sure if you are the new star for golden harvest

Answer 2

This art has a two man form. That should help with learning application. I'm going to guestimate that this art is one that depends on how the teacher teaches it. Good teacher, good student.

Good Luck

Answer 3

Sure, it looks cool and all arts have strengths and weaknesses.  Honestly the forms look pretty cool, but it is a Kung Fu, I saw nothing to do with modern weaponry.

The art probably has a very steep learning curve and may well be worth it at the end.  I am a Kravist and for three years I studied taijiquan, including push hands and applications, but it wasn't for me.  I still enjoy doing the form, but I got more out of 1 hour of Combat Sambo than I did out of 3 years of Taijiquan, but that is the way I am wired.

I know others who have been trained like me and have taken to Chinese Martial Arts like a fish to water, me well, not so easy, but I did enjoy it.

Truthfully, the art looks really cool, but hey, I'm a sucker for the really elegant form based arts.  I actually tried Hung Gar, a southern based style and it just wasn't me.  I still love the Wu solo form and have promised myself I will learn Chen style Taijiquan this year.