Shang De Tai Chi Praying Mantis Martial Arts Association
6565 Gateway Boulevard NW T6H 2J1 Edmonton, AB, Canada

Traditional kung fu for the modern age. Join our Zoom classes and keep training at home!

Wednesday inspiration. Keep training at home!

On this day four years ago, our founder and chief instructor Sigung Tom (or Sifu Tom, depending when you started), passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer. We will always remember him for his kindness and compassion for others, mastery of martial arts, and dedication and generosity in teaching. He showed us the essence of true kung fu and the virtues of true martial artists. His legacy lives on with the Sifus and students at Shang De.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvYBLNpjXvs Here is a video regarding using the shoulder as a short range technique.

Shang de is working hard to prepare for restart. 3 metre spacing lines taped today.

This pandemic cannot be knocked out with one swift kick, and neither can systemic racism. A small trickle of water can eventually cut through the toughest rock. It is constantly flowing and moving forward. When met with an obstacle, it does not stop but flows around it and eventually consumes it. When pushed, it moves out of the way but does not get pushed back. It can flow and it can crash and this is how we must face this fight. Whether white, black, brown or yellow, we mu...st face these times with strength, empathy and compassion, and implore others to do the same while making sure not to get caught in the trap of becoming stone. We must remember that it’s imperative to join the other groups fighting this fight because they have been dealing with much worse for much longer, and only with solidarity can we form lakes and oceans to extinguish the flames of racism. See more

Keep training! Join our kids Zoom kung fu classes on Saturday mornings at 10:30AM. Adult/intermediate classes are on Sunday mornings at 10:30AM. Members should have received an email with the Zoom link. Message us if you can't find it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83LfgNdnx8 I really like to combine elbows with joint locks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8xXT_zL5zM Here is a review of using the mantis hook in grbbing the neck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmYbGvJLerg an interesting comparison ,bottom line doesnt matter what style,train it well and blast through!

While you are all staying safely at home, here is a clip from one of my most favorite mantis kung fu movie"Dance of the Drunk Mantis": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dp1au1Zw5c

https://vimeo.com/239049653 Here is a video with footag,pictures e of Grandmaster Chui Chuk kai and other noted mantis masters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOJkH5J48rk Some nice self defence techniques demonstrated by Sifu William Fong

Stay healthy everyone, and keep practicing at home! https://www.youtube.com/watch