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Backfist in Praying Mantis Kung Fu

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Summary: Learn how to do a backfist punch in praying mantis style shaolin kung fu in this free martial arts instruction video from a Kung Fu Master.

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By Mark Hoadley
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Sifu Mark Hoadley has studied Kung Fu for over 20 years under Sifu Scott Cohen. He has also worked in television and films as a stunt coordinator. His assistant is Guido Furlani.

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shinigami8 said

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on 1/31/2009 In your demonstration of the backfist you stated "Arm pump conditioning is a pre-requisite for Mantis. Could you explain this conditioning or possibly demonstrate in another video?

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"I'm now going to show you a very popular move. It?s called the Backfist. My opponent, the attacker will be moving in. From the lead right this can be executed very easily. I'm just going to parry away and I'm going to come over to top with my right down with the back fist. Arm pump conditioning is a pre-requisite for Mantis. It's a must. Guido moving slow. Coming up, coming down. Now as you see, my footwork is excellent here, so that I made the command to do many things. I could do the standard sweep. I could come up, take him down with the knee with a lot more force backward. We're going to come in about a medium speed Guido. And following down with that sweep, or, medium speed, jumping more momentum, slamming the opponent to the ground. We're going to do this rapid fire. Thank you Guido."

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