I used to be simply catching up with a current episode of Will Wain’s journey to Taiwan to go to varied martial arts colleges. The episode I used to be watching was a couple of model known as Six Concord Mantis. Six Concord Mantis seems like (and is!) a mix of Xing Yi/Xin Yi and Preying Mantis Kung Fu.
What I like about it’s that the best way the 2 arts have been mixed is strictly the identical approach I might have executed – take the very best bits of each. So, it’s the Xing Yi footwork and physique methodology with a number of cool Mantis strategies on high. It’s an important thought!
However what actually caught my consideration about this episode was the second half, which is an interesting look into the dwelling custom of Chinese language People Faith and the way its practiced in Taiwan. I discussed in a earlier put up that there are quite a lot of influences on Chinese language Martial Artwork that don’t come from a navy background, and it is a robust one – Chinese language People Faith. It’s a mix of all kinds of issues, and a superb contender for being essentially the most broadly practiced faith on this planet.
On this episode you possibly can find out about household temples, the gods which might be honoured on them, spirit possession and extra. I believe spirit possession and martial arts have an enormous connection. Usually when an individual is possessed by a war-like god they carry out war-like actions. A bit like marital arts kinds…