A rare an in-depth book on the Chow Gar Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu. Master Paul Whitrod reveals the hidden secrets of this system that is probably one of the most Powerful Martial Arts from China. This book covers Training Drills / Sensitivity Drills / Power training drill / Forms & applications / Pressure points (dim yuet) / History & much more. You can discover how to build the immense GEN shock power that this Southern Mantis is known and famous for. This book was the first of its kind when originally released, and even there are quite a few others now, it remains one of the best and most important. This is a reference as well as a manual to be actively used during practice. For this reason, the book is ring bound as shown in the picture. This book is packed with over 200 pages and some 350 plus photographs, including older photo shots of old time practitioners of this elite Martial Art.

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