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SUMMARY: Applications of Peach Flower Fist

This tutorial excerpt shows a demonstration of Northern Mantis Kung-Fu techniques from Grandmaster Lee Kam Wing’s instruction, focusing on specific applications from the Peach Flower Fist form. Key techniques demonstrated include:

Hook, Grab, Palm Strike – A counter against incoming punches

Mantis Offers the Peach – A defensive technique involving:

• Upward parrying motion at the wrist and elbow
• Simultaneous right Cross Kick (also called Lifting Kick) targeting the groin

High/Low Deception Strategy – A fundamental Mantis system principle where:

• The practitioner feints high (to the face)
• While actually attacking low (typically to the groin)
• “Aiming high and attacking low” to deceive opponents

Roundhouse Kick Application – Showing:

• Offensive use of roundhouse kick followed by straight punch to ribs
• Defensive double parry against roundhouse kick

The demonstrations feature Sifu Jeffrey Bruflat and Sifu John Cheng executing these techniques at regular speed to show practical applications of movements from the form.