Mantis fighting skills absorbed the essence of many approaching-body fighting skills and is one of the great martial arts. The writer of the article once studied Seven-star Fighting Skills and Six-coordinating Skills from his master， and studied Plum-blossom Mantis Fighting Skills from the brother of his master’s. Though the above skills are not the main parts in Mantis Fighting Skills， the writer often practices them and finds them helpful to improve one’s fighting skills. His master likes using Twelve Punching Skills while the brother of his master’s love using Four Punching Skills. Each of them has their own strong points. Now， the writer makes a comprehensive survey of his daily practice and show out the six ways of using Mantis Fighting Skills to the readers and martial fans.
A. Hitting Ribs Part
Stand facing the opponent . When the opponent steps up to hit your face with the left fist， you can quickly move the left foot back one step， use the fore arm on the right to block his left wrist from the outside， prevent his attack . The n， raise the left hand swiftly to catch his from the outside， and free the right hand to hit the part below the ribs on the left side. This will hurt the opponent seriously .
Key points： The essence of Blocking Arm and Hitting Ribs Part is same as the skill of Hooking Hand and Hitting. At present， the Hooking Hand and Hitting skill in the famous fighting skills——Blocking Fighting Skills is derived from this posture. There is no firm form of this posture. When using it， try toy understand its real meaning and use it flexibly. Then， it will be effective in the actual fighting. Note： whichever hand is used to defend in the fighting， the other one should follow the former one closely to take over it and the n， the former one can be used to hit the opponent with the explosive strength.
B. Palm Hitting Philtrum
Stand facing the opponent . You can wave your mantis hooks in order to attract the opponent’s attention. Meanwhile， you suddenly move the right foot forward to close to him， and changes the left hook into palm and uses it to hit the opponent’s face. If he uses two hands to block your palm ， you can steps up your left foot， strengthen the left palm to puzzle him， and suddenly punch out your right fist to his philtrum part， try to hit him falling into faint .
Key points： In the Mantis Fighting Skills， there are sixteen points on the body， which are vital parts. Among them， eight can cause body faint， and the other eight can cause one’s death if they are hit. But Palm Hitting the Philtrum is special， because your punching can’t miss the aim. If your hitting is higher than the Philtrum， it will hit the opponent’s nose； if lower， it will hit his throat. All these can cause him falling down on the ground.
C. Fist Cutting Head
Stand facing the opponent . When the opponent moves his foot forward and uses the left fist to attack your face. Seeing his attacking is so powerful， you can quickly move the left foot up to the right side， move the body to the right side in order to avoid his attack， at the same time， move the left hook back to block and catch his left wrist or arm ， and press it down. Meanwhile， move the right fist to cut the top of his head .
Key points： This posture is also called Cutting the Mt. Huashan， because of its powerful cutting. But in the actual fighting， it should be used skillfully. If you only use the strength to fight， you will lose the essence of the Mantis Fighting Skills， that is， skillful fighting. The key point of the posture is using the left hook to catch and block his wrist. Of course， the hook can be effective or not more depending on the power. One of the Shoaling Temple Seventy two Fighting Arts is the mantis fighting power. If one can achieve the desired power， his hook can kill a person， because the power is skilled and fierce. So on the posture， the hook hitting may cause the breaking of his wrist， and make the fist cutting to be unavoidable.
D. Fist Hitting Crotch
Stand facing the opponent . When the opponent raises his right leg to kick your belly， you can quickly withdraw to avoid . If his leg falls down， and he uses the right fist to hit your face， you can turn your body towards the left at once， use the left hand to block his right wrist from its inside part， try to fail his attack . Then， you should move the left foot upward to approach his body， and use the right fist to hit his crotch part heavily .
Key points： Power of the right fist hitting should be fierce， unexpected and powerful. This kind of power is rare and special in the other martial arts. The ways of power using in today popular fighting skills are similar. No one has the way of power using same as the power in the Mantis Fighting Skills. If there are some chances， I will write the relative article to introduce it.
E. Fist Hitting Chin
Stand facing the opponent . If the opponent turns his body and uses his right fist to attack your head from the left side， you can quickly move the right foot backward， lower your body to avoid it . After his fist attack fail， he may use the left leg to kick your belly. You can move the feet forward and raise the right kneel to block his leg， and push the left hand forward to block his right arm. And use the right fist to hit his chin. He will be hit down .
Key points： The right fist hitting can be used only at short range. If the distance is big， the hitting will be useless. No matter the opponent is attacking or defending， you should not use the posture rashly until you catch the best chance in the close distance. The power of the hitting should include the twisting power， the pushing power.
F. Fist Hitting Face Continually
Stand facing the opponent . When the opponent moves his foot forward to approach you， and uses the right fist to hit your face. You can quickly move the right foot back a step， and raise the right fist to block his wrist from the outside . Then， use the right fist to press his arm， the left hand press his the other arm， and move the left foot forward， then， suddenly punch the left fist up to hit his face. If he wants to raise the left fist to block your fist ， you can press his left fist with your left fist and suddenly punch his face again with the right fist. The continual hitting can punch him down .
Key points： Fists Hitting Face Continually is one of the typical fighting ways of Plum-Blossom Mantis Fighting Skills. No matter the opponent is attacking or defending， the practitioner will steps up and punches the opponent’s face with the continual fists hitting， as quickly as a lightning. These fists hitting is just like a plum blossom. At the state of not moving feet， the practitioner can defeat the opponent.
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