I began to look at tapes from various vendors in hopes of learning some new styles. I found their tapes to be of little value and next to impossible to learn from. Then I discovered your tapes. You teach the style as if you were teaching a class and if one has some basic knowledge of the martial arts one can learn and learn well from your tapes. I wanted to write and compliment you on the outstanding job you have done in making true Mantis Kung Fu available.
Funk emphasizes sticking and adhering, combination throws and close-range applications.
View the instructional format for learning form applications. Sifu Funk also teaches all the necessary basics to properly learn the unique Seven Star system. The reaction distance line system, the science of hand trapping, effective pressure point tactics such as distractions and no strength pressure points and devastating joint locks. View an example of the instructional format with no strength joint locks. Applications for each technique used in the form are explained - for serious students.