Eight Step Mantis

Eight Step Mantis is the San Francisco school for Eight Step Preying Mantis Kung Fu. Trial starts at

"Shyun Style Eight Step Preying Mantis Kung Fu is a complete system of traditional Chinese martial arts. Its beauty when practiced is rivaled only by its effectiveness in combat. With practice, the system builds the mind, body, spirit, and character of the practitioner." - Grandmaster James Shyun

Class Schedule:

Kung Fu for Adults and Teens
Monday - 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Wednesday - 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Satu

Timeline photos 09/20/2016

We have a new friend/foe at the school! What it's name? (Comment with names ideas and the one with most likes wins!

1st World Taijiquan Championships (2014) - Women's Group A Yang Style Taijiquan - 1st Place CHN 06/23/2016

Some nice Chen Style Tai Chi... Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/JmST5o3usNI

1st World Taijiquan Championships (2014) - Women's Group A Yang Style Taijiquan - 1st Place CHN 1st World Taijiquan Championships (2014) - Women's Group A Yang Style Taijiquan - 1st Place (Gold) - Qianxin RAN (CHN)

11/23/2015

Hi Kung Fu Friends!

For this Thanksgiving week:

Classes are on:
1. Monday (today)
2. Tuesday (11/24, kid's and taiji)

No classes on:
1. Wednesday (11/25)
2. Thursday (11/26)
3. Saturday (11/28)

We will resume classes next Monday (11/30), as usual. We hope you enjoy time with family and friends. When you come back, we'll work off all the extra Turkey :).

Frog jump 11/06/2015

FROG JUMPS!!

Frog jump Frog jumps have been used in traditional Chinese martial arts as a conditioning exercise for hundreds of years. Here, I explain how to do them properly to av...

Hurricane burst punch Beng Chuan 狂飆崩拳 360p 07/06/2015

is back, today we have a look at Hsing-I Wood Fist and it's familiar sliding footwrok:
https://youtu.be/Hy-qj8doLl0

Hurricane burst punch Beng Chuan 狂飆崩拳 360p

2015 ACMAF Meeting Dallas 04/14/2015

Congratulations to Sifu Luis Lundgren!!

KUNG FU QUEST 2- XING YI QUAN ep 1 (ENG SUB) 02/02/2015

Time for some Kung Fu, in this installment! Today we take a glimpse at XING YI QUAN in an episode of Kung Fu Quest... Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/WZu5VUOsBM8

KUNG FU QUEST 2- XING YI QUAN ep 1 (ENG SUB) KUNG FU QUEST 2- THE ORIGIN OF FORM AND MEANING The Xing Yi Quan is one of the three major "internal style" of Chinese martial arts. It is characterized by t...

Показательное выступление мастеров спорта по самбо 01/12/2015

is here!!! And what better way to start the week than some Throws and Locks demonstration from Sambo (Russian Wrestling) champions... Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/Oxe6Z7e0ywA

Показательное выступление мастеров спорта по самбо Показательное выступление на турнире по дзюдо мастеров спорта Ивана Морозова и Александра Перепелюка в школе "Самбо-70"

12/30/2014

2014 20th Street Fair Demonstration

12/30/2014

2014 20th Street Fair

12/30/2014

2014 20th Street Fair

12/30/2014

2014 20th Street Fair Demonstration

12/30/2014

2014 20th Street Fair Demonstration

12/30/2014

2014 2oth Street Fair Demonstration

12/30/2014

Ending the year nicely with a new tradition... Introducing . Enjoy this beautiful and fierce performance by Lindswell Kwok. Happy New Year!!!

20th Street Fair 2013 12/29/2014

Eight Step Preying Mantis demonstration during the 2013, 20th Street Fair in San Francisco, CA.

Marco Polo - Featurette 2 - Netflix [HD] 12/29/2014

Happy Holidays Mantises!!! Feeling guilty for not training during the end of the year celebrations? No worries, , has the antidote with a clip from Marco Polo (new netflix series) featuring Mantis fighting!! Enjoy... http://youtu.be/-BfYzf7rdt8

Marco Polo - Featurette 2 - Netflix [HD] Few people know the true story of legendary explorer Marco Polo — until now. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Netflix original series Marco Polo,...

The Truth Behind Traditional Chinese Kung Fu | China Uncensored 12/15/2014

It's again!! Today we take a look at a mini documentary on 7 Star Praying Mantis one of the Eight Step Mantis' sister styles... Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/2gvGebn11sk

The Truth Behind Traditional Chinese Kung Fu | China Uncensored There's a lot of mystery surrounding traditional Chinese martial arts. Is kung fu really as powerful as karate, muay thai or jiu jitsu? Or is there something...

KUNG FU QUEST 2 - Mongolian wrestling ep 2 12/08/2014

Happy !! Starting off the week right with a look at Mongolian wrestling... Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/rPqE3JzGTEA

KUNG FU QUEST 2 - Mongolian wrestling ep 2 The clan of Mongolians is tough. Since the early 13th Century, Genghis Khan conquered Hualazaimo, he introduced wrestling, horse-riding and archery as "three...

12/03/2014
Plum Blossom Mantis Boxing of Xiu Kunshan (1864-1947) part II 梅花螳螂门 12/02/2014

Happy ! We start the week looking at a sister Mantis Style Plum Flower... Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/dNrtErQo5zY

Plum Blossom Mantis Boxing of Xiu Kunshan (1864-1947) part II 梅花螳螂门 Plum Blossom Mantis Boxing of Xiu Kunshan (1864-1947)—the last disciple of Liang Xuexiang. Rare footage of the eighty-year-old Mantis Boxing Master Yang. The...

How to Injury-Proof Your Body 11/29/2014

How to Injury-Proof Your Body There's a new form of training that's sweeping professional sports. Called prehab, it finds body imbalances that cause injuries, and stops them before they happen.

KUNG FU QUEST - SHAOLIN EP 2 (ENG SUB) 11/24/2014

Happy Mantis Monday!! In today's Kung Fu Quest installment we look at SHAOLIN... Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/O0HEImPYJTQ

KUNG FU QUEST - SHAOLIN EP 2 (ENG SUB) KUNGFU QUEST - EP.2 ZEN COMBATANT-SHAOLIN Shadolin martial arts are very profound. It is a piece of treasure being passed on from one generation to another g...

11/21/2014

Introducing Fight Friday! Where we look at different styles related to the Eight Step Mantis system. Today we look at locks... Enjoy!

KUNG FU QUEST - TAICHI EP 5 (ENG SUB) 11/17/2014

Guess What day it is?!!... Mantis Monday!!! And to start your week right make sure to watch this Kung Fu Quest episode on Tai-Chi... http://youtu.be/xnwNU4MoR6k

KUNG FU QUEST - TAICHI EP 5 (ENG SUB) KUNG FU QUEST - REAL COMBAT- TAICHI

KUNG FU QUEST 2 - NORTHERN & SOUTHERN PRAYING MANTIS EP 4 (ENG SUB) 11/10/2014

Hello 8 Step Mantis Fans!!! Here's the 1st installment of It's Kung Fu Quest a Show from Hong Kong Showcasing different types of Kung Fu, this episode focuses on Northern and Southern Mantis styles, Enjoy!!!
http://youtu.be/rhvZjvTZeUE

KUNG FU QUEST 2 - NORTHERN & SOUTHERN PRAYING MANTIS EP 4 (ENG SUB) The Northern Praying Mantis has significantly stood amongst all imitative-style of boxing genres, in which it has absorbed and equalized techniques learned f...

07/05/2014

Happy Fourth, Mantis fans! Remember we are open for class tomorrow morning!

Grandmaster James Shyun ACMF- 8 Step Preying Mantis Babu Tang Lang 06/19/2014

Is it yet? Close enough. Grandmaster Shyun and Master Alan!

Grandmaster James Shyun ACMF- 8 Step Preying Mantis Babu Tang Lang ACMF is an awesome organization and great teachers. See Grandmaster Shyun in this short demo.

The Science of Qi 05/31/2014

The Science of Qi The science of qi                                                                         (Reading time 3 minutes)  (skim  BolD -20 sec) “Qi” (氣) literally means gas in Chinese. The pictograph&hell...

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Opening Hours

Monday 7pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday 5:45pm - 7:45pm
Wednesday 6pm - 7:30pm
Thursday 5:45pm - 6:30pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

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