Volume 2, Issue 1 Volume 2, Issue 1 (available by subscription) includes a history of two of the 18 elders of Mantis Boxing, Yan Qing and Lin Chong; a Theory column by Sifu Robert Hui describing the four actions of the torso method, including detailed photographs of the Immortal Pulls Hair application of the method; a Technique column by Master Lee Kam Wing (translated by Sifu Robert Hui) about the formation, application and conditioning of diao shou; and an article about Tanglang in South America by Fernando Blanco Dopazo. Volume 2, Issue 2 Volume 2, Issue 2 (available by subscription) includes an article on the Twelve Keywords of Tanglang; a Theory column by Sifu Robert Hui describing the use of the elbow, which includes a picture series on the Zuoyou Panzhou Techniques; an article on the Fanche (turning wheel) and Lulu (windlass) techniques with commentary by masters from the past 100 years; and an article about Tanglang in Germany by Shifu Jochen Wolfgramm. Volume 2, Issue 3 Volume 2, Issue 3 (available by subscription) features an article on the Ba Gang (Eight Hard), eight categories of Tanglang Quan techniques; an Instructor's Perspective column on the internal aspects of Eight Step Mantis Boxing by John Chang; a Technique column on fanche by Kevin Brazier; and "The Pros and Cons of Protective Equipment," a section from Huang Hanxun's 1957 publication, Bo Ji Chan Yao, (Elucidation of Fighting Theory), translated by Stephen Cottrell and Robert Hui. Volume 2, Issue 4 Volume 2, Issue 4 (available by subscription) features an article on the Ba Shi (Eight Postures), the postures that are an essential part of Tanglang Quan's fundamental training; an Instructor's Perspective column by John Chang about the use of jing in Eight Step Mantis Boxing; an article by Paul Drummond on the history of Seven Stars Praying Mantis; and a Voices from the Past column titled "Why Should the Learning Process be Shortened?," a section from Huang Hanxun's 1957 publication, Bo Ji Chan Yao, (Elucidation of Fighting Theory), translated by Robert Hui. Back to Volume 1 Go to Volume 3 Send us an e-mail if you have suggestions for article topics or would like to be a contributor to Mantis Quarterly. Please e-mail us for subscription information at info@mantisquarterly.com. Back to main page