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VOLUME ONE: FUNDAMENTALS; THE BEGINNING AND END OF MANTIS
This most important film in the series is the beginning and end of southern mantis training. Beginning with this video will ensure an excellent understanding and the ability to reach a high level of skill. Without the understanding and practice in this film, you will not reach your full potential. Taught are Principles of centering, rooting, forward momentum, centerline offense and defense; opening the horse stance; chop step, turn arounds; circle step; advance step; also calisthentic work, song of the mantis body posture and kicking skills (3 step kick; front kick; side kick; monkey kick; 4 corners kicking; and Lah Sao Kicking). Begin your south mantis training with this film. SPM01 $39.98 (90 minutes)

Testimony
...I’ve seen these films. I’m also a collector of martial arts videos and can honestly say the instructional format on this Southern Mantis Basic Instructional Series is the best I’ve ever seen. You can learn from these tapes...

VOLUME TWO: PHOENIX EYE FIST ATTACKING / STEPPING
Fundamental training continues on volume two teaching you to form the mantis fist and strike the basic straight punch using various stepping patterns including Return Step, also forming the phoenix eye fist, Jet Shu the straight punch, advance step striking, circle step striking, chop step striking, alternating steps and striking, two man exercises of straight punch. The training in this film teaches the critical aspect of coordinating the upper and lower body movement in unison ensuring your attack with whole body power. SPM02 $39.98 (60 minutes)

Testimony
...The clarity and camera angles are above average. Lighting and sound is equally adequate. The kungfu is easily seen as expert. The teaching format is first class. Definitely, this is the best instructional series I’ve seen - watch it in progression...

VOLUME THREE: CENTERLINE DEFENSE
Continuing from volume two one learns the shuffle step and half-stepping (forward, back, right, left), double punching, triple punching, and the 3 uses / 5 practices principle; next one learns to attack and defend the centerline in partner training using Mor Shu, the grinding hand single and double bridge; Gwak Shu, the sweeping hand single and double bridge, Foun Shu, the upper hooking hand single and double bridge; One step and three step partners training is taught using inside and outside defense, and the three basic hands as one. SPM03 $39.98
(60 minutes)

Testimony
...Without a doubt the large amount of fine Kung Fu skills taught on these (videos) are extremely valuable for anyone with the desire to develop themselves into a traditional martialist! Over the last decade I have been involved in, and researched, numerous martial arts and I can honestly say the skills, principles and teaching progression of this series helped me grow and understand more about martial art! Sifu Hagood's willingness...to pass on what he has learned over the...decades...is something that should not be passed up.

VOLUME FOUR: ONE, THREE, NINE STEP ATTACK AND DEFENSE
Continuing partner training from volume three one now learns target practice to attack the chin and solar plexus as the mor shu, gwak shu, and foun shu defensive hands are used to control the centerline. One step, three step, and nine step partner training teaches single, double and triple punching with defensive hands and fundamental stepping. Attacking (and defense) is taught one step-one strike and one step-three strikes target practice.
SPM04 $39.98 (60 minutes)

Testimony
...1997, Sifu Hagood, himself, presents in clear concise detail full explanations of each skill and then students demonstrate step by step the foundation and fundamental skills. Thank you Sifu Hagood for raising my understanding of traditional kungfu not only southern mantis...

VOLUME FIVE: CENTERLINE STICKY HAND TRAINING
Continuing from volume four, you now put together the basic target practice of single, double and triple striking with the basic centerline defense skills, mor shu, gwak shu, and choc shu to train offensive and defensive “chi sao” or sticky hand. First, 4 count sticky hand teaches the ability not to blink when being hit using mor, gwak and choc (foun) shu; next, 2 count sticky hand mor, gwak, foun teaches to defend and attack sticking with the opponent in movement using both inside and outside the gate, and double bridge. This training culminates in the fundamental sticky hand set one. SPM05 $39.98 (90 minutes)

VOLUME SIX: SAME / OPPOSITE HAND ATTACKS
Continuing from volume five, one next practices loosening the 3 hands of the mantis arm with “second and third power circling;” then the 10 elbow strokes are taught to shorten the in-fighting; next after having trained in the previous volumes single defense and offense, one now learns to defend and attack with the same hand in one motion, fixed and stepping; followed by simultaneous centerline defense (mor, gwak, foun) and attack with the opposite hand both static and stepping. Turning power and speed of the basic centerline skills is then further refined by the 3 star hooking hands exercise. SPM06 $39.98 (60 minutes)

VOLUME SEVEN: SAI, SIK, JIK SHU HANDS
Following volume six you learn to further attack and defend the centerline with more of the eighteen basic skills: Sai Shu, the roller arm (jik-sai; sai-gao; sai-pai); Sik Shu, the eating hand (sik-pai); and Jik Shu straight strike (the most efficient mantis hand; upper-lower; same side-opposite side) . Also taught is the application of chop and circle step; walking the horse akimbo, two man horse stepping; and opposite punch and kicking.
SPM07 $39.98 (60 minutes)

VOLUME EIGHT: GOW CHOY HAMMER FIST / INTERNAL STRENGTH
Continuing from volume seven you now learn the two man internal strengthening methods of four corners; reverse push/pull; 2nd hand/power out; 2nd power in; 2nd power in/out; 3rd power ging inside; 3rd power ging outside; 3rd power ging inside/outside; 4 corners high, middle, low, and holding the center left and right. Four corner hammer fist (gow choy) is now trained over, under, outside, inside and sticky elbow gow choy. Hammer fist is one of the important tools of southern mantis. SPM08 $39.98 (60 minutes)

VOLUME NINE: FOOTWORK IN SOUTHERN PRAYING MANTIS
This informational film, in addition to displaying footage of the Jook Lum Temple in Hong Kong has graphic illustrations of the principles of southern mantis and documents more than twenty footwork patterns including: opening the horse stance, shuffle step, turnarounds, chop step, circle step, advance step, two man stepping, half steps, four corner steps, 180 degree lateral spins, two steps forward, side to side stepping, whole body ging power, short steps, diagonal stepping, sweeps, leg deflections, three steps forward, monkey stepping and more. An overview of principles, stance, posture and stepping. Demonstrations of sticky hands and two man sets. SPM09 $39.98 (30 minutes)