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It is a shortcut system
Not necessarily so, i would say. I think this statement is in reference to the merging of many styles without having to study each particular style individually for a said amount of time. I think Yiliquan brought this out in his explanation of his system also. That it incorporated the understanding of other MA styles or systems to some effect. By the way, the original material in my post was just too much to qoute verbatum. I will quote from the article which i got this info. from originally; ( Master Gin Foon Mark and the Evolution of Jook Lum Praying Mantis) Kungfu Qigong Magazine July/ August Issue Page 41 Para; 5: "Why Master Mark give up the other forms of kungfu to concentrate on Praying Mantis? He thought of the techniques of other styles; one could theorectically improve forever, since this style was not based on muscular strength and fast reflexes. Moreover, it was one of the deadliest forms of self defense that Master Mark had run across. One reason for it's effectiveness was that it was invented for fighting by a puny monk to defend against a bullying, gigantic kungfu expert"; etc...,!Originally posted by arnisador
How do you mean this--relatively quick and easy to learn?