3 levels of CMA training

[marvin8]

Jw any videos of level 3?

Unfortunately I cannot find any clip that "only see the body move and don't see the arm move". Almost all the online clips are "more arm move and less body move". High level training clip is hard to find online.

The preying mantis LaunJie form has a move call "5 continuous palm strikes" that you

- raise your body up for upward back palm strike.
- sink your body down for downward palm strike.
- rotate your body to your left for right to left back palm strike.
- rotate your body to your right for left to right palm strike.
- lean body forward for forward palm strike.

It mainly trains how to use body to push/pull your arm. During the training, you forget your arm and only pay attention on your body. I like that training very much.

There are different punches that have variations in power generation and can be learned at the same time. I do not believe they are considered higher level.

There are snap punches (hooks and uppercuts), where the body moves before the arm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Q95Q3r2OU

[wayne hansen]

I have always used Tyson as an example of the chain from feet to hand
This is due to his short stature

[chenyaolong]

As John said, the opening to our form Luan Jie (you can see my video in the video section) uses the body to lead the arms. A lot of people have since asked me about the swaying movements, well its exactly for this purpose: an exaggerated way to encourage the body to lead the arms. As the practitioner progresses, the movement becomes more subtle. This is trained before striking while moving, which I believe is more difficult of the three.

So I would switch 2 and 3 around in the list.

[wayne hansen]

Couldn't find that clip could you post a link