Praying Mantis The Locking Hand / by Jose P. Chua

Koinonia, 1980. Trade paperback. VG. 

The introduction to this volume contends that Bruce Lee was also a knowledgeable Mantis practitioner. Be that as it may, Chua is a student of Ngo Cho, Mantis and White Eyebrow. This Seven Star form has 83 movements and concentrates on the locking aspects of Praying Mantis. After the form there is a 9 page section on Seven Star applications from the form. Everything is followed by a nice close contemplating the role of adaptation and spontaneity in Kung Fu. This is from the Koinonia Publishing run by Leo Fong and is one of the first books in English on the Mantis style.