我的恩师林景山先生是当代武学界的卓越人物，他于1885年在山东省莱阳县姜疃村诞生，1971年6月1日在同一片土地上辞世，享壽86岁。林景山先师是七星螳螂拳的杰出传人，他的师承线索可以追溯到第三代传人范旭东门下，为该门派的第三任传人之一。他的同辈师兄弟包括郭嘉禄、杨维新、罗光玉和王传义等著名武术家。

林景山先生自幼便对武术产生了浓厚兴趣，但由于家庭经济条件所限，只能在十四岁时离开家乡来到烟台。在那里，他被介绍到南大道永昌粮店工作。当时，范旭东老师就在附近的一条街上开设了一家拳房，而这座拳房正好位于他工作地点不远处。为了能够接触更多关于武术的知识，林先师经常利用业余时间潜入拳房外观摩，并通过记忆模仿着练习，这种偷窥学习的方式最终吸引了范旭东老师的注意。

一九零二年，当时还只是个少年的小伙子被范公收为徒弟正式踏入了武学世界。范公从基础功夫和基本套路开始教授，从易做到难，从简化到繁复，每一步都严格要求。他那坚持不懈、勤奋刻苦的态度让他迅速掌握并进步。这份热情与毅力深受其他同窗们敬佩，他们也纷纷效仿学习。

尽管身材矮小，但在实战中 林先师展现出的敏捷与速度让人叹为观止。他对步法训练极为注重，使得他的虚实变化及闪避技巧无比灵活。而且，即便是体重超过200磅的大型对手，也无法轻易控制他，在战斗中总能保持机动性，不给对方任何机会。不仅如此，他还精通北方风格中的铁砂掌、罗汉功等多种高级技艺，并将这些技能融合进自己的七星螳螂拳之中，使其演绎得更加完美无瑕。

除了主修七星螳螂拳外，林先师还擅长剑术、棍法以及梅花枪和春秋大刀等多样武器his skill with various weapons, including swordsmanship, staff techniques, and the use of the meihua gun and chunqiu dadao. His reputation as a master spread far and wide in martial arts circles.

Over the years, Lin Jingshan has traveled to different places to teach his art. He once served as an instructor for warlord Ye Yuming in Tianjin from 1911 to 1915. After that, he returned to Yantai to take over the teaching position left by his mentor Fan Xudong. As a student of Fan Xudong's school, Lin Jingshan was ranked third among his peers. Through meticulous training under Fan Xudong's guidance, he fully absorbed the essence of seven-star mantis boxing and became proficient in iron sand palm and luohan fist techniques.

After decades of practice, Lin Jingshan had mastered the style and fighting spirit of seven-star mantis boxing so thoroughly that it seemed effortless on him. His mastery extended beyond just this one art form; he also excelled at swordplay, staff work, meihua gun technique, spring-autumn broadsword skills - all these made him a legend in martial arts circles.

In later years when he returned home to Leiyang County's Jiantu Village where he spent most days practicing even after reaching advanced age. On June 1st in 1971 when Lin Jing Shan Master passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones leaving behind an enduring legacy as one of China’s greatest martial artists ever known