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Northern Praying Mantis (zh-cpl |c=????????? |p=t??ngl??ngqu??n |l=praying mantis fist) is a style of Chinese martial arts, sometimes called Shandong Praying Mantis after its province of origin. It was created by Wang Lang and was named after the praying mantis, an insect thats aggressiveness inspired the style. Shaolin records document that Wang Lang was one of the 18 masters gathered by the Shaolin Abbot Fu Ju, which dates him and Northern Praying Mantis to the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127). Though small and feeble, the mantis is capable of using its forelegs to subdue animals larger than itself. In combat, the Northern Praying Mantis style mimicks the movements of its namesake insect, particularly the use of the hands in the shape of the "praying mantis hook" (?????????; pinyin: t??ngl??ng g??u). Northern Praying Mantis is especially famous for its speed and continuous attacks. Another prominent feature of the style is its complex footwork, borrowed from Monkey Kung Fu. Widespread styles There are several styles of Northern Praying Mantis, the most famous of which are: Seven Star Praying Mantis Boxing ??????????????? pinyin: q?? x??ng t??ngl??ng qu??n</br>
T??ij?? Plum Blossom Praying Mantis Boxing ????????????????????? pinyin: t??ij??m??ihu?? t??ngl??ng qu??n</br>
T??ij?? Praying Mantis Boxing ??????????????? pinyin: t??ij?? t??ngl??ng qu??n</br>
Plum Blossom Praying Mantis Boxing ??????????????? pinyin: m??ihu?? t??ngl??ng qu??n</br>
Six Harmony Praying Mantis Boxing ??????????????? pinyin: li?? h?? t??ngl??ng qu??n</br>
Rare styles Other, less widespread styles include: Eight Step Praying Mantis Boxing ??????????????? pinyin: b?? b?? t??ngl??ng qu??n
Shiny Board Praying Mantis Boxing ??????????????? pinyin: gu??ng b??n t??ngl??ng qu??n
Long Fist Praying Mantis Boxing ??????????????? pinyin: ch??ng qu??n t??ngl??ng qu??n
Throwing Hand Praying Mantis Boxing ??????????????? pinyin: shu??i sh??u t??ngl??ng qu??n
Secret Gate Praying Mantis Boxing ??????????????? pinyin: m?? m??n t??ngl??ng qu??n
Seeking Leg Praying Mantis Boxing ??????????????? pinyin: t??n tu?? t??ngl??ng qu??n
There are many schools of Northern Praying Mantis. In Taiwan, there are the students and grandstudents of Eight Step Praying Mantis master W??i Xi??ot??ng, Secret Gate master Zh??ng D??ku??, Six Harmony master Zhang Xiangsan, and Wang Songting, who is linked to multiple styles, including Long Fist Praying Mantis, Plum Blossom Praying Mantis, T??ij?? Praying Mantis, and Throwing Hand Praying Mantis as well as T??ij??qu??n. In the Mainland Chinese capital of Beijing, there are the students of T??ij?? Praying Mantis and Six Harmony Praying Mantis master Ma Hanqing. In Shandong, there are the students and grandstudents of T??ij?? Plum Blossom Praying Mantis master Hao Bin, Seven Star Praying Mantis master Lin Jingshan and countless others in this province, the homeland of Northern Praying Mantis. One of the successors of Seven Star Praying Mantis master Lu?? Gu??ngy?? was Chiu Chi-Man, who passed the art on to his nephew Chiu Leun and to his student Lee Kam-Wing, whose successors include John Cheng of the United States and Latouille Fabien of France, as well as Seven Star Praying Mantis teachers in Germany and Italy.
Category:Chinese martial arts This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Northern Praying Mantis (martial art)".
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