Praying mantis kung fu
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There are two styles of Praying Mantis Kung Fu:
- Northern Praying Mantis (martial art)Northern Praying Mantis (martial art)Northern Praying Mantis 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, the aggressiveness of which inspired the style...
, a self-defense technique from the northeast Chinese province of Shandong. - Southern Praying Mantis (martial art)Southern Praying Mantis (martial art)Southern Praying Mantis is a Chinese martial art native to the Hakka people...
, a self-defense technique from southwest China created by the Hakka people.