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	northern mantis martialarts @ shaolin.com
		Praying Mantis Kung Fu (Tang Lang Ch'uan) is a comparatively recent innovation by martial arts time standards, having developed in the north of China during the latter part of the Ming Dynasty.
		The southern branch of praying mantis kung fu is not so easily studied; it was developed by a different group of practitioners at a different time and for different reasons than the northern counterparts.
		Common to all northern mantis kung fu styles is the use of the mantis hook, the hand being held to resemble a mantid's talon, and is used for striking, blocking and parrying.
	www.shaolin.com /n_mantis_martialarts.aspx (1504 words)

	Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This martial art is known for imitating the movements of a praying mantis in combat, in particular using the hands in a 'praying mantis hand' shape.
		Praying Mantis is especially famous for its speed and continuous attacks.
		This style of praying mantis also has very unique forms (sets) that are completely different from those of other branches.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Praying_Mantis_Kung_Fu (359 words)

	Praying Mantis - Cirrus Digital Imaging
		This mantis is commonly known as the Chinese mantis.
		Mantis is from the Greek, meaning prophet or seer.
		True to form, this mantis first attacked the neck of the grasshopper, a soft spot in the armor.
	www.cirrusimage.com /mantidae_praying_mantis.htm (804 words)

	Kung Fu - Northern Praying Mantis
		A mantis hook is a hand being held to resemble a mantis talon, and is used for striking, blocking, and parrying.
		Northern Praying Mantis is studied for health, spiritual development, and self-defense.
		Northern Praying Mantis continues to be one of the most effective and popular styles of Kung Fu in the world today.
	www.chinesekungfu.4t.com /npmantis.html (683 words)

	Praying Mantis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Praying Mantis Kung Fu uses guards, strikes, and footwork that look similar to the way a praying mantis attacks its prey or any unwelcome visitors.
		Northern Tang Lang Chuen's main weapon is the blinding speed of the hand trying to control and punch the opponent.
		In Southern Praying Mantis, Movements are continuous and circular, soft and hard, except in attack, where the middle knuckle (phoenix eye) of the index finger is used like a needle to pierce the internal organs.
	www.martial-way.com /prayingmantis.html (284 words)

	Praying (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu The Praying Mantis system of praying mantis in combat, in particular using the hands in...
		Operation Praying Mantis Operation Praying Mantis was the one-day action waged by U.S. naval forces in retaliation for t...
		A praying mantis, or praying mantid, is a k...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/praying.html (91 words)

	Praying Mantis - AskTheBrain.com
		The Praying mantis is a predaceous insect whose strong forelegs are used to snatch their prey from an ambush.
		All the Praying Mantis that I've seen have had a good solid but fast moving structure which is well suited to the darting movements of the style.
		Praying Mantis Kungfu was created by Wong Long in the year 1644, during the Manchurian takeover, Wong Long took refuge at Shaolin Temple.
	www.askthebrain.com /manti_praying-.html (341 words)

	Forms History
		History tells us that Wang’s praying mantis was taught as a higher level kung fu art to the monks of Shaolin for a number of generations.
		The form Beng Bu, common to all northern praying mantis styles, was published by Huang in 1947 featuring his teacher, Luo Guang Yu, in the majority of the photographs.
		Northern praying mantis kung fu teachers have, with each successive generation, added to the development of the system.
	www.mantiskungfu.com /FormsHistory.htm (2670 words)

	Bamboo Forest Praying Mantis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bamboo Forest Praying Mantis, more commonly known as Southern Praying Mantis, was developed as a kung fu style by the Hakka Chinese.
		Southern Praying Mantis, unlike Northern Mantis, has no preference to any single move over another although Dim Mak (death-touch techniques) and healing arts are implememted.
		Southern Praying Mantis shares many similarities with Pak Mei and Wing Chun.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bamboo_Forest_Praying_Mantis (288 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Wong was intrigued by the fierce attributes of the praying mantis insect.
		When they felt that their new praying mantis style was ready, they taught it to the other shaolin monks as a higher level of kung fu.
		When he inquired he found that it was the praying mantis style and was only taught to the monks of shaolin as a higher form of kung fu.
	home.quicknet.nl /qn/prive/sw.wijngaarden/mantis.htm (1889 words)

	Mantis
		Carolina mantis The Carolina mantis or mantid, Stagmomantis Carolina, is the state Mantodea (genus Stagomantis).
		European mantis The European Mantis (Mantis religiosa) is one of the most common species known to the order Canada.
		Mantis Mantis is prophet." Mantis is the name of several insects in the Mantidae family: praying mantis Carolina mantis...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/mantis.html (193 words)

	Chu Ka
		Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu had its origins during the Ming Dynasty and was taught only to members of China's royal family.
		Knowing the forces of the Ching were looking for Chuka practitioners, the system's name was changed to Southern Praying Mantis, in hopes of fooling the Manchurians into believing that their style was the same as the popular Northern Praying Mantis.
		Unlike Northern Praying Mantis, the Southern style bears no resemblance to the insect, and is strictly a short-hand system.
	www.reddragonkungfu.com /chuka.htm (933 words)

	suggested shaolin reading list @ shaolin.com
		Northern Praying Mantis is one of the most written about styles.
		Excellent text describing the principles and theory behind Northern Praying Mantis.
		Most of the fundamentals of Northern Praying Mantis are covered in this book.
	www.shaolin.com /suggested_shaolin_reading_list.aspx (1664 words)

	Directory - Sports: Martial Arts: Kung Fu: Mantis
		Wah Lum Pai Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu · cached · The Wah Lum Temple is a full time training center for Kung Fu and Tai Chi.
		Northern China Praying Mantis Kungfu · cached · Legend, History and an on-line Tutorial of the praying mantis kungfu style, with illustrating graphics and animations.
		Praying Mantis Kung Fu · cached · Information on Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Iron Palm, Fourm, Live chat, Supplys, and News.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=52546 (713 words)

	BudoSeek! Martial Arts Community - Northern Praying Mantis Discussion
		Wah Lum claims to be Northern Praying Mantis, but there is alot of Southern style mixed in there too, which is cool for balance.
		The northern stlyes are definately more interesting to watch as they have longer stances and more of thelonger range tech.
		The particular style of southern mantis i practice is not real interesting to watch but i'm still amazed watching the things sifu is capable of.
	www.budoseek.net /vbulletin/showthread.php?t=3513 (1562 words)

	Northern Praying Mantis
		It is generally conceded that the founder of T'ang L'ang Ch'uan was the boxer Wang Lang, who developed the method of combat around 1600 A.D. Wang was most probably a Ming patriot who left his native Shantung province to improve his kung fu at the Honan Temple.
		The mantis overcame the adversary, and Wang took the insect back to the temple to study its movements.
		Common to all northern styles is the use of the mantis hook, the hand being held to resemble a mantis talon, and is used for striking, blocking and parrying.
	www.angelfire.com /ego/7/old/ma/m/nm.htm (463 words)

	JF Kung Fu - Praying Mantis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Praying Mantis style Kung Fu is believed to have originated in China at the Shaolin Temple during the early to mid 1600's.
		So impressed was Wong Long with the novel fighting techniques of this Praying Mantis that he captured it and kept it in a bamboo cage.
		Observing that Wong Long's Mantis like hands were already very effective the Abbot noted his footwork still needed improvement and sent him back up into the mountains, this time to observe and absorb the footwork of Monkeys.
	www.jfkungfu.com /praying.html (533 words)

	Praying Mantis (Tang Lang Chuen / Tang Lang Pai)
		The Praying Mantis is an insect with killer instinct and blinding speed.
		One day, while he was meditating in a forest he saw a combat between a praying mantis and a cicada.
		Northern praying mantis is a style characterized by fast hand movements.
	www.atlantamartialarts.com /styles/pmantis.htm (775 words)

	Mantis Sports Links - RealSportsNetwork.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Wah Lum Pai Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu - The Wah Lum Temple is a full time training center for Kung Fu and Tai Chi.
		The Mantis Cave - Fernando Blanco Dopazo's resource, containing information on Mantis instructors and masters around the world, plum flower (Mei Hua) and seven star (Qi Xing) mantis, and a great listing of traditional wushu instructors and websites worldwide.
		Northern China Praying Mantis Kungfu - Legend, History and an on-line Tutorial of the praying mantis kungfu style, with illustrating graphics and animations.
	www.realsportsnetwork.com /Martial_Arts_Kung_Fu_Mantis.html (2284 words)

	School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The University of Huddersfield Northern Praying Mantis Kung fu school was started in 1971 by Master Lee shortly after he arrived in Britain from Malaysia.
		After the basic techniques of the Northern Mantis system have been taught, the traditional forms are taught, beginning with the 18 Hands of Praying Mantis.
		Although Praying Mantis is an ancient art, the instructors at the University employ the latest coaching and exercise methods in order to enable optimum progress by the students, and to minimise the risk of injury.
	www.7starmantis.net /school.htm (404 words)

	Black Belt Magazine
		Of them, the northern seven-star school is perhaps the most widely practiced.
		The synthesis of his knowledge of kung fu with the animal-inspired movements became the foundation of the northern praying-mantis system.
		As your opponent attacks with a hand strike, you deflect and ensnare his wrist with a mantis hand, then immediately establish control over his elbow with your other hand.
	www.blackbeltmag.com /document_display.cfm?document_id=279 (646 words)

	Northern Praying Mantis Videos
		According to tradition the founder of the Seven Star Praying Mantis style was Master Wong Long, an unshaven monk of the Henan Shaolin Temple.
		Wong Long took the Mantis back to his living quarters for further study, he used a reed to prod the Mantis and carefully studied its movements, examining how it reacted to various situations.
		These principles led to the development of the Praying Mantis style of Kung Fu with its characteristic strong and rapid movements.
	www.artemis-seminars.com /products/mantis.html (417 words)

	Real Combat Online - Northern Praying Mantis Kung -Fu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Praying mantis has a lot of chin-na techniques because that was the whole basis of mimicing the mantis - its trapping and powerful claws.
		The real questions is: "What are you looking to get out of your study of martial arts?" Praying Mantis is a traditional style of Chinese kung fu with a rich history and generations of testing and refinement of training and fighting techniques.
		Northern praying mantis itself doesnt address fighting against gun or knives or multiple opponents directly...
	www.kungfuonline.com /roundtable/printthread.php?t=8&pp=40 (1550 words)

	Real Combat Online - Northern Praying Mantis Kung -Fu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		- - Northern Praying Mantis Kung -Fu (http://www.realcombatonline.com/roundtable/showthread.php?t=8)
		Northern Praying Mantis (Bei Tang Lang Quan) can be deadly effective, and often excels at kicks, angular attacks and locks (qinna).
		Like most Praying Mantis styles, it is complemented by Taijiquan study, and your advanced cirriculum should include weapons training.
	www.kungfuonline.com /roundtable/printthread.php?t=8 (546 words)

	Northern Praying Mantis Page
		Praying Mantis KungFu is about 300 years old and was created by a master from Shantung Peninsular by the name of Wang Lung.
		It is said that Wang Lung was trained by 17 teachers to become highly skilled in Kung Fu.
		He created the Praying Mantis KungFu from an inspiration after studying movements of the fore legs of the mantis and steps of the monkey This combination of different praying mantis and monkey movements resulted in the composition of fast and rapid Northern Praying Mantis KungFu.
	www.geocities.com /kungfu_galaxy/Northern/NPrayMantis.html (86 words)

	History of Praying Mantis (Northern)
		Praying Mantis Boxing was originally created by Wang Lang during the Ching dynasty by incorporating the strong points of 18 boxing arts in North China.
		Northern Praying Mantis Boxing, characterized by traditional low Shaolin stances, leaping kicks, and long hand techniques divided into four main styles.
		Their desires were granter on the condition that each disciple name his individualized systems after the markings on the back of a personally captured Mantis.
	www.fortunecity.com /olympia/moses/1049/id41.htm (197 words)

	Northern Mantis
		Thus, one sect of mantis may use a solidly-planted front toe kick taken from the spring leg style in a form, while another master may teach his students to use a flying crescent kick taken from his Northern Shaolin training.
		In the purest form, northern mantis as taught in the Shaolin Monastery at Honan was to include all of the material that would eventually be fragmented into the non-temple "family" styles, and include a chi set as well.
		The forms for northern mantis are fortunately finite in number, and may be listed in order of complexity as follows below.
	www.angelfire.com /ego/7/ma/m/nm.htm (733 words)

	Curr: PRAYING MANTIS BEGINNER of Shaolin Chi Mantis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This Praying Mantis Beginner curriculum of Shaolin Chi Mantis is 2-semesters.
		Praying Mantis is an advanced Shaolin Gongfu system.
		Praying Mantis has no actual Beginner Level since it expects you to learn your basics from Shaolin Gongfu.
	shaolincom.com /Pages-M/curMantisBeginnerM.html (242 words)

	Southern Praying Mantis
		If Northern Praying Mantis is the epitome of popularized, widely dispersed gung fu, then the true southern counterpart must be the most secretive.
		The secrecy surrounding Bamboo Forest Praying Mantis is replete with myths and legends, largely initiated and propagated by the practitioners themselves.
		Unlike the northern schools, southern mantis rarely emphasizes one type of technique; the mantis hook is employed, but so are numerous other trapping and controlling maneuvers.
	www.angelfire.com /ego/7/old/ma/m/sm.htm (362 words)

	Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu The Praying Mantis system of Kung Fu (Tanglangquan) was created by Master Wang Lang over 350 years ago in the Shandong province of China.
		Known as the 'softest' of the Praying Mantis styles, in particular, it was passed down by Ding Zicheng, whose students taught in Shandong Province as well as Taiwan.
		The Wah Lum Praying Mantis System, named for the Wah Lum (Forest Garden) Temple in Jinan, China.
	www.dooble.de /Martial-Arts/html/northern_praying_mantis_kung_f.html (372 words)

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