For the Southern Chinese self-defence technique of the Hakka people, see Southern Praying Mantis.
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Tang Lang 螳螂拳
Also known as
Tong4 Long4 Tōrō-ken[a]
Focus
Striking, Grappling
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Creator
Wang Lang (王朗)
Parenthood
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Northern Praying Mantis (Chinese: 螳螂拳; pinyin: tánglángquán; lit. '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 (王朗) and was named after the praying mantis, an insect, the aggressiveness of which inspired the style. One Mantis legend places the creation of the style during the Song dynasty when Wang Lang was supposedly one of 18 masters gathered by the Abbot Fu Ju (福居), a legendary persona of the historical Abbot Fu Yu (福裕; 1203–1275), to improve Shaolin martial arts.[1] However, most legends place Wang Lang in the late Ming dynasty.[2][3]
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