Thought to be originated by Wang Lang over 300 years ago, Praying Mantis Kung Fu is often classified as a hard/soft style of kung fu that is based on the fighting skills of the Mantodea. This system ...

There's a good reason Chinese martial artists for centuries have copied the movements of the praying mantis, as you'll see in this in-your-face display from a real practitioner. Somayeh Kashi of ...

ST. LOUIS — Inside of a small space in south city along Southwest Avenue is the St. Louis branch school of the Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Academy. It’s a traditional kung fu system of infighting ...

Zhang Daojin, an inheritor of Six Harmony Praying Mantis boxing from Shandong province, instructs one of his foreign students in 2024. [PHOTO/XINHUA] JINAN — In a classroom at the Confucius Institute ...

Developed during the latter portion of the Ming Dynasty, Tang Lang Ch'uan, the Northern Praying Mantis style of kung fu, is relatively new by the standards of Chinese martial arts. It is generally ...

In the conclusion to our week of features, we focus on a pair of clans, the Brotherhood of Thieves and the Wu-Tang Developed during the latter portion of the Ming Dynasty, Tang Lang Ch'uan, the ...

On a recent afternoon, eight students gathered at Bu Ting Xi Kung Fu Academy in downtown Columbia. Clad in black and gold uniforms, they prepared for a session of kung fu training with instructor, or ...