Back أسلوب السرعوف القتالي Arabic Severní kudlanka nábožná Czech Tang Lang Quan German Kung Fu de la Mantis Religiosa del Norte Spanish آخوندک شمالی FA Mante religieuse (art martial) French Északi imádkozó sáska (harcművészet) Hungarian Tanglangquan Italian 蟷螂拳 Japanese Tanglang quan Dutch
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| Also known as | Tong4 Long4 Tōrō-ken[a] |
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| Focus | Striking, Grappling |
| Country of origin |  China |
| Creator | Wang Lang (王朗)[1] |
| Parenthood | see Origins section |
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Northern Praying Mantis (Chinese: 螳螂拳; pinyin: tánglángquán; lit. 'praying mantis fist') is a style of Chinese martial arts,[1] sometimes called Shandong Praying Mantis after its province of origin.[citation needed] It is one of the best known styles of "Northern" kung fu and it encompasses of many styles, with the three main ones being the six-harmony style, eight-steps style and seven-star style.[1][2]
According to common folk stories, it was created by Wang Lang (王朗) and was named after the praying mantis, an insect, the aggressiveness of which inspired the style.[1] One version of the myth 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.[3] However, most legends place Wang Lang in the late Ming dynasty,[4][5] or early Qing dynasty circa 1650.[1]
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