Southern Dragon Kung Fu and Bak Mei. Despite its name, the Southern Mantis style is unrelated to the Northern Praying Mantis style. Southern Praying Mantis...
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Praying Mantis (Chinese: 螳螂拳; pinyin: tánglángquán; lit. 'praying mantis fist') is a style of Chinese martial arts, sometimes called Shandong Praying...
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Praying Mantis, the Northern Chinese martial art from Shandong Southern Praying Mantis, the Southern Chinese martial art of the Hakka people Mantis (disambiguation)...
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southern parts of the country, the arts are today referred to (both in English and Chinese) as 'Northern Praying Mantis' and 'Southern Praying Mantis'...
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entrails. The Chinese mantis is a long, slender, brown and green praying mantis. It is typically longer than other praying mantis species, reaching just...
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up Mantis or mantis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mantis is the common name of any insect in the order Mantodea, also commonly known as praying mantises...
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zhōujiā tángláng; lit. 'Dong River Chow Family Praying Mantis'), or simply Chow Gar (周家), is a southern Chinese martial art (kung fu) of the Hakka (客家)...
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(Chinese kick-boxing) Shaolin kung fu Shuai jiao (Chinese wrestling) Southern Praying Mantis Tai chi Tan Tui Tien Shan Pai Tongbeiquan Wing Chun Wudangquan...
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Flower mantises are praying mantises that use a special form of camouflage referred to as aggressive mimicry, which they not only use to attract prey...
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Baguazhang Yang-style tai chi Yin-style baguazhang Hung Ga Southern Praying Mantis Southern Dragon kung fu Changquan Xingyiquan Wing Chun As the Avatar...
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Dog kung fu Southern Dragon kung fu Eagle Eagle Claw Leopard kung fu Monkey Kung Fu Mantis Northern Praying Mantis Southern Praying Mantis Snake kung fu...
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Brunneria borealis (redirect from Brunner's Mantis)
mantis, Brunner's stick mantis, or northern grass mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to the southern United States. It is the only mantis species...
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Animals, Xingyi, Hung Gar, Monkey, Bak Mei Pai, Northern Praying Mantis, Southern Praying Mantis, Fujian White Crane, Jow Ga, Wing Chun and tai chi. The...
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knowledgeable in many Chinese martial arts, he was a master in Chu Gar Southern Praying Mantis and Chen-style tai chi. Gene Chen was born in Shanghai 1938, the...
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and practiced Taijiquan for years, as well as Chu Gar Tong Long Southern Praying Mantis for over 13 years before starting an acting career. He had a well...
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distinct style of earthbending not based on Hung Gar but on the Southern Praying Mantis, featuring quick generation of energy and low kicks, to suit her...
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Gonatista grisea (redirect from Grizzled Mantis)
common name grizzled mantis, Florida bark mantid or lichen mimic mantid, is a species of praying mantis native to the southern United States, primarily...
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Toph uses a unique fighting style of earthbending, based on the Southern Praying Mantis style. Toph was favored by the creators to return in The Legend...
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Five Ancestors, Wing Chun, Southern Praying Mantis, Hak Fu Mun, Bak Mei and Dragon-style. There are sub-divisions to Southern styles due to their similar...
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commonly known as giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis and Harabiro Mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae. Males...
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Stagmomantis californica (redirect from California Mantis)
Stagmomantis californica, common name California mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae that is native to the western United States...
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employ extreme close range fighting (for example Wing Chun and Southern Praying Mantis) train ranges within punch range, but do not necessarily employ...
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Avatar: The Last Airbender (redirect from Southern Water Tribe)
quick directional changes, was used for "airbending". The Chu Gar Southern Praying Mantis style can be seen practiced by the earthbender, Toph, who develops...
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is a source for a variety of martial arts including Southern Praying Mantis, Bak Mei and Southern Dragon Kung Fu. Shanku - coat and trousers worn by both...
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while in his 30s, Cama became interested in pursuing the study of Southern Praying Mantis. After visiting a number of teachers from various lineages, chance...
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practitioner of the Hakka Fist (客家拳), which was also known as Southern Praying Mantis (南螳螂). He was also known for his skill in the Seven Stars Fist...
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Empusa pennata (redirect from Conehead Mantis)
conehead mantis, is a species of praying mantis in genus Empusa native to the Mediterranean Region. It can be found in Portugal, Spain, southern France...
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Hung Ga and Southern Praying Mantis. Earthbending represents the element of substance. Toph's earthbending style is Chu Gar Praying Mantis, as opposed...
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Vagrant style, which are both identified with the Hakka, as is Southern Praying Mantis (which Cheung is not known to have trained in). Because of this...
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trained in were Northern Praying Mantis, Southern Praying Mantis, Eagle Claw, Tan Tui, Law Hon, Mizongyi, Wa K'ung, Monkey, Southern Dragon, Fujian White...
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