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Praying Mantis is a form of Chinese martial arts. It is originated in the Shandong province and quickly became one of the four most influential martial art styles in the region.

During its early years, Praying Mantis developed into three traditional schools:
  • Plum Praying Mantis,
  • Seven Star Praying Mantis, and
  • Six Harmony Praying Mantis.
Plum Praying Mantis and Seven Start Praying Mantis are also called "Hard Praying Mantis" while Six Harmony is called "Soft Praying Mantis". The former emphasizes on explosive power and strength, while the later mainly use slow, Tai-chi-like movements. Many smaller schools of Praying Mantis were further developed based on these three major schools of Praying Mantis.

A good Praying Mantis martial arts goes beyond performing the "form" of mantis-like actions so he can internalizes the spirit of an attacking mantis. As a martial art style that emphasizes on speed, Praying Mantis practitioners follow the principles of "quick eyes", "quick hands", and "quick body". Movements should follow each other quickly while maintaining the potential to change according to the opponent's actions.

Due to its strong emphasis on speed, Praying Mantis movements are incomparable to boxing or Muy Thai, in terms of the power of each strike. However, an experienced Praying Mantis artist is skilled at striking (much) more at his opponent and thus creates strong psychological pressure. 
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