PRAYING MANTIS KUNG FU

While the Praying Mantis Kung Fu Academy offers several different styles of Chinese martial arts (CMA), we specialize in a style known as Hao family praying mantis kung fu or Supreme Ultimate Plum Blossom Mantis Boxing (Tàijí méihuā tángláng quán).

​

The praying mantis style is an explosive and widely diverse system of self defense.  It is well known as having quick and aggressive footwork while applying a combination of hand techniques to keep the opponent off-balance and unable to defend themselves.

​

Our mantis program offers its practitioners many health benefits while learning self-defense and a complete method for fitness through martial arts.

​

All CMA styles include what we call Sì jí or the four attacks. This means to use the hands and legs for striking, to hold and throw the opponent and to control by way of joint lock manipulations. This suggests that CMA styles are more diverse than just punching, or just kicking. It encompasses a full spectrum of skills in its teachings.

​​​

Not only do we offer empty hand styles, we also teach an assorted set of Chinese weaponry systems.

​​​