Praying Mantis Warriors over 1000 years ago!

[Tainan Mantis]

After all these discussions on the history of Mantis you may find it interesting to know that Praying Mantis warriors were being studied by the military elite 1000 years ago as part of their preparations for military examinations.

Praying Mantis Boxing may have descended from a Praying Mantis Knight who adopted his chariot or infantry weapon method to open handed fighting.

Not saying that is what happened, but there may be something to such a hypotheses. I hope all can find something interesting in this article that they didn't know before.

Two Thousand Years of Mantis Warriors (http://www.plumflowermantisboxing.com/Articles/2010/Mantis%20Warriors.htm)

[alextse4]

After all these discussions on the history of Mantis you may find it interesting to know that Praying Mantis warriors were being studied by the military elite 1000 years ago as part of their preparations for military examinations.

Praying Mantis Boxing may have descended from a Praying Mantis Knight who adopted his chariot or infantry weapon method to open handed fighting.

Not saying that is what happened, but there may be something to such a hypotheses. I hope all can find something interesting in this article that they didn't know before.

Two Thousand Years of Mantis Warriors (http://www.plumflowermantisboxing.com/Articles/2010/Mantis%20Warriors.htm)

Just to attach a related photo for you.

[Tainan Mantis]

Hi Alex,
Thanks, I had seen that documentary, but the sound quality was not good, I couldn't tell where he got that info.
I just got lucky that I came across it in '..Qi Jing.'

Funny thing is, I was turned on to the military classic by reading Fei Long Zhuan, which is the novel where several of the people from the '18 Families of Surnames' meet up and fight each other.

Here is a clear print of the quote, provided by BT.

http://www.xinfajia.net/1658.html

Most interesting quote of the whole thing.

86、大扶胥衝車三十六乘，螳螂武士共載，可以縱橫，可以敗敵

There is that number 36 which figures large in the old mantis form luan jie.


Thirty-six great Fu-Xu Attack Chariots. Carrying Praying Mantis Martial warriors, they can attack both horizontal and vertical formations and can defeat the enemy.