Being in Qingdao, Shandong province, praying mantis is pretty decent stuff to pick up.
I would look up the Taiji Meihua praying mantis of Zhang WeiFu or the older brother of Sun De Yao (currently he is in the US), Sun De Long. Sun Do Long is also good friends with Zhang Wei Fu. I spent a little time with Sun De Long when he was in the States for a visit. He speaks no English but is a very distinguished, traditional teacher.
Sun De Long's number is: 86-0532-3830368
Zhang Wei Fu has a son named Mark. He is about 16 or 17 and speaks some English. You might be able to work out some deal to teach him English privately for some lessons.
His Chinese name is Zhang Maochang and you can get a clip of him here:
www.wutangcenter.com
http://www.wutangcenter.com/wt/index.html--->Trips----->2002 Qingdao Kung Fu Tournament, Middle of page (no direct link)
His son played in our tournament this past October and he has greatly advanced in the two years since the clip was filmed.
You have a great opportunity to learn some traditional praying mantis.
Good luck.
Last edited by RAF; 12-30-2004 at 05:54 AM.
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