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螳螂拳 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Northern Praying Mantis

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 táng láng quán
 tou rou ken
 당랑권
Northern Praying Mantis Scroll

This can be translated literally as “Praying Mantis Fist.”

螳螂拳 is sometimes called Shandong Praying Mantis after its place of origin. It was created by Wang Lang and was named after the praying mantis, an insect, the aggressiveness of which inspired the style.

Shaolin records document that Wang Lang was one of the 18 masters gathered by the Shaolin Abbot Fu Ju, which dates him and Northern Praying Mantis style to the Song Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.).

The fact that the word “Northern” is used in the English title has more to do with where this style came from (Shandong is in northern China), but “north” is absent from this Chinese title.

Note: 螳螂拳 is also a title in Japanese - however, only a Japanese person who practices or is familiar with the “Praying Mantis Fist” style would recognize it.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

 Pronunciation
Romanization		 Simple Dictionary Definition

螳螂拳

see styles		  tourouken / toroken
    とうろうけん

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Northern Praying Mantis
(martial arts term) praying mantis style

北派螳螂拳

see styles		 běi pài táng láng quán
    bei3 pai4 tang2 lang2 quan2
pei p`ai t`ang lang ch`üan
    pei pai tang lang chüan

北派螳螂拳
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Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)

Variations:
螳螂拳
蟷螂拳

see styles		  tourouken / toroken
    とうろうけん		 {MA} praying mantis style

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Northern Praying Mantis螳螂拳tou rou ken
tourouken
to ro ken		táng láng quán
tang2 lang2 quan2
tang lang quan
tanglangquan		t`ang lang ch`üan
tanglangchüan
tang lang chüan


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