Mantis Kung Fu (螳螂拳) is one of China’s most famous Kung Fu systems. Even famous people and movie stars such as Bruce Lee (李小龙), Jet Li (李连杰), and Jackie Chan (成龙) have all studied Mantis Kung Fu. The Mantis Kung Fu style Master Sun Deyao (孙德尧) teaches is called Plum Blossom Mantis Kung Fu which is also known as Plum Flower Mantis Kung Fu. Mantis Kung Fu is also known as Mantis Boxing and “螳螂拳 tángláng quán” in Chinese.
Master Sun Deyao (孙德尧) was born on May 16th 1953 in Qingdao China and is the grandson of Master Hao Henglu (郝恒禄). Since childhood he followed his Mother’s brother Master Hao Bin (郝斌) and studied Supreme Ultimate Plum Blossom Praying Mantis Boxing for decades with relentless hard work. He was the overall champion winning 1st place in the first, second, and third Jinan International Martial Art Invitational Tournaments in 1993, 1996, and 1998. In particular in 1999 for the fourth Jinan International Martial Art Invitational Tournament he was awarded first place and overall winner of the Grandmasters Championship. In the 1997 Italian International Martial Art Competition he received 1st place. In 2001 he received first place in the United States Masters International Invitational Tournament. Furthermore, he was invited to travel to the United States, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, Russia, Korea, and Hong Kong as a judge for Martial Arts tournaments. He has students all over the world in more than 30 countries and regions. Because of the depth of the traditional teachings of Supreme Ultimate Plum Blossom Mantis Boxing he was elected as a committee member of the Shandong Province Martial Arts Association as well as entered into the book “Chinese Martial Art Experts”. Now he devotes his efforts to promoting Martial Arts internationally.
Master Sun Deyao (孙德尧) 7th generation descendant of “Supreme Ultimate Plum Blossom Mantis Boxing” (太极梅花螳螂拳 tàijí méihuā tángláng quán) and 4th generation descendant of the Hao Family System (郝家门 Hǎo jiā mén).
Do you know the famous actor Jackie Chan (成龙)? He is widely known for his amazing stunt-work and Chinese Kung Fu. Mantis Kung Fu is one of the styles he has studied and demonstrated in movies.
Do you know the famous actor Bruce Lee (李小龙)? A person may think he practiced Karate (it is common to mix-up Okinawan Karate and Chinese Kung Fu). Bruce Lee practiced Chinese Kung Fu. He studied both Wing Chun Kung Fu and Mantis Kung Fu. Bruce Lee’s Mantis Kung Fu teacher was Shao Hansheng (邵汉生).
Do you know the famous actor Jet Li (李连杰)? He is a famous Chinese Martial Art actor whose debut film was instrumental in revitalizing the popularity of Chinese Martial Arts. He studied competition martial arts as well as Mantis Boxing. Jet Li’s Mantis Kung Fu teacher was Yu Hai (于海). One of his favorite Mantis forms is Summary Boxing #5.
