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Hakka Mantis Boxing International
Start training today the complete transmissions of three Branches!
After 40+ years of training and teaching Hakka Mantis and 50+ years of martial arts, I can paint a broad stroke on the canvas of Southern Praying Mantis Kungfu.
Now I bring the teachings of various Hakka Mantis Clans and Factions into a single focus and present them to you in a step by step online teaching format to further preserve and promote this obscure art of Chinese boxing and for your benefit.
If you are one of good character and moral conduct, then now you can join us and become a Member of the Hakka Mantis Boxing International community.   Enroll and begin studying and training today.
The procedure is simple:  Enroll, Choose a Course, and Start Training Daily Lessons Online right now.  See the top menu HOW TO and follow Steps 1 -4 video tutorials.
Courses are designed to deliver content, manage your training, and assess and analyze your progress.  Our goal is for you to have an expert understanding and ability in Hakka Mantis Boxing from the three Branches.
Read the ABOUT tabs again and remember the depth and breadth of skills in Hakka Mantis.  Get started now… RDH

Ryan Kristina

Joseph Morin

Josh Turpin

Alan Figueroa

Pablo Corral

Jamie Eslick

Brayner

Eddie Salas

Hi ,
My name is Eddie Salas i am 43 yrs young, in a previous life i was a builder , i love creating so that was the path i took. Thanks to a loving partner I currently am a nurturing father with 4 children and it's the best job in the world!!
My martial experience is as follows:
Studied korean style Tang So do renamed in Australia to Eagleclaw Academy level reached : 2nd Dan
2 years studying Yang Style Taijichuan, Hsing-I and Baguazhang
I have also trained in some Wuchuchuan Shaolin Kungfu.
Regular Qi going over the last 14 years  and meditation of many kinds.
My main goal is to be the best version of myself,
i have maintained fasting for 20 hours per day since
Dec 5th 2017 and i plan on continuing my fasting regime  for the rest of my life.
I would like to formally thank all the Masters of the three branches of Southern Praying Mantis -
USA Kwongsai Mantis, CHINA Kwongsai Mantis and CHU GAR MANTIS for sharing their knowledge and transmissions , With your transmissions i will be able to fulfil my dream of mastering myself and for that i have immense gratitude.
Warmest regards,
Eddie Salas

Robert T. Lee

Alonzo Peppers

wenhui zhang

William Moran

Niu Shen

Charles Clemens

I started martial arts training with boxing, back in 1972, to improve my hockey game.  In 1989, I began training Shorin-Ryu karate, then learned Kong Jing, 8 Pieces of Brocade, Tien Tao Chi Gong, Yang Tai Chi, Isshin Ryu, Goju Ryu, Tai Kwon Do, and Shiho Karano Ryu.  Since destroying both rotator cuffs by trying to learn to use 9-Ring Broadswords, my training has been reduced to gentler, internal training.  I enjoy seated chi kung, meditation, and dipping my toes into Hakka Mantis via this website.

Farouk Farouk

Philip Bridges

Barry Mar

Scott Simpson

Steve Lindesmith

I have trained Chinese martial arts for 40 years I started when I was 13 in Northern Shaolin  I'm 53 now and have also trained in the Wong Fei Hung lineage Hung Ga and am currently training Dang family Hap Ga and am looking forward to this training in the Southern Mantis. Basics are the key to any martial art and I consider myself a life long student of classical Chinese fighting arts.

Jonathon Webb

Ashura EL

Justin Bean

I have trained in numerous martial arts/sports since 1991. I came across a local Mantis School in 2000.  I didn't start training back then but trained in a MMA school that was very Kungfu orientated and heavily influenced by SPMKF.  During this time, I took up other martials arts such as Taekwondo, Mixma Martial Arts, Yang Taiji, Chen Taiji, Bagua, Wingchun and then SPMKF in 2014.  I train often in soft and hard bridge gongs, as well as partner drills when I can.  I am currently not aligned with any particular linage or school, but look forward to training under the Hakka Mantis system.

Wade Munson

Tim Schurig

John Ferriss

Trainer in Eskrima, student in Kajukenbo

DANIEL BESCHER

Angel Torres

Daniele Pepe

Stephen Engstrom

Sean Foley

Dave Chesser

Long-term resident of Taiwan, gym owner for the past 11 years. Certed in choylifut, XYQ, BGZ, TJQ, krav maga, Libre knife fighting, etc. Been concentrating on southern styles like hung gar, crane, and mantis the past few years.

Paul Mousseau

Student at United Martial Arts Kung Fu Academy

Matt Bates

I'm obviously trying to learn Southern Praying Mantis. I have a fairly strong background in Pencak Silat (Suwanda and deThouars styles) and Pekiti Tirsia Kali.

Debmalya Paul

Luke Bardziński

Matthew Hillman

Paulo Ribeiro

Paul Pearson

Steven Schmall

Tyson Durr

Missouri,  USA

Syler Robertson

Bogdan Munteanu

Reilly Hanson

Jeffrey Goss

Keith Myers

Long-time Wing Chun and Kali player.  Also long-time interest in SPM.  Now training with instructor in Gin Foon Mark lineage.

Dallas Wittgenfeld

I am a 100% combat disabled Vietnam War Veteran of the elite special forces trained Airborne Ranger LRRPs 1968-72.  I have watched, with earnest,  the all talented New Port Richey, Florida back yard "bearded mantis" video training and now I believe I could handle some of the Southern Mantis defense and attack movements, tactics; and besides, I feel like a bearded mantis, too.

Milan Davale

Randall Grier

I have been interested in martial arts since I was a child, and I would love to teach Hakka Mantis.

Mark Hamann

Erik Uher

joe muse

Nevel Ekroon

Douglas Walston

Scott Bendell

Andre Aleman

I have trained several martial arts since age 13 and hold black belts in karate (Okinawa shorin ryu) and Japanese jiu-jitsu. A couple of years ago I started training in hakka mantis kung fu under the guidance of RDH sifu. I paid visits to the Shenzhen (China) area and trained in person with sifu, which was a great experience that I can recommend anyone interested in learning in-depth from the source.

Ismael Rivera La Luz

Koby Tenison306

David Diaz

perckson fernandes

John Espy

Serg Buryachenko

Hazel

Kevin Wikse

I am a lifelong martial artist and former circus strongman. I am happy I found Chu Gar Southern Mantis.

Scott Malone

Stanford Lee

Mostly informal training. I love all forms of Martial Arts. My most valuable training was under the late Yogi Bhajan who inspired me to seek knowledge and never stop learning.

J Lake

Tim Wehner

Michael Baza

Disabled US Army combat veteran with about 32 years of martial arts experience off and on. Always looking for knowledge as well.

Didier Fargier

Roy Meares

Marcel van Rooijen

Started in 1976 with Jiujitsu and Taekwondo. In 1980 I started with Shaolin Kempo (a mixed style of Shaolin Kungfu and Kuntao, brought from Indonesia to the Netherlands by Dutch/Indonesian immigrants in the 1950s). In 1982 I started to train Hsiang Chia Mantis in Germany. Other styles I trained in the Netherlands are Silat Tuo Minangkabau, Krav Maga, Taiji, Xingyi and Chu Gar Mantis. Although I like all styles I trained, my heart is with mantis boxing. Unfortunately, due to health problems I had to step back and cannot train in a class any longer. But as martial arts still fascinates me, I am still training alone the techniques and forms I learned in the earlier days.

Philip Stoyanov

Hi, my name is Philip 47 years old. Live in Bulgaria, Sofia. Married with 1 girl 🙂

Emoya Heristal

Frank SILIATI

Clint Nolan

Abdul Fletcher

Joseph Judt

Tait Bragdon

Daniel Belotti

Wing Chun, Xinyi Bagua and Chow Gar practicing .

Stephen Pekular

Pete Mason

Louis Adkins

Eugene Williams

IGOR Malta

Theo Leworthy

Ray Johnson

Jaipal Tuttle

stuart pierce

Waldemar Kuczwalski

james feoranz

Rodney Lewis

Travis Billie

David Reagan

Erlend Kristoffersen

Hello. Im 35 years old. Dedicated to hakka and fujianese arts.

Edward Harris

m kiwitt

Hussein Ahmed

David Thomas

Jacob Utting

Glenn Cumiskey

Paul Jones

Robert Townsend

I have trained in different martial arts and various forms of self-defense since the 1970s. However, from the early 1980's up until today I have been a student of Hakka Mantis ( Initially, I was taught by a student of Sifu GinFoonMark in the early 1980s. In 2000, I became a video correspondence student of   Sifu Hagood.  The video correspondence program was terminated after Sifu Hagood moved to China. Therefore I traveled from New Jersey to train under Sifu Louie Jack Man somewhere between 2001-2003 in Philadephia, PA . Sifu Louie was still at the school but no longer teaching students.   However, his top student was instructing so I trained under him for that duration. I have remained one of Sifu Hagood's many correspondence students ever since 2000.

Gonzalo Santana

Filip

Robert Weiland

Luis Fernandez

Jerry Li

Joshua Cook

carlo12

Ortwin Pötter

I’ve been practicing Chinese Martial Arts for more than 40 years and I specialized in close combat styles. Since 1999 I’m learning Ba Ji Quan from Shifu Adam Hsu. I live and teach in Berlin, Germany and I'm the founder of Ba Ji Quan - Germany.

Shannon Lodge

Michael Leary

Yasser Bilgrami

Branden Richardson

John Landry

Dr. John M. Landry, Ph.D.

William Gapinski

Samuel Chapman

I study Kwongsai Mantis, Chu Gar Mantis and  I liq Chuan.
With Gassho

cj Ang

Amiruddin Talib

Gonzalo Gómez Cámara

David Andreasen

Matteo Giovannoni

Shin Rivera

Sean Robinson

Darron Williams

Han Yang

Elias Kountouris

EILEEN MCCALL

Andreas Balzer

Saverio Riccobono

Viet Le

Site Admin

Hakka Mantis Boxing International
Start training today the complete transmissions of three Branches!
After 40+ years of training and teaching Hakka Mantis and 50+ years of martial arts, I can paint a broad stroke on the canvas of Southern Praying Mantis Kungfu.
Now I bring the teachings of various Hakka Mantis Clans and Factions into a single focus and present them to you in a step by step online teaching format to further preserve and promote this obscure art of Chinese boxing and for your benefit.
If you are one of good character and moral conduct, then now you can join us and become a Member of the Hakka Mantis Boxing International community.   Enroll and begin studying and training today.
The procedure is simple:  Enroll, Choose a Course, and Start Training Daily Lessons Online right now.  See the top menu HOW TO and follow Steps 1 -4 video tutorials.
Courses are designed to deliver content, manage your training, and assess and analyze your progress.  Our goal is for you to have an expert understanding and ability in Hakka Mantis Boxing from the three Branches.
Read the ABOUT tabs again and remember the depth and breadth of skills in Hakka Mantis.  Get started now… RDH

Xabier Hermida Rodriguez

Mike T

John Crow

Robert Elias Degarian

Lots to learn so can't waste time typing!!!!

Thomas Nieber

Harry Sigg

mazhar raja

Darren Lovell

Michael F. Feld

xavdragon

milard roper

Mark Todd

Robert Levin

My special THANKS goes out to the Hakka People, for sharing this remarkable fighting/health system.

Robert Oney

darrell ratcliff

Nick Archbold

Samuel Rubera

ben loh

David Engstrom

Richard Adhikari

Erik Petermann

Gerhard Pretorius

Peter Noack

THOMAS LEE

Chih-L Han

Erik Irsch

Ulf Nilsson

I used to do the martial arts for many years. These last years not much have happened.
The southern mantis style has always been of great interest to me.
So when I decided to start to devote some time to martial arts again Im happy to find this great resource.

Eloise Brook

Arthur Russell

Chad Sinclair

Jared Genera

Bernard Langan

I have studied martial and restorative arts intensively for over 34 years and I am an instructor and practitioner of Ba Gua, Hsing-I, Chen Pan Ling style Tai Chi, I Liq Chuan (a Hakka Internal Art from Maylaysia), Pentjak Silat, Visayan Eskrima, Taoist Nei Gung and Chi Gung.  I have a particular interest in the a fields of Bodywork, Movement Education and Biomechanics.  As various arts developed in response to one another - I enjoy doing extensive cross-discipline research in martial, meditative, healing and movement systems. I strive to clearly articulate the synthesis of this knowledge and impart these skills to sincere students;  respecting each system, and maintaining their integrity as separate disciplines.  Currently I am training as a student in White Crane, Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu, San Gen Kai under Dan Harden and Shastar Vidiya a Northern Indian Martial Art. I have a thriving full time clinical practice and teaching studio in the San Francisco Bay Area - Oakland CA.  www.stillnessinmotion.com  - I have a particular fascination and affinity with Hakka systems and am excited about being a part of this training program.

Nathan Howard

Michael Rook

Andreas Kaaber

Taimour Alkabili

Sidney Jones Jr

Igor Litoshyn

james mcquoid

William Sholdice

Anthon Pang

I have previously trained in wing chun, kali, karate, and BJJ.

Angelo King

Denis Shink

JOANA M G MALTA

Jeff Hiles

Tony Wong

Aaron Garien

Robert C Voyles

Jason Carpenter

Kevin Rockhill

Hi Kevin from England
Undertaking course to get a deeper foundation in Hakka martial art principles and practices

Börries Gendreißig

Carlos Ruiz

I am always a student, seeking growth.

Wai Yip Chow

Barek Davis

Ian Harp

Interested in Classical Chinese Culture. The study of classical Chinese medicine, with an eye towards correct point location (acupuncture), and diagnosis (face, pulse). At this point in my studies, i'm starting to understand how herbal, acupuncture/moxa compliment each other. My martial arts journey started when I started researching Dian Xue. I understand, that unless someone cultivates Martial virtues, understanding secrets on there own, are from a teacher will be in vain.
I had the pleasure to study Baoding Shuai Jiao under David Lin of Atlanta, Georgia. Combat, and practical application was stressed.

Wai Ping Wong

Richard Cantu

Alicia Brewer

Shane M Liston

Francesco Evangelista

Carlos Hanson

While Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method has been my focus since 2011, I have since learned about Hakka Mantis and have found that I really like it. I will maintain my Taiji, but will work to improve my understanding and knowledge of Hakka Mantis.

Angelo Rosini

Kenneth Sohl

Way back in the late '80s when I lived in Florida,  I studied Jook Lum under Poo Yee for a while.  After he left,  I looked for something similar,  and,  ended up taking Uechi Ryu.  More recently,  after moving here to Tennessee,  I did some Bak Mei,  but,  though these other schools superficially look like Jook Lum,  they just don't have the same feel.  I'm basically looking for exercise at my age (58),  and,  over the years,  I've tried to practice what I remember,  but,  that didn't do the trick.  Now that I've found this site,  I'm going to take advantage of these new resources.  Thank you.

rikki rivera

Yahtiebo Bailey

Dimitri Lambrinos

Im 37 , live in Illinois.  I've been practicing martial arts on and off since i was 14. I started in JKD and later trained in hebei xingyiquan which is my main style although ive dabbled in various styles over the years. My first exposure to southern mantis was training with a small group of chow gar guys. Something about the style just clicked with me, so im hoping to gain a little more knowledge of this system.

Nechita Vasile

Are From Romania

Bruce Kemp

Ron Shively

Thomas Galloway

Greetings from Indiana, U.S.A.! Wish you all safe, spirited training!

speer hed

Tray Voong

Arnold

James Zimmerman

Ryan Ohl

Mark McWhorter

Keith Brewer

I grew up fighting my way to and from school then moving from that adventure into a more structured martial arts environment.
I have spent a large part of my life so far, studying, practicing and teaching different styles of martial arts.
My wife and I were thrilled to find this program and see that it was so well instructed. It's perfect for our body types and for our desire to learn something very traditional and an art where I can empty my head an not be the one teaching. I bring nothing to this art but an empty vessel.
Chu Gar appeals to me both because it fits my body type but also, I have always loved things that are a bit on the obscure side. I'm loving the training and plan to be at it for a long time.
Mantis on everyone!!

Alex Ahn

Jeremy S.

Michael Winston Lee