Chinese kung fu encompasses a vast number of different schools and styles. Evolving over thousands of years, many of these styles owe their roots to mimicking the actions of different animals like tigers, snakes, and monkeys. Yantai of Shandong province is home to Praying Mantis.
In this video, American host Jack Klumpp heads to Yantai in search of Yu Yongbo, a real-life “Mantis Master.” Born and raised in Laiyang, the part of Yantai where Mantis Boxing originated 400 years ago, Master Yu is the ninth-generation inheritor of this kung fu style.
24 сен 2024
