Picture from Adobe Stock The Northern Praying Mantis is often a martial artwork that mimics a praying mantis’ movements. A praying mantis is a predatory insect also to defend itself, it should hook or claw in circular motions. The “mantis hook” from this Chinese martial art copies this motion. https://martial-arts-school63838.aboutyoublog.com/36941466/rumored-buzz-on-karate