noun
praying mantis style
A style of Chinese martial arts inspired by the movements of a praying mantis.
彼は蟷螂拳の達人だ。
He is a master of the praying mantis style.
Standard kanji spelling for the martial art.
Variant kanji form; 螳 is a less common character for mantis.
From Chinese 螳螂拳 (tánglángquán), literally 'praying mantis fist'.