Who is the legendary monk credited with creating the Northern Praying Mantis martial arts style?

Who is the legendary monk credited with creating the Northern Praying Mantis martial arts style?

• A. Sun Tzu
• B. Wang Lang
• C. Bodhidharma
• D. Laozi

Answer: (B)

The main idea is tracing who the legend says created Northern Praying Mantis. In martial arts lore, a monk named Wang Lang is credited with observing a praying mantis and turning its quick, grabbing motions into a fighting system, giving rise to this style. Among the figures listed, he is the one specifically associated with this legend and the development of the mantis style. The others are linked to different traditions—Sun Tzu with strategy, Bodhidharma with Shaolin origin myths, Laozi with philosophy—so they don’t fit as the creator of Northern Praying Mantis.

The main idea is tracing who the legend says created Northern Praying Mantis. In martial arts lore, a monk named Wang Lang is credited with observing a praying mantis and turning its quick, grabbing motions into a fighting system, giving rise to this style. Among the figures listed, he is the one specifically associated with this legend and the development of the mantis style. The others are linked to different traditions—Sun Tzu with strategy, Bodhidharma with Shaolin origin myths, Laozi with philosophy—so they don’t fit as the creator of Northern Praying Mantis.