part in the Boxer Rebellion (1900) fighting. The founder of this system is said to be Hung Mei (Red Eyebrow) and origins of this system is said to be from Er Mei mountain. Ho Kung Wah introduced the style to the United Kingdom in the 1960s. Most practitioners of this branch of Southern Praying Mantis are found in Southern China but there are now promoters of this lineage in Europe as well. K. S. Hsiung Thong Long Quet Tsot Thong Long "Praying Mantis"(Quet Tsot/ Guo Shu) " () is a Southern Praying Mantis style that was taught in the city of Kolkata, India. Originating in the Moi-yan (), northeast Guangdong, China, the system was taught initially by Chen Kiu exclusively to the Hakka community in a school named Pei Moi Tangra Chinese School at Tangra, Kolkata Chinatown. Chen passed the lineage on to Sifu Hsiung Khan Seong (1917-2000) who, in his broad-mindedness, opened the style for the non-Chinese in the year 1975. He taught at Tangra, Calcutta, from the 1950s till his death in the year 2000. The system is carried forward by the students and grand students of Hsiung. Characteristics and training Like other Southern Chinese martial arts, Southern Praying Mantis is characterized by a strong stance, powerful waist and fast, heavy forearms and quick hand movements. The essences of the style is captured in various poetry and mnemonic aids. Training includes a variety of solo forms, pair practise, and weapon practise. The name and type of form will vary between branches. In Circular Tong Long (a version of Chow Gar Tong Long under the direction of Henry Sue in Australia), the form structures are as follows: Sarm Bo Gin Sarm Bo Yil Sou Sarm kung Bic Kuiel Sarm Bo Pai Tarn Tong Long Bow Sim Sou Tong Long Won Sou Tong Long Um Ging Sou Darn Sey Moon Gang Ging Tong Long Bic Sarn Gung Kwong Sai Jook Lum by Gin Foon Marks Kung Fu Association excerpt of curriculum: sarm bo gin and breakdown eighteen points and breakdown seven stars and breakdown five stars and breakdown poison snake staff mui far - paired two person set um hon - paired two person set broad sword sword (gim) butterfly knives and breakdown sparring staff and breakdown Halbard (Kwan Dao) spear trident (Tiger fork) 7 elbows hooking hands Lao shu - paired two person set Chi shu breakdowns Toy shu