Southern Praying Mantis ( å -- æ 3\/4 è è ) is a Chinese martial art and native to the Hakka people . Southern Praying Mantis ( å -- æ 3\/4 è è , which reads in Cantonese as Nam ( south ) Pai ( Clan ) Tong Long , translated as Praying Mantis-where the literal translation means ` King Insect ) is a Chinese martial art native to the Hakka people ( å cents å , in Cantonese read Ha Ka or Ha Ga , a reference to descendants of the Han Dynasty who later migrated south at a time of political unrest ) .