# Any Taiji Mantis, Northern Mantis or Plum Flower in Shanghai?

**URL:** https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/any-taiji-mantis-northern-mantis-or-plum-flower-in-shanghai/37965
**Category:** Northern Praying Mantis
**Created:** [November 15, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/any-taiji-mantis-northern-mantis-or-plum-flower-in-shanghai/37965 "2006-11-15T11:58:02Z")
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### Author: ![samtripp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@samtripp](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/samtripp)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/any-taiji-mantis-northern-mantis-or-plum-flower-in-shanghai/37965/1 "2006-11-15T11:58:02Z")

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I am looking for either a Plum Flower Mantis, Taiji Mantis or Northern Mantis instructor in Shanghai. I wouldn’t mind learning 7 star, but the one 7 star school I found doesn’t take anymore students and I haven’t been able to find anyone else. I heard there is a small group that practices plum flower mantis (or was it taiji mantis?) on the Bund in the mornings (maybe I am mistaken, that’s what I heard though). I don’t care if it’s private or group instruction, as long as it’s mantis.

Any help would be greatly appreciated in this matter. I am a long time fan of mantis and I still practice it (northern mantis that is) every day without fail.

Please feel free to private message me with any info.

Thanks in advance!

-Sam Tripp

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### Author: ![bungbukuen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@bungbukuen](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/bungbukuen)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/any-taiji-mantis-northern-mantis-or-plum-flower-in-shanghai/37965/2 "2006-11-19T14:10:28Z")

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Hi Sam Tripp,

I dont know if this helps but I came across a Mantis teacher by the name of Li Dalin in the Mantis Cave. It says he one many wuhsu competitions and teaches QXTL in Shanghai. If I am not mistaken I also remember hearing somewhere that that he taught at the Shangahi Ching Woo. Might be something worth checking out.

Good luck,  
BBK

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### Author: ![Redfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de053/32.png) [@Redfish](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Redfish)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/any-taiji-mantis-northern-mantis-or-plum-flower-in-shanghai/37965/3 "2006-11-19T17:11:25Z")

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Sam

Yes, there was an older Inside Kung Fu article about a Mantis tour of China. I remember it talked about Li Dalin teaching at the Jingwu.

I know that area very well, at the crossroads of Dong Baoxing Lu and Sichuan Bei Lu.

Let us know what you find.

Redfish.