ST. LOUIS — Inside of a small space in south city along Southwest Avenue is the St. Louis branch school of the Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Academy. It’s a traditional kung fu system of infighting ...

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The Southern Praying Mantis that is, a kung fu fighting style born in Hong Kong about 200 years ago but only making its debut in Grafton a few weeks ago. And its teacher is no ordinary one. He is ...