Philosophy of Praying Mantis Kung Fu

"Tai Mantis Kung Fu has a philosophy behind it. It's not about going out and just kicking butt. It's not about that at all. Very good Tai Mantis practitioner would try to disengage a situation before it happens. I'm sure you'd been out and people just talk and they talk. What you try to do is verbally disengage the situation. It doesn't always work but that is your first step. You try to talk your way out of it. If you cannot, the attacker does did launch an attack. You've already studied his movements. You've studies his mind set. You've watched his eyes. You're watching his shoulder. You know what his going to attempt in many cases before he attempts it. Thus, you neutralize the situation with this little effort as possible."