Name: Mantis across continents: An Italian master's kung fu legacy
Uploaded: 2026-03-02T14:28:33+08:00
Duration: PT20.233S
Description: In a quiet Italian training hall, Dante Basili guides his students through the precise movements of Tanglangquan – hands forming mantis hooks, stances low and powerful.

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In a quiet Italian training hall, Dante Basili guides his students through the precise movements of Tanglangquan – hands forming mantis hooks, stances low and powerful. Thirty-seven years ago, Dante traveled to China, where Beijing Sport University became his gateway to the Shandong Mantis style of kung fu. He absorbed every lesson, then carried the art back across continents. For decades now, he has taught Chinese martial arts on Italian soil, passing down generations-old techniques to students who have never set foot in Asia. The mantis crossed oceans not by wing, but through one man's dedication. Today, his students prove that kung fu needs no passport – only passion.

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