Mantis Boxing Historical Timeline - Qing Dynasty to Republican Era

High Resolution PDF - print ready for professional or home printing. Unique and original timeline tracking Mantis Boxing through the Qing dynasty into the Republican Era. View verified Mantis lineage holders births, deaths, significant events, ages when passing on the art, all juxtaposed against a backdrop of dynastic eras in China, as well as catastrophic events (man-made and natural) which include: famines, floods, wars, rebellions, nationalist martial arts endeavors, and more.

This timeline was created through a hundred hours of meticulous data extraction sourced from multiple books, websites, and lineage holders of the style. All with the goal of researching the history of the art as far back as it can be factually traced.

This timeline starts from the first real person to be accredited with Mantis Boxing, up through the mass divergence of the style in early 1900’s. Whether you are a practitioner looking for history, an academic scholar, or an independent researcher, then this chart can help you answer questions and trace mantis boxing in conjunction with other events in Chinese/world history.