File:Mantis fist comparison.JPG

Summary edit

This picture is actually a merger of two different photos. The illustration on top is an altered version of image:MantisLegGBMNH.jpg, which is from a book that is in the public domain. I took out the descriptive text in order to fit the photo to size. The bottom picture is a copyrighted screenshot from a video of a Northern Praying Mantis boxer showing the defensive hand postures of the style. Here is where I retrieved the screenshot: http://www.xujinge.com/f4_1.shtml

I will use the merged photos in the Northern Praying Mantis article to show what the Mantis hook fist looks like in comparison to an actual mantis hook.

License edit

This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted video, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the individual or company which produced the video, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. It is believed that the use of a limited number of low-resolution screenshots for identification and critical commentary on the video and its contents on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, qualifies as fair use under the copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information. Fair use //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mantis_fist_comparison.JPG true

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Fair use rationale for the bottom photo in Northern Praying Mantis edit

1. It is not being used for commercial purposes.
2. No free equivalent can be created without the direct help of an expert Mantis Boxer.