Arguably the best film director for traditional style kung - fu action , liu chia - liang a . k . a . lau kar - leung was a pioneer exploring authentic martial art technique and training procedures in kung - fu films . so although david chiang is a kung - fu film veteran , it s no wonder that in the shaolin mantis , where he plays a man who learns martial arts from a praying mantis then seeks revenge for his wife s death , the movie feature some of his best kung - fu fights to date 及后,韦终盗得造反密件,欲与芝离庄,田老遂萌杀意恶斗下芝为掩护韦,惨死于田老拳下韦死里逃生,为报仇创出螳螂拳法功夫片导演刘家良曾执导过许多出色的影片并担任过武术指导, 1950年加入影视圈任临时演员及虎武师,之后他参演过100部影片。