北派螳螂拳主要包括:
The north school of Tanglang Quan mainly includes Seven-Star Tanglang Quan or Arhat Tanglang Quan,Plum-Blossom Tanglang Quan or Taiji Tanglang Quan,and Six-Conformity Tanglang Quan.
七星螳螂拳(又名罗汉螳螂)。这一流派的基本架势以“七星步”作基础,劲力刚脆,横裹,直撞。练功分三部分:其一为基本功,包括腰、腿、肩功、站桩、拍打功等;其二为套路技术,包括小组合与套路,套路有插捶、翻车、蹦步、拦截、摘盔、双插花、十八梭、锉钢、柔灵、摘要、螳螂九转十八跌、白猿出洞、偷桃、献果、入洞、拆手拍按等;其三是拆练,包括碰桩、踢打沙袋、排练周身十二捶、散打等。
Seven-Star Tanglang Quan is based on“Seven-Star Step”,and features the forceful horizontal wrapping and vertical striking.The exercises for this style includes basic exercises of waist,leg,shoulder,stake standing,beating etc..Taolu techniques such as small action group and Taolu of thrusting hammer,Fanche,Bengbu,intercepting,Zhaikui,Shuangchahua,Eighteen suo,Cuogang,Rouling,Zhaiyao,Mantis nine turning eighteen fall,Baiyuanchudong,Toutao,Xianguo,Rudong,Chaishoupaian etc. and Taolu breakdown combat application exercises of touching the stake,beating and kicking sand bags,Pailian zhoushen twelve hammers,Sanda etc..
梅花螳螂拳(又名太极螳螂)。讲究出手成撮,招招相连,一招三变,以活为上,迂回为主。鱼鳞步灵活变化,恰似朵朵梅花。劲法上讲究顺劲、巧劲、柔劲。练功内容和七星螳螂拳大体相似。套路有翻车、蹦步、拦截、梅花路、白猿偷桃、八肘、传技、摘要等。
Plum-Blossom Tanglang Quan features continuous,changing,flexible sets of movements.It also emphasizes smooth force,clever force,and soft force.Exercises are Fanche,Bengbu,intercepting,Plum blossom route,Baiyuan toutao,Eight elbow,Chuanji,Zhaiyao etc..