Movement Characteristics of Tanglang Quan
螳螂拳派别虽多，但都强调：象形取意，重在取意；刚柔并重，强刚极柔，处处带有弹性；长短兼备，上下交替，内外相接，处处保持完整性态势；手法、步法、腿法、身法密连而巧妙，稳健而灵活，活中求快，快中求稳，稳中求精。螳螂拳还强调沉肩、垂肘、活腕、拧腰、坐胯、扣膝，拳谚有“腰送客走，胯坐帅府”和“移动靠腿脚，力蓄在裆腰，挡风阻雨两臂摇”之说。其动作要求眼快、手快、步快、身快、式快，一招变三招，长短兼用，气势逼人，变化莫测；发力时，快速突然，松紧结合，富于弹性，做到刚而不僵，柔而不软，脆而不短，快而不乱。新中国成立后，螳螂拳被列为全国武术表演和比赛项目。
Although Tanglang Quan includes many schools.They all emphasize on presenting the spirit of movement more than just imitating mantis.They all attach the same importance to forcefulness and flexibility,and stress the integration of long and short attacking，the alternation of the upper body and the lower body，the connection of the inner and external，and maintaining the completion of postures.The techniques of hand，step，leg and body are continuous，stable，flexible and quick.Tanglang Quan emphasizes on dropping shoulders，sinking elbows，activating wrists，twisting waist，sitting-stance crotch，clasping knees etc..It requires quickness of eyes，hands，steps，body and posture，so that one movement turns into three and use both long and short movements.The movements shall be always changing，quick，sudden and shall balance between looseness and tightness，forcefulness and flexibility.So that the exercise feature the solidness，flexibility，simplification，quickness without being stiff，soft，short or hurried.After the establishment of the People's Republic of China,Tanglang Quan became one of the events in national Wushu performances and competitions.