北派螳螂拳主要包括:
ThenorthschoolofTanglangQuanmainlyincludesSeven-StarTanglangQuanorArhatTanglangQuan,Plum-BlossomTanglangQuanorTaijiTanglangQuan,andSix-ConformityTanglangQuan.
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-StarTanglangQuanisbasedon“Seven-StarStep”,,leg,shoulder,stakestanding,beatingetc..TaolutechniquessuchassmallactiongroupandTaoluofthrustinghammer,Fanche,Bengbu,intercepting,Zhaikui,Shuangchahua,Eighteensuo,Cuogang,Rouling,Zhaiyao,Mantisnineturningeighteenfall,Baiyuanchudong,Toutao,Xianguo,Rudong,,beatingandkickingsandbags,Pailianzhoushentwelvehammers,Sandaetc..
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-BlossomTanglangQuanfeaturescontinuous,changing,,cleverforce,,Bengbu,intercepting,Plumblossomroute,Baiyuantoutao,Eightelbow,Chuanji,Zhaiyaoetc..
六合螳螂拳(又名马猴螳螂)。与前两种流派差异较大,动作、劲法更倾向于柔。六合螳螂主要吸取了一些拳法中所载的内三合(心与意合、意与气合、气与力合)、外三合(手与足合、肘与膝合、肩与胯合)的要领,强调以“意变”导“形变”,意会身随,以人之劲为劲,引进落空,要求活似机轮,圆似钢球,上下相随,内外合一。劲力分刚、柔、明、暗、滑五劲。套路主要有短锤、双封、铁刺、藏花、仙手奔、照面灯、截手圈以及六合摘要、九十三手等。
(theconformityofmindandwill,willandQi,Qiandstrength)andExternalThreeConformities(theconformityofhandsandfeet,elbowsandknees,shouldersandhipjoints),asstressedbysomekungfucommentaryarticles,andemphasizesonthechangeofmindleadingthechangeofbody,thebodyfollowingthemind,guidingtheopponent'sattackingtointendeddirections,takingtheadvantageoftheforceandstrengthoftheopponentetc..Therequirementistobeflexiblelikeawheel,androundlikeanironball,,soft,bright,,doubleclose,ironthorn,Canghua,Xianshouben,Zhaomiandeng,Jieshouquan,Six-conformityZhaiyao,Ninety-threehandetc..
南派螳螂又名周家螳螂拳,据传是清代广东人周亚南始创的,其技术和理论与山东传的北派螳螂完全不同,而与南拳各派技术却极相似。
Southern-styleTanglangQuanorZhoujiaTanglangQuanissaidtobeinventedbyZhouYanan,whowasfromGuangdong,-styleTanglangQuanintermsoftechniquesandtheories,butitisextremelysimilartothetechniquesofvariousschoolsofNanQuan.
除上述南北两派螳螂拳外,在北派螳螂的基础上又经多年传习或与其他拳法混合,还有通臂螳螂拳、摔手螳螂拳、光板螳螂拳、八步螳螂拳等产生。
Besidestheschoolsmentionedabove,thereareTongbiTanglangQuan,ShuaishouTanglangQuan,GuangbanTanglangQuanandEight-stepTanglangQuan.