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(又名羅漢螳螂)。這一流派的基本架勢以“七星步”作基礎,勁力剛脆,橫裹,直撞。練功分三部分:其一為基本功,包括腰、腿、肩功、站樁、拍打功等;其二為套路技術,包括小組合與套路,套路有插捶、翻車、蹦步、攔截、摘盔、雙插花、十八梭、銼鋼、柔靈、摘要、螳螂九轉十八跌、白猿出洞、偷桃、獻果、入洞、拆手拍按等;其三是拆練,包括碰樁、踢打沙袋、排練周身十二捶、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(又名太極螳螂)。講究出手成撮,招招相連,一招三變,以活為上,迂回為主。魚鱗步靈活變化,恰似朵朵梅花。勁法上講究順勁、巧勁、柔勁。練功內容和七星螳螂拳大體相似。套路有翻車、蹦步、攔截、梅花路、白猿偷桃、八肘、傳技、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..