Movement Characteristics of Tanglang Quan
螳螂拳派別雖多，但都強調：象形取意，重在取意；剛柔並重，強剛極柔，處處帶有彈性；長短兼備，上下交替，內外相接，處處保持完整性態勢；手法、步法、腿法、身法密連而巧妙，穩健而靈活，活中求快，快中求穩，穩中求精。螳螂拳還強調沉肩、垂肘、活腕、擰腰、坐胯、扣膝，拳諺有“腰送客走，胯坐帥府”和“移動靠腿腳，力蓄在襠腰，擋風阻雨兩臂搖”之說。其動作要求眼快、手快、步快、身快、式快，一招變三招，長短兼用，氣勢逼人，變化莫測；發力時，快速突然，鬆緊結合，富於彈性，做到剛而不僵，柔而不軟，脆而不短，快而不亂。新中國成立後，螳螂拳被列為全國武術表演和比賽項目。
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.