車者如車輪之旋轉無端也，轆轤者如轆轤之流轉無已也，既曰翻車，而又曰轆轤者單手為轆，雙手成輪也，車如轆轤，而加一翻字，反來復去，倒顛無已也，翻車轆轤，而兼以崩匝粘拿之手，貼靠連環之勢，捶肘互加，膝腳並用，則成螳螂打矣，翻車遠，而螳螂近，翻車疏，而螳螂密，其實翻車並不疏遠，比較之螳螂則微似疏遠耳，翻車無處躲，螳螂無處招，隨機應變渾身是打，此短打之妙境，手法之極致也，螳螂有刀即捶肘也，故一名拒斧，好事者，以竹杆戲之，粘打崩撲，閃賺開合，曲儘其妙，故螳螂手，為短打之總敵，學之者，必至官止神行，渾化無跡，斯為得之，間有略知大概，稍得彷佛，便自矜曰，吾會螳螂打，觀之者，亦曰此螳螂打也，然而螳螂之打，能者罕然矣，三十六者，言其成數也，至於因應變化，千頭萬緒，豈止三十六哉，然總不出三十六之範圍焉。 Che is like a wheel spinning without end, Lulu is like a windlass circulating without stopping. They are called … Continue reading 螳螂拳翻車轆轤捶六六三十六/Tanglangquan Fanche Lulu Chui Liu Liu San Shi Liu – Tanglangquan Water Wheel & Windlass Hammers Six Six Thirty six

陽勾，陰勾，底勾，上下勾，外門，順步外勾，陰陽雙勾，蹬蹋步，後步外胯，陰陽雙勾，鎖口捶，隔肘隨，里門底勾，胯步雙叫雙梆掌，外門底勾，雙叫雙梆掌，陰陽勾子叫插捶，護眼迭掌加力打，右拿雙勾使霹靂，右叫雙勾使協肘，自先行手，陽掌打，陰陽雙勾護明堂，掌手雷電將手，霹靂手，雙梆肘，金龍合口跟掀肘，外門雙勾先人取髮，上下二龍擒珠。 Yang Hook. Yin Hook. Hook from Below. Upper & Lower Hooks. Outer Door, Smooth Step Outer Hook. Yin Yang … Continue reading 螳螂拳勾部/Tanglangquan Gou Bu – Tanglangquan’s Hook Section

一要，精神爽，二要，式里清，三要，步里輕，手不離懷，捶不離肩，高不攔，底不架，採衣如釦環，招架如擒拿。 The First Essential is the Jingshen must be bright. The Second Essential is the forms must be clear internally. … Continue reading 螳螂拳煉功之要訣/Tanglangquan Lian Gong Zhi Yao Jue – Tanglangquan’s Essential Secrets of Refining Skill

人來手無論上門，中門，左右門，我俱使鰲魚側身腳第一破法，人橫打来，我往右邊一閃，下身取寶第二破法，人中門打來，我轉膀直通第三破法，人上門打來，我往右邊一閃，閉手取寶第四破法，人右邊貫耳取發，我連刺代打第五破法，人或右貫耳取發，我下身打脅第六破法，人上門右邊打來，我變玉環，雙梆第七破法，人上門右邊打來，我伏脅雙梆第八破法，人陰打來，我陽打第九破法，人陽打來，我陰打第十破法，人在後取發，或打來，我回馬鞭第十一破法，人上中左右打來，我伏身前掃堂，或白蛇當道第十二破法。 His hand comes, whether Upper Gate, Center Gate, Left or Right Gate, without exception I use Ao Fish Side … Continue reading 螳螂拳不招不架要手十二着/Tanglangquan Bu Zhao Bu Jia Yao Shou Shi’er Zhao – Tanglangquan’s Nonprovoking Nonblocking Essential Hands Twelve Moves

第一行功積力，養氣全神，此羅漢成道功也，演練百天即可有成。 The First is the Moving Skills gather the strength, nourish the Qi, & complete the Shen. This is called … Continue reading 螳螂拳行功有三乘之法/Tanglangquan Xing Gong You San Cheng Zhi Fa – Tanglangquan’s Moving Skill Has The Three Vehicles Method

為行手，先使玉環步，為第一手，上門一點，斜分盤肘，第二手，閃將手，霹靂手，第三手，連環錯捶第四手，一點入擒拿，將手雷，橫閃將第五手，陰陽迭掌，鎖口捶第六手，陽掌鎖捶第七手，橫打提劈第八手，左右二太極第九手，上步六手反車第十手，下步反車第十一手，力劈中門第十二手，或掠水，或穿捶，破膝第十三手，破穿梭第十四手，反天覆地分陰陽第十五手，拈人入擒拿，先人取發第十六手，陰打陽反，陽打陰反第十七手，鴛鴦腳劈砸手第十八手。   To use Moving Hands, first use Jade Ring Stance is the First Hand. Upper Gate Single Point, Oblique … Continue reading 螳螂拳先行要手十八著/Tanglangquan Xianxing Yao Shou Shi Ba Zhao – Tanglangquan’s Preemptive Essential Hands Eighteen Moves

第一手，人中門打來，我虛身白虎洗臉，搜襠腳。 First Hand, his Center Gate Strike comes, I use Empty Body White Tiger Washes Face, & Search the Crotch … Continue reading 螳螂拳連打代招手法十二着/Tanglangquan Lian Da Dai Zhao Shou Fa Shi’er Zhao – Tanglangquan’s Linked Strike Replacement Maneuver Hand Method Twelve Moves