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The Praying Mantis Kung Fu Academy is a martial arts school based in Sydney NSW Australia and offers classes in traditional Northern Praying Mantis, competition Wu Shu, Wu Dong Tai Chi, traditional Chinese weapons and advanced techniques such as Chin Na and Iron Palm.
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长 拳

长拳是查、 华、 洪、 炮、 翻子、少林等拳术的总称。 现也有称长拳为少林拳。 其特点是进地远, 攻地长,大开大合,松长舒展。长拳动作灵活,敏捷,腿法和跳跃动作较多。 长拳动作过程要求胸,、腰、腹等部位以拧、转、含、展贯串四肢,强调手脚齐发,下踢上打,手到步到, 正应“手似两扇门,全凭脚打人”, 长拳运动节奏表现为“动似野马奔腾, 静似潜鱼之悠,前进如疾风骤雨,后退如山岳苍松”。 运动时讲究动速静定,长中有短,势正招圆。心动形随,意发神传。长拳的手法,须“拳如流星”,要迅疾、敏捷、有力。眼法要敏锐,须“眼似电”,要明快、锐利。眼法是表现动作意向和传神的关键,因此眼法必须做到“目随势注、眼随手动、明锐似电”。身法要灵活,须“腰如蛇行”,要柔韧、灵活、自如。步法要轻快稳固,做到下盘扎实有力。

螳 螂 拳

螳螂拳是象形拳的一种,发源于山东胶东一带。此拳根据螳螂运臂博击等动作,悟出以短击长之理,借鉴猿猴步法,融入攻防技法而创编。螳螂拳实战性强,强调象形取意,重在取意,刚柔相济,强刚极柔,长短兼备,变幻莫测,上下交替,内外相接。手法、步法、腿法、身法密连而巧妙,稳健而灵活;并且活中求快,快中求稳,动作刚而不僵,柔而不软,脆而不弱,快而不乱,处处保持完整的态势。发力时,快速突然,松紧结合,富于弹性。

螳螂拳以密集多变、矫捷迅疾的手法称雄武林。行拳时讲究“八刚十二柔”,柔时如同蝴蝶穿花,风吹扬柳,刚时如同铁锤击石,泰山压顶。进攻时,突然放长击远,做到力起于脚,发于腰,顺于肩,催于肘,达于手,力通“三节”。

螳螂拳运动包含屈伸、回环、平衡、跳跃、翻转等各种动作,人体各部位几乎都参与运动,系通地进行螳螂拳锻炼,对人体力量,速度,灵敏,柔韧,耐力等身体素质都有较大提高。

螳螂拳既是防身健身的好拳术,又具有很高的观赏价值,历来为人们喜闻乐见。它惟妙惟肖地展现了螳螂攻守进退的技击特点和动作姿态,既有气魄雄伟,勇猛顽强的格斗气息,又有栩栩如生、形象优美的艺术性。

擒 拿

擒拿是利用关节活动功能的局限性和肌腱韧带位置功能的弱点,依据逆反关节和超过筋韧伸缩限度的原理,以铁爪功的锁、扣、抓、握为基本手法,配合踢、打、跌、摔等劲技,专门攻击敌方筋韧关节的一种独特的技击术。擒拿一可控势困身,致敌功卸劲滞,无从发力抵抗而被拿获;二可致敌筋节伤脱,功失力丧,剧烈疼痛,昏晕休克;三可致敌筋断骨折,肢节损坏,残废难医。其特点是动作进势曲折,轻灵奇巧,阴劲含蓄,柔中多变,近攻短夺,快速突然,靠身争位,令人难测难防,一招制敌。

擒拿是防身制敌最高超功夫之一。基本的防身术易学,学的快,用的快,练精却要下大功夫。

擒拿从技术上分三类:即小擒拿、大擒拿、反擒拿。训练包括套路练习和单个动作单练。其基本功法除了和其它武功相同外,其指力有专门的训练,如练习铁石榴、千斤棒、鸳鴦环和抓坛子等许多不同的功法。

刀 术

刀术练习,在这里指的是单手使用为主的单刀刀术,刀术特别讲究刀的运动必须与不握刀的闲手(左手)密切配合。拳谚说“单刀看手,双刀看走”。刀手配合,一有助于身躯四肢在运动中的和谐,二有助于维持运动中的平衡,三有助于刀法力量在运动中的发挥。刀术步法要求迅疾,刀术的奔跑、纵跳较多,动作裹脑缠头,扎刀、劈刀动作常在奔走和腾起中完成,势如猛虎下山,威猛剽悍。

枪 术

枪术以扎为主,枪扎一条线,,求出枪直线向前,将全身之力通过枪杆惯达于枪尖,还需做到“三尖相照”,即上照鼻尖、中照枪尖、下照脚尖,三尖从上到下都处于一条垂直线上,使周身之力凝结于枪尖,不偏不倚地直透所扎目标。枪术之势贵在四平,持枪的基本姿势为“四平势”,所谓“四平”即顶平、肩平、枪平、脚平。运动中劈、崩、拦、拿等枪法上下翻转,左右顾盼,进退闪展,行枪活跃,气势磅礴,势如游龙。

剑 术

剑术主要方法为点、崩、劈、刺、撩、挂、云、穿、绞、扫、截、格等。持剑时不能触身,也不宜象刀花一样在身背缠绕,更不能做裹脑缠头动作。要注重敏捷、轻巧、准确,力点多在剑尖或前端。《手臂录》的论剑诀中有“若唯砍斫如刀法,笑杀鱼阳老剑仙”,意指剑术不能象刀术那样大劈大砍,猛起猛落,而应按照剑法规律,做到轻快、敏捷。练剑要做到:刚柔兼备,轻快敏捷,把活腕灵,气韵生动和内外惯通,身械如一,三体同功。

棍 术

棍术以劈、扫、抡、撩为长击远打,点、崩、戳、压、格为近身攻守。棍法长短兼施,互为运用,既有棍打一大片的要求,又有前后出击,疏中带密,长、短变换使用的技法。握法娴熟、换把灵活是提高棍术水平和技法的关键。练棍主要做到棍打一片,既要有横扫千军之势,勇猛无敌之气槪,还要做到棍似急雨般的密集,梢把兼用,方能变化无穷。

铁 臂 功 - 鸳 鸯 环

鸳鸯环又名铁臂功。古时鸳鸯环既用来当通讯工具又当暗器和练功器械,镖局压镖时, 保镖有镖师骑马走在前面几里,先侦察情况,鸳鸯环挂在马鞍两侧,遇有不同情况将环子套在双臂发出各种声音,后面压镖的镖师根据声音来判断前面的情况。如果将鸳鸯环套在双臂一抖,所发出的声音能传五六里地,鸳鸯环同时也是一种非常厉害的暗器。用鸳鸯环来练功,叫铁臂功,久练双臂如铁棍,力大无比。现鸳鸯环多用于练习擒拿基本功和增长内气及手上功夫。练习分单个动作练习和套路练习,练功初期练功者会倍感辛苦,坚持一个月后,练功者体力倍增,体质明显增强,久练双臂力大无穷,皮肤光滑富有弹性。练功者若双手握拳屈臂,双臂肌肉出现板栗大小的肌肉块名曰“栗子肉”,则为功成。此功用于自由博击,敌手击铁臂如同麻杆碰铁棍,磕上即飞,发人于丈外,是很好的强身防身功法。若配合四面八方吊筐术和铁砂掌练习,能达到对付多名敌手而不惧,使敌方闻风丧胆也。

吊 筐 术

吊筐术又名密林功或四面八方迎敌技击术,出自北京会友镖局,是一人迎战多名敌手的练功方法。每个筐(或袋子)重量不同,分四筐或八筐,设不同方位。练功人用肩、肘、胯、膝头、掌法、腿法来迎击前后左右晃动的筐(或袋子),训练分一人练习和多人练习,共有六套练法。训练时须有较好抗击打能力和灵活的身法。此项功法的锻练能很好的提高散打能力,遇敌不慌,久练后能应战多名敌手而不败,是历代密传防身自卫的上乘功法。

铁 沙 掌

铁沙掌是阳刚功夫,是以掌击、砍、戳为主的硬功外壮之术。训练早晚练习,百日不间断,用药洗手。当练功人夜晚睡觉后在凌晨三点左右劳宫穴跳动被跳醒,说明筑基功成,这种感觉快者六七十天左右可达,百日后感手握铁锤般沉重,掌击三块砖头如同砍瓜切菜,这时功夫小成,百日后可改每日练功一次,少用药或不用均可,坚持数月功力更深。练功人若多年停练此功,如果重新练习会很快恢复功力。

此功是壮阳功法,也是一招制敌最有效的方法之一。

















































































The Praying Mantis Kung Fu Academy is one of a small number of kung fu and wushu schools in Sydney NSW Australia. Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu (Tong Long quan or Tang Lang quan) is over 1000 years old. It's creator, Wang Lang, is documented in the archives of the Shaolin Temple as one of the great masters of the time. Wang Lang developed the style after training at the Shao Lin temple and being inspired by the praying mantis insect. Shifu Daniel Wang Yun Kuo teaches this traditional style of Chinese martial art in Leichhardt a suburb close to the Sydney CBD, NSW Australia. Within the praying mantis kung fu syle there are several variations. The variations taught by Shifu Wang are the Seven Stars and Plum Blossom styles. The Praying Mantis Kung Fu Academy teaches other styles of Chinese KungFu including Wu Shu (wushu is a style of competitive Kung Fu made famous by Jet Li), Chin Na and Wu Dong (also known as Wudan, Wu Tang or Wudang) Tai Chi (taiji, taiqi). Sifu Wang also teaches styles such as Xing Yi (Hsing I) and Ba Gua (Pa Kua). There are many styles of Kung Fu including Chow Ka (Jow Gar), Hung Gar, Chin Woo, Choy Lay Fut, Jeet Kune Do, Wing Chun (Ving Tsun) and many others. Kung Fu is very different from other martial arts known in the West such as Karate, Tae Kwon Do or Kickboxing. These are often referred to as "hard" styles as they use direct force to strike or block the opponent. Many Kung Fu styles combine hard techniques with "soft" moves. Soft techniques use the momentum and energy of the opponent against them. Kung Fu first gained exposure in Western culture from the 1970's TV Series "Kung Fu" starring David Carradine. More recently, Kung Fu has been gaining popularity in the West as it is exposed to "Wu Xia" kung fu culture from movies such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero, Fearless and famous Kung Fu actors including Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Stephen Chow, Zhang ZiYi, Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh. Kung Fu has even influenced popular music for example, the Wu Tang Clan and Asian Kung Fu Generation. But the most famous of Kung Fu pop songs is "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas. Praying mantis kung fu is often mis spelled as preying mantis kung fu or playing mantis Kung fu