在金庸笔下，绝世神功如螳螂短打五连环，闪耀在江湖之巅的星辰。每路五个攻防手法，如同一道道精湛的工艺，每一个动作都蕴含着梅花螳螂拳中步法扎实、手法刚柔相济、发力得当、动作连贯敏捷的秘密。

第一路：螳螂出洞

预备式(小登山抱门式)：两臂自然弯曲，拳眼向上，前腿微屈扣裆，后脚跟抬起。沉肩垂肘，上体左倾，目视前方。

一、螳螂双封下：

身体右转，将勾手刁采于胸前，同时右腿后撤一步。两肘弯屈，目视前方。

二、左封右匿肘：

上体左转，使勾手回置于左面前；随之右勾手直臂顶腕。

三、凤凰三点头：

右勾变掌采抓，然后收于腰间；同时左勾直击，与头同高。

重心后移落于左腿，上体左转成歇步；同时屈左肘摆拨，并旋插击出。

重心前移，上体右转，小登山步与撞击并行。

四、临行鸳鸯脚：

重心后移落于左脚踢击，同时上体left转和rightarm滚推并行；rightarm微屈palmside向downward.

五、急出双帮肘

Right foot front fall, followed by left step; Left fist support right wrist, while right arm outward rotation and downward push.

第二路：寻找蹊径

预备式接图6或参照图1动作。

一、一往无前的反仰掌：

Right foot up half step, left foot follow to small mountain stance; simultaneously, left palm under right elbow down press with palm facing down; at the same time, right arm inward rotation with back of hand forward upward strike with fingers up.

二、二次探索的急插底漏捶：

Two feet move forward into small mountain stance; simultaneously, left palm from under right elbow along outer side of arm upward lift on the way to chest area then downward in front and forward out punch from inside of arm through chest area low and straight ahead with fist facing down as well as supporting on inner side of right elbow by left palm (Figure 8).

三、三次突破中的崩点玉环步:

Left Palm downwards pressing while Right Arm bending inward rotating making Right Palm passing through chest area behind Left Arm then forwards striking outwards towards front side with fingers up & protecting below Right Elbow by Left Palm (Figure 9-1).

Left Foot stepping forward one big step followed by dragging back Right Foot into small mountain stance.