VHS: Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu: Twelve Tan Tui and thier Applications

Master the Way of Shaolin Kung Fu Improve your martial skills, balance, strength, and focus with Tan Tui. These 12 routines form the basis for other, more complex forms practiced in Northern Shaolin Kung Fu. Practicing the routines will strengthen and add power to all your techniques and fundamentals.

Tan Tui, known as Spring Legs due to its fast and accurate spring-like kicks, have a long history in China. Some say the style originated from the Long Tan Temple of Shandong Province. Others say it is from Tan’s Family of Henan Province. We do know that it was popularly practiced by Northern Chinese martial arts society during the middle and late Qing Dynasty (1736-1912 a.d.).

The twelve Tan Tui introduced in this video are based on the teachings from the famous Nanking Central Guoshu Institute. This groundbreaking institute was organized in 1926 by the Chinese government, inviting martial artists from all over the country to share their knowledge of martial arts openly and freely, for the first time in history.

• Sequences Performed at Slow and Regular Speeds for Easier Learning.
• Contains Stances, Fundamentals, and Key Techniques.
• Includes Applications Performed by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming.

Performed by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, George Dominguez, Kathy Yang, Walter Wong & Mike Orlandella; narration by James O’Leary.

AUTHOR(S)

Yang, Jwing-Ming Ph.D., is a renowned author and teacher of Chinese martial arts and Qigong. Born in Taiwan, he has trained and taught Taijiquan, Qigong and Chinese martial arts for over forty-five years. He is the author of over thirty books, and was elected by Inside Kung Fu magazine as one of the 10 people who has "made the greatest impact on martial arts in the past 100 years." Dr. Yang lives in Newton, Massachusetts.