Sifu Marcus applies "Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger" against Sifu Simon's attack

Tantui is very popularly practiced today, but unfortunately the great majority of Tantui practitioners only perform the solo forms without understanding their combat application. They may be very surprised that all the Tantui patterns are very useful for fighting?

Indeed, if one is fluent in just Tantui Sequence 1, which is called “Thrust Punch”, he can be quite a formidable fighter. Imagine how combat efficient a Tantui master will be when he is fluent in all the twelve Tantui sequences. The Tantui patterns may look simple, but they can be quite profound.

For example, the pattern “Roll Elbow”, known in Southern Shaolin as “Crow Flaps Wings”, has many other combat functions besides being an effective elbow strike. It can be used to release an opponent’s grip or to fell an opponent.

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