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Originally Posted by WC_Lun  There was an interesting article last year I believe in Qigong Kung fu magazine on tan tui. Its primarily a kicking art so lots of leg strengthening drills and training. Part of what sets it apart from other northern arts is that it is/was practiced primarily by Muslim Chinese, so it is a cultural art. As far as I know it was never adopted for any military use, so combat effectiveness was proven on an individual basis. | well thats a good bit of info because i just learned somethign new. i never knew it was mainly practiced by muslim chinese. individual basis? hmmmm well i dont know what tan tui looks like so i cant really make any more comments on it
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