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Tan Tui is a martial arts routine based on kicks. Created in Northern China by Chinese Muslims, Tan Tui is composed of a series of forms, which emphasize blocking, stances, footwork, and most of all, kicks. Tan tui exists as a style on its own, but is commonly used as a basic form for styles like Chaquan.
Tan tui as a form is a famous northern wushu form and has several variations due to its incorporation into various styles and characteristics of the form also vary. These styles include Northern Praying Mantis, Changquan, and Northern Shaolin as well as many other minor styles and systems.
The tan tui routines consist of "roads" or parts that divide the form and vary from variation to variation of the form. Originally tan tui consisted of 28 roads that were based on the 28 characters of the Arabic alphabet and was later summarised. Today the most common variations of tan tui are the 10 and 12 road tan tui.
Springing Leg forms have a long History in China. The 12 roads of this form are the basis for more advanced material in the Long Fist system. This form improves your fighting skills, balance, strength, and focus, thus, Tan Tui contains the basic skills and flexibility drills required in advanced forms. In some Schools, Tan Tui is taught as the first form to build the skills necessary to advance in the system. It has been stated that if a new student doesn't find the Tan Tui form challenging that he or she will not like the Long Fist style of Kung Fu. Tan Tui is deep rooted in China’s Hui Muslim community. One such reference to the Islamic influence is the posture of holding one punch out in front of body as a punch is thrown to the rear with the other hand. The Body is turned sideways so that both the front and the rear punches reach maximum range. Besides being a good exercise to train the fighter to get full shoulder and body trust behind each punch, like a good Boxer, it also is a giveaway that the form has a Muslim history. Kung fu forms that use this posture came from China's Muslim community
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Very interesting thread, Jalek. I'd never heard of that style of Chinese martial art and had no idea that the Muslim community in China had created such a style. +rep for you.
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Nice post, I've always heard of it as a muslim style but have generally just seen it as a form in Northern Long fist schools. I think Yang Jwing Ming even has a book on it.
Do you know of any fist styles that are unique to China's muslim population?
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Nice, didn't realize they were many variations of this style... I always thought that what i learned wasn't tan tui because the videos i've seen are different.
Also, Tan tui is also a double dagger form correct? Did the muslims have spiked shoes (by that i mean they had a big spike(s) on the top of their shoes)?
We practice it with double daggers on occasion, and my sifu's wife told me that they wore spiked shoes... is this right?
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yeah great post!
i learned about some tan tui in the Mantis style
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