SPOTTING SECRETS HIDDEN IN THE OPEN
Can You Spot any Secrets Hidden in the Open?
A great martial art like Tantui makes sophisticated uses of strategies and tactics. Some of these strategies and tactics, like “flowing with an opponent's momentum” and “pressing in with continuous attacks”, are shown in this video series.
Exotic techniques that are not normally found in most other martial arts, like hook and hang, are also explained. Following traditional Shaolin traditions, some secrets are hidden in the open. Course participants would have much fun spotting them.
Three External Harmonies of Hand, Body and Feet
How would you counter the felling technique of the triple attack? Grandmaster Wong demonstrates an effective way using Double Spread. Besides the hand technique, footwork and body-movement are important in the counter, manifesting the three external harmonies.
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Flowing with the Opponent's Momentum
The combat principle of flowing with the opponent's momentum is often heard but little understood. It is well illustrated in this video clip where Grandmaster Wong and Sifu Michael reverse roles to show the application of the “Double Spread”. Some secrets are hidden in the open. Can you spot them?
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Continuous Triple Attacks
Grandmaster Wong attacks with a middle thrust punch. As Sifu Michael defends against the attack, Grandmaster Wong follows with a low level punch. As Sifu Michael sweeps away the second attack, Grandmaster Wong moves in with a left palm strike. Grandmaster Wong could strike Sifu Michael whereas another person using the same techniques may not. This is due to an important secret which may not be obvious to many people but glaring to the initiated. Do you know what the secret is?
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Pressing Attacks with Continuous Strikes and Kicks
Grandmaster Wong presses in with three continuous strikes. Although Sifu Michael Chow attempts to fight back after the third attack, Grandmaster Wong brushes it aside and continues with double flying kicks followed with a strike. These pressing attacks are found in Tantui Sequence 10, known as “Arrow Spring”. Can you spot the secrets hidden in the open in this video clip that give Grandmaster Wong a good chance of being victorious in this encounter?
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Felling an Opponent with an Elbow Hook
Firstly, Grandmaster Wong distracts Sifu Michael with some flowery moves before attacking with a thrust punch. Then they reverse roles. As Sifu Michael attacks, Grandmaster Wong fells him with an elbow hook on his neck.
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The Secret of the Hook-Spring Technique
Grandmaster Wong repeats the counter-attack in slow motion. Here a big secret which many masters keep only for their top students and which causes Sifu Michael to fall onto the ground, is obvious here as the movements are performed slowly. Can you spot it? It is called "hook-spring".
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How would you Counter the Hook Attack?
Here Grandmaster Wong and Sifu Michael perform the attack and counter with some speed. Notice that Grandmaster Wong covers his opponent well to prevent him from striking back while applying the hook to fell him. How would you counter against this hook attack?
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Hanging the Opponent's Leg
Sifu Michael applies the hook in an attempt to fell Grandmaster Wong. But, interestingly, the attacker finds himself fallen onto the ground instead. Grandmaster Wong counters the hook by “hanging” the opponent's leg. The class is obviously amazed by this move.
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Secrets Hidden in the Open in Shaolin Tantui from Wong Kiew Kit on Vimeo.
LINK
12 Sequences of Tantui
Tantui in Picture Series
Combat Application of Tantui
Kungfu Sets
Treasure House of Kungfu Sets
Treasure House of Combat Application