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TWELVE SEQUENCES OF TANTUI
With Names of Patterns in English and Chinese
Sifu Michael Chow demonstrating the pattern “Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger”
Tantui or “Spring-Kick Kungfu” is a signature style of Northern Shaolin. It was famous for kicks and was first developed at the Long Tan Temple in northern China. Hence, this kungfu style was called “Tantui”. In Chinese, “Long Tan” means “Dragon's Pone”, and “tui” means “kicks”. Nevertheless, other sources mention that “tan” in “Tantui” comes from the Chinese word meaning “spring”, because “spring-kick” is a signature kick in this style of kungfu. .
In Mandarin, which is popularly spoken in northern China where this style of kungfu was widely practice, both the words meaning “pond” and meaning “spring” are pronounced as “tan”, though the written characters are different. However, in Cantonese the word for “pond “ is pronounced as “tam”, but the word for “spring” is pronounced as “tan”. So in Cantonese this signature Northern Shaolin style can be pronounced as “Tamtui” or “Tantui”.
There are 12 sequences in Tantui, and they are shown below with the names of the patterns. The Chinese characters for the patterns, kindly provided by Sifu Michael Chow with the help of Sifu Zhang Wuji, will be posted later.
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Sequence 1 - Big Boss Offers Wine
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1. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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2. Big Boss Offer Wine
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3. Black Crow Flaps Wings
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4. Second Brother Offers Wine
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5. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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6. Big Boss Offer Wine
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7. Black Crow Flaps Wings
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8. Second Brother Offers Wine
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9. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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10. Big Boss Offer Wine
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11. Black Crow Flaps Wings
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12. Second Brother Offers Wine
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13. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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14. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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Sequence 2 - Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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1. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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2. White Horse Returns Head
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3. Black Tiger Steals Heart
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4. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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5. White Horse Returns Head
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6. Black Tiger Steals Heart
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7. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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8. White Horse Returns Head
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9. Black Tiger Steals Heart
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10. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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11. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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Sequence 3 - Second Brother Chops Firewood
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1. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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2. Big Boss Offers Wine
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3. Cannon Punch towards the Sky
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4. Second Brother Chops Firewood
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5. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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6. Big Boss Offers Wine
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7. Cannon Punch towards the Sky
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8. Second Brother Chops Firewood
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9. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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10. Big Boss Offers Wine
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11. Cannon Punch towards the Sky
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12. Second Brother Chops Firewood
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13. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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14. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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Sequence 4 — Green Dragon Exhibits Tail
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1. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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2. Golden Leopard Enters Rock
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3. Green Dragon Exhibits Tail
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4. Dark Dragon Enters Well
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5. Green Dragon Exhibits Tail
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6. Fui Sing Kicks Bushel
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7. Golden Leopard Enters Rock
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8. Green Dragon Exhibits Tail
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9. Dark Dragon Enters Well
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10. Green Dragon Exhibits Tail
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11. Fui Sing Kicks Bushel
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12. Golden Leopard Enters Rock
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13. Green Dragon Exhibits Tail
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14. Dark Dragon Enters Well
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15. Green Dragon Exhibits Tail
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16. Fui Sing Kicks Bushel
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17. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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Sequence 5 — Cross-Road Lift Strike
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1. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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2. Precious Duck Swims through Lotus
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3. Cross-Road Lift Strike
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4. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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5. Precious Duck Swims through Lotus
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6. Cross-Road Lift Strike
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7. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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8. Precious Duck Swims through Lotus
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9. Cross-Road Lift Strike
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10. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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11. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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Sequence 6 — Embrace Moon in Bosom
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1. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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2. Big Boss Offers Wine
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3. General Waves Flap
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4. Embrace Moon in Bosom
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5. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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6. Big Boss Offers Wine
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7. General Waves Flap
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8. Embrace Moon in Bosom
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9. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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10. Big Boss Offers Wine
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11. General Waves Flap
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12. Embrace Moon in Bosom
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13. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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14. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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Sequence 7 — Single Strike Bell Sounds
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1. Sun Emerges fro Clouds
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2. Precious Duck Swims through Lotus
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3. Copper Hammer Strikes Rock
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4. Single Strike Bell Sounds
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5. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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6. Precious Duck Swims through Lotus
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7. Copper Hammer Strikes Rock
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8. Single Strike Bell Sounds
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9. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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10. Precious Duck Swims through Lotus
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11. Copper Hammer Strikes Rock
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12. Single Strike Bell Sounds
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13. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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14. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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Sequence 8 — Shoot Spear at Yun Pavilon
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1. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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2. Big Boss Offers Wine
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3. Black Crow Flaps Wings
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4. Second Brother Offers Wine
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5. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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6. False-Leg Strike Tiger
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7. Shoot Spear at Yun Pavilon
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8. False-Leg Strike Tiger
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9. Shoot Spear at Yun Pavilon
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10. Big Boss Offers Wine
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11. Black Crow Flaps Wings
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12. Second Brother Offers Wine
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13. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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14. False-Leg Strike Tiger
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15. Shoot Spear at Yun Pavilon
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16. False-Leg Strike Tiger
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17. Shoot Spear at Yun Pavilon
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18. Big Boss Offers Wine
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19. Black Crow Flaps Wings
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20. Second Brother Offers Wine
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21. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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22. False-Leg Strike Tiger
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23. Shoot Spear at Yun Pavilon
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24. False-Leg Strike Tiger
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25. Shoot Spear at Yun Pavilon
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26. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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Sequence 9 — Second Brother Breaks Lock
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1. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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2. Big Boss Offers Wine
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3. Second Brother Breaks Lock
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4. Big Bird Flaps Wings
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5. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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6. Big Boss Offers Wine
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7. Second Brother Breaks Lock
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8. Big Bird Flaps Wings
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9. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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10. Big Boss Offers Wine
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11. Second Brother Breaks Lock
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12. Big Bird Flaps Wings
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13. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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14. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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Sequence 10 — Swallow Flies through Clouds
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1. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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2. Big Boss Offers Wine
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3. Black Crows Flaps Wings
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4. Second Brother Offers Wine
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5. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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6. White Horse Returns Head
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7. Fierce Dragon Across Stread
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8. Fui Sing Kicks Bushel
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9. Swallows Flies through Clouds
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10. Big Boss Offers Wine
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11. Black Crows Flaps Wings
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12. Second Brother Offers Wine
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13. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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14. White Horse Returns Head
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15. Fierce Dragon Across Stread
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16. Fui Sing Kicks Bushel
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17. Swallows Flies through Clouds
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18. Big Boss Offers Wine
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19. Black Crows Flaps Wings
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20. Second Brother Offers Wine
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21. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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22. White Horse Returns Head
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23. Fierce Dragon Across Stread
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24. Fui Sing Kicks Bushel
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25. Swallows Flies through Clouds
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26. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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Sequence 11 — Arrest Horse at Cliff
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1. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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2. Big Boss Offers Wine
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3. Arrest Horse at Cliff
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4. Second Auntie Kicks Ball
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5. Empty Rugsack
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6. Hang a Golden Star
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7. Big Boss Offers Wine
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8. Arrest Horse at Cliff
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9. Second Auntie Kicks Ball
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10. Empty Rugsack
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11. Hang a Golden Star
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12. Big Boss Offers Wine
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13. Arrest Horse at Cliff
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14. Second Auntie Kicks Ball
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15. Empty Rugsack
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16. Hang a Golden Star
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17. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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Sequence 12 — Turn Body Strike Rock
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1. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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2. Turn Body Strike Rock
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3. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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4. Whirlwind Smashes Waves
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5. Turn Body Strike Rock
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6. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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7. Whirlwind Smashes Waves
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8.Turn Body Strike Rock
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9. Rising Dragon Galloping Tiger
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10. Whirlwind Smashes Waves
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11. Sun Emerges from Clouds
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Names of Patterns, Chinese (Cantonese) Pronunciation and Chinese Characters

The names of the patterns, the Chinese (Cantonese) pronunciation and the Chinese characters are provided by Sifu Michael Chow of Shaolin Wahnam Canada, with the help of Sifu Zhang Wuji of Shaolin Wahnam Singapore. We wish to thank Sifu Michael Chow and Sifu Zhang Wuji for their splendid effort.
Video Series of the Twelve Sequences of Tantui
Intensive Courses and Regular Classes