Tai Liu Techniques

Grand Master Tallbear and Son doing Tai Liu techniques

Grand Master Tallbear was born in Japan, his father was stationed in Japan during the world war, or right after. GM Tallbear lived in the United States, and in Japan, living back and forth from one country to the other. I know when GM Tallbear was sixteen years of age, he was excepted into university in California, but he wanted so bad to be in the military, but was not old enough. He got a fake id, and joined the military at that young age. By the time GM Tallbear was 25 yrs of age, he was a fifth degree black belt in most Japanese Karate, Jujitsu, and Aikido. At that age he thought he knew it all, and was one heck of a scrapper from the stories I heard. Sometime after this, GM Tallbear was told to go to China with one hundred other top Military personal who all trained martial arts, to take a special course from a Grand Master Suu in Southern China. I do not know the exact story, or how it went. What I can say is when GM Tallbear seen old GM Suu, he laughed at him, and told GM Suu, " how was he going to learn from an old man". GM Suu took him in front of everyone and told him to try to hit him. GM Tallbear looked at all the other students and laughed, saying he did not want to hurt the old Monk. GM Suu, who was a Monk in the temple, told GM Tallbear to not worry about his age and to go ahead and attack him. That was when GM Tallbear attacked GM Suu, the next thing GM Tallbear knew was he was on the ground, on his knees, with severe pain in both eyes, in fact he could not open or close either eye. GM Suu defended himself with an attack to GM Tallbear's eyes, I think I was told that both GM Tallbear's eyes hung right out of their sockets. GM Suu put them back in for GM Tallbear right away, and that was when GM Tallbear still on his knees, put his hands together and pleaded to GM Suu for forgiveness, and to please except him as his student. From that day on, GM Tallbear trained as hard as he could for GM Suu, in time he became one of two people to make it through the course. There were only two who stood at the end, all others dropped out as time went on. The amount of time that went on I am not sure, however only two remained at its end. GM Tallbear, and someone from France. GM Tallbear kept on going back to see GM Suu for lessons, year after year GM Tallbear trained with and under GM Suu. Years and years later, GM Tallbear became GM Suu's top student. When GM Suu died in 1979, was when GM Tallbear became head of Tai Liu Chuan Fa for the world.

Below is a very small section of technique, just to give you all an idea of how some of the Tai Liu Chuan Fa techniques look like. I have to warn you however that looking at the techniques below and making an opinion about Tai Liu would be ridiculous, because there are so many categories of practise in this rare art. Some of these categories are the, Poison Hand Techniques, Master Hand techniques, Fast Hand techniques, Quickie Hand techniques, Survival Hand Techniques, to give you an idea of what some of these categories are named. Again to be very frank, there are many more areas of study in this most amazing Southern Eagle and Mantis Chinese Boxing System.

When I first seen Grand Master Tallbear do a fast hand technique, I could not believe what I had just seen, and heard. It sounded like a machine gun hitting something in some gangster movie I had seen in the past, it was truly amazing. For a second I thought my eyes and ears had deceived me, but it was true what I had seen, and heard. When you not only see something, but hear it as well, it is hard not to believe what you had just witnessed.

First technique

His attacker steps in with a punch, Grand Master Tallbear steps forward blocking punch down, as he attacks his attackers eyes with a finger strike, without skipping a beat, his finger strike turns into a palm block, as his blocking arm turns into a ridge hand to the neck, now his blocking hand, swings around in an arc attacking nerves on side of his attackers chin with his back fist.

Now his back fist drops out of the way as his last fist comes up from a blocking palm to a direct strike under the ear of his attacker, his fist does not stop, it keeps going in a small circular motion and swings around right into his opponents bladder, or groin. This technique is completed so fast, that the first time you see it, you really do not believe what your eyes and ears have just seen, it is that fast. I could not believe it at all the first time I seen Grand Master Tallbear in action, it caught me off guard, I had seen many Grand Masters from many systems and none had this speed, or knowledge. I am not saying anything negative about them at all, what I am saying however is that when talking about speed and technique, Grand Master Tallbear is King.

Second Technique

Punch comes in, palm block, cross step to back, as one hand block arm, other fist slams into short ribs.

Hooking your leg around his forward leg, as you side step beside him, pulling his arm making him bend over from lack of balance, and slamming your elbow into his back, after elbow to back, Grand Master Tallbear uses his palm to back of his attackers head, as he breaks his attackers leg.

As his attacker hits the ground, as soon as his attacker catches himself from falling on his face, Grand Master Tallbear uses the space between his attackers arms to kick his attackers face.

Third Technique

Attacker steps in with punch, GM Tallbear uses palm block, next punch comes in, and he opens his opponent up, jumping into his opponents center line, attacking his attackers face with a claw, same time holding back of neck with other hand.

Now GM Tallbear takes his claw, and turns it into a palm into his attacks chin, or neck, as his attackers head flies back, Grand Master Tallbear swings to the side, slamming his fist into his attackers bladder, or groin.

All of the techniques above, are a small small idea of what Tai Liu looks like, and who better to have demonstrate these techniques then the Grand Master of Tai Liu Chuan Fa himself.

God Bless You All

Sifu Dee

From the Notes of Sifu Fiedler and his past web sites

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