Originally Posted by
Sal Canzonieri
Chinese Moslem MA are often made for fighting multiple attackers at once.
The back hand movements has degenerated over time to become useless.
It was originally made to move so that you struck someone in back of you at the same time as in front.
In old days, Chinese Moslems were feared for the MA and so they were often attacked by multiple people. There was strong prejudice against them in some areas.
Also, the movements in tan tui can be used as take down movements.
I don't know Sal, that sounds pretty far fetched, anyone that has ever fought more than one person knows that the worse you can do is try to strike two people that the same time.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !