1. ling qing was in the middle of song, liao, and jin.

the city was taken over many times by all sides.

one of the infantry head hid in the long tan temple, his name was kun lung da shi.

both liao and jin are migrant people, they are good at shuai and na.

song army was weak, however, song civilians picked up MA learning and defending themself on the border towns.

tan tui was created by kun lung monk. liao and jin are good at upper body and arms for shuai and na. so tan tui was created to defeat the enemy at lower body or legs.

2. xian ji introduced tan tui to shaolin, xian ji also introduced luo han fist methods to shan dong ling qing dragon lake temple.

so tan tui has hand methods of luo han.

shao lin has tan tui as their leg methods.

3. canal systems were built in yuan, ling qing was in the center/middle of the canal system. there are many merchants and martial artists came and learned tan tui.

4. in ming and qing dynasty, ling qing continued to be the center of commerce along the canal system. tan tui was learned and incorporated into many northern style, such as hua quan.

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