Nam Yang Kung Fu Retreat's video: Shaolin Tan Tow Demonstrated by Chua Tik Pong

This is one of the many slightly different versions of the Tan Tow (single knife) routine taught by the Nam Yang founder Great Grand Master Ang Lian Huat. It is being performed by Chua Tik Pong. Although best known for his shuang tow (double knife) routine he was also very accomplished with the tan tow. Chua Tik Pong was one of Nam Yang's most successful performers in competition and was well known on the South East Asian competition circuit. This is taken form the old VHS video tape of Nam Yang Pugilistic Association’s 30th anniversary demonstration at the Fuchow building in Singapore in 1984. Grandmaster Tan Soh Tin can be seen in a white suit organising the performers. We appreciate that the quality of the footage is poor but this is the earliest footage that we have of Nam Yang’s kung fu so it is of historical significance. In 1984 Nam Yang had received almost no western influence. Not all of the performers at the demonstration were experts. This is a pretty representative example, though, of Hokkien (Minnan) kung fu as practised in Singapore in the late 20th century and as such is of interest.