Tai Liu Chaun Fa

[MacHudde]

This was one of the more rarer styles of Kung Fu. It was taught to my Sifu by a man named Saul Tallbear. Tai Liu Chuan Fa is a southern, soft style. An eclectic southern form of Kung-Fu, it resembles Wing Chun, Chin-Na, Eagle Claw, Southern Praying Mantis, and Mok Gar styles of Kung-Fu. This style was a family style that was passed down in the Suu family from generation to generation. Sigung Tallbear was taught by a man named Tien Kwai Suu. The story goes that Tien Kwai Suu had no children and had met Tallbear while Tallbear was in the military and stationed over in Asia. Unfortunately, Sigung Tallbear passed away on November 18th, 2017. I never personally got to meet the man, but from what I have read about him and what I have been told about him, he was a genuinely good human being who had a love for martial arts. You can read more about Tai Liu Chaun Fa here. My Sifu is listed on the Family Tree page of the website, Sibak Ky Fiedler.

Here is a photo of Sigung Tallbear.

 

[Seibukan Connection]

This was one of the more rarer styles of Kung Fu. It was taught to my Sifu by a man named Saul Tallbear. Tai Liu Chuan Fa is a southern, soft style. An eclectic southern form of Kung-Fu, it resembles Wing Chun, Chin-Na, Eagle Claw, Southern Praying Mantis, and Mok Gar styles of Kung-Fu. This style was a family style that was passed down in the Suu family from generation to generation. Sigung Tallbear was taught by a man named Tien Kwai Suu. The story goes that Tien Kwai Suu had no children and had met Tallbear while Tallbear was in the military and stationed over in Asia. Unfortunately, Sigung Tallbear passed away on November 18th, 2017. I never personally got to meet the man, but from what I have read about him and what I have been told about him, he was a genuinely good human being who had a love for martial arts. You can read more about Tai Liu Chaun Fa here. My Sifu is listed on the Family Tree page of the website, Sibak Ky Fiedler.

Here is a photo of Sigung Tallbear.

Hello there! I see that you also trained in the Kempo stuff with Ky Fiedler. I’m curious why your scepticism towards Olaf Simon isn’t matching the skepticism towards Saul Tallbear? Has anyone pursued the truth as to why Tai Liu doesn’t seem to exist in china? Seems like hundreds of years of survival just to be taught to a Native American is an unlikely story. I’m really curious what else you know about Tai Lius history?

 

[MacHudde]

Hello there! I see that you also trained in the Kempo stuff with Ky Fiedler. I’m curious why your scepticism towards Olaf Simon isn’t matching the skepticism towards Saul Tallbear? Has anyone pursued the truth as to why Tai Liu doesn’t seem to exist in china? Seems like hundreds of years of survival just to be taught to a Native American is an unlikely story. I’m really curious what else you know about Tai Lius history?

It's quite common that many styles of Kung Fu have remained largely unknown outside of the families or small communities that created and practiced them. These "family styles" were often closely guarded and passed down through generations as a form of both cultural heritage and self-defense. Tai Liu was one of these "family styles." The reason why Tallbear was taught from my understanding is that Tien Kwai Suu had no children to pass the style down with and instead of letting it die with him, he taught Tallbear. From what I have been told Suu and Tallbear were very close and Suu thought of him as a son. I am going by what I was told by Ky and what Ky was told by Tallbear. The reason why I am less skeptical of Tallbear over Olaf Simon is that other people have stated that Tallbear is a stand up person. Unlike Simon who has been criticized by many and we are talking about some big names in the martial arts community.