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Tang was born in Korea from Chinese parents who had immigrated there to escape the trouble of their war-torn native land during the Japanese invasion of the thirties and forties. At the age of seven he began training in the country�s national martial art of Taekwondo and eventually he would become one of the great world masters of this art. During his competitive days, he developed his trademark prodigious leg dexterity as well as his "hopping" manoeuvre, a spectacular move where he would hop towards an opponent in between powerful kicking strikes up in the air. Eventually Tang became a great champion, winning countless national tournament events consecutively.
Besides Taekwondo, Tang was also taught a peculiar brand of martial art called Gecko, not a fighting art but a climbing technique to scale walls using both legs which would be featured later in some of his films. In between films Tang Tao Liang spent time teaching. One of his students John Liu followed in his master's footsteps and he too became a favourite "bootmaster" performer in such kung fu films as Seret Rivals (76) and The Snuff Bottle Connection (77). He also came up with his own kicking techniques, which he named "Zen Kwan-do". Another of Tang's students was Yuen Biao. As martial art cinema was declining at the dawn of the eighties, Tang left movies, his last appearance being in Godfather Of Fury (82).
Since then he has relocated to California and opened his own school. In the late nineties he taught Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee's daughter, the man whose kicking prowess had brought attention to the kicking oriented performer in the first place. Thus in a way, Tang had come full circle.
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Jungle Heat |
1984 |
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Tornado Of Pearl River |
1974 |
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Conspiracy Of Thieves |
1975 |
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Tornado Of Pearl River |
1974 |
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Jungle Heat |
1984 |
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Bloody Treasury Fight |
1979 |
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Boxer's Adventure, The |
1979 |
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Challenge Of Death |
1978 |
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Conspiracy Of Thieves |
1975 |
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Dragon, The Lizard, The Boxer, The |
1977 |
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Dual Flying Kicks |
1978 |
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Duel With The Devils |
1977 |
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Dynasty |
1977 |
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Eight Escorts, The |
1980 |
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General Stone |
1976 |
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Godfather's Fury |
1978 |
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Godfathers Of Fury |
1982 |
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Hand Of Death |
1976 |
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Hero Of Chiu Chow, The |
1973 |
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Hero Of The Time |
1979 |
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Heroes, The |
1980 |
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Heroine Of Tribulation |
1981 |
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Himalayan, The |
1976 |
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Hot, The Cool And The Vicious, The |
1976 |
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Invincible Kung Fu Legs |
1980 |
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Jungle Heat |
1984 |
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Knife Of Devil's Roaring And Soul Missing |
1976 |
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Kung Fu Emperor, The |
1981 |
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Revenge Of The Shaolin Master |
1979 |
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Revenger, The |
1979 |
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Scorching Sun, Fierce Winds, And Wild Fire |
1979 |
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Secret Of The Shaolin Poles, The |
1977 |
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Shaolin Deadly Kicks |
1977 |
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Shaolin Invincibles |
1979 |
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Showdown At the Cotton Mill |
1978 |
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Snake Crane Secret |
1978 |
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Story In Temple Red Lily, The |
1976 |
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Sunset In The Forbidden City |
1976 |
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Tattoo Connection, The |
1978 |
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Tattooed Dragon, The |
1973 |
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Top Fighter |
1993 |
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Tornado Of Pearl River |
1974 |
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Young Hero Of Shaolin |
1975 |
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Mask Of Vengeance |
1980 |
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Duel With The Devils |
1977 |
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