- He trained Shannon Lee for her film, Enter the Eagles (1998)
- Nicknamed "Flash Legs" because of his flashy kicking techniques.
- A former taekwondo champion in Korea
- Teacher of John Liu
- Taught 'Yuen Biao' Tae Kwon Do.
- His family roots originate from Shantung (Shandong) province in China.
- Actor/Director Michael Worth (a long time fan) had written the role of "Song" the mute fighter in "Ghost Rock" for master Tan whom he had met with on several occasions. But Tan was back in Hong Kong at the time and the part went to Peter Kwan.
- Now living in Taiwan, though his students still run his taekwondo studio in Monterey Park, California.
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