ED PARKER'S INTERNATIONAL KENPO KARATE ASSOCIATION

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BUT A BEGINNER IN A NEW AND FASCINATING ART WHICH WILL DIRECT ME TO GREATER OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILIIIES. TO HONOR MY OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, I PLEDGE MYSELF TO SEII/E MY INSTRUCTOR, FELLOW STUDENTS, AND FELLOW MEN,

I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM

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Introduction
It is sod, but true, thot Yellow ond Oronge Belt sludents ore often like college freshmen, who think they know oll the onswers. This level of troining con be dongerous, ond coution is odvised when proclicing with fellow siudents, or when forced to use the Art in reol comboi. This primilive stoge of leorning requires dedicoted time ond proctice, lt is on inlongible stoge cluttered wilh knowledge thot locks perspective. We, lherefore, urge ond encouroge you to prociice foithfully, lo understond whot you ore leorning, ond to develop mentol ond physicol control. Only ofter odhering to, or obtoining lhese quolilies, con move on to ihe mechonicol stoge with certointy. While it is importonl thol you leorn the contents of this journol, do not neglect sludying your Yellow Belt moteriol. Eoch journol is on importont building block. They provide you with bosic disciptines thot odd lo the tolol siruclure of Kenpo. More importontly, they form the bosic foundotion of your Kenpo knowledge. Weok bosics leod lo unsuccessful ochievements. Therefore, lenglhen your proctice sessions, ond moke eoch workout productive. View bosic disciplines in lheir embryonic stole. As you strive for perfection, increose your oworeness of existing detoils. Leorn howlhese detoils function. ldentify them, dissecl lhem, onolyze them, ond perfect lhem. Accomplish lhis, ond you will underslond whot sophisticoted bosics ore qll obout. Perfect your best side first, lhen proceed to prociice your techniques on your weoker side. There ore o number of benefils to this; (l) it forces you lo toke lhe time to onolyze your stronger side, which in turn, (2) mokes you become more owore of the points you moy hove overlooked, (3) increoses the strength of your weok side, (4) exponds your vocobulory of molion by increosing your knowledge of voriobles, ond (S) leods to ocquiring more qmbidextrous quoliiies. It is importont lhot you begin to set personol gools ot this leorning stoge. Develop vorious ospecls of your moteriol, os well os improve self-discipline, self-oworenes, seif-confidence, will power, etc. Prepore yourself inwordly to meet lhe chollenges of doily life. The quolilies thot help you moster the Art con enhonce olher ospects of your life. ln lime, you will be oble lo compotibly opply ihese focets to your fomily life, school octivilies, work contocts. etc. Alwoys be conscious of who you ore. Remember lhoi you ore sleodily toking on greoier responsibililies, The effects of your oclivities will hove o direct reflection on your school, your Art, qnd your Asociolion. With ihol in mind, conduct yourself in o monner thot you con be proud. To stote it differently, you ore increosingly becoming o minioture showcose of our system. Leorn to osk inlelligent questions ond lo exploin your Art lo olhers. Do not be overly criticol of olher styles, or proclitioners of other styles. Try lo leorn oboui lheir Arts, ond gother odequote informotion to understond ond converse with lhem intelligently.
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Prerequisites
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You ore responsible for knowing ond being oble to execute oll of your
YELLOW BELT moleriol.

2. Recite the Oronge Belt Pledge. 3. Follow the Formolities of the Asociotion ond your studio. 4. Recite the Oronge Belt Soyings. 5. Know some of the History for Oronge Belt. 6. Know lhe Synonyms used in lhe nomes of lhe techniques. 7. Be oble lo give o description of lhe Associotion Potch. 8. Know your Anoiomy for Oronge Belt.

9.

Be

obleto explointheTerminologyord give exomplesto clorifythehmeoning.

10. Execute your bosics wiih preciseness ond crispness. Be sure of the deloils

of proper execulion.
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l. Perform Long form #1.

12. Be oble to exploin some of the things tl-rot Long Form # I Coniqins & Teoches.

r3. Perform your kicking sei on lhe strong side.

14. Be
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obleto exploinsome of tl-re thing thotthe Kickingset Contoirs &Teoches.

During lhe time you ore o Yellow Belt, be sure lo pul some long hours

into performing the Leg Exercise.

16.

Know your lechniques, ond begin procticing your Yellow ond Oronge

techniques on bolh sides.

17, lncreose the level of spontoneity on your lechniques. 18. Know

the EQUATION FORMULA.

19. Know your Oronge Bell Freesiyle Techniques. 20. Spor frequently using lhe bosic IDEA of the Oronge Freestyle Techniques,

2l . Be oble lo onswer ihe queslions on ihe Written Test,

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History
The exoct history of Kenpo hos been lost in the ontiquity of time, ond consequently no definile dote con be esloblished os to when it ocluolly begon, Mony if the records lhot exist todoy ore obscure ond inconect, WE connot iell how mony wrilings hove been destroyed or how mony developments hove never been recorded. Bils of informolion seem to indicoie thot Kenpo, os it is known todoy, moy hove been procliced in lndio ond Chino os long os five thousond yeors ogo. writings on turile shells lell us thoi the Chinese did in foct proctice the ort os for bock os 2l B.C. Although its lrue origin is obscure, o populor slory thoi prevoils gives credit io the lndion priest, Dorumo or Bodhidhormo in oboul S2S A.D. However, other greot men such os Hu'o To ,190-265 A.D.), o brilliont doctor, ond yuen Fei, o populor generol (who lived duringthe Sung Dynosty 960-1279 A.D.) ore considered lhe forefolhers of modern-doy Kenpo. Kenpo meons .fist low, (o term used by the Okinowons lo describe the Chinese systems). From Chino, it crossed over lo Okinowq where, known os 'le', it consisted primorily of blows, chops ond rips with lhe honds ond fingers. Thus originoiedthe Koiole melhod of Kenpo. ln 1923 lhe Okinowons chonged the chorocler of Korote,which wos ihen Chinese to thot of o Joponese chorocter. Thus the meoning chonged from 'honds of Chino to 'empiy hqnd'. This chonge ossuredly broughi obout o deeper meoning in which ihe spirituol overcome lhe physicol. From Okinowo two experts, Kenwo Mobuni ond Gichen Funokoshi, lifted the veil of secrecy in I 9l 5 to introduce their techniques to Jopon. Their oim wos not to promoie korote os o mortiol ort, but os o sport throughout Jopon. Long before ihe Art wos ever inlroduced lo Okinowo, mony styles of the Art existed in chino. Eoch style or syslem wos noted for ol leosl one distincl feot such os the development of thetigerclow, butierfly kick, ponlher punch, eic. ln oddition, mony members of lhe vorious systems guorded their secret woys of troining. Among lhe systems of Southern Chino slemming from lhe Shoolin or Shorinji Temple the most well known were lhe following five: Hung, Liu, Ts'oior Choy in Contonese, Li, ond Mo. There ore other Contonese os well os northern systems. The northern systems ploced greoi emphosis on floor rolling, use of lhe foot. ond jumping movements. Becouse of this, nol os much emphosis wos ploced on sirong slonces, The soulhern styles ploced greot emphosis on stonce work os well qs hond work. There ore bosicolly five known sfyles of korole in Okinowo Koboyoshi-Ryu, Shoreiji-Ryu, Shilo-Ryu, Goju-Ryu, ond Uechi-Ryu. ln lhe lost five decodes since lhe Joponese took il up,lhe lechniques hove been modified so thot ihey loo cloim styles of lheir own such os: Shoto-Kon, Woddo-Ryu, Chilo-Ryu, qnd others. The Koreons hove olso modified lheir techniques cloiming such styles os: Toe-kwon-do, Moo-do-kwon, Tong-soo-do, ond oihers.
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History
Regordless of notionol modificotion thol were developed ond suited lo their individuol environment, we con soy thot four systems exist in the orient todoy - Chinese. Okinowon, Koreon, ond Joponese. ln comporison, ihe Chinese styles ore groceful, flowing, circulor, ond ore much more flexible thon lhe Joponese styles (which utilize powerful punches ond kicks), Okinowon styles (which stress breolhing exercises), ond Koreon (which speciolize in high kicks ond lhe breoking of boords ond bricks) These olher siyles ore bosicolly rigid. Unfortunolely, mony of lhe clossicol Chinese styles olong with the Joponese, Okinowqn, ond Koreon styles ore improcticol os o modern meons of self-defense. This stems from the foct ihot mony of lhese systems were

originollydesignedforexercise. lnoddition,mostofthesestylestodoydonot recognize the need for chonge, especiolly in our environment. While some offer excellent ideos on unormed fighting, o number of their methods ore outdotedtheoriesunfitforpresent doyfighting inlhe United Slotesoronyport of the world for thot motter. These some orts, influenced by the Chinese, were brought lo ihe Howoiion lslonds. lt wqs here thot Mr. Porker, o nolive of Howoii, leorned lhese orts under one of lhe world's leoding Block Belt holders ond Americon innovqtors of the ort, the lote Professor Williom K.S. Chow. ln oddition to Professor Chow's modificotions, Mr. Porker hos olso reolized lhe need lo revise lhe old meihods lo cope with modern doy fighling. Thus lhe syslem he now teoches is unique, proclicol, reolistic, opplicoble, ond encomposses sound logic, reosoning, ond theoreticol innovotions nol yet employed by olher systems. Through Mr. Porker's innovotions o fifth system hos emerged- lhe Americon System-to be more specific 'The Porker System of Kenpo'. Although we should respect lhe vorious styles of Kenpo slemming from lhe Orienl, we must nol overlook theh need for improvemeni. While Mr. Porke/s syslem still retoins lrodilionol flovor to enhonce elhicol behovior, it hos been designed to fit the needs ond obility of lhe individuol concerned. We should be groteful for Mr. Porker's unending contribulions ond proud ond privileged thot we hove his creotive knowledge lo guide us in keeping obreosl with updoted developmenls.

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Sayings

NOTE: The SAYINGS continue throughout the belt levels through lst Degree Block Belt. For q more complele listing of Mr. Porkefs soyings refer lo:ItlE ZEN OF KENPO''

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Formalities
Polches:
The UNIVERSAL PAITERN olso goes to ihe left orm ond should be ceniered ond ploced l/2 inch below the IKKA CREST. This potch hos mony potterns. Priorto sewing, it should be precisely positioned so thoithe shope of the heort
is

upright.

Your PERSONAI NAME shoul<-r be ploced 3/4 inch obove the big ASSOCIATION PATCH contoining the Tiger ond the Drogon. Only instructors, Brown, ond Block Belts will be ollowed to hove their lost nome on this potch. All olher belts ore to use their first nomes only. The INTERNAIIONAL FIAME PAICH should be ploced on the righi frontside of the Gl. The potch should be positioned so thot the FLAME is horizontolly centered on the some level os lhe Drogon on the ASSOCIATION PATCH. However ii will vory with ihe individuol. Additionol FTAME PATCHES thot ore eorned ore notto be worn on lhe Gl. The INTERNATIONAL FLAME PATCH is to be worn only by those individuots who hove eorned it by porticipoling ol the lnternolionol Korole Chompionships os on officiol or conteslont. The STUDIO NAME of eoch school should be ploced l/2inch below lhe right seom ond centered on the right shoulder. lts position will be identicolto, but oppodie of, the IKKA CREST. No olher potches moy be worn on the Gl of Associoiion members.

Toulnomenls: Sludents moy weor BLACK UNIFORMS when lhey compete in tournoments. Blockuniforms prolonglhe oppeoronce of cleonlinesthroughoulthe doy's evenis. When fighting, the possibility of your opponent's dirty foot leoving o telFtole mork, indicoting o point, will be greotly reduced. Remember, Associotion members ore only to weor while or block uniforms ot
The PERSONAL CONDUCT of students should olwoys be obove reprooch.

lournoments.

Absolutely no drinking, smoking, or obusive longuoge will be toleroted. Consistently ireol officiols with polilenes ond respect. Demonstrole good sportsmonship ond should someone else be the victorthol doy, be sure to congrotulote him (no sour grqpes). Your ATTITUDE should be positive; persistenlly corry on oir of confidence; be colm; perform with poise; ovoid nonsensicol oction. Remembeer, 'The will to prepore precedes the will to win,' When performing in FORMS competition:

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Enler ond leove the ring with o BOW OF RESPECT,

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3. ANNOUNCE your form:

o. Your nome. b. The nome of your system (Ed Porke/s Americqn Kenpo). The nome of your for6, d. The nome of your inslrucior.

*. After you goin some experience you moy onnounce your form ot different moments of your opening.

4.

BEGIN

ond

END your form

thot form. 5. Tournomenl

tournoment.

with the oppropriote opening for

rules

vory. Be owore of the porticulor rules of eoch

6, Performing voriolions of ihe stondord forms is permissible, but

rememberto onnounce your form os o voriotion, e.g., . o voriotion, e.9., 'o voriotion of Long Form #l'.

When performing in FIGHTING competition:

l. Enter ond leove the ring with o BOW OF RESPECT. 2. Solule the referee. 3. Solute youropponenl. 4. Proteci yourself ot oll times. 5. Control your strikes for the sofety of your opponent. 6. Upon completion, solute your opponent first before soluling lhe
referee.
Be owore of where you ore AT ALL TIMES ond do noi wolk lhrough rings where people ore compeling,. KEEP your friends ond relotives in ihe stonds. As o courtesy io others, they ore nol to be inviled on lhe compet-

ilion floor.

HISTORY AND MEANING OF THE SALUTATION;

Our SALUTATION is o combinotion of the 'old ond lhe new'. The initiol port of our SALUTE honors the originolors of our ort, the Chinese. Prior to the estoblishment of Shoo-lin, on open left hond resting on o clenched right fist wos used os o solutolion just before the commeniemenl of o set or form, There were severol meonings to this gesture: (1 ) Respect to lhe originolor of this porticulor sysiem, including oll who hod studied before him, with him, ond presenily in-luding oll who hod studied

beforehim, (2) Respecllolheoudience. (3) Respecllo bothscholors

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ond men of the Mortiol Arts olike, since the left hond (open) of ihis solutotion represenled the scholor ond the right hond (clenched), the mon proclicing lhe Mortiol Aris. During the period of the Shoolin in the Ch'ing Dynosty, the meoning of lhe geslure chonged when two oddilionol movements were odded. The chongewoslhotthe left hond representedthe sum,the righthond lhe moon. Wilh this chonge, the combinotion of sun ond moon represenled the Chinese chorocler Ming, thus meoning revolutionory defenders forlhe couse of lhe Ming resforolion. The two oddilionol movements which were odded lo the sun ond lhe moon were formed by plocing lhe bock of the honds togelher wilh both polms out. The fingers ol this point were in o clow-like-foshion ond roised lo the chest ond heort. This gesture meont, 'We ore ogoinst foreign dominotion ond our heorts ore for lhe reol Chino.' The lost movement wos lo clench both honds ond drow lhem to the sides of lhe woist. This pulling geslure meont, 'By pulling ond working together we con toke our counlry bock.' These movements were perpetuoted by the Hungs, who were secret iried socielies in Chino. ln short, 'Scholor ond wonior, united together, bock lo bock, pulling togelher, bock to bock, pulling logether, lo defend ogoinst the foreign
intruders'.

solulqlion wos odded to tie in the heritoge of lhe 'old' with the logic of the 'new' ond innovolive fighling ort. Thus, the second pori of the SALUTATION inlerprets os:

lhe troditions set forlh by the Chinese. The concluding portion of lhe

The firsi port of the solutotion wos preserved in recognition

ond respecl to

come to you with empty honds; I om friendly ond unormed-l hove no weopons. (Both honds ore ploced togeiher os lhey form lhe shope of o triongle.) 2. I now cover my weopon, my fisl which is my treosure, for I do nol wish to use it. (your lefl open hond is used to conceol your clench
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fist.) Now thot I om being forced to use my weopon to momentorily 3. become on onimol. I proy for forgiveness for whot I om oboul to do. (Both honds ore ploced togelher os if proying.) 4. The SALUTATION ends by outwordly circling lhe honds ond orms ond coming lo ottention.

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Anatomy Front View

Anatomy Back View

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Terminology
ADD - The oddition of o move prior lo or ofter q bqse move hos been executed; or the oddilion of one or more moves inserted intermittently or sporodicolly throughoui o technique sequence,

(l) The pointing of o weopon (nolurol or mon-mode) so lhot it will q direct course of oclion when delivered to the selected torgei. (2) follow Depending on lhe intended lorgel ond lhe weopon lo be used, other ports of the body moy be selecled os o guide in giving proper oim prior lo the execulion of the qcluol weopon chosen. As on exomple,lhe knee moy be direcied to on opponeni's chin just prior lo your executing o fronl thrust boll kick. The knee, in lhis cose, when properly oligned, con insure lhe occurocy of lhe froni thrust boll kick. (3) Use of CONTOURING to help improve your occurocy.
AIMING ALTER - To

vory o weopon ond/or tqrget within o technique seguence.

ANATOMY-The study of the humon bodyslruclurewhich oids in deiermining thevitol oreoson on opponentoswell os determininglhose body portswhich could be reodily used os nolurol weopons or defenses.
ANCHOR - Generolly refers to the weighing down of the orm or buttocks. For exomple, lhe elbow is firmly fixed ot o much lower level lhon lhe fisl when executing on inword block. This principle, when opplied, gives greoler force ond ollows o greoter morgin for error. li gives one greoter proteclion.

ANGLE OF EXECUIION

- Any ongle which, when on oitock is executed,

produces moximum results.

'BACK-UP MASS - The osislonce of body weight being direcily behind the oction thot is toking ploce. As exomples, (l) o punch delivered when ihe elbow isdirecily behind the fist, or(2) the brocing of one fingerdirectlybehind lhe other when delivering o two-flnger chop, lo lhe throot etc. BACK-UPMASS is greotly enhonced when proper BODY ALIGNMENT is ochieved. BODY ALIGNMENTge|s MASS inlo proper perspective ond ollowsthe bodyto toke full odvontoge of chonneling weighi ond energy while troveling in lhe sqme direction (DIRECTIONAL HARMONY).

lmoginory line or lines used lo visuolize the direction or ongle you ore lo concenlrole your ottenlion. thot
BASE LINE(S) -

concept of focus. We visuolize o block dot on o white bockground represenling lotol oworeness. Our concern is not only lo moximize power, but proleclion os well. See olso WHITE DOT FOCUS.
BLACK-DOT-FOCUS - Our Kenpo
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Terminology
Methods used to forceon opponent's leglo bend in oroul, forword or bock. Properly used, it cqn off bqlonce, twist, sproin or even breok on opponent's leg.
CHECK - To reslroin, hinder, or prevent on opponent from toking ociion. This is occomplished by presing, pinning, or hugging on opponent usuolly ot the joints so lhot it minimizes his leveroge ond nullifies his oction. posilioning your orms ond legs in vorious defensive poslures con olso keep on opponenl from
BUCKTE -

striking you effectively.

domoge.

thqt follows o polh or ongle thot porollels on ottocking weopon, o defensive posture, the contour of your opponent's ond your body, or o given line. Following these ongulor poths, ollows cleor entry to desired iorgels. Toking odvonlAge of these ongulor opportunities helps to produce moximum results os well os couses greoter
COMPLEMENTARY ANGLE - A slrike or block

lo (o) produce occurocy os well os (b) the degree of injury. Exomple, o punch lhoi strikes o specific lorget without injuring it requires control. Control moy or moy not involve iouching your lorget. lt tokes even greoler CONTROL lo ovoid injuring o person who is constontly moving. (2) The obility (o) to prevent or curtoil your opponenl,s octions, or (b) to guide your opponenl wherever, however, ond whenever you wont. Checks oreiypes of controls. Theyore good exomples of howone con tempororily prevent or curtoil on opponenl from loking oclion.
The regulotion of force

CONTROL -

(l)

COORDINATION - Refers io (t) ihe synchronizotion of oll body ports so lhot lhey function with continuity, timing, ond dexterity, (2) the synchronLotion of your moves with the moves, timing ond direction of your opponent in order to toke odvontoge of effeclively oftocking him.
DEFENSE DELETE

- Proleciive moves to sofeguord injury.

sequence.

- The eliminotion of o weopon ond/or torget within o lechnique

torgets to insure multiple effects.

DIVERSIFIED TARGETS - Striking vorious

ECONOMYOF MOTION - Entoitschoosinglhe bestovoilobleweopon ondlhe besi ovoiloble ongle to insure reoching the best ovoiloble torgel in the leost omounl of time, but still couse the desired effect.
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Terminology
- A word used to describe the foot or hond os it slides from one point lo onother. ln the cose of the foot, lhe concepl leoches you to move your fool bock, forword, or to lhe side ever so lightly so thot it literolly feels lhe ground when sliding in lhe hope of overcoming posible obstocles.
FEEL

FIGHIING POSIIION - A defensive posture used prior lo or during combot os well os lournomenl sponing. lt moy be coupled with on ossumed stonce or formed when you ore protecting yourself while on ihe ground, on the beoch, in bed, seoled in o choir, etc.

bodyworking oso unilottheveryinslontotorgel isslruck. The concenlrotion of mind Gnowledge), breolh, strength, ond methods of execution must uniie os one in conjunclion with body momenlum, lorque, grovitolionol monioge, timing, speed, penetrolion, etc. ll must be remembered thql il is not just the concentrolion of weopon meeling lorget. but the entire body meeling the lorget os one unitthot fully defines lhe lerm FOCUS.
FOCUS - lslhe enlire

GAUGING OF DISIANCE

between opponenl

The obility to systemolicolly regulole the dislonce ond self for purposes of defense or qttock.

GRAVITATIONAL MARRIAGE

The uniting of mind, breoth ond slrengrth while

simultoneously dropping your body weight olong wilh the execulion of your noturol weopon(s), Timing oll of thesefoclorswilhlhedropping of your body weight greoily oddstothe force of yourstrikes, This combined oction literolly BODY couses o morrioge with grovity. ll literolly mokes verticol use

of

MOMENTUM.

lo moves thot ore executed with totol power. ll is olso onolherlerm used to describe mojor moves; hord hiiting moves; moves thol couse devoslolion.
HARD - Generolly refers

INIENTIONAL MOVES
LEFI TO LEFI

- The execution

of plonned moves.

A fighting position where bolh combolonls foce eoch oiher

with lheir left foot forword.

TINEARMOVES- Movemenlslhoiore directinnolure. Moveslhotspecificolly follow o stroighl line or poth. Allhough these moves ore primorily offensive,

lhey con be used defensively. They ore useful follow ups lhol often troil circulor moves thot meel resislonce.
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Terminology
OFFENSE

Moves employed lo insure injury.

OUTER RIM IHEORY - An imoginory egg-shoped circle lhot is used os o visuol oid. This egg-shoped pottern storls ol eyebrow level ond ends slightly below

the region of lhe groin, The lorger portion of the egg is posiiioned ot the bottom. This concept leoches you lo confine your defensive ond offensive moves, of your orms ond honds, lo only lhose oreos within lhe imoginory circle. You leorn never lo over-extend nor over-commit beyond the circle
with yourorm ond honds. To do so nol only exposes yourvitol oreos, bul limits your obility lo counier quickly. Employing lhis concept reduces on opening ond the chonces of getting hil. lt is o supplementol oid in the study of the
ZONE THEORY.

usedwhileteochingto hove o studentossume (2) A set or ononged poslure used in clos for troining purposes olher lhon mentioned, or when fighling. (3) How your or
your opponenl's body
PRACTITIONER
is

POSITION - (l) Acommond his originol storiing position.

ongled.

One who leorns, leoches ond proctices the Mortiol Arts.

PRIMITIVE Embryonic siote of movemenls, Moves purpose. See EMBRYONIC BASICS.

PRONOUNCE A MOVE

lhol ore singulor

in

- An onology used so thot o student reolizes lhot bosic moves ore lo be leorned in stoges, like the pronouncing of o word phoneticolly, This proces is only lo be done when iroining. After gefting ocquointed withlhepowerderived fromlheseideol posiiions,weshouldlhen leornlouse lhese bosic moves reolislicolly withoul exoggerotion, or hesilotion from lheir
POINT OF ORIGIN.

RANGE

- The dislonce

which exisls between you ond your opponent.

RECOII - To spring bock ofter o blow or kick hqs been delivered. Fost retrieve ofter delivery.
REDIRECT

- To olter lhe direction

of qn otiocking weopon.

SLOW MOVES

- Moves thot ore lought

precision ond helps to eliminole bod hobits.

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Terminology
SOFI - Refers to moves thot ore opplied wilh little force. They ore flexible moves lhot generolly sling, but do not injure. These ore MINOR MOVES lhot ore useful set ups for moves thol slrike wilh greoter mognilude.
SOLIDIFY YOUR BASE

Meons lo strenglhen your stonce so lhot it is bolh firm

ond strong.

- The moving of lhe fronl fooi forword, or the reor foot bock to increose depth of o stonce. ll moy olso involve moving the righl fool lo the right or the lett foot to the left to increose lhe width of o stonce.
SIEP
WASTED

MOIION

Molion which hos no opprecioble effect.

ln lhis

WHIIE-DOT FOCUS

concept of focus, one visuolizes o white dot on o block bockground representing unoworenes. All styles ond systems thot primorily stres lineor molion conform to lhis concept. Thek concern is moximizing power - not proleclion.

WIH - Averyusefulword inlhe Kenpovocobulorywhich is reserved forlhe more odept. lt involves duol movements ond eliminotes the word 'qnd". Onedoesn'tblock "ond".thenstrike. Heblocks "with- ostrike. Employing
ihis principle eliminotes wosted motion ond economizes on time.

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Required Techniques
L CLUICHING FEATHERS - Front Left Hond Hok Grob 2. TRIGGERED SATUIE - Fronl Right Hond Direcl Push 3. DANCE OF DEATH - Fronl Right Stroight Punch 1. THRUSTING SATUTE - Front Right Step Through Kick 5. Gln OF DESTRUCTION - Hondshoke 6. LOCKING HORNS - Front Heodlock 7. IONE KIMONO - Froni Left Hond Lopel Grob 8. GLANCING SALUIE - Front Right Hond Cross Push 9. FIVE SWORDS - Fronl Right Step Through Roundhouse Punch
10. BUCKLING BRANCH - Fronl Left Slep Through Kick
I

SCRAPING HOOF - Full Nelson

12. GRIP OF DEATH - Left Flonk Right Arm Heodlock 13. CROSSING TATON - Front Right Cross Wrisl Grob 14. REPEAIING MACE - Front Left Hond Push
15. SHIELDING HAMMER - Fronl Left Slep Through Hooking Punch 16. STRIKING
SERPENT'S HEAD -

Front Beor Hug, Arms Free

17. LOCKED WlNe - Hommerlock 18. OBSCURE WING - Right Flonk Left Hond Shoulder Grob 19. REVERSING MACE - Fronl Left Slep Through Stroight Punch

20. 21. 22.

THRUSTING PRONGS - Fronl Beor Hug, Arms Pinned

TWISTED TWIG

- Front Wrist Lock

OBSCURE SWORD - Right Flonk Left Hond Shoulder

Grob

23. RAINING CLAW - Front Right Uppercut Punch

24. CRASHING WINGS - Reor Beor Hug, Arms Free
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ClUtChing Feathefs

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L Stonding noturolly, step bock toword 6 o'clock with your lett foot into o right neulrol bow (focing 12 o'clock), Simulloneously pin your opponenl's left hond wilh your left hond os you thrusl o right verticol middle-knuckle fist io your opponent's lett orm pit. Ohis oction should couse your opponent to bend forword.)
2. As your opponenl begins to bend overloword you, pivol inlo o right forword bow (focing I 2:@) os you deliver o left thrusting heel polm slrike toyour opponenl's jow, simulloneous "wilh'o righl extended outword block to the inside of your opponent's left foreorm, (Your opponenl's heod moy now pop bock.) 3. Deliver o right inword roking bock knuckle slrike diogonolly ocross the bridge of your opponent's nose (to couse o corrugoled effect) while you pivol bock lo o righl neutrol bow (focing 12:00).

4.

Righl front crossover ond cover out toword 7:30.

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Triggered Salute

fFbnr risht

hand. directpuslrl

l. Stonding nolurolly while your opponent pushes your left shoulder wiih his right hond, step forword with your right foot inlo o righl neutrol bow (between I I :00 ond l2:@). ln the course of this oclion, buckle the indde of your opponent's right knee wilh your right knee. Smultoneously lhrust o right heel polm strike to your opponenl's chin, 'with' o left pinning check of his right hond to your chest. (Your opponenl's heod should snop bock owoy from you.)
2. With the response of your opponent's upper body, frictionolly slide your righl hqnd down your opponenl's right orm while forming lhe shope of o crone (qnchor elbow) ond hook your opponent's right orm down toword 5:30. ROUND THE CORNER wilh your right orm os you immediotely deliver o right inword horizontol elbow strike to your opponent's solor plexus. Ohe friclionol pull will bring your opponenl's upper body forword ond diogonolly to his right. The force of your elbow slrike will moke him bend forword further.)

3.
4.

After following lhrough with your fkst elbow shol, deliver o right outword horizontol elbow slrike to your opponent's righi flooting ribs. Ohis should couse your opponent 1o bend forword further.)
Using RESIDUAL TORQUE, follow-up wiih o right outword horizontol bock knuckle strike to your opponenl's right flooling ribs or kidney ond

immediolely cock your right fist lo your right mognifying ihe domoge lo his ribs.)

hip.

(You ore now

5. Wilhout ony los of molion thrusl o right verticol bock knuckle strike (rightfist is inverted ond horizontol) upond underyouropponent'schin while your left hond continues lo pin your opponenl's righi hond ogoinsl your left shoulder. Ohis Conlouring Fit should drive your opponent's heod bock.)

6.

Right froni crossover, covering out toword 7:30.

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JonDrrtd)

Stonding noturolly, step forword toword 10:30 with your left foot inlo left neulrol bow (focing l2:00) os you gel out of ihe Line of Attock. o Simultoneously deliver o left inword block to the oulside of your opponenl's right punch (ending ot or obove the elbow) os your right orm hongs noturolly to lhe righi side of your body. Your inword block will nullify the width of your opponenl's body.)

2. lmmediolely pivot into o left forword bow (focing l2:@). While siill mointoining o left BRACING ANGLE CHECK to your opponent's righl orm (with your left orm), strike to your opponent's groin with o right underhond reverse hondsword. Ohis strike should couse your opponent to bend forword ql the woist ond possibly move bock.)
3. lmmediotely step through with your right foot inlo o right neutrol bow (focing 12:00), while your right inword elbow strikes horizontolly to your opponenl's right lower ribcoge. During this oclion, your left hond CONTOURS down to the right side of your opponenl's body, slides olong his righl leg (which is nol the leod leg), grobs the bock of your opponeni's righl knee ondlhen pullsloword yousothotyourlett hond grob concludes of your opponeni's right onkle. The pull ond slrike must

counleroct eoch other to be effective.

4. Your

this oction drop into o right wide kneel slonce. (Be owore of the possibiliiy of your opponenl's legs drowing togelher.)

BODY MOMENTUM helps you to drop your opponent onlo his bock. Anticipoting his left leg io pop up (Unintenlionol Move), execule o right outword bock knuckle strike to lhe inside of your opponent's left knee. Conlinue lhe "figure 8' with your right hond into o right inword downword hondsword to your opponenl's groin. During lhe course of

5.

Right front crossover, covering out loword 7:30.

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Paiker Sr.

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Thrusting Salute @vft ,rfit step tluoush kictd

. While sionding nolurolly, slep bock wiih your right foot ot 4:30 (to get you oul of the Line of Attock) inio o lett neuirol bow, os you deliver o left downword block to the inside of your opponent's righl kicking leg.
I

lnslonlly recoil your block counlerclockwise into o verticol position, octing os o positionol check with your left hond now open. (Vour downword block should deflect your opponent's right kicking leg out ond owoy from you,) During this oclion, your right hond cocks neor your righi hip (polm up ond fisl clenched).

2. lmmediolely execute o right front snop boll kick to your opponenl's groin. (lt should nol surprise you if your opponent violently bends forword ot the woist.) inlo o right neulrol bow (between your opponent's legs ond checking his right knee with your righl knee). Simulloneously lhrusl o right torquing heel polm strike lo your opponenl's jow os your left posiiionol check relocotes neor your right ribcoge. (Ihis oction should couse your opponenl's heod lo sncp bock ord posiblycouse hsenlire boclylo move rightovoyftomyou.)
10:30

3. Plont your righl foot forword ond loword

4.

Right fronl crossover, covering out loword 4:30.

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Gift of Destructio rr trarurshatet

With your right hond shoking your opponent,s right hond, hop forword ond slighlly lo your left loword I I o,clock, with your left fooi, qs your right hond JERKS your opponeni,s righi hond loword, ond diogonolly down posl your right hip. This oction is oided by rototing your righi orm clockwise so lhot the polm of your right hond foces upi This should oid you in properly exposing the joint df your opponeni,s righl orm.
2. With lhe obove oction, simulloneously strike in ond ogoinst the joinl of you.r opponent's right elbow with your left heel polm, os you deliver o. righl knee kick lo your opponenl;s groin, (Ihis duol ociion should check your opponenl's Height ond Widlh Zones, os well os force him to bend forword of the woist,)
V9y l. Atinsideplont your righl foot forword into o right neulrot bow, buckle the. of your

l.

deliv,ering o right inword elbowslrike to the lett side of y6uropponenl,s jow,'with' your lefi hond checking down ond onlop of youropponenl,s righl orm. Ohis oction should cquse your opponent,s heod lo move bock ond owoy from you,)

opponent's right knee wilti your right knee, while

4.

Right front crossover, covering oul loword 7:30.

1987 Ed

LoCkin$ HOrns trronr hardrrctd

L With your feet in line wilh eoch olher ond your body bent forword, step forword with your right foot loword I I o'clock into o right wide kneel stonce between your opponent's legs, os you deliver o right underhond reverse hondsword lo youropponent's groin while simultoneously hoving your left hond check jusl obove your opponent's righl knee. Duringlhis oction lurnyourchintolhe lefl ond tuck it ogoinstyour chesl to prevent your opponent from cutting off your oir supply. (Your opponenl should loosen his grip ond bend forword of the woisl. Depending on the etfeclivenes of your strike, your opponent's legs con conceivqbly move bock ond owoy from you.)
2. lmmediotely follow-up wilh o right verticol obscure elbow strike lo your opponent's jow. "Wiih' your lefi hond still checking, while keeping low in o righl neutrol bow. (Ihis elbow slrike should force your
opponent's heod up in preporotion for the next slrike.)
3. After snopping your opponenl's jow upword wiih your right obscure elbow, shuffle fonivord delivering o right inword horizontol elbowslrike to the left side of your opponent's jow, os your left heel polm hooks in ond strikes lhe right side of his jow, lo couse o sondwiching effect. Ohe force of this sondwich moy couse your opponenl to poss out ond foll to lhe ground.)

4.

Righl fronl crossover, covering oul loword 7:30.

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LOne KimOnO

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L Slondingnoturolly,stepbockloword6o'clockwiihyourleftfootinlo
o right neutrol bow (focing l2:@). Simultoneously pin ond rotote your opponenl's left hond (clockwise) to your chest wilh your left hond os you deliver o right upword foreorm slrike ogoinst his left elbow jusl obove lhe joint lhus cousing ihe elbow to breok. Ohis oclion moy couse your opponenl to rise up on lhe tips of his toes,)

2. Then circle your right orm over ond down (counterclockwise) with on inword-downword slrike ogoinst your opponent's lett foreqrm. Finish with your right polm up, os your left hond is checking high. Moke sure thoi your opponent's lefi orm is driven diogonolly ond down io your left. Ohis move should now concel your opponent's Widih ond
Height Zones.)

3.

With your oction forcing your opponent down ond ioword 7:30, ROUND OFF THE CORNER. os you strike with o right snopping outword hondsword lo the right side of your opponent's neck. Be sure lo moiniqin o left hond check in the NEUTRAL ZONE.
Right front crosover, covering out toword 7:30.

4.

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GlanCin$ Salute
with-his righl

Frlru' agft hiltdczusspusl/

l...Stonding nolurolly while your opponeni pushes your right shoulder hond,siepforword ondslighflytoyour left 0 I :fo;withyour left fool into o left neulrol bow (focing ti:00). tmmediotely pivot to your righl into o right forword bow toword 3:00 os your righi orm pins yo..ur.opponent's righl wristto lhe righl side of yourchest. Simultoneous with this oction hove your lett inword verticol ioreorm sirike ogoinst the joint of your opponeni's right elbow to couse o breok. Ohis oction should couse your opponent to lurn counlerclockwise, os well os concel his Width Zones.)
2. Pivot to your left (loword l2 o,clock) into o lett forword bow os your left hond pins your opponent's right orm to his body while simulloneouslystriking to your opponent's jow wilh o right thrusting heel polm strike. Ohe oclion of ihe left pinning hond shouldbringyouropponenl,s heqd down ond fonvord into your right heel polm strike.' ihis slrike should force his heod up ond bock.)

3..Hove your righl hond circle to ihe right of your opponent,s foce os it lhen hooks oround to the bock of his neck. With your right now formed in the shope of o crone, immedioiely pull your opjonent.s heod down ond loword lhe ground fwnie nTCHORING your righl elbow.).Simultoneously hove your righl knee kick to your opponent,s stomoch. (Your opponent's strength should be woning, ond his feet moy move bock ond owoy from you.) 4. Plont your right foot forword into o right neulrol bow, os your righl knee checks the inside of your opponenl,s right knee. SimultoneoJsf deliver o righi inwqrd elbow sirike io your oppbnenl,s foce, os your left hond pins your opponenl's righl orm to his body. Ohis should couse your opponenl's heod lo move up ond bock.)

5.

Right fronl crossover, covering out toword 7:30.

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FiVe SWOfdS Fwt r4tx stq ttuough wuttilnotts wrch)

l. While stonding nolurolly, hove your right foot step forword into o right neutrol bow (focing l2 o'clock) checking lhe inside of your opponent's righl knee with your right knee. ln the process execule o right inword block to the inside of your opponeni,s right foreorm, while -bolh using your left hond to check high. Ohe etfecl of octions is to expose lhe width of his body.)
slrike to the right side of your opponent,s neck wilh q right outword hondsword. Ohis oction helpsto nullifythe Height,Width, ond Depth Zones of your opponent.)

2. lmmediotely

Pivot inlo o right forword bow (focing I2:@) os you execute o left five-finger lhrust (polm down) to your opponent's eyes while your right hond cocks to your righl hip (fisl clenched ond polm up). Ohe effect of this poke should be to snop your opponent's heod bock ond owoy from you.)

3.

yourleft hond becomeso COCKING CHECKthot is guording horizontolly, polm down neor your right biceps. Ohis oction should iesult in your opponent bending over ot ihe woist.)

4. Hoving coused your opponenl's heod to move owoy from you will couse his midsection to jut forword. Toke odvontoge of this onticipoted response by pivoting into o right neutrol bow, osyou strikewith o right uppercut punch to your opponent's siomoch. ln lhe proces,

5. Wilh your opponenl now bending over, immediotely hove your lett foot slide counlerclockwise (toword 4:30) into o right forword bow (while now focing 1O:30), os your left outword hondsword strikes lo the letl side of your opponenl's neck. your right hond octs os o posilionol check ogoinst ony polentiol donger from your opponent,s lefi orm.

Wilhout hesitolion ond while pivoting into o right neulrol bow, execule o right inword hondsword to the bock of your opponent,s neck. Your left hond is on interim hook oround the left side of your opponent's neck, pulling his heod down if necessory. At the time your hondsword slrikes, your left hond should be checking low.

6.

7. Right fronl crossover, ond cover out toword

4:30.

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B UC kli n

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While stonding nolurolly with both feet together, step slighlly bock ond to your righl with your righl fool loword 4:30 into o lett neulrol bow. Simultoneously block your opponenl's left kick (from the outside) with o left downword block os your right hond (clenched, ond polm up) cockstoyourright hip. lnslontly recoil yourlefthond counlerclockwise inlo o verticol posilion os o posilionol check. CVour inlent is lo generoie poin to your opponent's left leg, os well os lo widely deflect it.)

2. Wilh your opponent's bock turning loword you, deliver o right snop boll kick lo your opponenl's groin (eniering from the reor). Ohis should mqke lhe opponent bend over ot the woisi. Bolh you ond your opponenl should be focing 10:30.)
10:30) into o righl front (modify it if necessory), ond deliver o left knife-edge kick twist sionce tolhe inside ond bock of youropponenl's right knee (keeping bolh of your honds open ond in o defensive posilion). flhis kick should buckle your opponent lo his knees.)

3. Plont your righl foot forword (ogoin toword

4.

Hove your lefi kick flow into o lefi front crosover, covering out loword 4:30.)

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Scrapin$ Hoof

n urv"r"o,,l

l. While in o Full Nelson thrust both of your fists loword the ground (io
help free you from your opponenl's grosp ond to pin his orms to your body). Simultoneous with this oclion, slide your left fool loword your right foot, os you stroighten your knees, bock, ond neck inlo o full uprighl position. Ohe intent here is lo hove your opponent focus his ottention on your orms ond the presure opplied to your neck,) 2. lmmediotely bend your left knee (REVERSE MARRIAGE OF GRAVIY) os you deliver o right bock side scooping heel kick to your opponent's left inner knee. Then wilh lhe knife-edge of your right foot, kick to your opponent's right shin on lhe woyto stomping on his right insiepwith the heel of your righl foot. Ohis sequence of oction should buckle your opponent's legs os well qs move his legs outword.)

3. Repeol the some process of the second move on the left

side.

4. Step with your right foot to I l:00 ond left front crossover, covering toword l0:30.

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Ed

Grip of

Dea

th utng* rplr' ann hrudtrctcl

l. With your opponent opplying o heodlock from your left side, step forword ond to your left (to l0:30) with your right foot inlo o right close kneel stonce, while turning your heod lo lhe left ond lucking your chin ogoinst your chest. Simultoneously deliver o righl hommerfist to your opponent's groin ond o lett hommerfist to your opponenl,s kidney. Ohis oction should buckle your opponeni.)
2. Circle your left orm over your opponenl's right shoulder ond hove lhe fingers of your left hond press under youi opponent,s nose (or depending upon circumstonces, hove your left hond grob your opponent's hoiD to FULCRUM your opponent's heod bock, using his

shoulder ond lhe bock of his shoulder os lhe fulcrum. Ohis should couse shorp poin to his philtrum, os you olso concel his Height Zones.)

3. lmmediolely pivot inlo o lett fonvord bow toword 6 o.clock lo toke odvontoge of ROTATIONAL FORCE. tn lhe proces, lhrusl o right heel polm strike to your opponeni's chin. Simultoneously execule o left Sl-lDlNG CHECKdownyouropponent'srightorm,endingollhe elbow. (Moke sure ihot the heod of your opponent, in eilheiof lhe obove coses, is orched ond forced bock ond down lo minimize your opponent's leveroge. The force of lhis strike should couse your opponent lo foll to the ground.)

4.

Pivot bock to o left neulrol bow. Left front crossover, covering oul toword l0:30.

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CfOSSin$ TalOn

Frronr ri.qhr cmss

urrfi.smy

hond os left foot steps loword ond in fronl of your opponent into o left neutrol bow. Simuitoneously strike your opponent's right elbow with o left inword verticol foreorm, while your righl hond pulls in, toword, ond post your right hip, flhe effect of this oclion is to sproin or breok your opponent,i right elbow, qnd force him lo bend over, which outomqticolly checks his Hei-ghl Zones.)
l.:3O

your opponent's righl hond l. With his right wrist with your righi grobbing your right wrist, countergrob your

2. Continue lo pull your opponent's orm to your right while using your left foreorm lo forceyouropponent's heod downwithlhe possibilily of your opponent's heod slriking your left knee. depending on the circumslonce) lo your opponeni,s right jow hinge or temple. Ohisoction moycouseyouropponenttoposbuionddr6p toword lhe ground.)

3. lmmediotely deliver q lefl outword elbow strike (polm up or down

While using your opponent's shoulder ond bock os o fulcrum for leveroge ond lo enhonce your oclion, follow-up wiih o left heel polm strike ond five-finger rip lo your opponenl's foce. Circle your lefi orm clockwise ond slrike to the upper spine of your opponeni,s with o left inword overheod elbow. Ohis oction should couse your opponenl,s body to sog loword the ground.)

4.

5. Follow up with o left downword heel polm slrike io lhe bock of your opponent's left mostoid. As your left hond continues to push your opponenl's heod down, simultoneously deliver o righl knee slrike lo your opponent's foce, lhus cousing o sondwiching effecl. (your opponent should foll to lhe ground.)

6. Replont your right fool to its POINT OF ORlGlN. Left front crossover, covering oul loword 4:30.

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Repeating MaCe
l.

Ftont stcp tluoushtrrr;4iurs

rfhottd pnstt

Stonding noturolly, hove your lett foot slide bock loword 4:30 into o righl neutrol bow (focing l2:00). gmultoneously hove your left hond hook (left polm is up like o woiter con/ng o troy) on lop ond to lhe oulside of your opponent's left elbow os you deliver o right inword roking hommerfisl to your opponent's left kidney. lmmedioiely loop o righl outword bock knuckle slrike to your opponenl's lefi ribcoge (os you settle). Ohe effect of lhese two slrikes is to first hove your opponenl's midsection move forwqrd ond turn clockwise to his right. The second strike should turn him counlerclockwise ond force him to bend over of lhe wqist.)

ond force him on his knees.)

2. lmmediolely shift your weight onto your left leg ond deliver o right downword looping roundhouse kick (utilizing your right inslep) lo complimenl lhe ongle of your opponenl's lett thigh ond strikelhe lop of hisleftcolf inbockoflheknee, Ohisoctionshouldbuckle his leftknee
From

3.

lhe Poinl of Conioct of your right kick, execute o right front

crossover, covering oul toword 4:30.

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Shielding Hammf

Flonr srqp utrottsh

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L Stonding nolurolly,step bock withyour left foottoword 6 o,clock into o right neulrol bow (focing l2 o,clock) os you deliver o right extended outword block to the inside of your opponent,s left foreorm. your left hond should be in o POSITIONAL CHECK off of your right ribcoge.

2: lmmediotely deliver o righl inword roking bock knuckle slrike diogonolly in ond down ocross the bridge of your opponenl,s nose (toword 10:30). Ohis oction should luin your opponent.s heod clockwise to his right.)
hond.qnd follow-up with o righf horizonlot dipping outwoid elb6w strike_lo your opponent's solor plexus. your left hondshould be o high posiiionol check. Ohis should couse your opponent to lose his wiid ond bend forword ot lhe woist.)
3. Shuffle forword while continuing the clockwise motion wilh yourright

4.

Right front crossover, covering out loword 7:30.

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Striking Serpentts Head filonr tuar hug - armsfiee)

Drop bock with your righl foot loword 6 o'clock into o left neulrol bow (focing 12:00), Simulloneously hook your left hond oround ond bock of your opponent's heod so lhot your left inner knuckle slrikes lo your opponent's left temple or mosloid, while your right hond simulloneously cocks into o holf fist ol chesi level (polm up obove your opponent's orms). Ohe outcome of lhis oclion should resull in your opponent being dozed.)

l.

pivot inlo o lefl forword bow (focing l2 o,clock) ond execute o righi snopping holf fisi (polm down) to youropponenl,s throot. lmmediolely relurn to your lett neulrol bow ofter lhe holf fisl slrike. (your opponeni should drop bock ond foll to ihe ground.)

2. Continue the oclion by hoving your left hond grob ond pull your opponenl's hoir bock (grob obove lhe foreheod), Simultoneously

3.

Left front crossover, covering out loword 4:30.

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Locked Wing Bmr hotnnoircrc)

locking your right orm, step bock lo your right with yourleft foot (toword 4:30) into o righi neutrol bow (withyourheod still focing I 2 o'clock) os your right hond countergrobsyouropponent's righl wrist. (Iry to ploce your left leg inside os well os ogoinst your opponent's right leg).

l. With your opponent

lmmediolely pivot your entire body counterclockwise into o left neutrol bow (or horse depending on circumstonce) (focing 6:@), while delivering o lefi outword elbow slrike lo your opponent's jow. Ohis strike should drive your opponenl's heod bock ond owoy from you ond in the process hyper-extend his right orm.) 3. Circle your left orm over qnd under your opponent's right elbow os you pivot to your right (toword 10:30) into o righl forword bow. This oclion looks qsthoughyou ore executing on uppercut punch, but is for ihe purposeof breokingyouropponenl's rightelbow. Ohisshould prop your opponenl up ond bring his body oround toword l2:@.)

2.

4. While still opplying

pressure on your opponent's righl elbow, drop your right fool toword 6:00 into o lett forword bow (focing bock with 12r00). lmmediolely releose your righl hond os you deliver o right knee strike to your opponeni's chest synchronous "with' o right inword overheod heel polm strike io ihe bock of your opponenl's neck thus cousing o sondwiching etfecl. Your lett orm is still controlling your opponent's right orm in ihe proces. Ohis oction should stoggeryour

opponent.)

5. Follow through by plonting forword wilh your righl foot loword I I :00 inlo o right neutrol bow, while pushing your opponeni off of your knee ond onto ihe ground.

6.

Right front crosover, covering out toword 6 o'clock.

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ObSeUfe Win$
L

Rightfla*

tcfi hotti:, srtoutder

srly

Stonding noturolly with your opponent's left hond grobbing your right shoulder, hove your right foot drop toword 3 o'clock inlo cr-horse sionce (while looking otyour opponenl). Simultoneously deliver o right bock elbow strike lo youropponenl's solorplexus os yourleft hond pins ond checks your opponent's left hond to your righl shoulder. (your opponent should begin lo bend foword ot the woisl.)
2. Deliver o right bqck hommerfisl lo your opponent's groin (optionolly, follow up wilh o right hond grob to your opponenl's lesiicles). Ohis oction will couse your opponent to bend even further.)

3. lmmediotely follow up wiih o right snopping obscure elbow strike io your opponent's chin; moking sure thoi your right orm follows the CONTOUR of your opponent's body. (Your opponent's heod should snop bock ond owoy from you.)

4.

Right front crossover, covering out toword l0:30.

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ReVef Sing MaCe Fwt tefr stq duur'sh #aiqht wr*n

o right neutrol bow, slide your left foot counlerclockwise loword 4:30 while remoining in o right neutrol bow. Execute o righl inword ond left outword porry combinoiion lo the ouldde of your
From

l.

opponenl's lett punch. Your left hond finishes polm up ond on lop of your opponent's left orm (like o woiler corrying o troy ot or obove his left elbow). Without ony loss of motion, your right inword porry continues lo circle counlerclockwise ond becomes o right outword bock knuckle sirike to your opponent's lett lower ribcoge. Ohis should couse your opponent to bend forword of lhe woist.)
shitt your weight onto your lefi leg ond deliver o righl downword looping roundhouse kick to lhe bock of your opponenl's left knee, complementing lhe ongle of your opponenl's left thigh during lhe course of lhis oclion. This kick is execuled, with the instep of your right foot. (Moke sure your right onkle is locked slroight out upon impoct). Ohis move should buckle your opponenl's lefl knee toword ihe ground.)

2. lmmediotely

3.

From the Point of Conlocl of your right kick execule crossover, covering oui loword 4:30.

o right fronl

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ThfUSting PfOngS
l.

@lont tur tug -

armsptutd

Step bock with your righi foot toword 6 o'clock inlo o lett forword bow (focing l2 o'clock). Oou will probobly modify il becouse of the pressure of ihe beor hug). Hove only your righl foot move bock ond not ihe upper body. Simulloneously thrust both of your lhumbs (keeping lhumbs together) up ond to your opponenl's groin. (Your opponent should bend forword of lhe woist os well os move his feet bock ond qwoy from you.)
os your left hond circles over ond on top of your opponent's right orm (forming lhe shope of o crone) ond pins (with the osislonce of your onchored left elbow) your opponent's right orm lo you. Simulloneous with lhe obove two octions, cock your right hond lo your right hip os o cleoring check of your opponent's left orm os well os in preporolion for lhe next strike. ryour knee shike shpuld mognify tlre domoge to your opponent's groin.)

2. Now strike your opponent's groin with your righi knee

3. With your righi knee in his groin, immediotely deliver o right knife
edge kick to lhe inside of your opponent's left shin. force your opponent's left leg outwqrd.)
Ohis

oclion should

shin wiih your right foot qnd converi lhe scrope into o right stomp to youropponent's left instep. Simultoneously deliver o righl inword horizontol elbow slrike to the righi side of your opponent's foce or ribs, depending on the size of your opponent. Ohis slrike should drive your opponent's heod up ond owoy from you.)

4. Scrope your opponenl's

5.

Right fronl crossover, covering out loword 7:30.

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TVisted Turig fFnont uoisttrcrd

Stonding noturolly with both honds of your opponent opplying o wrist lock on your righi wrist, slep forword ond lo your left (toword I I o'clock)withyourright fool inlo o right neutrolbowlo bucklethe inside of your opponent's righl knee with your righl knee. Simultoneous wilh lhis oction, deliver o right upword elbow slrike to youropponent's solor plexus ond/or jow, Your left hond is ploced on top of your opponent's righl wrisl for purposes of checking. Ohis oclion is lo freeze your opponent's iniended oclion.)
Pivot counlerclockwise into o horse slonce os you deliver o right bock elbow slrike lo your opponenl's solor plexus. (Your opponent should bend forword ol the woisi.)
3. Followup with o righi bock downword hqmmerfistloyouropponenl's groin os you pivot inlo o righl reverse bow. Hove your lett hond check qt shoulder height. (Your opponent should bend even further.)

l.

2.

4.

Righl fronl crossover, covering oul lowqrd 7:30.

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Ob S eUf
l.

SWO f d Nshtfl^r,

tefi, hotti:, sttourder saD

Stonding noturolly, step direclly forword to l2 o'clock wilh your left fool into o left neulrol bow (focing stroight oheod) wilh your righl

hondsword cocked lo your heort (polm up). Simultoneously pin your opponenl's righl hond wilh your left hond to your right shoulder. This should dislurb your opponeni's bolonce, shift his weight forword, ond check lhe use of his lett hond. (Be sure your opponent does not see eilher of your honds.)

lmmediotely pivoi loword 4:30 into o right forword bow while delivering o righl outword hondsword to your opponenl's throol. Ohis should result in your opponent's heod being driven bock ond owoy from you.)
3. Follow up with q left fronl snop boll kick to your opponent's groin'ond plont your left fool bock lo your Point of Origin wilh your honds in o fighting position. Ohe effecl of this kickshould buckleyouropponenl's right leg out, ond possibly drop him io the ground.)

2.

4.

Right fronl crossover. covering out toword 10:30.

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Parker Sr.

Rainin$ Claw

Ftuv rigttt upptcut putrctt

l. Stonding noturolly,slep bocktoword 6o'clockwith your left fool into o right neutrol bow (focing 12 o'clock) ond deliver o right inword downword block to the foreorm of your opponeni's right uppercut. Your lefi hond ls guording high io protect your heod oreo.
Shuffle forword (push-drog) ond immediotely shoot o left inword overheod clow to your opponent's foce while your right elbow sloys close to your body. Ohis strike moy bring your opponenl's heod forurrord ond down.) 3. Hove your right fist ckcle clockwise ond execule o right verticol bock knuckle thrusl to your opponeni's foce (Apply OBJECT OBSCURW. Trock your right punch up ond olong your lefi wrisl, releosing your clow just before your right punch onives). Your left hond now checks low. Ohis oction should snop your opponent's heod bock ond owoy.)

2.

4.

Right froni crossover, covering oul toword 7:30.

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Crashin$ Win $s ngrr:rg,r tw - amsfiee)

Step to your right (toword 3 o'clock) with your righi fool into o horse slonce (focing l2 o'clock). Simultoneously strike down with both of your elbows ogoinst your opponent's foreorms (ofter hoving cocked yourelbows). Ohe intenthere isto couse pointoyouropponenl'sorms ond io loosen his grip.)

2. Hove your left foot meet your right foot (close cot) os your left ond right orms cock to the right side of your woist (right polm up left polm focing you).

3. Hove your left foot then go oround ond behind your opponenl's
right leg (toword 7:30) inio o left reverse bow.

4.

Pivol into o lett neuirol bow loword 7:30 while striking with o left outword elbow to your opponent's foce. Ohis move should force your opponent's heod bock ond owoy from you.)

5. Continue lo pivot counlerclockwise into o left foword bow, os you execute o right inword downword hommerfisf to your opponent's blodder. Your left orm conlinues lhrough your opponenl's heod to pin your opponenl's righi orm to your left side (between your left orm ond your left hip). Ohe hommering oclion should crush ond force your opponent loword lhe ground.) 6. Pivot bock into q left neutrol bow. Left front crossover, covering out toword l2:00.

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Long Form #1
OPENING: ATTENTION STANCE. BOW. DROPTO A MEDTTATTNG HORSE STANCE. COME UP TO AN ATTENTION STANCE. SIGNIFY. EXECUTE THE SALUTATTON: l) SALUTE,2) SYMBOL OF FRIENDLY AND UNARMED,3) MEDITATING HORSE,4) PRAYER OF FORGIVENESS. THEN RETURN TO A MEDITATING HORSE, AND CONCLUDE WITH THE HEAD UP AND EYES OPEN.

Hove your lefi foot drop bock toword 6 o'clock into o righl neulrol bow, focing l2:00, os you simultoneously execute o right inword block 'with' o left bock elbow slrike. Pivot inio o right forword bow toword 12 o'clock qs you execule o left stroight punch toword l2 o'clock simultoneously 'with" o right bock elbow
sirike.

l.

2.

3. Hove your right foot slide into o right tronsilionol cot stonce while execuling o righl thrusting inword block "wiih' o lefi bock elbow strike. Complele your right siep lhrough by hoving your right foot plont bock toword 6 o'clock into o left neutrol bow. os you settle into your left neutrol bow simultoneously execute o left inwqrd block "with" o right bock elbow slrike,

4.

Pivot into o lefi forword bow toword 12 o'clock os you execute o right stroight punch to l2 o'clock simulloneous "with" o left bqck elbow strike,

5. Cover (by moving your righl foot toword 3:00) into o left neutrol bow focing 9:00, while simultoneously execuling o left verticol outword block "wiih' o right bock elbow strike.

6.

Pivot inlo o left forword bow toword 9 o'clock qs you execute o right stroight punch to 9 o'clock simulloneous "with' o left bock elbow slrike.

7. Your left fooi drops bock toword 3:00 into o right neulrol bow focing 9:00, while simulloneously execuling o righi verticol outword block 'with" o lett bock elbow strike.

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Long Form
8.

#l

Pivot into o right foword bow toword 9 o'clock os you execule o left stroight punch io 9 o'clock simulloneous "with' o right bock elbow sirike.

9. Cover (by hoving your right fooi move loword 9:@), while delivering o left outword elbow (diogonolly upword). lmmediolely pivoi in-ploce inlo o left neutrol bow focing 3:00, while simultoneously executing o left upword block "with" o right bock elbow strike.

10. Pivot into o left forword bow toword 3 o'clock os you execute o righi stroight punch to 3 o'clock simultoneous "with" o left bock elbow strike.
Your lefi fooi drops bock toword 9:00 into o right neutrol bow focing 3:00, while simulloneouslyexeculing o rightupword block'wilh'o left bock elbow I strike.

12. Pivot into o right forword bow loword 3 o'clock os you execute o left stroight punch lo 3 o'clock simultoneous "with" o right bock elbow slrike.
13. Cover (this time, the righl fool steps out toword 6:00) into o right neutrol bow focing 6:00, while simulioneously executing o right downword block "with" o left bock elbow strike.

14. Pivot inlo o righl fonrrord bow toword 6 o'clock os you execute o lett stroight punch to 6 o'clock simultoneous "with" o right bock elbow slrike. Yourrightfootdropsbocktoword l2:00intoo left neutrol bowfocing 6:00, while simulloneously executing o leff downword block "with" o right bock elbow strike.
15.

16. Pivot into o left forword bow loword 6 o'clock os you execuie o right slroighi punch lo 6 o'clock simultoneous "wilh" o left bock elbow slrike.

l7.
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@

(q) Pivol bock to o left neulrol bow focing

6:00, while simulio

neously executing o left inword block "with" o right bock elbow strike.
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Long Form
r8.

(b) Execule o right inword block 'with' o left bock elbow strike. (c) Execute o lefi inword block 'with' o righl bock elbow sirike.
(o)
Your left foot sieps bock loword l2:00 inio o right neulrol bow focing 6:00, while simultoneously executing o right inword block "with" o left bock elbow sirike. Execute o lett inword block 'with' o righl bock elbow slrike, Execute o right inword block 'wilh' o left bock elbow strike.

(b) (c)
19.

(qi

Cover by moving your left foot toword 3:00 into o right neutrol bow focing 9:00, while simultoneously execuling o right verticol outword block "wilh' o left bock elbow strike. (b) Execute o left verticol outword block 'wilh' o right bock elbow
strike.

(c) Execute o right verticol ouiword block "with" o left bock elbow
strike.

20.

bow focing 9:00, while simultoneously execuling o left verticol out word block "with' o right bock elbow strike. (b) Execute o right veriicol outword block -with' o left bock elbow
3:00 into o left neulrol sirike,

(q) Your right foot drops bock loword

(c) Execule o lefl verticol outword block "wilh" o righl bock elbow
slrike.

21.

(o) Cover (by moving your left foot toword

(b) (c)
22.

9:00 into o right neulrol bow focing 3:00, while simulloneously execuiing o right upword block "wiih" o left bock elbow strike. Execute o left upword block "with" o right bock elbow strike. Execute o right upword block -with' o left bock elbow sirike.

(o)

(b) (c)
@

Your right foot drops bock loword 9:0O into o left neulrol bow focing 3:00, while simulloneously executing o left upword block "wiih" o right bock elbow slrike. Execute o right upword block 'with' o left bock elbow strike. Execute o left upword block "with" o righl bock elbow strike.

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Long Form #1
23.

(o) Cover (by moving your right foot toword 6:@) inlo o left neutrql
bow focing l2:00, while simulloneously executing o left downword block'wilh" o right bock elbow strike. (b) Execute o righi downword block 'wilh' o left bock elbow slrike. (c) Execute o left downword block 'wilh" o right bock elbow slrike.

24.

(o)

Your left foot drops bock loword 6:0 into o righl neutrol bow focing l2:00, while simultoneously execuling o right downword

block "wilh" o left bock elbow slrike. (b) Execute o lefi downword block "wilh" o right bock elbow strike. (c) Execute o right downword block "with" o left bock elbow slrike,
thot ore isoloted. They ore not linked io produce logicol working sequences, but qre to be sludied for their individuol volue.
25. (o) Recover by firsl drogging your left fool lo your righl fool ond then moving il out toword 9:00 into o horse stonce, focing l2:00. This moneuver is simultoneously done while executing o lefi inside downword block (polm down "with" o right bock elbow strike. (b) Execute on inside downword block (polm down) simulloneously "with" q left bock elbow strike . (c) Execule o left inside downword block (polm down) simulloneously "wilh" q right bock elbow slrike,
NOTE: the remoinder of this form constitutes moves

26.

(o) Execute o right inside downword block (polm up) simulloneously

"wilh" o left elbow strike. (b) Execute o left inside downword block (polm up) simulloneously "with" o right bock elbow strike, (c) Execule o righl inside downword block (pqlm up) simullo neously "with" o left bock elbow strike. (o) Execule o left push-down block simultoneously'wilh" o righl bock elbow sirike.

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Long Form #1
(b) Execute o right push-down block simulloneously'with'o lett bock elbow slrike. (c) Execute o left push-down block simulioneously'with'o right bock elbow slrike.

28.

(o) Execute o right stroighl thrust punch to l2 o'clock simulloneously 'with'o lett bock elbow slrike. (b) Execute o left slroight thrusl punch lo l2 o'clock simulloneously 'wilh'o righi bock elbow strike. (c) Execuie o right stroighl lhrusl punch to l0:30 simultoneously 'with' o left bock elbow slrike. (d) Execule o left stroight thrust punch to l:30 simultoneoudy 'wilh'o right bock elbow strike. (e) Execute o right slroight lhrust punch to 9 o'clock simultoneously 'with'o left bock elbow strike. (0 Execute o left slroight lhrust punch to 3 o'clock simulloneously 'wilh' o right bock elbow strike. (g) Execute o right uppercut punch to l2 o'clock simulloneously 'with' o left bock elbow slrike. (h) Execute o lefi uppercul punch to l2 o'clock simultoneously'with' o right bock elbow slrike.

hond lhen opens (in ploce) os your righl clenched fist meets ihe letlopen polm. COME TO AN AilENTION STANCE. EXECUTE THE FULL
CLOSE: Your left

SALUTATION. BOW.

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Long Form
CONTAINS:

l. Moves lhot ore defensive.

2. Moves thot ore offensive.

3. Bosic sionce: q. Attenlion b. Horse c. Neutrol bow d. Forword bow e. Cot 4. Bosic blocks: o. lnword b. Outword c. Upword d. Downword 5. Additionol blocks: q. lnside Downword Polm Down b. lnside Downword Polm up c. Push Down 6. Punches: o. Stroight Horizonlol thrust b. Uppercut c, Roundhouse 7. Direclions which one con punch out of o horse sionce while focing 12 o'clock: o. To 12 o'clock b. To l:30 o'clock c. To 3 o'clock

Strikes:

o. Bock Elbow Strike while blocking b. Bock Elbow Strike while punching c. Outword Diogonol Elbow
9. Tronsitionol Moves:

q. Col Stonce b. Cover 10. Four bosic ongle chonges

I

l.

Two types of cover:

o. While relreoling b. While odvoncing 12. Double Foclor: High ond Low
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Long Form #1
TEACIIES:

L The elements thot Short Form #l teoches 2. How lo block while odvoncing, some hond - sqme 3. How to block while stolionory:

fooi.

o. Opposile hond - opposite fooi. b. Some hond - some foot.

4. How lo increose distonce while covering. 5. How lo decreose distonce while covering. 6. How to block ond counler, using differenl honds. 7. How to use opposing forces while punching. 8. How to use body rotolion for power, while punching. 9. How 1o use lhe opposile orm os o hidden weqpon:

o. While blocking b. While punching

t0. How to use tronsitionol moves for power. il. Bosic liming of honds ond feet:

o.
b.

Defensive moves Offensive moves

12. Use of the Double Foctor t3. How lo use lronsilionol moves offensively. 14. How to use lronsitionol moves defensively. t5. How lo use upper ond lower cose movemenls. 16. Proper ongles when blocking off the reor hond. 17. How lo use tronsitionol moves while relreoting. t8. How lo use lronsitionol moves while odvoncing. 19. How to block muliiple ottocks from o single opponent. 20. How lo mointoin conslont heod level while using tronsitionol

slonces. 21. How lo block below the woist, using the honds. 22. Angles. directions, ond melhods of execution when punching. 23. Ihe importonce of supporting ond brocing o punch wilh your reqr heel on the ground when pivoling from o neutrol bow to q

forword bow. 24. Thot the heod operotes like o gyro on o ship's composs. 25. The concepl of body lusion. 26. The principle of conlouring when punching.
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Kicking Set

I
lo be done while bosicolly focing l2 o'clock.

OPENING: ATTENTION STANCE. BOW, DROP TO A MEDITATING HORSE STANCE. When execuiing the KICKING SEI, hove both of your honds up ond in fronl of you in o guording posilion.
SIDE l: Moves on this side ore

l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
SIDE

From your meditoiing horse stqnce, hove your righi fool drop bock loword 6o'clockinto o left neutrolbow,focing l2 o'clock.

Execule o righl siep lhrough front snop boll kick toword l2 o'clock ond"plont your rigFt foot forwbrO into o right neutrol bow, ogoin focing l2 o'clock.

lmmediolely move inlo o left froni crossover ond deliver o right knife edge kick, toword l2 o'clock, plonting your right fool forword into o right neutrol bow focing 12 o'clock.
Shuffle forword with o righl roundhouse kick, toword l2 o'clock, plonting your right foot fbrword inlo o righl neutrol bowwhile slill

focing

12

o'clock.

Wilhout ony hesitolion, pivot counlerclockwise, in-ploce, ond deliver o left spinning bock heel kick loword 1 2 o'clock, plonling your left foot forword inlo o left neutrol bow focing l2 o'clock.
Hove your right fool slide clockwise ond bock toword 9 o'clock so thotyou conclude SIDE lwhile focing 3 o'clockin o leftneulrol

bow.

ll:

Moves on lhis dde ore lo be done while bosicolly focing 3 o'clock.

From your left neutrol bow, deliver o right step lhrough knifeedge kick loword 3 o'clock, plonting your right foot forword into o right neulrol bow focing 3 o'clock. Shuffle forword toword 3 o'clock wilh o righl front snop boll kick ond plont your right fool forword inlo o right neulrol bow while still focing 3 o'clock.

7. 8. 9.
10,
I

lmmediotely shuffle forword toword 3 o'clock with o right roundhouse kick ond ogoin plont your fool forword into o righl neulrol bow focing 3 o'clock.
Agoin shuffle forword, only deliver o righl bock heel kick loword 3 o'clock ond plont your righl foot fonrvord into o right neulrol

bow focing 3 o'clock.

l.

From your right neutrol bow, hove your left fool slide clockwise ond bock toword l2 o'clocksothotyou concludeS|DE ll while focing 6 o'clock in o right neulrol bow.

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SIDE

lll: Moves on this side ore to be done while bosicolly focing 6 o'clock.

12. From your right neutrol bow, pivot counterclockwise 13.

ond execut o left spinning bqck heel kick loword 6 o'clock ond plont your fool forword into o lett neulrol bow focing 6 o'clock.
Shuffle forword loword 6 o'clock wilh o lett roundhouse kick ond plonl your lefi foot forword inlo o left neutrql bowwhile still focing 6 o'clock,

14.
15. 16.

lmmediotely shuffle forword toword 6 o'clock with q left front snop boll kick ond plonl your left foot forword inlo o lefl neutrol bow focing 6 o'clock. Agoin shuffle forword only with o left knife-edge kick loword 6 o'clock ond plont your left fool forword into o lefl neulrol bow focing 6 o'clock.
From your left neulrol bow, hove your right foot slide clockwise ond bock loword 3 o'clock so lhqi you conclude SIDE lll while focing 9 o'clock in o left neulrol bow.

SIDE lV: Moves on this side ore

to be done while bosicolly focing 9 o'clock,

17. 18.

From your left neulrol bow, deliver o right step lhrough round house kick toword 9 o'clock ond plont your right foot forword inlo o right neuirol bow focing 9 o'clock.

o'clock.

Execute o lefi spinning bock heel kick toword 9 o'clock ond plont your left foot forword inlo o left neulrol bow still focing 9

19. Wilhout hesilolion, deliver o right fronl snop boll kick toword 9
o'clock ond plont your right foot forword inlo o right neutrol bow focing 9 o'clock

20.

TION HORSE STANCE (specificolly

CLOSE: COME TO ATTENTION STANCE. BOW,

Follow-up with o left slep lhrough knife-edge kick loword 9 o'clock ond plont your left foot toword 9 o'clock into o MEDITA

focing l2 o'clock).

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Kicking Set I
CONTAINS:

Bosic Stonces:

o. b. c. ct. b. o. b. c. d.
4.
5.

Attention
Horse

Neutrol Bow

Tronsiiionol Stonces:
Front Twist 45 Degree

Cot

Bosic Kicks: Fronl Snop Boll Kick Fronl Snop Knife-Edge Front Snop Roundhouse Bock Snopping Heel

Low Kicks

Foot Moneuvers:

o. b. c. d. o.

Slep Through
Front

Crosover

Drog-Slep Cover (Sides)

Body Moneuvers:

Spinning (180)

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second leg menlioned refers lo your opponenl's leod leg. Since the Americon public is orienled loword boxing,lhe leftlo left focing posilionwos chosen becouse il is more commonly used ond thus more noturol for lhe beginner. This, of course, would not hold true if you were o soulhpow or you were molched ogoinst o soulhpow or left honded fighter. Rolher lhon give nomes to lhe freestyle techniques like thot of the self-defense techniques, olphobets ond numbers ore used insleod. Refer to the keys reloled to these olphobets ond numbers os they conespond lo eoch belt level. ln lhe key underthe Oronge Belt FreestyleTechniques,the olphobets used hove been defined. These olphobets ond numbers ore porl of on EQUATION FORMULA for sponing, os well os self-defense technique formulolion. The FORMULA is: lo ony given bqse move whether it is o single move or o series of movements, you con: (l) PREFIX it, odd o move or moves before it, (2) SUFFIX it, odd o move or moves ofter it, (3) INSERT, qdd o simultoneous move wilh the olreody esioblished sequence, (4) REARRANGE, chonge lhe sequence of lhe moves, (5) ALTER the weopon, the lorgei, or both, (6) ADJUST ronge,lhe ongle of execulion, or both lhe ongle of execulion ond lhe ronge, (7) REGULATE ihe speed, the force, both speed ond force, intenl ond speed, (8) DELETE, exclude o move or moves from the sequence.
There ore four bosic woys lhot you con foce on opponent when sponing left to left; left to right; right to righl; right to left. The first leg position menlioned, whelher right or left, refers to your forwqrd or leod leg. The

Blo
Btb
B2o B2b B3o

KBIo KBIb
KB2o KB2b

BIoH BIbH
820H
B2bH B3oH

BIoHK BIbHK
B2oHK B2bHK B3oHK 83bHK

K83o
KB3b KB4o KB4b

83b 84o

83bH
B4oH

MoHK
B4bHK

Mb
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olphobel represenls the BASE MOVE. lt consisls of two voriotions. Both voriolions commence from o 'left to left' fighting position.
B

This

[L --

IEFTTOLEFT:

Your left leg (which is forword) is focing your opponenl's lefi leg (which is forword), Thefirstletter(inlhiscoseL)olwoysreferstoyourleodleg(leglhot's forword). the second letier (otso L in lhis cose) refen lo your opponent's leod leg.

(o) The firsi voriolion is o left hooking grob to your opponent's left orm, while pulling down, ond diogonollyto your left; this issimultoneously executedwith o right verticol punch to your opponenl's foce.
o left hooking grob to your opponent's left orm, pulling down, ond diogonollytoyourleft; lhis issimultoneously executed with o righl uppercut punch to the left lower ribcoge. Ihis punch is diogonol ond porollel wilh your opponent's lefi ribcoge.
The second voriolion
is

(b)

ond on ANGLE OF CANCELLATION ore compleled by lnving yourforword leg checkyour opponeni's foruord leg.
The numbers represent body or fool moneuvers, ond ore os follows:

In ollcoses, on ANGLE OF DISTURBANCE

(l)
(3) (4)

ln-ploce body moneuver (pivot to o forword bow)

(2) Push-Drog
Front Crossover, Step Out Front Crossover, Step Out, Step Through K - KICK - ln lhis colegory. it is o fronl snop kick, using lhe forword or lhe left leg,

Heel Polm Job

grobbing hond (the left hond) which executes lhe heel polm.
ln lhis cose, it is the

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Blo - B4b KB I

ore execuled in the some monner os in lhe YELLOW BELT

FREESryLE TECHNIOUES.

o -' K' represents o fronl snop kick to the groin, using the forword or left leg. lt is used os o prefix to on in-ploce body moneuver (pivot into o left
fonarord bow), which
is

execuled simulloneously with the

first

voriotion of lhe

bose move.

b -- is ihe some kick, followed by on in-ploce body moneuver (pivot into o left forword bow), which is execuled simulloneously with the second
KBI

voriolion of lhe bose move.

KB2o - indicotes lhe execuiion of the some kick. A push-drog is used in the event your opponent moves out of ronge otter lhe kick; lhe pushdrog is ulilized simulloneously with the firsl voriotion of lhe bose move.

the some opplicotion of the kick qnd the puslr-.drog, now using lhe second voriolion of lhe bose move.
KB2b
is

KB3o indicoies the sqme froni snop kick. A front crossover, slep out is used to cover more distonce, while executing lhe fkst voriotion of lhe bose move.

KB3b indicotes ihe some opplicotion of the kick ond foot moneuvers, os you then execute lhe second voriolion of lhe bose move,
KB4q

lhrough

indicotes the some front snop kick. A froni crossover, slep-out, is used while execuiing lhe firsl vorioiion of the bose move.

step

.KB4b -- indicoles lhe some opplicotion of lhe kick ond the foot moneuvers, os you lhen execule the second voriotion of lhe bose move.

BloH - "H" represents o heel polm job to ihe chin. Here il is used os o suffix to the first voriotion of lhe bose move, os you execute on in-ploce body moneuver (pivol into o left forword bow). The left hond lhen executes o heel polm job, while your right hond now octs os o sliding check on your opponent's lefi orm.
bH -- indicoles the some in-ploce body moneuver (pivol inlo o left forword bow),whileexecutinglhesecondvoriolionof lhe bose move. ll is immediotely suffixed by your left heel polm job io lhe chin, os you simulloneously execule your righl sliding check.
BI

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indicotes thot ihe movement io be used is o push-drog, needed in the event thoi your opponent is o little out of ronge; lhis is simulloneously execuled wilh the first vorioiion of the bose move. lmmediotely follow wilh o left heel polm job lo lhe chin while your right hond octs os o sliding check on your opponent's lefi orm. B2oH

B2bH is the some push-drog, simulloneously executed with the second voriolion of lhe bose move. lt, loo, is then suffixed with o left heel polm job lo the chin, simultoneously executed wilh your righl sliding check.

indicoleslhoiofrontcrossover,slep-ouiisusedwilhthefirslvorioiion of lhe bose move. This is suffixed wilh o left heel polm job to the chin,
B3oH

simulioneously executed with your right sliding check on your opponent's left qrm. B3bH is the some opplicolion of lhe foot moneuvers ond the suffix. while using the second vorioiion of lhe bqse move. B4oH indicotes thot o front crossover, slep-oul, step through is execuled with the firsi voriolion of the bose move. ll is lhen followed by your lett heel polm job to lhe chin while simultoneously execuiing your right sliding check on your opponenl's left orm. B4bH -- is lhe some opplicotion of the foot mqneuvers ond the suffix, while using lhe second voriotion of lhe bose move,
BI

oHK

leg. llisusedososuffixlolhebosemove. llisimportonttonoteihotthis'keys' lhe FORMULA, The "H' now moy become port of ihe bose move or remoin os port of ihe suffix; lherefore, on in-ploce body moneuver (pivol into o left fonlrrord bow) is execuled simultoneously with the first voriolion of lhe bose move. ll is then followed by o lefi heel polm job to your opponent's chin, simultoneously with o right sliding check on your opponent's left orm. Then ADD o front snop kick off lhe forword leg lo your opponenl's groin.

- 'K" ogoin represenls o front snop kick to the groin, using the forword

BIbHK - indicotes the some opplicotion of lhe in-ploce body monewer (pivot into o lefi forword bow), the heel polm, ond lhe fronl kick, while executing the second voriotion of lhe bose move.
B2oHK indicoies lhe use of o pushdrog simultoneous with lhe firsl voriotion of lhe bose move, This is then followed with o left heel polm job lo lhe chin, simulloneously wilh o right sliding check on your opponent's left orm. lhen ADD o front snop kick otf lhe front leg to the groin.
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B2bHK is the execuiion of ihe second voriotion of lhe bose move, os you utilized lhe some opplicotion of lhe push-drog, the heel polm, ond the front kick.
B3oHK indicotes thol o front crossover, slep-out is used while executing lhe firsl voriotion of the bose move. Ihe follow up with o left heel polm job lo the chin while simultoneously using o righl sliding check on your opponent's left

orm. ADD o front snop kick off the front leg to the groin.
B3bHK -- is the execution of the second voriotion of lhe bose move, os you utilizethe opplicolion of the front crosover, slep-out,followed withlhe some heel polm qnd froni kick.

MoHK - indicotes lhot o froni crosover, slep-out, step lhrough is used while execuling lhe first voriotion of the bose move. This is then followed up with o lett heel polmjoblothe chinwhilesimulloneouslyusing o righislidingcheck on your opponent's left orm. ADD o fronl snop kick off the forword leg to the
groin.

MbHK --

is

lhe execulion of lhe second voriotion of the bose move

os you

opply lhe f ronl crossover, step-oul, step through. This is followed by the some heel polm job lo lhe chin ond the some front kick io lhe groin.

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