Techniques Extensions

The
Techniques
of
Kenpo Karate
as I am coming to understand them
Copyright 2011 © Mark Arnott
This reflects what I have been shown by my teachers Larry Tatum and Rick Jeffcoat, what I read and
observed of Ed Parker, Paul Wood, Brian Parker, Jim Foschia, Scott Gonzalez, Lanelle Scott, Brian
Cooper, Brian O’Reilly, and many other students. This is my understanding and is not anyone’s final word.
Initially we learn these techniques as written. Then we work with them to see how they work, then we try
different ways to make them work. They are never finished.
To my teachers and my students, thank you.
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You don’t need to read the whole page to get the technique.
The line below the technique title is now:

(attack/ possible secondary attack)
The secondary attack is only one of several possible reasons for the
extension, but if both you and your dummy agree on the format it will be
safer. These techniques can work in many ways against a variety of attacks.
Each technique is described three times-

(1) as a brief description
(2) broken down in skeletal, step-by-step form
(3) in a discussion of any connections, tricks, insights and observations.
Use the font to help you scan more quickly:

All stances are in bold
Each foot change is in italics
Each strike is underlined
This manual is a visual tool, not a literary work.
The little superscript numbers indicate the techniques required for the junior belts, in the
order to be taught, up to however many years old the child is (e.g. a 7-year old learns 7
techniques).
•
I have not included the final cross-out of each technique because every cross-out
is ideally the same, a front crossover step out step through to the safest area
possible, probably at 90º to the attacker’s back. But your environment will
determine what is possible and what is safe and you should make that
determination each time.
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11ST
ST BROWN
ST
BROWN ....................................................................................................................................................6
1 • CLUTCHING FEATHERS .....................................................................................................................6
2 • TRIGGERED SALUTE ...........................................................................................................................7
3 • DANCE OF DEATH.................................................................................................................................9
4 • GIFT OF DESTRUCTION ....................................................................................................................10
5 • LOCKING HORNS ................................................................................................................................11
6 • LONE KIMONO....................................................................................................................................12
7 • GLANCING SALUTE............................................................................................................................13
8 • FIVE SWORDS.......................................................................................................................................14
9 • SCRAPING HOOF .................................................................................................................................16
10 • GRIP OF DEATH .................................................................................................................................17
11 • CROSSING TALON.............................................................................................................................17
12 • SHIELDING HAMMER ......................................................................................................................19
13 • STRIKING SERPENT'S HEAD .........................................................................................................20
14 • THRUSTING SALUTE........................................................................................................................21
15 • LOCKED WING...................................................................................................................................22
16 • OBSCURE WING.................................................................................................................................24
17 • REVERSING MACE............................................................................................................................25
18 • BUCKLING BRANCH.........................................................................................................................26
19 • THRUSTING PRONGS .......................................................................................................................28
20 • TWISTED TWIG..................................................................................................................................29
21 • OBSCURE SWORD .............................................................................................................................31
22 • REPEATING MACE............................................................................................................................33
23 • RAINING CLAW .................................................................................................................................34
24 • CRASHING WINGS ............................................................................................................................36
11ST
ST BLACK
ST
BLACK ....................................................................................................................................................38
1 • TWIRLING WINGS..............................................................................................................................38
2 • SNAPPING TWIG .................................................................................................................................39
3 • LEAPING CRANE ................................................................................................................................40
4 • SWINGING PENDULUM .....................................................................................................................41
5 • CRUSHING HAMMER .........................................................................................................................42
6 • CAPTURED LEAVES ...........................................................................................................................44
7 • EVADING THE STORM......................................................................................................................46
8 • CHARGING RAM ................................................................................................................................47
9 • PARTING WINGS .................................................................................................................................48
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10 • THUNDERING HAMMER ................................................................................................................50
11 • SQUEEZING THE PEACH ................................................................................................................51
12 • CIRCLING WING................................................................................................................................53
13 • CALMING THE STORM....................................................................................................................54
14 • DARTING MACE.................................................................................................................................55
15 • HOOKING WINGS ..............................................................................................................................57
16 • SHIELD AND SWORD........................................................................................................................58
17 • GIFT IN RETURN................................................................................................................................59
18 • BOW OF COMPULSION....................................................................................................................60
19 • OBSTRUCTING THE STORM ..........................................................................................................62
20 • TWIN KIMONO ...................................................................................................................................63
21 • SLEEPER ..............................................................................................................................................64
22 • SPIRALING TWIG ..............................................................................................................................65
23 • CROSS OF DESTRUCTION ..............................................................................................................66
24 • FLIGHT TO FREEDOM .....................................................................................................................67
22ND
ND BLACK
ND
BLACK ...................................................................................................................................................68
1 • BEGGING HANDS.................................................................................................................................68
2 • THRUSTING WEDGE ..........................................................................................................................69
3 • FLASHING WINGS ...............................................................................................................................70
4 • HUGGING PENDULUM.......................................................................................................................71
5 • REPEATED DEVASTATION...............................................................................................................72
6 • ENTANGLED WING.............................................................................................................................73
7 • DEFYING THE STORM .......................................................................................................................74
8 • RAKING MACE .....................................................................................................................................75
9 • SNAKING TALON.................................................................................................................................76
10 • SHIELD AND MACE...........................................................................................................................77
11 • RETREATING PENDULUM..............................................................................................................77
12 • TRIPPING ARROW ............................................................................................................................78
13 • FALLEN CROSS ..................................................................................................................................80
14 • RETURNING THE STORM ...............................................................................................................81
15 • CROSSED TWIGS ...............................................................................................................................82
16 • TWIST OF FATE .................................................................................................................................83
17 • FLASHING MACE...............................................................................................................................85
18 • GIFT OF DESTINY..............................................................................................................................86
19 • WINGS OF SILK..................................................................................................................................87
20 • GRIPPING TALON .............................................................................................................................89
21 • GATHERING CLOUDS ......................................................................................................................90
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22 • DESTRUCTIVE TWINS .....................................................................................................................91
23 • BROKEN RAM.....................................................................................................................................93
24 • CIRCLING THE HORIZON ..............................................................................................................94
3RD
3RD BLACK
BLACK .................................................................................................................................................96
1 • OBSCURE CLAWS................................................................................................................................96
2 • ENCOUNTER WITH DANGER ..........................................................................................................97
3 • CIRCLING DESTRUCTION ................................................................................................................99
4 • DETOUR FROM DOOM ....................................................................................................................100
5 • SQUATTING SACRIFICE..................................................................................................................100
6 • ESCAPE FROM DEATH ....................................................................................................................102
7 • BRUSHING THE STORM ..................................................................................................................103
8 • MENACING TWIRL ...........................................................................................................................104
9 • LEAP FROM DANGER ......................................................................................................................105
10 • CIRCLES OF PROTECTION...........................................................................................................106
11 • CIRCLE OF DOOM...........................................................................................................................107
12 • BROKEN GIFT...................................................................................................................................108
13 • HEAVENLY ASCENT.......................................................................................................................109
14 • CAPTURING THE STORM .............................................................................................................110
15 • CONQUERING SHIELD...................................................................................................................111
16 • TAMING THE MACE .......................................................................................................................112
17 • TWIRLING SACRIFICE ..................................................................................................................113
18 • CROSS OF DEATH............................................................................................................................114
19 • SECURING THE STORM ................................................................................................................115
20 • INTERCEPTING THE RAM............................................................................................................116
21 • KNEEL OF COMPULSION..............................................................................................................117
22 • CLIPPING THE STORM ..................................................................................................................118
23 • GLANCING WING ............................................................................................................................119
24 • THE BACK BREAKER .....................................................................................................................120
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1st Brown
1 • CLUTCHING FEATHERS
(left hand hair grab/arms pinned front bear hug)
After the armpit strike and heelpalm to the chin (with the outward block), continue
the raking mace through the nose to the groin and rebound it to backnuckle to
the face, then left front crossover with a universal punch right step through with
an inward elbow sandwich to the head. Then your right hand claws up through
his face with a right scoop kick and comes down as a heelpalm though his face
as you stomp down.
1) natural stance, L hand grab attacker’s L wrist, pin him to your head
-L foot step back to 6:30 R neutral bow
-R vertical middle knuckle strike to L armpit
-R extended outward block to inside of R forearm
-L heelpalm to face
-R forward bow
-R inward raking hammerfist (palm up) to L jaw
-R neutral bow
2) continue the R counterclockwise circle to a R downward hammerfist to
the groin, R reverse bow
- R backnuckle to face, R neutral bow
- L high check
3) L front crossover to L front twist stance
-universal punch (L reverse punch to heart, R hammerfist to R kidney)
-R inward elbow head sandwich (L hand check to R jaw)
4) R leg comes up with R knee kick to R thigh
-R upward claw through face
-R scraping stomp to R foot
-R downward heelpalm through L jaw
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After the elbow-to-the-head sandwich of (6), you can use grab on to his collar
with your left hand that now pulls up as you push down with the right hand and
foot. This will spin the attacker around to the left as your right scraping stomp
sweeps out his left leg. You can also just send him straight onto his back with a
heelpalm strike straight to the jaw. • The Parker technique ends with the right
downward hammerfist, followed by a right rear scoop kick as you exit. The exact
movements between that point and the upward claw vary somewhat between
teachers. • If you stay in a right neutral bow with the hammerfist to the groin you
can make your left high check into a left inward heelpalm (that feeds the chin to
the inward right elbow). This changes the groin/face/head sandwich rhythm of:
4) continue the R counterclockwise circle to a R downward hammerfist to the
groin
-R reverse bow
-L high check
5) R backnuckle to face
-R neutral bow
-R inward elbow head sandwich (L hand check to R jaw)
to a groin & jaw together/face/head sandwich rhythm of:

4) continue the R counterclockwise circle to a R downward hammerfist to the
groin
-L inward heelpalm to R jaw
5) R backnuckle to face
-R inward elbow head sandwich (L hand check to chin)
(of hammerfist & heelpalm/backnuckle/elbow). If rhythm is the right word. • The
left front crossover provides an opportunity for a sweep kick to the right ankle to
open up his stance, as does the right knee that follows. The right step through is
a right knee kick, but because it’s coming from a twist stance you don’t have a
clear shot, which softens the power a bit. Basically the kick and scraping stomp
are bonuses to a right step through.
2 • TRIGGERED SALUTE
(right push to left shoulder/left roundhouse punch)
After the elbow break and the inward elbow, extend the outward elbow to chop
his left shoulder, then circle in to a raining claw/backnuckle to the face, followed
by a right rear elbow as you go into him with a left rear crossover, stepping out to
right sweep his left leg as you hammerfist to the groin, then lift him up with a right
knee kick on the way out.
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1) natural stance, L hand pin R pushing hand to L shoulder, R foot
step forward to 11 o’clock, buckling R knee, to R neutral bow
-R heelpalm to chin
-R downward crane strike to bicep, hooking at elbow
-pull inward with R hand
-R horizontal inward elbow
-R horizontal outward elbow
-L hand still pinning R hand
2) R outward handsword to L shoulder
-R hammerfist check to R arm
-L overhead downward claw to face
-R backnuckle to face
3) L rear crossover to 2 o’clock to L rear twist stance
-R rear elbow strike to solar plexus
-L high check
4) R step out R straight leg sweep against L knee to R reverse bow
-R downward hammerfist to groin
-R foot rebound from sweep to R knee kick to inside R thigh
-L hand high check
-R foot land to 7:30 in R front crossover
Mr. Parker kept the backnuckle of (4) as an uppercut to the face. We use it more
as in Raining Claw. The right outward block/handsword continues a circle
through the face, striking the right arm and going on around for the backnuckle to
the face. That outward handsword checks the attacker’s left arm and if you want
to be a more active dummy, throw a left hook after the outward elbow, at the end
of the orange belt technique. • The left high check of (5) could also be a claw to
the face, or heelpalm using the momentum of the crossover. • You might be able
to add an inward sweep kick to the ankle following the final knee kick. The kick is
to the inner knee or thigh, whichever is a more apt target. • A right rear eye stab
can accompany the final right front crossover.
3 • DANCE OF DEATH
(shuffle straight right punch/right leg grab)
After your right hand gives that painful flick to his groin, use both hands to grab
his right foot and flip him clockwise over on his belly, then left stomp across his
back, shoot a left side kick to the ribs, and to drop on him in a left wide kneel with
a right chop to his neck, then right stomp again on his spine as you cross out to
11 o’clock, adding one more right foot stomp to the neck.
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1) natural stance, L foot step to 11 o’clock L neutral bow
-L inward parry
-R ridgearm to groin
-R forward bow
-R foot step through to 10 o’clock to R wide kneel
-R horizontal elbow strike to chest
-L hand grabs R leg below knee
-stand, pivoting counterclockwise to horse
-trapping R foot in L armpit with L vertical outward block
-R hand circles counterclockwise, clearing against possibility of
L kick with R backnuckle to R leg
-R downward finger strike to groin
2) R hand grabs heel of R foot, L hand moves to palm down on toes
-R hand lifts up, L hand pushes down, twisting clockwise to
break ankle and flip attacker clockwise onto his stomach as you pivot
R to a R forward bow, then drop the feet
3) L step-through forward to L stomp to lower spine
-R step through to beside his R hip, L side kick to best target, L
foot land by his R kidney,
- pivot counterclockwise to L wide kneel on his back, pinching
kidney as you drop down to
-L heelpalm to shoulders, R downward handsword to neck
4) R stomp to upper spine
-L step through to 11 o’clock
-drag up R foot, stomp back with R rear heel kick to head
-R reverse bow
When you drop to the left wide kneel of (5), it’s written as a straddle, your left foot
to the left side of his body, your right knee attacking the right kidney. You may
also position yourself entirely to the attacker’s right in your wide kneel, using your
left shin and knee to pin the attacker and attack his right kidney. • Instead of the
stepping stomps of (6) some folks substitute a leap into the air, landing on the
upper spine with both heels. Do this well, and you can look like Bruce Lee or
Lester.
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4 • GIFT OF DESTRUCTION
(right handshake/right roundhouse punch)
After you land into him with the right inward elbow to the jaw, left offstep
counterclockwise up the circle as your right elbow drive in to his heart, followed
by the right fist backnuckling down, popping up with a forearm strike, then
hammering out and in through the face (out & down/up/out/in & in). The left
checks and claws whatever it can.
1) natural stance, L foot hop to 11 o’clock R knee to groin

-R hand, grabbing R hand, yanks to R hip
-L hand heelpalm to elbow
-R foot land forward, scraping R leg R neutral bow
-R inward horizontal elbow to L jaw
2) L foot offstep to 4:30 to R neutral bow as your R elbow goes
through his jaw and returns with a
-R outward horizontal elbow to heart or solar plexus, continue
circling out with
-R backnuckle clockwise down through bridge of nose, with
-L high check (possible strike to face), as
-R pops straight up with a possible upward forearm strike to
jaw, then pulls back into you with a
3) R outward hammer (vertical block) to R jaw
-R inward hammerfist to L jaw, continuing a circle in to
-R downward hammerfist to belly as you
-L heelpalm claw to chin
Mr. Jeffcoat likens the action of this ending to turning a large steering wheel (like
a violent bus driver, or maybe Ahab hankering after that whale, certainly nobody
I’d want to share a road or a rowboat with). • Landing forward into the attacker
after the knee kick should buckle his right leg. • Seems like everyone does this
technique differently, and changes often. • Scott Gonzales drops his weight with
the final downward to the body, also effectively using this in his freestyle.
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5 • LOCKING HORNS
(front head lock/front bear hug arms pinned)
After the right inward elbow/left heelpalm head sandwich, your left hand then
snakes around his head to pull it down into an upward right knee kick that lands
your right foot on his right thigh so that you can step-push him down onto his
back, continuing to drive into him with a right stomp to his right ankle, and a left
rear crossover to stomp his left ankle.
1) bent over, chin tucked, attacker in front with his arm around your
throat, trying to pick you up by your neck, R foot step forward R wide
kneel
-R ridgearm to groin with your L hand at neck, inside his
choke, palm out against his grip
-R upward reverse elbow strike to chin as your L hand pulls
down R wrist
-standing up to R neutral bow spreading hands outward with R
and L outward parries
-shuffle in with a R inward horizontal elbow to left jaw and L
heelpalm to right jaw
2) continue L hand across his face, around head to hook over the back
of his neck to pull his head down
-R hand low check forward against his R thigh
-L front crossover to L front twist stance
3) R knee kick to face
-R foot step on R thigh, push him down (foot and R heelpalm) to
flat on his back, you are standing between his legs
-R foot stomp to R ankle
-L rear crossover, L stomp to L ankle
This version of the ending continues the direction of the heelpalm/head

sandwich; it continues the circle through itself, and turns it downward with the
knee. It’s elegant. • If you lose the hook over the head, or just prefer strikes to
manipulation, Parker initially wrote the middle part as:
4) shuffle in
-R inward horizontal elbow to left jaw
-L heelpalm to right jaw
-L front crossover to L front twist stance
-R horizontal backnuckle to R floating rib
-L downward heelpalm to solar plexus (fingers horizontal, pointed back to
you)
5) R knee kick to groin, scraping stomp to R foot
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• Jim Foschia likens the knee kick step to the thigh, pushing it down, to climbing
up a ladder. Kenpo handyman. • Instead of the ankle you could of course stomp
to the foot, the instep, whatever’s best.
6 • LONE KIMONO
(left hand to right lapel grab/pull left hand free, right punch)
After your right uppercut breaks his arm keep your arm inside as you drag up
back into him with a left heelpalm to the face as your right outward block clears
his broken arm. Your feet come together so that your right foot can scoop up
through his groin and stomp down to the right thigh landing with a right chop to
his neck.
1) natural stance, pin his left hand with your left

-L foot step back to R neutral bow, R arm uppercut to R arm, your
elbow striking under his elbow
2) L foot immediately rebound, dragging back up to close cat stance, hips
facing 12, R knee forward, with
L heelpalm to face and R extended outward block clearing away his R arm.
The L drag up kicks your R foot up to
3) R scoop kick to groin, landing with
-R downward stomp to R knee as you
-R downward inward handsword to neck
The ending is shorter than the original technique. • The first step back
immediately rebounds forward and serves to pull him into the left heelpalm. You
don’t really settle as in the Orange Belt version to enable the arm break, but
since your right arm is moving in that general direction on its way to the outward
block you make as well make this part of the trip. The fact that the technique
makes use of your forward momentum makes it work equally well if he has just
grabbed you or if he’s pulling you in. So this technique could be used in the same
circumstances as Conquering Shield. • Mr. Parker added a left inward two-finger
eye hook on the way to pinning his grab, pretty much as in Twin Kimono. But that
will make the attacker lean back, straightening out his arm, and work against the
rebounding step/yank into the heelpalm that we use. Instead of that sequence,
Mr. Parker made the left heelpalm into a left outward handsword, concurrent with
the right extended outward block, and made the foot maneuver a shift to a right
forward bow with the chop and block. The left drag up coincided with a right
inward raking back knuckle to the nose followed by a right knife edge kick to the
inside of the attacker's right knee. It’s a different way to go. • As with all face
strikes at this level, substitute a target high on the chest so that you can practice
the technique while making contact. Most all the endings go on longer because
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they rely on moving the attacker to different positions, manipulating him. Make
sure you don’t end up relying on your fellow student’s knowledge of where he’s
supposed to be in order to make the technique work. Practice with large people
who don’t know what to do, and make them do it. In the interests of remaining
friends with your fellow students, substitute the chest for the face with your left
heelpalm. • The final move might well remind you of Unfurling Crane, which is
where our scoop kick comes from. Depending on the attacker’s position, you may
not be in a good position to execute and effective scoop kick, so just go for
kicking out his right knee, buckling it and taking him down.
7 • GLANCING SALUTE
(right push to right shoulder/front bear hug arms pinned)
After pulling his head into your right knee as you step through forward, continue
forward with a drag up and sweep his left leg as your right heelpalm bashes his
groin and then left/right stab to the eyes as your right front crossover buckles his
right leg as you exit.
1) natural stance, L step forward to 11 o’clock L neutral bow

-R hand pins his R wrist to your R shoulder
pivot clockwise R forward bow facing 3 o’clock
-L inward block to elbow, breaking arm
-pivot counterclockwise L forward bow facing 12 o’clock
-R heelpalm through chin, to hooking outward grab around his head
-L hand checks R arm against body
-R crane grab around head, pull head into R knee
-R knee kick to head
-R leg land forward to 11 o’clock, R neutral bow, checking into R
knee
-R horizontal elbow to head, L heelpalm sandwich
2) L foot drag up, R foot step out to 2 o’clock, sweeping his L leg, R reverse
bow with
-R hammerfist to groin
3) R front crossover sweep kick to R leg, buckling R knee as you
-L stabbing eyehook to R eye
-R hand comes up underneath circling clockwise to outside of L
eyehook, to R 2-finger stab to eyes
-L step out, R step through to 4:30
Whether the knee kick of (4) goes to the head or to his solar plexus or stomach
depends on his reaction, and size, and strength - in other words you may not be
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able to connect with his head. Basically you are making use of your step-through
as part of your attack. Any target will help. • The hammerfist to the groin could
just as well be a downward heelpalm. • Another variation at the end is to follow
the groin attack with an immediate backnuckle to the face. Whatever the attack,
you make use of the fact that attacking his groin will cause him to fold up and run
his face into the next strike. • The sweep kick as you finally cross out presents
another opportunity to personalize this technique. If you have damaged knees,
which can make the stress of a sweep kick dangerous to your remaining
meniscus, a slight change of angle makes the same move a knee kick to inside
his right knee. That is the move as Mr. Parker wrote it.
8 • FIVE SWORDS
(step-through right roundhouse punch/left roundhouse punch)
After the handsword stab to the solar plexus, shoot a left chop to the throat as
you rear crossover up the circle, setting up to chop down on his neck with a right
downward handsword, then lift him up with left/right upward neck chops followed
by a right side kick.
1) natural stance, R foot step forward to 11 o’clock R neutral bow

buckling R knee
-R inward block, L extended outward block to R arm followed by a R
outward handsword to neck
-L heelpalm to chin as you pivot counterclockwise to R forward bow
and R hand cocks to hip, palm up fist
- R uppercut to solar plexus as you pivot back to R neutral bow
2) L foot offstep up circle to 4:30 to L front twist stance
-L outward handsword to neck, hook hand over neck
3) unwind counterclockwise to R neutral bow
-R downward handsword to neck
4) L upward claw to face
-pivot clockwise to R forward bow
5) pivot counterclockwise to R reverse bow
-R rear upward handsword to throat
-R back kick to best target (dragging up as necessary)
There are several interesting and significant variations you can practice with Five
Swords. Ed Parker did not use that left offstepping chop to hook the neck and
bring it down to meet the upward chops. In his ending the left is used twice as a
claw, there’s no offstep, and the final back kick is a leg lift i.e.:
2) L outward claw to face, still in R neutral bow
3) R downward handsword to neck
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4) L upward claw to face
5) pivot counterclockwise to R reverse bow with R rear upward handsword to
neck, followed by
-R stiff-legged rear kick to groin
Try using your left only as a check, and your right is a striking block, which is
safer below the elbow, but as a chop, more damaging to the bicep. If the attacker
is coming in with a straight right, you can use a vertical outward block to the
punch, making contact high up on your arm to add mass to the block. The chop
to the bicep can actually get powered into the neck by the straight right punch. •
The short description can be seen as Nine Swords and a Kick, as used in the
original Chinese (Kempo) technique. In our general use (and in Mr. Parker’s
adaptation) the fourth handsword, the left stab, is usually a heelpalm and the
right (fifth) an uppercut punch, and the eighth, a claw. •
As long as I’ve brought it up, Kempo and Kenpo derive from the same root,
translated from Chinese to Japanese and then transliterated to English. The
spelling difference is an indication of a mispronunciation that has come to
actually stand for a different branch of the same style. Kenpo comes from two
Chinese characters that were translated to the Japanese, “ken” meaning fist, and
“hou” meaning law. But when the character for “hou” is used with “ken,” it’s
pronunciation changes to “pou,” and the “n” of “ken” becomes and “m” sound.
However, Japanese phonetic alphabets use the same letter for “m” and “n,” so it
is written Kenpo, and then in English we tend to pronounce it as written. Except
some folks, figuring out the etymology, went back and reintroduced the “m”
sound and made it Kempo, which then gives you the correct pronunciation and
incorrect spelling. Usually studios advertising Kempo Karate are referring to a
Chinese lineage, and Kenpo Karate usually refers to a style derived from the
teachings of the James Mitose family, who taught William Chow, who taught Ed
Parker who taught Larry Tatum and Rick Jeffcoat. • Mr. Parker did not use the
offstep up the circle with the left outward handsword, or the subsequent pull
down. Instead, he made that move an outward claw through the face, followed by
a right thrusting chop to the left side of the neck, and then after the left inward
claw to the face, he ends with a right outward chop to the right side of the neck
and a right stiff legged kick to the groin from the right reverse bow.
9 • SCRAPING HOOF
(attempted full nelson/front arms free bear hug)
After scraping your hoof down on his right instep immediately sweep his left leg
with your right and rebound to knee kick his right, following it up with a left front
crossover that buckles his right leg, then left rear crossover as he falls back to
set up a right back heel kick to his groin.
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1) natural stance, in an attempted full nelson, before his fingers lock,
ram your fists together and down in front, straightening both arms
over his
-straighten your legs, straighten and arch your neck to strike his
face with the back of your head
-all your weight to your L leg, bend your L knee
-R snapping back kick to inside of L knee, R snapping side kick
to R shin
-scrape R foot down inside R shin to R heel stomp to R instep
2) R leg sweeps back to 7 o’clock to R reverse bow, attacking L leg at
knee
3) L front crossover, R step out knee kick to thigh, buckling R leg,
landing in R neutral bow as you
-R hand check down to thigh, L hand checking high
-forcing attacker flat onto his back with legs spread
4) L rear crossover setting up
-R back heel kick stomp to groin
When you straighten your legs with the head butt you can increase the power the
strike by bringing your feet together. Dragging in your left foot pulls the attacker
off balance and into the back kick. • The left front and rear crossovers of (4) and
(5) are written without a timely clock direction. They are gauging steps, small
shifts that allow the next move of the right leg as it attacks the attackers right
knee and then the groin. The crossovers might not be necessary. • The right leg
does all the attacking - the initial back kick/side kick, the left leg sweep, the right
leg buckle and the stomp to the groin.
10 • GRIP OF DEATH
(left flank head lock, his right leg in front/getting up)
After the heelpalm to the chin, use your left leg to thrust kick his right leg and
then sweep his left leg, putting him into the splits (at least).
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1) attacker has you in a head lock, your chin tucked L into your chest, either
hand pulling down on his choking R arm as he throws you forward
counterclockwise from your left side, his right leg in front of your left
-R foot step to 10 o’clock R close kneel, back straight
-L foot tucked parallel inside his R foot
-R hammerfist to groin as you L hammerfist to L kidney
-L hand grab attacker’s hair
-pull L elbow to hip as you pivot counterclockwise to face 6 o’clock to
L forward bow with R heelpalm to face
2) L front crossover thrust-kick R leg towards 10 o’clock –land in L front
twist stance
3) R foot offstep down the circle, pivot clockwise
-L leg sweep backwards against his L knee landing in L reverse bow
that buckles attacker’s L knee (or could also use a L side kick to knee)
The sweeping left foot can either knock the attacker’s leg out of the way to
enable the leg-breaking reverse bow, or it can kick the attacker’s leg high enough
to be able to grab onto his while you sweep to the reverse bow. Either way, you
are putting all his weight onto his left for the second, knee-breaking sweep. • The
offstep of (4) doesn’t really establish a new stance. It is a gauging step to give
you a good angle for the sweeping reverse bow. • Exercise caution when
practicing this technique as either student or attacker. It works because all your
weight is on your supporting leg, which is being bent backwards. If you are
unsure of your control, don’t do it. If you don’t trust the practicing student, don’t
do it.
11 • CROSSING TALON
(right hand to right wrist grab/left leg grab)
After the downward elbow to the spine, both hands grab his right hand and left
step back, flipping him onto his back as you right roundhouse kick to his face,
then switch to a left reverse bow and yank him into a left knife edged kick to the
neck.
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1) natural stance, L hand pins attacker’s grab to R wrist
-yank back, rotating R hand clockwise to grab R wrist
-L foot step forward to 1:30 L neutral bow with L inward
downward block to R elbow
-yank R hand to R hip as you L horizontal outward elbow to
head
-L heelpalm claw through face, anchoring elbow down on
shoulder blade
-circle elbow clockwise to L downward vertical elbow to spine
- L heelpalm to L mastoid, grab head with R knee kick to face,
land to horse stance
2) L hand grabs attacker’s R hand over his thumb, your thumb
pointing up on the back of his hand
-R hand grabs the other side of the attacker’s hand, your thumbs
together, pointing up in the same direction of his fingers
-L foot step back to 6 o’clock
-breaking attacker’s wrist as you turn it suddenly
counterclockwise
3) R roundhouse kick to face (or solar plexus) as he goes onto his
back
-land with R front crossover, L step out to 7 o’clock to L wide
kneel, your hands to your L hip, still gripping his wrist - he’s now
laying parallel to you on his back, his head pointing toward 7 o’clock,
along your L side, your L knee at his elbow allowing you to possibly
break his arm backward across your shin. Your R knee helps pin him
to the ground
4) R hand regrab attacker’s wrist, your thumb pointing down toward
his shoulder
-L heelpalm to back of elbow, arm break as you
-pivot clockwise to L reverse bow
-both hands grab his wrist, yank him into
5) L knife-edged kick to neck
-L front crossover thrust kick against elbow, cross out
If you are fast enough, and sure of your grip, you can skip the initial left pin and
secure his right wrist by quickly whipping your right hand around clockwise to
regrab the grab. • Landing from the knee kick into the horse stance gives you
greater stability while you are changing your grip on the right hand before
breaking it. Some people are just as happy to use a left neutral bow, the only
important thing is keeping control. Your left elbow pinning his elbow to your thigh
can help. Just be sure to avoid turning your back to him as you regrab, giving him
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a chance to begin grappling with his unfettered left arm. • The final stomp kick to
the head is fairly the same as the stomp kick ending Tripping Arrow.
12 • SHIELDING HAMMER
(step-through left hook punch to head/bear hug or right
roundhouse punch)
Follow up the elbow strike shuffle with a left front crossover as you fold him up
with a double punch to the solar plexus and groin, unwinding clockwise with right
/left chops to the throat leading into left back kick to the groin.
1) natural stance, L foot step back to 7 o’clock R forward bow

-R extended outward block with L high check
-R inward raking backnuckle across bridge of nose
-still in R neutral bow you shuffle forward with R elbow strike to
solar plexus
-L vertical punch to heart
-R downward hammerfist to groin (or R kidney)
3) unwind clockwise to L neutral bow
-R upward chop to the throat, continue as outward claw through the
face and leading to
-L upward chop to the throat
-continue clockwise pivot to L reverse close kneel
-L back kick to groin
-looking over L shoulder, R hand check by face
The initial left high check could easily be used as a heelpalm strike to the face or
chest with the extended outward block, and then as a stab to the eyes with the
right elbow to the chest. • The left vertical punch of (4) could go to the solar
plexus, following the attack with the right elbow. That would serve, with the groin
hit, to fold him up into the upward strikes of the handswords (and vertical elbow,
if you use that). On the other hand, as written the groin and sternum hits tend to
send him in two directions at once, which is also good. • You can also substitute
a left vertical punch over right backnuckle to the solar plexus, but the groin hit will
probably have a greater effect, and also follows the general circular feel of the
rest of the ending. • Mr. Parker unwound from the twist stance with a right
upward elbow to the jaw, followed by a right heelpalm, resolving into a right
outward claw through the face. He followed this with a left heelpalm strike to the
chest. • The whole ending follows a single unwinding curve from the front
crossover through to the back kick.
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13 • STRIKING SERPENT'S HEAD
(arms free bear hug/two-handed grab to shoulders or neck)
After the half-fist punch to the throat, slam a right inward elbow to the heart as
you step through behind him to a right neutral bow, slamming his spine on your
right knee, then right hammerfist down on his heart and right roundhouse kick to
the face as you drop him to the ground.
1) R foot step back to 5 o’clock to L neutral bow

-R hand check forward
-L hand circles around back behind head to backnuckle strike to L
temple (thumb down)
-L hand grabs hair, R hand cocks palm up at R hip
-anchor L elbow to L hip, pulling back head and opening throat
-R half-fist strike to throat, pivoting counterclockwise L forward bow
-pivot back clockwise L neutral bow
2) L foot offstep to 9 o’clock, L hand slides down to grab attacker’s R hand
-R foot step through to 11 o’clock R neutral bow, R inward elbow to
chest immediately slipping your R arm under his R arm as you
-push his R hand in to meet your R hand,
-grabbing onto his hand with both your hands, making an arm bar
3) drop to R wide kneel, yanking attacker’s spine down on R knee
4) R arm circles around to R downward hammerfist to heart
5) pull back to R 45º cat, letting attacker fall
-L hand check, R hand sweeping out R with a hammerfist if attacker
tries to kick
-as he hits the floor add a R downward looping roundhouse kick to
face
-land with R front crossover, L step out
As Rebecca Burten noted, it is easily possible for the attacker to turn into the arm
lock of the ending, transforming it into a choke, which she’s named The Burten
Choke. Your only way to ensure the attacker doesn’t have that option is to move
quickly to slam him down on your knee. • In a simpler version you can just work
your forward momentum, using the drive through forward of the right step-
through to take him down with the right inward elbow to the chest:
2) L foot offstep to 9 o’clock, L hand grabs attacker’s R wrist or arm
-R hand grabs neck or collar from the back
-R foot step through to 11 o’clock R neutral bow, R inward elbow to chest
3) drop to R wide kneel, yanking attacker’s spine down on R knee
4) R arm circles around to R downward hammerfist to heart
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5) pull back to R 45º cat, letting attacker fall
-L hand check
-R downward looping roundhouse kick to face
-land with R front crossover, L step out
In this technique the attacker is already in close and you can’t get him away, so
you make use of his proximity. If you knock him back with your initial checks, you
wont be able to whip that backnuckle strike around his head. • Mr. Parker was
able to work in a left downward vertical claw across the face between the right
half fist to the throat and the right inward elbow. • After the right hand assists in
pulling down the attacker onto your knee, use a clockwise circle to the downward
hammerfist so that its path goes out to your right over his legs, and will act as a
check to an inadvertent kick as he falls over backwards.
14 • THRUSTING SALUTE
(step-through right front kick/ bear hug or right roundhouse
punch)
Upon landing with the right heelpalm to the chin continue forward with a left front
crossover and universal punch (left over right), pivoting to a left neutral bow as
you land with a left inward elbow, then using a left forward bow to power a left
backnuckle to the face and a right punch to the bladder.
1) natural stance, R foot step back to 4:30 L neutral bow

-R inward parry to inside kicking R leg
-L outward downward block as R hand cocks back to hip, palm up
-R front kick to groin -land to 10:30 between legs R neutral bow as L
foot pivots through counterclockwise with kick
-R heelpalm to chin-L hand check high
2) L front crossover to L front twist stance with
-L vertical punch to heart with
-R horizontal heelpalm (fingers pointing L) to belly
-L inward elbow to ribs
4) pivot into L forward bow as
-L backnuckle to face
-R horizontal punch to bladder
Making that initial right inward parry into a right inward downward block, doing
some good damage to the ankle. • Mr. Parker used a horizontal left forearm
check instead of a left backnuckle in (5) to check the attacker’s depth. It would be
just as effective as a punch in the face, but might hurt less. He also made the
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target of the right punch the pubic bone instead of the bladder. • There are many
variations of the universal punch, simply going to different targets, always with a
double punch, usually left over right. This is the only one I can think of that
repeats the pattern, tight with the twist stance, and opened up with the neutral
bow.
15 • LOCKED WING
(right hammerlock/right leg grab)
As you land forward from the knee kick your left hand grabs his chin and you flip
him onto your knee as you offstep up the circle to a right close kneel; your right
fist makes a figure 8 hammerfist down on his heart and then through his face as
you right step back, dropping him to the ground so that you can drop your left
knee onto his throat.
1) R hand grab his R wrist, L foot steps back to 4:30 R neutral bow
-L horizontal outward elbow, L heelpalm claw through face
L hand circles counterclockwise to hook R arm at elbow
-pivot clockwise to R forward bow, breaking arm, making him move
-R foot step-through back to 4:30 to L neutral bow
-locking his broken elbow to you with your left arm, releasing with
your R hand as you pull him along to
-R knee rebounds to R knee kick to face
-land forward to 10:30 R neutral bow
-with R heelpalm to back of neck
2) L claw along L side of face, grabbing chin, turning him counterclockwise,
R hand pulling, then pushing on his R shoulder, both hands flipping onto his
back as your
-L foot steps back to 3 o’clock R wide kneel as you drop the
attacker’s spine on your R knee
3) R arm pulls out from underneath and circles around up to
-R hammerfist through the face, then back to
-R backnuckle down through the face, as
-R foot offstep back to 1:30, letting attacker slide off knee as you pivot
R, dropping him to the ground
-drop L knee onto throat, R close kneel
4) stand up, R foot shuffle past his head
-L foot sweep kick through face
-L stomp kick to face
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In (3), if you whip you right hand up to your left shoulder after the hammerfist to
the heart, you can fit in a right outward elbow to the head, which is then
immediately followed by the outward backnuckle, making a powerful extra strike,
and you might even, depending on how he falls, ending up dropping your left
knee onto his head as you drop to the close kneel, making his a very bad day
indeed. • You can also effectively flip the attacker onto your knee by pushing on
his right shoulder as you pull back on his chin. This might also break his neck.
And it might also trap your arm under him. If you can trust your grip, grab over
onto his left chest for the turn. • Get a general feel for the feet movement of this
ending by stepping up the circle, counterclockwise, left/right. This will coordinate
with the circling of the arm. • There’s a chance to add a right outward claw as you
offstep with your right foot to the close kneel, as he falls to the ground.
16 • OBSCURE WING
(left hand to right shoulder rear grab/waist grab tackle)
Follow up the elbow to the chin with a backnuckle to the face that grabs onto his
head as you right sweep his near leg, pulling his head into a right knee kick as
the left steps back (a kind of high-stepping switch), flipping the attacker onto his
back so that you can hop around to right roundhouse kick to the groin, then right
cross out over his face.
1) natural stance, L hand pins L hand to R shoulder

-R foot step to 3 o’clock to horse stance
-R rear elbow ( palm up) to solar plexus
-R vertical upward rear elbow to chin
2) R leg steps back to 7 o’clock, sweep L leg as
-R backnuckle to face, crane around right side of neck and grab head,
joined by L hand grabbing over L side of neck, getting the guy in a regular,
passing-out style neck lock, and yank his head down into
3) R knee kick to head, land to 12 o’clock, feet together, legs bent
-L leg steps back to 6 o’clock R neutral bow as you pull down with
both hands, flipping attacker over on his back, losing control of head
4) L front crossover sweep kick across face
-hop over body, turning counterclockwise
-land facing 6 o’clock with R roundhouse kick to groin
-R front crossover sweep kick to face, any targets available
-land to L of his head in R front twist stance
It’s possible to get in two knee kicks, right and left, with the switching step of
(3/4). • As the right foot lands from the sweep and knee kick of (3), the stance is
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more like a shallow neutral bow than a natural stance. You are keeping stable
while building momentum to flip him over. It’s a transitional moment. • The flip
and sweep switch are mighty similar to that of Twisted Twig, but in that
technique, instead of your entire body following the counterclockwise torque of
the throw as you step around to the kick, only your right fist follows through, as
you work safely above his head.
17 • REVERSING MACE
(step-through straight left punch/getting up)
Continue your drive forward after the right roundhouse kick by dragging up with a
side kick to buckle his right knee as you slam a right hammerfist down onto his
heart as you rear crossover to spin around counterclockwise behind him, hooking
your right arm over his right to pull him into a left rear elbow to the head, then
continue spinning around to your right with a right punch to the base of the skull,
followed up by a right knee to the spine that resolves to a stomp to the left ankle.
1) R neutral bow, offstep L foot counterclockwise to 4:30 R neutral bow

-R inward parry
-L vertical outward parry, waiter’s check
-R horizontal outward backnuckle to L floating ribs
-R snapping overhead looping downward roundhouse kick to back of
knee of L leg, buckling L leg
-R leg land to 11 o’clock
2) L leg drag up R snapping side kick, to R leg, land to R neutral bow,
buckling R knee
-L rear crossover to 11 o’clock R front twist stance with a
-R downward hammerfist to heart
-L hand check to attacker’s shoulder
3) unwind counterclockwise with L rear elbow to back of head, R arm
hooked over attacker’s L arm
-offstep R foot to 2 o’clock L neutral bow, facing attacker’s back
-L grab/check to L shoulder
-R reverse punch to base of skull
-R knee kick to spine
-land with R stomp to attacker’s L ankle
The ending continues the attack from the near leg to the far leg and then on in
the same direction with the rear crossover (which allows the over-the-arm attack
to the chest). • Mr. Parker used a left back knuckle to the right mastoid instead of
a left rear elbow, which would have to mean he was farther away with the twist
stance. Our use of that moment requires a shorter range weapon. • Dropping
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your height as you rear crossover into the twist stance of (3) adds the power of
marriage of gravity to your hammerfist strike.
18 • BUCKLING BRANCH
(step-through left front kick/getting up)
After kicking out his right knee, your left foot lands back as your left hand yanks
him down to meet a right knee kick that coincides with a right hammerfist to his
chest, landing from the kick into a horse stance. Then you left rear crossover up
behind him with a right claw to the face and left ridgearm through his throat,
catching his head as he falls with a right upward backnuckle followed by leaping
to a right downward roundhouse kick.
1) natural stance, R foot step back to 4:30 L neutral bow

-R inward parry to inside kicking R leg
-L outward downward block as R hand cocks back to hip, palm up
-R front kick to groin
-L foot pivoting through counterclockwise with kick
-L hand check high, R middle
-R leg land next to L leg, toes facing 3 o’clock
-L knife-edged side kick to R knee
2)L foot land to 10 o’clock, just outside his L leg L neutral bow
-L hand check/grab to L shoulder with
-R downward hammerfist to solar plexus yank him into
3) R knee kick to spine
-R foot land to horse stance
4) L rear crossover to 5 o’clock
-R outward heelpalm claw through face
-L ridgearm to throat
5) land in R reverse close kneel just to his left as you unwind
counterclockwise with a
-R upward backnuckle to head as attacker drops to floor
-leaping counterclockwise to a R looping overhead downward
roundhouse kick to heart
A previous incarnation replaced the claw with a backnuckle to the face:

3) L knife-edged side kick to R knee
-L foot land to 10 o’clock, just outside his L leg L neutral bow
-L hand check to L shoulder
-with R downward hammerfist to solar plexus
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4) pivot counterclockwise to R close kneel
-R backnuckle strike through face
-L heelpalm to chin
5) L foot offstep to 5 o’clock, drop to R reverse close kneel
-R upward backnuckle to head as attacker drops to floor
-leaping counterclockwise pivot, R looping overhead downward
roundhouse kick to heart
Mr. Parker lands you from the side kick of (3) to a left front twist stance, instead
of a left neutral bow, to set you up for the right knee to the spine. • You might find
that the set-up is not right for the knee kick, if the attacker has fallen to an
inconvenient position, or for any other reason, and you’d need to skip the knee,
moving right ahead with assisting his fall to the ground with your stiff-armed claw
and backnuckle. • Mr. Parker also lists the final stance as a right close kneel,
meaning, I reckon, that he figures you follow the attacker down to the floor before
the offstep and turn, which we do whiles he’s en route. We don’t really use the
right reverse close kneel, it’s noted in transition. • The final kick is just like the
leaping spinning kick that ends Leap of Death. You may have to drag up with
your left foot to gauge the distance, depending on his fall.
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19 • THRUSTING PRONGS
(front bear hug with arms pinned/regrab front bear hug)
After you drive into him with your right knee kick, landing with a scraping stomp
and inward elbow, your right hand snakes around his neck to pull him along as
you step back all the way round to a neutral bow facing 3, landing in your stance
with a left chop to the neck, then rebound back though to 3, giving him a knee to
the face as you turn to face 9, landing with a right chop to the neck. Finish off his
stance with a scooping heel kick to the jaw that lands taking out his left knee.
1) natural stance, R foot step back to L forward bow

-brace elbows together against your chest, thumbs together, up and
stuck forward and down as two thrusting prongs to solar plexus
-still braced, L hand circles around to grab R arm at elbow (with crane
hook)
-R knee kick to groin
-R knife-edged kick to L knee, scraping down shin
-R foot land to 1:30 R foot stomp to L foot
-R neutral bow
-R inward horizontal elbow to L jaw
2) offstep R foot clockwise to 9 o’clock to L neutral bow facing 3 o’clock
-as R arm continues around face, R hand hooking over L side of neck,
pulling attacker with you land with a
-L downward handsword to neck
3) keep L hand checking, pushing down on neck
-step through with a R knee kick to face
-land to 3 o’clock, R downward handsword to neck
- pivoting L (counterclockwise) to L neutral bow facing 9 o’clock
4) R scooping heel kick to L jaw
-R back kick to L knee, land to 3 o’clock
Try to bounce all the final kicks, from one to the next- knee/scooping heel/back
kick. If he’s in range you can kick out his left knee with a right knee kick on your
way out, or possibly a right thrusting sweep kick. • If you are sure of your knees
and balance, you can easily and more quickly skip the neutral bow of (4), and
deep right rear crossover into a left front twist stance, rebound with the knee kick
and land from that facing left, to 9 o’clock. Less pivoting. It might even be easier
on the knees. • Don’t let the right arm stop after the inward elbow. Hooking the
head as you pull back is part of the same moment. • As you come back in to him,
after the right rear crossover to the best possible stance, you kick him twice in
the head, in quick succession, with your right knee and right heel. The ending
completes with your right foot attacking his left knee, just as in the initial
technique.
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20 • TWISTED TWIG
(right wrist lock/waist grab tackle)
Add a right sweep to the groin hit and whip your right hand back up to strike
through his face and yank his head into a right knee kick. Then in-place switch
and flip him onto his back as you step back left. Once he’s on his back, continue
attacking his head - right punch through the face, left punch his head, then
hopping back around to your right with a downward right roundhouse kick.
1) natural stance, L hand checks to wrist grab, pulling it in (towards you) to

break the attacker’s grip as you
-R foot forward to 11 o’clock to R neutral bow
-R upward elbow to solar plexus or chin (keeping your hand to the
right side of your head, which should leave his grabbing hand behind your R
shoulder)
-pivot counterclockwise to horse stance
-shooting R hand back to 5 o’clock, out of attacker’s grip
-R horizontal elbow to solar plexus or face
-pivot counterclockwise to R reverse bow
-L hand check high
2) L hand hooks over L side of head
-R backnuckle to face, R hand hooks over R side of head
-pull head down into
-R knee kick to face, R foot land next to L foot
-L foot step back to 1 o’clock (you now face 6 o’clock) R neutral bow
-keep hands pulling in as you step back, flipping attacker over onto
his back, head pointing to you and cradled in your L hand
3) keep pace with his fall, going through his face with a R downward
hammerfist
-dropping height as you pivot counterclockwise to L close kneel
4) leap up, over to the other (L) side of his head, spinning clockwise to a
R close kneel, dropping your L knee on his collarbone
-L downward punch to face
5) leap up, over to the other (R) side of his head, spinning counterclockwise
-land with overhead looping downward R roundhouse kick to heart,
face, solar plexus, or whatever suits the moment.
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The ending works above his head, back and forth, out of his reach. You follow
the sweep with the first punch across the face, staying above him. This ending is
mighty similar to that of Obscure Wing, where you use the flip to propel a leap
around down his side, to kick to the groin. • Mr. Parker used a leap into that first
downward hammerfist, with the left close kneel. That allowed him to get in front
of the dormant attacker enough to use his dropping knee to attack the attacker’s
right clavicle. We go more quickly into the right punch, then leap to the second,
and leap farther to the third. Which leaves us with one less leap than Mr. Parker’s
original plan. • The final leap, spin, and kick, is again mighty similar to the same
one used in Leap of Death.
21 • OBSCURE SWORD
(left hand to right shoulder rear push/getting up)
Your left front kick becomes a chicken kick as you continue with a right front kick
attacking his left knee, landing into him with a right fist that goes out and in
across his face like a windshield wiper - continuing on into him and behind him
with a left rear crossover and horizontal right rear elbow to his chest that
straightens to a right hammerfist to the groin; then unwind with a left rear elbow
to his head as you spin to face his back. Finally take him down with a right knee
to the spine and double heelpalms to his shoulders, knocking him flat and
dragging up to right stomp to his groin.
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1) natural stance, L hand pins attacker’s L hand across chest to R shoulder
-L foot step forward to 1:30 to L neutral bow, pulling attacker
-pivot clockwise to R forward bow
-R outward handsword to throat
-L front kick to groin
2) R front kick to inside L knee
-R foot land forward to 7 o’clock to R neutral bow as you
-R downward hammerfist across L jaw to heart or solar plexus
3) L rear crossover, capturing attacker’s R leg, R front twist stance as you
-R upward outward hammerfist through his R jaw, then start to
unwind with L rear elbow to head that continues on into him with
-a R horizontal elbow to his neck as you L foot step back to 4:30,
sweeping attacker’s R leg
-as your L hand grabs his shoulder to keep him off of you as he
falls as you turn to face him in a
4) L neutral bow facing 5 o’clock both hands grab him to yank him into a
-R knee kick to spine
-land forward to R neutral bow facing 5 o’clock
-double heelpalm strikes to shoulder blades, knocking attacker face
down on the ground
5) L rear crossover R heel stomp to groin
-R sweep kick over L leg as you exit
The chicken kick, your first move of the extension, besides whatever damage
inflicted on the knee, also serves to destroy his base, widening it past anything
usable. • Mr. Parker gave three targets for the hammerfist of (3) - a chopping
punch raking across the bridge of the nose, a hammerfist to the left collarbone,
and a final strike to the chest. It can work as either a straight shot down, or an
outward curving rake, like the right fist of the Gift of Destruction ending. • Mr.
Parker wrote the technique adding in another strike (and I’m thinking that right
neutral bow of (5) must be a misprint):
3) R foot land forward to 7 o’clock to R neutral bow
-R downward hammerfist across face to heart or solar plexus
4) R upward hammerfist, that continues into R upward vertical elbow, continuing
R arm up to a cocked rear elbow position above your face as you
-L rear crossover, capturing attacker’s R leg, R front twist stance
5) unwind counterclockwise to R neutral bow
-R rear horizontal elbow to heart
-R downward hammerfist to groin
6) R arm hooks over attacker’s R elbow
-L foot steps back to 4:30, sweeping attacker’s R leg L reverse bow
7) unwind counterclockwise to L neutral bow facing 5 o’clock
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The upward strike of (4) is all opportunity. You are cocking your arm for the rear
elbow to the heart (or head, if that works better) and just hitting everything you
can en route. It’s similar to the upward strike of Gift of Destruction, again. It’s a
hybrid, it’s opportunistic, and it should be fun. It is, however, complex. Mr. Parker
describes it as: “Simultaneously strike outward and up (a modified outward strike)
striking to bridge of opponent's nose (his right side) with your right fist continuing
the outward and upward motion into a right upward elbow strike under
opponent's chin. Both moves or strikes are done without any loss of motion.” It
might be simpler and more effective to think simply of striking any targets of
opportunity you can find between the hammerfist to the chest of (4) and the
horizontal rear elbow of (5). In fact, as Jay Hinton does the technique, it’s very
effective and simple with a further simplification:
3) R foot land forward to 7 o’clock to R neutral bow
-R downward hammerfist across face to heart or solar plexus as you
-L rear crossover, capturing attacker’s R leg, R front twist stance
5) unwind counterclockwise, L foot steps back to 4:30, sweeping attacker’s R leg,
etcetera
This is fast, direct, and works very well.
• The left rear sweeping step should happen directly from your twist stance, if you
were able to trap his foot with the rear crossover. If you weren’t, you would need
to shift position now, possibly making a curved sweep step, whatever it takes to
destroy his base and balance. • Many folks can add a left rear elbow to the head,
connecting simultaneously with the unwinding sweep step into the left reverse
bow. If you use this attack, you are in position to continue unwinding your left arm
from the horizontal elbow strike, and, with the right hand, grab him at the
shoulders and yank him back into the knee kick, much like Back Breaker, and
then throw him to the ground. • The hooked elbow enables you to use leverage in
turning him with the sweep, as well as keeping track of him for the next hit. •
Depending on your range, you might use a drag up rather than a crossover for
your final stomp to the groin. After you turn into him, just think of your right leg
attacking him - first the knee kick, then possibly as part of the shove to the
ground (checking into his back as you land forward), then as the stomp to the
groin, and finally as a sweep kick to any target on your way out. Some folks add
a quarter step attack to the ankles - getting his right ankle with your left from a
rear crossover, and stomping on his left ankle with your right as you leave.
22 • REPEATING MACE
(straight left hand push/getting up)
Land forward from the roundhouse kick into a twist stance as you strike to his
chest with a right hammerfist followed by a left heelpalm to the chin as you step
around in front of him and with a right spinning back kick knock him onto his
back, then kick his legs apart before stomping to his groin.
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1) natural stance, L foot step through rear to 5 o’clock to R neutral bow
-L vertical outward parry to waiter’s check
-R inward raking horizontal hammerfist through L kidney
-R backnuckle to L floating ribs
-R snapping downward overhead looping roundhouse kick to back of
L knee
2) land forward, in front of knee to front R twist stance
-L hand still checking
-R hand cocked by L shoulder
3) L front crossover to between his legs, landing in front L twist stance
with
-R downward hammerfist to heart or face
-unwind clockwise to L neutral bow with
-L heelpalm to chin followed by a
-R spinning back kick to heart or head
4) L foot hop forward to enable R scooping heel kick to L knee
-R roundhouse kick to R knee
-R foot land next to L foot
-L stomp to groin
5) R foot sweep kick any available targets as you R front crossover out
Use the left front crossover to throw yourself into the right spinning back kick,
adding power to kick, with that gauging step. • Stepping back initially to a twist
stance adds power to the backnuckle as you unwind to the neutral bow. It seems
to make even more sense here than in the Orange Belt version since you land
again in the front twist after the kick. If the opponent doesn’t go down from the
roundhouse, you can give a quick stomp, a sort of inverted side kick, to push
down his knee as you land to the twist. This can be done gently with great control
if you need simply to remind a fellow student of his necessary reaction. It is
important to get his knee down, or else the spinning back kick, if effective, will
knock him back, not over, and you’d have to follow up with something else. • The
beginning of the ending happens in a clockwise circle, stepping in front of him
and spinning into him with hammerfist, heelpalm, and back kick. Then, once he’s
on his back, just spread his legs and stomp to the groin. • Mr. Parker wrote the
ending stepping to the left front twist stance to 12 o’clock, but then you have to
make another step to give yourself a good angle for the spinning back kick. In
either case, you can probably buckle his left leg with your left step, even making
that step into a left sweep kick. • If you have damaged knees, and need to lessen
in-place stance changes, make the left step of (3) a left step-through forward,
and make the strike to the chest sooner. This will still allow you to use marriage
of gravity with all your strikes, enable you a safer attack with the left leg, and
continue the circle. It’d be like this:
2) R snapping downward overhead looping roundhouse kick to back of L knee
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-land forward, in front of knee to front R twist stance
-R downward hammerfist to heart or face
-L hand still checking
3) L step-through forward to 1 o’clock to L neutral bow
-L heelpalm to chin
-spinning L back kick to heart or head
If, on the other hand, your knees are yet relatively undamaged, it’s a fun thing to
do three twist stances in one technique. • Ideally, don’t land from the right
spinning back kick until you left stomp. Ideally, you want three kicks in quick
sequence -lay him out, and spread his legs with the knee kicks, then stomp. You
land from the right roundhouse with your back to your opponent, and can use
that landing to continue pushing his leg to the side, scraping stomping down the
inside of his knee. • Possible targets at the end could be another back kick, if
he’s trying to sit, or a sweep kick against the knee, or ankle or instep.
23 • RAINING CLAW
(step-through uppercut right punch/front bear hug)
A left hand stab follows the Orange backnuckle to the eyes and right half-fist to
the throat. Then step counterclockwise up the circle taking control of his left arm,
pulling him into a left arm lock that brings his face down on your right knee
immediately followed by a left knee to the face as you step back around to face
him, yanking his left arm down forward over his back, dislocating his shoulder
and finishing with a right knee, left heel stomp to the head.
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1) natural stance, L foot step back to 7 o’clock to R neutral bow
-R downward inward block to R attacking forearm
-L overhead downward claw to face
2) L 5-finger stab to eyes as you drop to R forward bow
-R half-fist (palm up) to throat as you unwind to R neutral bow, L
hand checking, palm down, middle height
3) L backnuckle to solar plexus as you
-L foot offstep counterclockwise to 4 o’clock to R neutral bow
-R fist continuing to circle through L ribs
-L hand over your R hand over his L shoulder to grab his L wrist as
-L foot offstep counterclockwise to 2 o’clock to R neutral bow
- as your L hand pulls him into a left arm lock, forcing his face down
into your R knee as you drop to a R wide kneel, both of you facing to about
6 o’clock
3) L knee kick to head as you
-L step through forward to 6 o’clock
-L hand grabs L wrist
-R hand checks against L shoulder
4) R foot step-through forward to 6 o’clock as you pivot clockwise to L
neutral bow facing 12 o’clock
-R hand bracing forward against shoulder
-L hand pull back and down to dislocate shoulder, drop attacker face
down on ground
5) shuffle in, R knee drop to back of head L close kneel
6) leaping twist clockwise, land facing 3 o’clock, L heel stomp to head
The left backnuckle of (6) could also go to the floating rib on the right side, and
then directly on through under the armpit for the arm lock. The lock itself is left
hand on top of right, pushing down and controlling the shoulder, shoving him into
your right knee. Use the upper arm as something of a lever, from elbow to
shoulder, pushing down at the shoulder as your shoulder lifts up his arm at the
elbow. This makes use of his tendency to grab at your head or neck with his left
hand, straightening out the arm, allowing you the use of it as your lever. • You
may want to shuffle back on (8) to add power to the dislocation. • The shuffle in
of (9) can also be with a counterclockwise twist instead of a straight drive in, and
so strike to the neck instead of the head. Then the last two attacks have you
then turning left and right.
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24 • CRASHING WINGS
(rear bear hug - arms free/getting up)
After your right heelpalm to the chin grab his head with both hands and arch his
back, dropping him into a right knee kick to the back of the head. Once he’s flat
on his back finish him with a counterclockwise right slicing side kick and left
stomp to the head.
1) natural stance, R foot step to 3 o’clock to horse stance

-hitting his forearms with both elbows
-L foot drag up to L cat stance, R hand pinning and pulling R arm as
L hand cocks across chest, palm in
-L foot shoot behind attacker’s R leg L reverse bow
-pivot counterclockwise to horse
-L horizontal outward elbow strike to chin L neutral bow
-R downward hammerfist to groin as you pivot counterclockwise to
L forward bow
2) L hand outward claw through face directly into
-R heelpalm to chin then
3) L foot offstep to 5 o’clock to L neutral bow as you grab his head with
both hands and twist it counterclockwise, forcing his body to spin with it.
Pull downward, dropping him into
-R knee kick to head, land forward into him to 7 o’clock R neutral
bow
-L step through forward to 7 o’clock, still in R neutral bow
-R step through in reverse to 5:30 to L neutral bow, facing attacker
now laying on the ground, face up
3) R slicing side kick back through face (counterclockwise), land to 6
o’clock
-L sliding back kick heel stomp to R collarbone L reverse bow
As you twist his head in (5) you control his height, width, and depth (we always
use these terms in the studio to describe the relative position of attacker and you
– his height from the ground; his width refers to how close he is to facing you
dead on, as in a horse stance; his depth is how far he is away from you). You’re
turning his whole body via his neck, so that you can pull him downward into the
right knee kick. This manipulation is the core of the extension. He will go where
you force him to go by twisting his neck. By pulling back and down at the same
time you’re not only pulling him into the kick, but also determining exactly where
he will land. • The subsequent right neutral bows, with each step-through, result
from the first knee-kick step-through happening alongside the now prone, face-up
attacker, and the left step-through turning into him. As always, the exact “time” of
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the clock is not important, but your relation to the attacker is. • There’s little
reason not to make the final kick to the head rather than clavicle.
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1 st BLACK
1 • TWIRLING WINGS
(rear pulling two hand choke/front bear hug arms pinned)
After turning back into him with the twirling wings to the ribs, spread out his legs
with a left rear sweep to his right and left knee kick to his left leg, then pivot
around to deliver a rear stiff-leg kick to his groin, crossing out as you shoot a
backnuckle to the head.
1) natural stance, step back L foot to R twist stance

-pinning attacker’s L hand with your R hand
-unwind counter-clockwise to L forward bow
-L vertical outward block
-R inward horizontal elbow strike
-pivot clockwise to horse stance
-L inward horizontal elbow strike
-R check by face
2) R rear crossover L stiff-leg sweep to R knee L reverse bow
3) L knee kick to L knee
-land to 12 o’clock in L forward bow
-pivot clockwise, unwinding
-R rear stiff leg kick to his groin
4) land forward, R front crossover to R front twist stance
-R backnuckle to head
This ending makes a fact of what is suggested in Purple Belt- that your initial left
step back could attack the attacker’s left leg. Here you simply extend everything
and make sure to sweep that leg and then sweep out the other. Ending with the
right backnuckle gives the whole thing a sense of having been split apart and
flipped, ending exactly the same, but on the other side. An elegant technique.
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2 • SNAPPING TWIG
(left hand chest push/right roundhouse punch or bear hug)
The ending is mostly circles of the right fist, following the right inward elbow with
a right hammerfist to the groin (as you left front crossover into him) that circles
back up through the face (along with a left heelpalm) and comes back in with an
right uppercut, followed by a step-through right kick that lands with a right
backnuckle to the head.
1) natural stance, step back L foot to 6 o’clock to R neutral bow

-as your L hand pins attacker’s R hand to your L shoulder
-R upward heelpalm through elbow
-downward R crane strike to attacker’s bicep
-as L thrusting chop to throat pivoting to R forward bow
-circle a R inward hammerfist through nose
-as you pivot back to R neutral bow, L check by face
-shuffle in with R horizontal inward elbow to head and L heel palm
strike to head (sandwich)
2) continue into him with a L front crossover to a L front twist stance
-as you L vertical punch to the solar plexus, and
-L upward heelpalm claw through chin
4) pivot counterclockwise to L forward bow
-R uppercut to ribs
5) step through R side kick to inside R knee
-land from kick to R neutral bow
-R backnuckle to head
The pattern of the whole thing can be seen as to straight lines separated by
various circles of your right arm, from tightening horizontal as you move from the
hammerfist through the head to the inward elbow, then changing to a vertical axis
as you go to the groin, on into the larger orbits through the face, back up through
the ribs, and then a straight snapping backnuckle to the head to end with.• Ed
Parker uses different targets, adding in the throat and the solar plexus, and
making a double punch accompany the front crosser - i.e.:
5) shuffle in with R horizontal inward elbow to head and L heel palm strike to
head (sandwich)
- continue into him with a L front crossover to a L front twist stance
- as your L hand drops to a L vertical punch to the solar plexus
-L outward handsword to throat
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7) pivot counterclockwise to L forward bow
-R uppercut to solar plexus
• You can also cleanly add in a right outward claw to the face as you unwind from
the left front twist stance. Scott Gonzales teaches this, and it’s mighty effective.
3 • LEAPING CRANE
(step-through right punch/getting up)
After the head sandwich, circle your right hand around in a claw across his face
then break his nose with a right inward handsword, knock him forward with
chicken-kicking right/left kicks, then hop out to the side to deliver a left/right kick
combination.
1) natural stance, L step to side to 9 o’clock to L neutral bow

-L inward parry to outside of his R arm
-R horizontal dragon knuckle rake across attacker’s R ribs
drag up R foot to transitory R crane stance
-R snapping knife-edged side kick to attacker’s front (R) leg at the
knee, buckling him to the ground
-land forward between attacker’s legs in R neutral bow
-R backnuckle to attacker’s L kidney
2) R inward horizontal elbow to head
- with L heel palm to the opposite side of his head (head sandwich)
3) R hand circles over his head, dragging a R outward claw towards you
through the face followed by a
4) R inward handsword to nose
5) step-through back with a R front scoop kick to groin, land back
-L step-through ball kick to spine, knocking him forward, land to 2
o’clock, L front twist stance, immediately step-through hop to the R for a L
side kick to head
-land R to 3 o’clock, spin clockwise to R spinning back kick to ribs
(or spin counterclockwise with R roundhouse kick to face)
The right/left kicks of (6) and (7) are essentially a chicken kick, landing forward.
Depending on the position of your attacker, you might end up doing these as
knee kicks the end of Blinding Sacrifice. • The ending as written is much easier
on the knees, but this ending is also done as hopping forward to a left back kick,
and spinning counterclockwise to a right roundhouse kick to the face. •After
kicking him to the ground with the left front kick, use landing to the twist stance to
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stomp on his right ankle at the Achilles’ tendon to prevent his foot from kicking
up.
4 • SWINGING PENDULUM
(right roundhouse kick/front bear hug arms free)
After the upward elbow, splay out his base by sweeping your right against his
left leg and stepping through to sweep your left against his right leg (an sort of
inverted Squeezing the Peach). Follow the sweep turning into him with a left
hammerfist to the body followed by a right heelpalm that glances through the jaw
to grab and to pull his head down into a right knee kick that lands back as an
upward left forearm strikes to the jaw. Then front crossover out with a right stab
to the eyes and left chop to the throat.
1) R neutral bow, guard up, L foot offstep up the circle counterclockwise to

4:30 (still in R neutral bow)
-L arm strikes outward down in a downward block and your R arm
strikes inward to form a universal block at attacker’s leg
-shuffle forward to 10:30 with R downward hammerfist to groin
-L hand checks high
-offstep L foot counterclockwise to 2 o’clock to horse stance
-R upward vertical elbow to jaw
2) L foot drag up as R elbow drives down into chest
-R leg sweeps back against his L leg as R upward forearm to jaw
3) R foot step forward
-L leg scoop kicks up through groin, lands back toward 9 o’clock to
sweep his R leg
-landing in L reverse bow facing 3 o’clock
-with L hammerfist to solar plexus
4) pivot counterclockwise into him
-R heelpalm to jaw, shoot through and hook behind his head
-yank his head down to meet a R knee kick to the face
-land back to L neutral bow facing 12 o’clock
-L hand checks to middle
5) circle R hand around to a thumb and two-finger strike to eyes
-L front crossover away
-L upward chop to throat (palm out, thumb down)
Make sure when you’re doing the sweeps that you attack his base, and not going
between his legs. The sweeps are easier above the knee, or against the knee. •
The first two hammerfists and right heelpalm march up his body, right/left/right,
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to the groin/solar plexus/jaw. • Brace your forefinger and middle finger together
for the final eye poke. The final strikes are nearly together, but the best rhythm
will begin with the stab, and coordinate the chop as you land from the front
crossover.
5 • CRUSHING HAMMER
(rear bear hug - arms pinned/right kick from ground)
After knocking him over backward with your left heelpalm, grab onto his crossed
ankles and flip him over on his belly. Work your way up his left side with a right
stomp, left sidekick and right knee drop, step over across his shoulders to drop
your left knee on his neck, then shuffle away for a quick left back kick to the
head.
1) natural stance, step L to 9 o’clock to horse stance

-R rear hammerfist to groin
-L hand pins attacker’s L arm
-drag R foot to R cat stance
-shoot R leg back to 4:30 to R reverse bow, behind attacker’s L leg
-R heel palm again to the groin, grabbing on
-pivot clockwise to R neutral bow with a R vertical elbow to jaw,
pulling up whatever you can hold onto
-continue clockwise turn to R forward bow
-L heel palm to L floating ribs or solar plexus, knocking him over
your R knee
2) grab hold of attackers legs below his knees, as he goes over your knee,
getting a grip on his R foot, your R hand palm up and lifting, L hand palm
down and pushing, and twisting his ankle clockwise, flip him onto his front
as at the same time you
3) R foot step back through toward 12 o’clock to L neutral bow facing
prone attacker
4) R front crossover stomp to back of knee, land to ground, L side of body
-L side kick to back of head, land under L armpit in L close kneel
with R knee on kidney, L knee checking his upper body
-R step over his neck, drop L knee on neck
-shuffle forward to 1:30, L stomp back to head
If you have control of both legs, after you flip him onto his front, you can use the
moment to step over his left leg with your left, and use it to break his leg- it’s a
very nifty idea and it works this way:
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2) as he goes over your R knee grab onto both his legs, pushing down on his L
leg as you lift up on his R- making his legs crossed R over L as at the same time
you
-use a slight stutter step with you L foot to step over his R leg, trapping
him under your L knee
-break his R leg then immediately
3) R foot step back through toward 12 o’clock to L neutral bow facing prone
attacker as you flip him onto his front
4) continue the with rest of the technique, working up the left side of his body with
the stomps and kicks described above.
• When you knock him over onto his back, you may be able to grab hold of both
legs, and use them both to twist him over, kind of like the arm break in Cross of
Destruction or Twist of Faith, where you use the one limb as a fulcrum for the
other. In any case you will be twisting against his joints to flip him over.
6 • CAPTURED LEAVES
(flank finger lock/getting up)
After the right elbow to the ribs, use your right leg to sweep his left leg and drive
through his right leg to shove him onto his back. Then work up his right side,
stomping up to side kick his groin, shuffling in to side kick the jaw. (It’s a series of
left front crossovers- left front crossover-knock him down/left front crossover-kick
to groin/left front crossover kick to face).
1) natural stance, R footstep forward at attacker’s urging to R forward

bow
-L forward vertical handsword as you pull back with R hand to break
grip
-L rear horizontal elbow to attacker’s L kidney, R hand checks by face
-pivot clockwise with R rear horizontal elbow to attacker’s ribs, L
hand checks by face
2) R leg steps back to 7 o’clock, straight-leg sweep against his L knee
-L front crossover, R step-through forward into his R as you
-shove with both arms, knocking him onto his back
3) L front crossover, stomping on his R knee, landing outside his knee (to his
right), R side kick to groin
-L front crossover, R side kick to face
It’s possible to work in an initial arm break, turning your chopping (left) hand to
grab his right wrist and returning your freed (right) hand around with an inward
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block/arm break at the elbow. Another innovation is to hook your right foot behind
his as you step into him. It ensures he cannot keep his balance. That’d make the
technique:
1) natural stance, R footstep forward at attacker’s urging to R forward bow

-L forward vertical handsword as you pull back with R hand to break grip
-L hand grabs his R wrist as you R inward block to break his L elbow (all
still in R forward bow)
-L rear horizontal elbow to attacker’s L kidney, R hand checks by face
-pivot clockwise with R rear horizontal elbow to attacker’s ribs, L hand checks by
face
2) R leg steps back to 7 o’clock, straight-leg sweep against his L knee
-L front crossover, R step-through forward into his R knee as your R foot
hooks behind his R foot
-shove with both arms, knocking him onto his back
3) L front crossover, stomping on his R knee, landing outside his knee (to his
right), R side kick to groin
-L front crossover, R side kick to face
• Also practice this from straight in front, instead of a flank attack; the technique
can be easily adapted as you turn to the side. In that case the attack is a
submission folding the hand straight back toward the attacker. It’s more of a
Steven Segal sort of adaptation, and the original is more the sort of come-along
attack you might expect if you were being arrested at a 60’s demonstration. In
the latter (original) case, you’d expect the attacker to come up along the side,
trying to get into your obscure zone, which is exactly what you use against him,
twirling right through that into the first elbow strike. If the attacker does the flank
attack, his left leg might (50% chance) be forward, giving you the opportunity to
break it backward with the sweep against the knee. For that reason, if you are
dummying for this technique, don’t step forward left, it’s just too dangerous.
Come up the side with the come-along, stepping forward with the right, and
letting his sweep hit your leg at the end of the reach. • The right knee step
through of (4) has a few possibilities, it could be a shove, or a knee kick to the
inside of the thigh, or best of all land with your foot alongside his to the outside,
your knee inside his knee. This hooks your leg around his, just as in Grip of
Death. A slight lean will take him down, without much of a push.• The side kick to
the groin raises up his head for the side kick to the head, • Make use of the left
front crossovers any way you can, if you can, stomping any ankles, knees, or
hands that might present themselves. But if you have to go hunting for the
targets, skip it and get on to the side-kicks.
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7 • EVADING THE STORM
(right overhead club/not released club)
If the left knee to the thigh doesn’t take him down, take out his base with a right
knee inside his right leg followed by a right side kick to the left leg. Then continue
on into him as you left step through with a left inward block against his stretched
out right arm. As he starts to go down, your left hand joins your right at his wrist,
and your left foot rebounds back, the wrist lock flipping him onto his back. Assist
him down with another right roundhouse kick.
1) natural stance, L foot step to 9 o’clock to L forward bow

-R extended outward block to attacker’s R wrist
-grab R wrist, pull attacker’s hand forward and down towards your R
hip
-R roundhouse kick to belly or groin
-L hand checks at chest
-land forward to 1 o’clock into R neutral bow
-as you continue pull with R hand past R hip
-L straight reverse punch to attacker’s R ribs
-straight L knee kick to outside of R thigh
-land back just outside of his R leg
-R roundhouse knee kick to inside of R thigh
2) R side kick to inside L knee, land back to 4:30
3) L step-through forward into him
-L vertical inward block at elbow as your R hand yanks him back,
stretching out his arm.
-L hand joins R, grabbing onto his wrist, thumbs together, pointing up
along the back of his hand, fingers on the palm side
-L foot step-through back to 7:30, using the wrist lock to flip him over
onto his back
4) R roundhouse kick to face, land in R front twist stance
Larry Tatum teaches a version with a right step through forward after the left step
through (with the inward block to the elbow), before stepping back with the left. This can
server to further stretch out your attacker before flipping him on his back. • You can work
in an arm break with this technique, by beginning with a left inward parry that turns to
grab at the wrist as your right upward outward block strikes at the elbow. The danger, of
course, is that you are pulling his club-holding hand in towards your face as you force
him to let go of the club, and you could well get a club in the eye. You are also losing the
directional harmony of parrying and pulling him in to the roundhouse kick. It’s a
different choice, and if you are very fast, you could get all the benefits of all the
variations, and still hopefully avoid the club in the eye. • The technique is bracketed by
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the right roundhouse kicks. After evading the storm, you begin to pay him back with the
first right roundhouse kick, then after destroying his base and flipping him onto his back,
finish him with another roundhouse. • The left step-through forward/step-through back
serves to stretch him out, further destroying his base.
8 • CHARGING RAM
(tackle or low grab/getting up)
After the right chop down onto his neck, continue with your right/left kicks as you
work your way behind him- adding a right roundhouse to near knee, a left side
kick to the far knee, step into bringing him down with your right shin to the
tailbone, and step back through with a right scoop kick to the groin.
1) natural stance, L foot step up the circle counterclockwise to 4 o’clock to

R neutral bow (facing to 9 o’clock)
-L hand parrying his L arm past you
-R downward handsword to attacker’s neck
-L hand checks attacker’s L arm, R foot pull back to R 45º cat stance
-R snapping (or thrust) front kick to ribs, land slightly forward
-L snapping front kick to jaw
2) land in front of R foot to L front twist stance
-R roundhouse to back of L knee
3) L foot land to 1 o’clock to L neutral bow behind him
-L side kick to R knee
4) land back to L neutral bow, your toe/heel line lined up with his tailbone
-R step through into his tailbone, your shin knocking him down
-R scoop kick landing back to L neutral bow, lined up with him
After stopping him with the chop, the whole technique is basically just walking
around to behind him, kicking right/left/right as you go. • You should be using a
double factor block by now, your right inward hammerfist strikes to his wrist, and
your left to his elbow. • You can make good use of the first right front kick as a
thrust kick, turning him to face you for the snapping front kick to the jaw. This
might be less advisable if your attacker is much bigger than you are.
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9 • PARTING WINGS
(two-hand push/getting up)
After driving in with the right punch, your hands circle back out with a right finger
hook to the eyes and a left chop to the throat as you left/right chicken kick,
landing forward with a right hammerfist down through the face. The right foot
rebounds with a front crossover to the rear (as you shoot back a right backnuckle
to the face) and continue to the left straight back straight into the attacker with a
left chop, right front kick and right uppercut.
1) natural stance, R foot step back to 6 o’clock to L neutral bow

-with R and L outward handswords to attacker’s wrists
-chop forward to L ribs R inward horizontal handsword (palm up)
-pivot counterclockwise to L forward bow
-L hand cocks to R ear, palm facing in
-L outward handsword chop to throat, palm down
- pivot clockwise L neutral bow
-R fist cocks to R hip, palm up
-L downward heelpalm to abdomen (fingers pointing R)
-straight R reverse punch to solar plexus as you pivot
counterclockwise to L forward bow
2) R hand circles clockwise out through face, R eye hook to L eye
-L outward chop to throat
-L scooping front kick to the groin, land back next to R foot
-R front kick to R knee, land forward R neutral bow
-R hammerfist diagonally down through L jaw
3) R foot steps back to 8 o’clock R front twist stance
-R hammerfist back to face
4) unwind from twist stance into attacker to L neutral bow
-L hammerfist to heart
-step through R front kick again to R knee
- land forward to R neutral bow with R uppercut to jaw
The left hammerfist to the heart as you unwind into the guy could as well be
another chop to the throat, or hammerfist to the solar plexus, if that works. • The
technique as written presumes the attacker continues to press forward, to that
unwinding from your front crossover to the rear finds him still within range. If he’s
retreated before you, you could use a left rear crossover forward to catch up to
him.
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10 • THUNDERING HAMMER
(step-through straight right punch/waist grab tackle)
After the thundering hammers to his neck and kidney, offstep with your left foot
as you flip him over onto your right knee with a right back-knuckle/ gouge/
heelpalm. Your right arm whips around to hammerfist down to his heart then
bounces up to ridgearm to the jaw as you left knee kick to the back of his head.
Let him hit the floor as you hop around to land with a roundhouse kick to the
groin and a right straight punch to the face, then step out over his face, taking
any opportunity to kick the face and stomp the arm on your way out.
1) natural stance, L foot step forward to 10:30 to L neutral bow

-L inward block outside attacker’s R arm, on or above his elbow
-R fist cocks to R side, parallel to R thigh
-shuffle forward to 12 o’clock, drop to L wide kneel outside
attacker’s R knee
-R horizontal ridgearm to attacker’s belly
-L fist cocks to L ear, elbow out, palm facing away
-L downward hammerfist to his L kidney
-pivot clockwise to R close kneel facing 4:30
-R fist cocks to R ear, elbow out, palm facing away
-R downward hammerfist to his neck
-pivot counterclockwise L close kneel facing 12 o’clock
-L hand checks his R arm and shoulder
2) L foot offstep to 7:30 to R neutral bow facing 1:30 as you
-R backnuckle straight through jaw, immediately
-turning R thumb down, circle R hand back up, pulling a gouging
thumb through attacker’s R eye, as you L heelpalm check to his R shoulder,
then
3) R shuffle in still in R neutral bow turning R thumb up with R heelpalm
again to his jaw, as you
-L offstep to 6o’clock to R neutral bow facing 12 o’clock
-as your R hand pushes on his jaw, and your L hand on his R shoulder
to turn him around to slam his spine down on your R knee
-whip your R hand back and around to R hammerfist down on his
heart bouncing up to
-R ridgearm up to jaw, knocking him into a
-L knee kick to back of his head, land up the circle to 4:30, letting him
drop to the ground
4) R foot hop around to 12 o’clock, landing between his legs with R
roundhouse kick to groin and
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-R reverse punch to face as you drop to
-L close kneel on attacker
-R step-through front ball kick to face, landing on arm or hand if
available.
The right hand is pretty busy in this extension, and after the hammerfist to the
neck, without interruption shoots through a backnuckle to the jaw, up through a
thumb gouge through the eye, straight back into a heelpalm to the chin, then
after flipping him onto his back, an immediate hammerfist to the heart and
ridgearm to the jaw. • You might have an opportunity for a left sweep kick with
your crossout.
11 • SQUEEZING THE PEACH

(rear bear hug - arms pinned/ waist grab tackle)
After squeezing his peach and pulling him around to sweep his right leg, add a
hammerfist to the groin to make him drop his head low enough to grab on and
yank it into a right knee that straightens out to kick out his right knee, landing
away to rebound, kicking him back enough to allow an inward left crescent kick
through his face.
1) natural stance, L sweep step back to 4:30 through attacker’s R leg, to R

neutral bow facing 10:30
-L heel palm claw to attacker’s groin, grab and squeeze testicles
-R hand checks attacker’s arms
-L step forward to 12 o’clock to L neutral bow, pulling attacker by
testicles
-R rear scoop kick through groin
-land R foot with stomping sweep kick to L knee and leg
-R rear horizontal elbow to solar plexus
2) R hammerfist to groin, folding him up into a
-R backnuckle to face, grab onto the back of his head with both hands
3) yank his head down with both hands into R knee kick to face
-straighten out R leg with R side kick to his R knee
-land forward (at 90º to attacker) in R front crossover to R front
twist stance
-R foot rebound to R back kick to solar plexus
-land back into him to 7:3o, pivot R to R neutral bow facing 6
o’clock
-L inward crescent kick through his R jaw, land L front crossover
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Changing the rear horizontal elbow of (3) to strike at the solar plexus instead of
the jaw can help fold him up for the backnuckle and head grab. • I grab the head
after the backnuckle with my right hand to his right side, and left on his left. Other
folks have used more artistic arrangements. Use whatever works for you to get
hold of him. • The twist stance of (4) could be considered a left rear twist stance,
since the guy is now behind you, it’s all in transition. • It can speed up the ending
to think of it as all about spinning back into him with the kicks.
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12 • CIRCLING WING
(rear two-hand pushing choke/front two-hand wrist grab)
The final left-hand stab of the Purple technique collapses into a left inward block
against his elbow as you left step-through into him, your right hand grabbing his
wrist to yank his arm into the break and a right knee to the face. Then land
straight back from him with a left backnuckle to the face and again step through
away from him as you pull him into a right backnuckle and finally grab on to his
wrist with both hands as you step through away again to drive him onto his front.
Left sweep kick through his broken elbow into a right spinning back kick to the
head as you exit.
1) natural stance, L step forward to 1:30 to L neutral bow

-L hand pins attacker’s R hand, R hand cocks to L hip
-pivot clockwise to 7:30 to R neutral bow
-circle R elbow down over attacker’s R arm, pulling elbow toward R
hip, finish pivot to R forward bow, L Kenpo hand stab to eyes
-pivot counterclockwise to horse, R upward elbow to chin, L check at
chest
-continue pivot to R reverse bow, R rear hammerfist to groin
2) R hand circles up inward palm out to grab at his R wrist
-L step through forward into attacker, to L neutral bow with a
-L inward block to R elbow followed by a
-R knee kick to face, land back to L neutral bow as you
-L backnuckle to face, rebound to grab his R wrist with both hands
3) L step through to the rear to R neutral bow
-L hand pulling back on attacker’s wrist as R hand releases to R
backnuckle to the face
-both hands grab to wrist, thumbs together pointing up along the back
of his hand (your fingers and his pointing in the same direction), try for an
elbow break as your right elbow pushes in against the back of his elbow,
hyper extending his arm
4) R step through to the rear to L neutral bow
-forcing him belly down to the ground with the wrist lock, pushing
your thumbs down against the back of his hand, possibly dislocating his
shoulder
-L sweep kick to elbow, land L front twist stance
-unwind clockwise to R spinning back kick to head
The left wrist pull with the right backnuckle to the face offers a few possibilities. It
will easily stretch the guy out, pulling him into the strike. If you can get a good
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grip, your left palm against the back of his right hand, you can force him off
balance with a wrist lock, and better set up for a possible elbow break with the
two-handed regrab. Here’s the secret, as revealed by Scott Gonzales: After the
second backnuckle (R hand) to the head, while still holding his right with your left
hand, tuck your right elbow down over his upper arm, pushing up with your left as
you drive him down to the mat. Mr. Gonzales continues this, stepping over left
into an arm bar to break his offending right arm.
13 • CALMING THE STORM

(right roundhouse club/has not released club)
After stepping in to calm the storm, scissor chop his arm in the hopes of getting
him to drop the club. Whether or not that works you step back out bringing his
right arm with you in an inverse hammerlock, your right hand pushing down his
shoulder to push him down forward on his knees. Hammer him down as you go
up his left side with a left rear crossover. Bounce that left step back in front of him
to knock him down with your right shin. Then step over his head, stomping down
on his face and rebound that step, dragging your heel back across his face.
1) natural stance, step R foot forward to 11 o’clock to R neutral bow as

attacker swings club at head
-L outward block at attacker’s wrist, R vertical punch to face
-pivot to R forward bow, L vertical reverse punch to ribs over a R
inward parry
-pivot back to R neutral bow with R horizontal backnuckle, L
waiter’s check (palm up)
2) L chop down on R wrist, R heelpalm up on R elbow
-L palm facing in grab his R wrist, and R palm facing out check
against his shoulder
-R step back to 6 o’clock to L neutral bow, pushing down with your
R and lifting with your left, using his arm like a tiller to force him to his
knees
3) circle R hand around to R outward backnuckle to R kidney, as you
-drop to L close kneel, followed by a R inward hammerfist, then
4) R outward backnuckle to L kidney, with your
-L rear crossover up the circle to2 o’clock to R front twist stance
facing 7 o’clock
4) L step out forward to 6 o’clock to L close kneel, R knee attacking the
back of his L arm, driving him forward onto his face
-R foot step through forward to 7 o’clock, R stomp kick to face,
-drag R heel back through his face to R cat stance
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You can skip the outward/inward hammers of (3) and go right to the rear
crossover/ R backnuckle of (4). It’s faster, and a good idea if you don’t need to
keep him down. Mr. Jeffcoat prefers it that way, skipping the figure 8. • The
shoulder push of (4) would work just as well by yanking against the damaged
elbow, pulling back against the hurt joint as you push on his hand, using forcing
his arm straight to force him down. • The steps in and out of the twist stance
might need a gauging step, before the crossover, and before the right close
kneel, depending on the attacker’s position. • The right knee or shin attack with
the left close kneel could take out his arm, if he’s trying to get up, or just drop on
his upper ribs if you’re awfully quick.
14 • DARTING MACE
(two-hand wrist grab/right roundhouse punch or bear hug)
Extend the drive into him with a left front crossover as you right hammerfist down
on his ribs, unwinding to left heelpalm his face. Hold onto his face as your right
fist circles around to punch down through his jaw, your stance dropping into a
twist again as your right elbow follows through. Then unwind upward with a left
uppercut through the jaw followed by a left/right chicken kick.
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1) natural stance, L foot step forward to 12 o’clock to L neutral bow,
outside attacker’s R foot
-R hand turns clockwise to grab attacker’s R wrist, turning his R arm
clockwise to allow a L inward block right above the elbow, followed by a L
vertical jab to face as you pull R hand free, cocking it to R hip
-L arm drops down and forward to check attacker’s R arm, pinning it
to his body
-L forward bow, R vertical reverse punch to solar plexus
- drag up R foot to R cat stance between attacker’s legs with L
outward handsword (palm down chop) to throat
-step forward to 12 o’clock with R foot to R neutral bow
-with R heel palm to chin
-R downward hammerfist to R floating rib, L high check
3) unwind to L neutral bow with
-L heelpalm to R jaw, leave it there, brace L hand against the jaw to
shove it into his
4) R hammerfist diagonally down through L jaw
- twist left down into L front twist stance as you
-R inward downward elbow to L jaw
5) unwind back up right into L neutral bow with
-L uppercut to jaw followed by
-L front scoop kick to groin, land back
-R front kick to solar plexus or face
There are several opportunities for extra strikes, an upward claw through the face
following the right hammerfist, another hammerfist at the end as you land from
the right kick, and perhaps a backnuckle as you cross out. They would all work,
and just plain aren’t written in. • If your knees aren’t what they once were you
might find it faster and safer to skip the second twist stance, and instead drop
down into a left close kneel with the right elbow strike. It works for me. • You pass
through a left cat stance on your way to the chicken kick and might find it useful
to use as you learn the framework of the technique. •The last two kicks form a
chicken kick.
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15 • HOOKING WINGS
(two-hand low push or grab/front bear hug)
The downward heelpalm claw leads to a series of right kicks, spreading him into
the splits with ricocheting kicks between his knees, a hooking heel back in to his
right kidney, and finish by shooting a back kick to the best available target.
1) natural stance, L foot step back to 6 o’clock to R neutral bow

-with double outward crane hook to inside of attacker’s wrists
-pull back to R cat stance, snapping R front kick to attacker’s groin
-land forward to R neutral bow with R inward diagonally downward
hammerfist to L jaw, then R hand circles clockwise to R outward diagonally
downward backnuckle to R jaw as L hand checks at chest
-shuffle forward with R upward vertical elbow, R front crossover to
7:30 with R downward heel palm/claw through nose
2) pivot counterclockwise and drop to R reverse twist stance
-R rear hook kick to inside L knee
-R front kick though R knee
3) R rear hook kick to R kidney
-R back kick to solar plexus, land forward
You will likely need two landings and gauging steps in amongst the four kicks –
first after the roundhouse to the right knee, to get a better angle for the inward
hooking kick. Then after that kick to make a gauging step with your left, aligning
your heel to point directly at the axis of your new target. • I wrote the right knee
kick as a front kick, since I find that has more power and lines up your own knee
joint for more power. I believe that a front kick will always have more power than
a roundhouse kick.
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16 • SHIELD AND SWORD
(straight left punch/getting up)
After the final kick to the left kidney, keep him down with four kicks- drag up to
kick out his far leg, landing back with a left scoop kick and continue to spin
counterclockwise to attack his back with a right side kick to the spine and a left
back kick to the tailbone.
1) natural stance, R foot step forward to 1:30 to R forward bow

-with L extended outward block to outside of attacker’s punch as R
handsword cocks, palm outward, to R ear
-R inward handsword to attacker’s neck with R neutral bow
-L horizontal inward elbow to L ribs with pivot to R forward bow as
R hand checks attacker’s shoulder or upper arm
-L foot offstep counterclockwise up the circle to 4:30 to R twist
stance as L hand checks outward at attacker’s L arm as R fist cocks to R ear
-pivot counterclockwise to R neutral bow with R hammerfist to L
kidney and continue pivot with
2) R roundhouse kick to R kidney
-land forward to 1 o’clock, drag up to R side kick to R knee, land
back to next to L foot
3) L step through back with L scoop kick to groin, land back to 3 o’clock, R
neutral bow, continue spin to L with a
-R side kick to spine, driving him to his knees, land back with step-
through to 3 o’clock
- L spinning back kick to coccyx
The whole ending takes place in the attacker’s zone of obscurity, as you spin
around behind him with a kick to every step. The purpose of that first kick is to
get him onto his knee, then each kick thereafter will flatten him a bit more until
finally he’s face down after the back kick. • All of the landings are gauging steps
and depend on the effect of the preceding kick.
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17 • GIFT IN RETURN
(hand shake/getting up)
Extend your left leg from your knee kick to kick out his right leg, landing away
from him in a front crossover. Unwind from the twist stance to lift him up with a
right heel kick to the groin, landing in a step out, reaching back with your right to
backnuckle his kidney and follow that counterclockwise path with two more
hammerfists as you step all the way through with your left, away from him.
1) natural stance, L step to 10:30 checking to outside attacker’s R leg in L

neutral bow
-as R hand yanks his still-gripped hand down and back, pulling
forward him off balance with L inward handsword (palm down) turning into
a check to his R forearm
-both hands hit forward using attacker’s own hand and forearm to hit
to his own groin
-maintaining grip with R hand, L hand goes around outside his R leg
regrab attacker’s hand through legs
-as R foot offsteps clockwise (back) up circle to 10:30 to L neutral
bow as you lift up with L hand against testicles while pushing down R hand
on attacker’s L hip, forcing him to turn around
-R step through knife edge kick to L knee, plant R foot back next to L
foot, L knee to coccyx, straighten out leg to L side kick to R knee
2) land L front crossover, looking over L shoulder to L rear twist stance
-immediately look over your R shoulder and unwind to R reverse cat
stance with a R heel kick to groin
-land away from him, back to 9 o’clock in R rear twist stance,
looking over R shoulder as you R hammerfist back to R kidney then pivot
left as you
3) L step through (back, counterclockwise) to 9 o’clock, with L and R
hammerfists through L kidney, landing in R neutral bow, facing attacker’s
back
The ending extends the final kick into a sort of spiral away, taken with two half-
steps, what is often referred to as quarter-beat timing. Each step, the left front
crossover, right step out, and left step through, move you a bit more away from
him. The heel kick and backnuckle shoot straight back, up your right side, then
your reverse the whole spin, stepping all the way through with your left as both
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hammerfists circle through his kidneys. • The Parker version is much shorter,
skipping all the hammers and ending with a left back kick to the tailbone.
18 • BOW OF COMPULSION
(wrist lock, palm flat against chest/fighting from the guard)
The ridgearm to the groin continues up in a right outward backnuckle rake

through his face as you left chop forward to the throat. It all turns left as your
chop flips left (palm up), slicing left through the eyes, followed by a right
hammerfist through the nose. Your right collapses to inward/outward elbow strike
that cross back and forth with inward/outward (palm down) eye slices. Then the
right hand claws down through the face as the left heelpalms to the jaw, as you
pull back to a cat. Your right hand claws down through the face again as you
scoop kick up and claw down a third time as you land from the scoop kick.
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1) natural stance, (with attacker pinning your right hand flat to his chest
with both his hands, and attempting to use the leverage to bend you down to
the ground) R step forward to R neutral bow
-with L heel palm check to pinning hands and R vertical elbow to
solar plexus
-drop to R wide kneel as R hands pulls straight down from pin with L
hand still checking
-R upward ridgearm to attacker’s groin
2) stand up pivoting to R forward bow as you
-whip your R arm up in a clockwise direction to strike outward
through his nose in a R outward raking mace
-as you simultaneously L chop (palm down) to throat
3) pivot back to R neutral bow as you
-L outward (palm up) eye slice followed by a
-R inward raking hammerfist through the nose, knocking him into
4) L inward (palm down) eye slice that crosses inward with a
-R inward elbow through face- this immediately reverses with
5) L outward (palm down) eye slice crossing outward with a
-R outward elbow through face
6) R foot drag back to R45ºcat stance
-R heelpalm claw down through face, pulling hand back to hip
-L inward heelpalm to R ear
9) R scoop kick up through groin as you
-R downward heelpalm claw through face, circle clockwise around
back up to a final
10) R downward heelpalm claw through face again,
-landing forward between legs to a R neutral bow
The extension begin by replacing the blows to the knees with further efforts to
move the attacker back, extending the effect of the ridgearm below the belt to the
strikes to the face and neck. • One way to visualize the three pairs of slices and
strikes following the chop to the throat is to think of the first pair wiping through
the face together left, then they cross the face inward, then crossing the face out
– left, in, out. The pattern of post-ridgearm strike pairs goes roughly
right/left/in/out. • It would be possible of course to keep the slicing hand down for
all three strikes. It turns up after the palm down throat chop because that flip into
the slice is the merest bit faster than your hand going out and back in, palm
down. • After the left heelpalm to the ear, the hand stays there, and you could
grab on to his hair or ear or collar or face, holding him for the rest of the kicks
and heelpalms, if you like. • There’s no reason not to make the landing from the
right scoop kick into a scraping stomp down on the attacker’s left leg. In Larry
Tatum’s version, there are no eye slices, the first inward slice becomes a
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heelpalm that resolves into a thumb gouge with the right inward hammerfist, and
strikes again as a heelpalm, never crossing the face.
19 • OBSTRUCTING THE STORM

(step-through right overhead club/right-leg tackle)
Make sure you’ve pulled the club straight back out of the attacker’s hand as you
land back from the knee kick so that you can swing it up through his face and
down along his elbow, getting behind him as you whack in and out across his
knee. Shuffle in with a strike upward through the groin and cross out as you
swing the club back down on his neck.
1) natural stance, L step forward outside attacker’s advancing R leg to

10:30 to L neutral bow
-as you cross R wrist over L wrist blocking attacker’s R wrist above
your head as he steps through with overhead club attack
-R hand turns clockwise to grab attacker’s R wrist as L hand swivels
clockwise around to top of forearm as you continue the attacker’s swing
forward and down
-L step inside attacker’s R leg to 1:30 to L neutral bow with L
inward downward block to just above R elbow as R hand pull attacker’s R
arm to your R hip
-R snapping knee kick to head, land back in L neutral bow
-R hand yank back on club, L hand check high
-R upward club through face, circling counterclockwise
2) L offstep to 9 o’clock
-R downward club through R elbow
3) R front crossover to R front twist stance
-R inward club through R knee
4) L step out to R neutral bow facing attacker’s back
-R outward club through R knee
5) shuffle in towards attacker
-R upward club to groin
6) R front crossover out to 9 o’clock to R front twist stance
-R downward club to neck
I like to continue the groin club strike on up, and then back down in front of me to
strike to the head or neck. Some folks, Master Tatum, reverse the swing after the
groin strike and circle around counterclockwise back down onto the neck.
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20 • TWIN KIMONO
(two-hand lapel grab, arms straight/right roundhouse punch or
bear hug)
The outward handsword drops down to check low as you left front crossover (left
heelpalm to the jaw) into him, landing with a right knee kick to his right thigh and
right upward forearm to the jaw. Go to the right with a left front crossover that
takes out his left leg as your hands claw through his face, and continue spinning
right into a right back kick to the groin, collapsing him into a right heelpalm to the
face.
1) natural stance, L foot step back to R neutral bow as the L arm pins
attacker’s hands to your chest and R upward forearm strike to attacker’s
elbows.
-off step L foot counterclockwise up circle to 4 o’clock to R neutral
bow, with R backnuckle strike through the ribs
-clear both arms with R inward block, followed by a R outward
handsword to throat
2) L front crossover to L front twist stance as you
-L heelpalm to R side of face, R hand checks down to his chest
3) R knee kick to his inner thigh, collapsing him to
-R upward forearm strike to his jaw
4) R offstep to 1 o’clock to allow a L thrusting sweep kick to L knee or shin,
-landing again to L front twist stance, as you
-R outward heelpalm claw and L inward heelpalm claw through
attacker’s face to the R
5) unwind clockwise from twist stance to R upward stiff-leg kick to groin
with a
-R straight back heelpalm to face
Make sure to leave enough room with the first left front crossover to allow the
right knee kick. Think of it as one drive. • Landing from the left sweep kick is a
gauging step. Make sure you land far enough into the twist, away from the
attacker, to enable a good right kick as you unwind.
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21 • SLEEPER
(step-through straight right punch/fighting from the ground)
As he passes out, roll him over flat on his belly, turning clockwise to pin him to
the ground with your left knee. Then step through forward to turn
counterclockwise and kick to his groin, then shuffling forward towards his head
and bounce off of him and spin around a clockwise 3/4 turn, landing with a right
heel stomp to his head.
1) natural stance, L foot step forward to 10:30 to L neutral bow

-with L inward parry to his R arm above the elbow as R arm cocks to
the side, hanging down to the thigh
-pivot to L forward bow with R inward ridgearm to L side of
attacker’s neck as L hand checks at attacker’s upper arm
-step-through cat R foot up behind attacker’s R leg to horse stance as
you grab your R hand with your L, choking the attacker and collapsing his
carotid artery
-step back L foot to 4:30 to horse stance as the attacker passes out
-drop attacker to ground, dropping R knee on ribs in L close kneel
2) wrap his right arm across his throat and push down on his right shoulder
with your right hand as you lift up on his right wrist with your left hand to
flip him onto his belly, face down on the ground
-pivot clockwise to R close kneel, with L knee drop to shoulder or ribs
3) L step through forward, landing by his L hip, pivot counterclockwise to
face his head as you R roundhouse kick to groin
-shuffle forward to L close kneel, R foot again by L hip as you
-R knee drop on his L kidney or ribs with a
-R heelpalm pushdown strike to back of his head
4) push off from his head, leaping straight up to spin clockwise 270º,
landing in a R reverse bow as you R heel stomp to his head
Beginning with dropping him onto the ground, each part of your response
involves a switch of spin direction, clockwise/counterclockwise. Rolling him onto
his belly is counterclockwise; clockwise spin to the close kneel drop;
counterclockwise turn to the groin kick; clockwise leaping turning heel stomp. •
You can work in a choke as you turn him, pushing down with your right on his
right shoulder, and lifting up on his right wrist with your left hand. • You can also
use a right knee drop after the right roundhouse kick to the groin. This might be
useful if the groin kick makes him curl up rather than arch his back. In that case
the knee drop would make him at least flatten out. Ideally, his most helpful
response is the back arch, since you could then use that as more of a
springboard for your leap to the spinning heel stomp. • Landing in the close
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kneel as you heelpalm to the back of his head, you might have a chance to left
stomp to his elbow, or somewhere on his arm. That could be a mixed blessing,
as it could disturb your balance if he yanks out from under. But you also don’t
want him grabbing you. Of course, he might also just still be unconscious, which
makes the whole thing safer.
22 • SPIRALING TWIG
(rear bear hug - arms free/waist grab tackle)
After lifting up his chin with the backnuckle, take it down with a hammerfist as
you rear crossover back into him, leaving you in a twist stance with your right fist
out to your right. Unwind back through his jaw with a right hook and inward elbow
and right scoop kick, then push him back with right/left heel kicks.

-double middle knuckle (dragon knuckle) strikes to backs of hands (R
to R, L to L)
-downward strikes with both triceps (elbows toward hips)
-both hands grab R hand, thumbs on top, lined up with his fingers, and
not past his knuckles (not touching his fingers)
-L foot step to 2 o’clock as R elbow tucks to R hip, and you twist the
attacker’s wrist
-then R foot step to 1:30 to L neutral bow facing 7:30 as arms
straighten in front, thumbs up, controlling attacker through wrist lock
-R snapping ball kick to ribs as you toss attacker’s arm down past
right hip
2) land forward R neutral bow
-check down of attacker’s upper arm
-with R underhand stiff arm backnuckle to attacker’s head
3) R downward diagonal hammerfist through his face as you
-L rear crossover to 7:30 to R front twist stance facing 6 o’clock
-L hand checking high
4) unwind counterclockwise to a R reverse cat
-R hook through L jaw, taking his face down to
-R inward elbow through L jaw, taking head down to
-R snapping heel kick to face
5) bounce R foot back up to R back kick to belly, land gauging step to
-L back kick to belly
If there’s no change in range. the final two kicks could be a chicken back kick.•
The basic pattern follows on from the spiral, winding up and spinning into him.
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23 • CROSS OF DESTRUCTION
(rear two-hand choke/right leg grab)
After kicking out his right knee and landing into him with the arm break, continue
on through him, crossing back to right sweep out his near leg, your right fist
circling back through his ribs and whipping forward through his head. Lift him up
with a right knee kick again to his right leg, landing forward as you snap a
backnuckle to his face. Rebound your right foot circling back through his right
knee, groin, and left knee, and out.
1) natural stance, tuck in your chin and grab both his wrists, L foot step to 9
o’clock to horse stance
-pull straight forward and down on his wrists, turning his arms
outward so that his elbows become a fulcrum just in front your shoulders,
lifting him onto his toes.
-R rear crossover unwind to L neutral bow as you pull with R arm,
bending it, and push down towards 12 o’clock with the L arm, keeping it
straight
-step through R snapping front kick to R knee, land forward to 2
o’clock in a R neutral bow as you pull in with your left arm and push out
with your right arm, causing the L elbow to break.
2) L rear crossover towards 6 o’clock as bring up your L hand to pin his R
arm across his broken L arm (switching with your R hand) as you
-R rear backnuckle through his L floating rib, and step out to
3) R rear sweep against his L knee, dropping him forward as you
-circle your R around to land with a thumb-down R inverted
hammerfist to his R mastoid, as you land in a R reverse bow
4) R foot rebounds forward to R roundhouse knee kick to inside his R thigh,
landing forward to R front twist stance as you
5) R foot rebounds back, contouring through as many targets as possible as
it circles through a R hook kick through his R knee, through his groin,
through his L knee, to
-land forward again in a R front twist stance
Many folks add a second backnuckle, just like the first, on your second landing in
the right front twist stance. It’s hard not to. • The inverted hammerfist is the same
as was used in Obscure Claw or Striking Serpent’s Head.
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24 • FLIGHT TO FREEDOM
(hammerlock/ waist grab tackle)
Circle into him one more time, staying in after the right side kick, landing to a
twist stance that unwinds with a right hammerfist down to his far kidney, a left
knee kicks up to his chest, and a right knee kick that straightens out with one
final kick to his left knee.
1) natural stance, L step back to horse

-with L rear horizontal elbow, which is blocked by attacker as you
grab his R wrist with your R hand
-L foot step forward to R reverse cat to R thrusting back kick to ribs
as you pull him into the kick with your R hand
-land into him to 7:30 in R reverse cat
-pivot clockwise to R forward bow with L heel palm to attacker’s R
elbow
- L step through to a L snapping side kick to inside of L knee
-land with front crossover to 10:30 to R rear twist stance, looking
over your L shoulder
2) unwind clockwise (to R) with a R downward hammerfist to his L kidney
as you
-L knee kick to his belly followed by a
-R knee kick to his belly that straightens out to
-R side kick to his L knee
Some folks will add hammerfists to the knee kicks, and a right pushdown
heelpalm to the final side kick and crossout. The strikes are used in other
endings, and work well here.
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2nd Black
1 • BEGGING HANDS
(two handed wrist grab)
After the double heelpalm strikes, step through into him as grab onto his pectoral
muscles, getting him up on his toes. Put him into the splits as your right leg
sweeps out his left leg and rebounds to thrust sweep kick his right, then spin
counterclockwise to leave with a left kick to the groin. Meanwhile battering his
face and groin with heelpalm claws throughout.
1) natural stance, L foot step back to 6 o’clock to R neutral bow as both

hands pull down back to outside of upper thigh and turn outward (to palms
up), R foot drag back to R cat stance
-R snapping front kick to groin, land forward to R neutral bow/L step
through front kick to chin (switching front chicken kick), landing in L
neutral bow with double heel palm to bottom of rib cage
2) R step through forward knee kick to take out his R leg, landing in R
neutral bow as you
-slide your hands up, grab onto his pectoral muscles, pinch and lift to
raise him onto his toes, then
3) L rear crossover R step out to 2 o’clock as you
- R rear sweep his L leg, landing in R reverse bow with a L heelpalm
lifting up his chin
4) R step through forward towards 7 o’clock with R thrusting sweep kick to
inside R leg, land away from him L rear twist stance as you
- R inward heelpalm through face
5) look over left shoulder as you
-L rear stiff-legged kick to groin with a
-L stiff-armed upward heelpalm to face
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You are pinching the nerve endings above the pectoral muscles, where they
insert into the shoulder with your thumbs, and the ganglia in the armpit (or lymph
nodes) with your fingers. This will make him rise up. • The right step through
after the sweep might be a knee kick to inside his right thigh, or a thrusting
sweep, depending on his range. You are destroying his base, splaying out his
legs, as in Squeezing the Peach or Unwinding Pendulum or the ending of Twin
Kimono, make sure you attack his legs, and don’t go between. • The final kick will
be a stiff legged raise, or spinning back kick, depending on range.
2 • THRUSTING WEDGE
(two-handed choke or high push)
Instead of crossing out with the downward claw through the face, follow it with a
left step through into him as your right clawing hand continues down his left side
to pick up his left leg as you knock him over backwards with a left upward
heelpalm, splaying his legs as he falls, landing on his groin with your right knee,
and crossing out with a left sweeping kick.
1) natural stance, R foot step forward to 12 o’clock to R forward bow with

two thrusting Kenpo hands to eyes as forearms form a wedge, breaking his
grip
-pivot counterclockwise to R neutral bow as L crane hand pulls down
attacker’s R arm into R vertical upward elbow to chin, followed by R
downward heel palm through face,
2) R hand continuing down, contouring the outside of his L leg to grab his
lower leg as you
-L step through forward to a L neutral bow, driving him backwards
with L knee kick, as you knock him over with a
-L upward heelpalm to the chin,
-shuffle forward and drop to a L close kneel, spreading apart his
knees with yours as you double outward backnuckle against his knees
3) pivot L to a R knee drop to his groin, rising up pivoting R to
4) L stomp kick to the groin, then a
-L front crossover as you L thrusting sweep kick out his knee, landing
in a L front twist stance
Double downward heelpalms work just as well as the outward backnuckles in (2).
• The right knee to the groin is an incidental opportunity, and you can do just as
much damage by dropping your knees against his, inside his thighs, forcing him
into the splits. Which most folks can’t do without great pain. • If he snaps his
thighs together as he falls back, preventing the knee drop, you might need to
shuffle back as you knock out his legs, as in Hooking Wings, before shooting the
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left heel stomp to his groin. • Practicing in the studio, you might want to use a left
inward elbow (as in Dance of Death) to take him down instead of the heelpalm,
so that you can deliver the attack with some force.
3 • FLASHING WINGS
(step through straight right punch)
The final left chop to the throat changes to a heelpalm to the chin, turning him
around as you pull in his near leg with a left thrusting sweep kick and a right rear
sweep, taking him down as he spins counterclockwise into a right knee kick to
the spine that straightens out into a side kick to the far leg as your right hand,
which has circled around his face, snaps back, breaking his neck.
1) natural stance, L foot step to 10:30 L neutral bow with L inward parry,
then drop to L close kneel with R inward horizontal elbow through R ribs as
L arm checks above attacker’s elbow
-R outward horizontal elbow to just under R shoulder blade with R
wide kneel as you L horizontal outward claw through face
-follow the right pivot into a R outward handsword through neck, L
inward handsword through neck, attacking his R knee with your L as you
turn to a L reverse close kneel, then pivot back (L, to forward) into a
-L wide kneel as L hand checks attacker’s R arm, with R upward
heelpalm to the chin,
2) turning him clockwise as your L hand moves to the back of his R shoulder
as you
-L thrusting sweep kick to his R leg
-R leg cat up, R rear sweep to his R leg, land to a R reverse bow
forcing him to spin clockwise and fall into your R knee as
3) your R hand has traveled around his face and now cups the L side of his
chin, thumb down, fingers pointing in, your L hand on his R shoulder as you
hold him for a
-R knee kick to spine, R leg straightening out to
-R side kick to L knee, landing to a R front twist stance as you
-push with your L hand and pull with your R hand for a neck break as
you
-L step out to R neutral bow
The kick with the neck break is found in Circling Destruction, the ending of
Leaping Crane, and several other techniques. They are all extremely dangerous
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to dummy for, so make sure you allow your fellow student’s chin to slip through
your fingers as you kick out the knee.
4 • HUGGING PENDULUM
(drag-up right side kick)
Follow the right claw circling the same direction into a spinning left
backnuckle/claw and a right hook punch through the face as you left step through
in a counterclockwise circle that finishes with a right roundhouse kick to the face.
1) R neutral bow fighting stance, shuffle back as you R downward block to

outside of attacker’s R leg
-come back in with a L front crossover as R hand cocks as hammerfist
across body, setting up to R snapping knife-edge side kick to L knee
-land forward to 12 o’clock in R neutral bow with R horizontal
backnuckle to mastoid or temple/ R heel palm claw through face as L hand
check at R shoulder, with R front crossover to 9 o’clock to L rear twist
stance
2) unwind counterclockwise as you L step through forward to 11 o’clock to
a L neutral bow with a
-L outward backnuckle to face, becoming a
-L heelpalm claw through the face, that turns into a grab to his
shoulder, pulling him down and to you as you continue into him with a
-R hook punch to the face, dropping to a L front rotating twist
stance, enabling a
3) R roundhouse kick to the face, land away from him and switch with a
-L rear stomp to best available target
The first version I learned was a bit simpler and did not use a grab. Use whatever
it takes to get the guy onto his back. As always, elegance comes from using the
least amount of effort to make it work.
2) unwind counterclockwise as you L step through forward to 11 o’clock to a L
neutral bow with a
-L heelpalm claw through the face, followed by a
-R hook punch to the face, dropping to a L front rotating twist stance
-R roundhouse kick to the face
• The ending simply extends the final Blue heelpalm and crossover into another
180º of attack. It might be possible to add a right thrusting sweep kick to the front
crossover and a left sweep to the step through, but these would slow down the
technique.
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5 • REPEATED DEVASTATION
(full nelson, fingers touching)
Spin back into him with your left elbow cracking his jaw, then your left arm
hooking over his head and dragging him into a right punch straight down along
the jaw that knocks him into a left knee/right knee kicks, The right leg lands to
take out his near leg as you right heelpalm down through the chin.
1) natural stance, double rear middle knuckle strikes (dragon knuckles)

behind your head to attacker’s eyes as you R foot step to 3 o’clock to horse
stance with two downward upper-arm strikes to biceps, pulling his hands off
your neck
-snake your L arm under his L forearm, and reach across your chest to
grab his R wrist, his L arm trapped under your L arm as you L step to 1:30 to
L neutral bow and pivot clockwise to R reverse bow facing 7:30 with R
horizontal outward elbow to jaw
-L foot step back to natural stance as you release R wrist and snake
your R arm under his R forearm and reach across your chest to grab his L
wrist, his R arm trapped under your R arm, then
-R step to 10:30 to R neutral bow as you pivot counterclockwise to L
reverse bow facing 4:30 with a L horizontal outward elbow to jaw that
continues on through as your
2) L arm hooks around his head as you
-L step back to 1:30 to R twist stance, pulling him back with into a
-R downward diagonal punch straight through his mastoid and jaw,
punching him into a
-L knee kick to the face, followed by a
-R knee kick to the face (chicken knee kick)
3) R leg straightens out to thrusting side kick to L leg, as you
-R downward heelpalm to back of head
This technique is very similar to the extension of Darting Mace, after the left
neutral bow. In Repeated Devastation, after the diagonal downward right punch,
just don’t do the left uppercut, and add on the right side kick and heelpalm at the
end. They both conclude with the right front crossover.
6 • ENTANGLED WING
(right arm lock)
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After the right rear elbow, hold on to his arm as you drag up to sweep his near
leg and hammerfist to his groin, doubling him over to meet a right backnuckle to
the face that goes through to grab onto his head and pull him into a right/left
chicken knee kick, the left landing from the kick as the right steps back as your
right arm circle around to brace his right arm for a final knee kick to the back of
his elbow.
1) natural stance, R foot step to 10:30 to R neutral bow checking forward

with L heelpalm as your R arm pins his arm as you break his grip, trapping
his R arm as your R upward elbow through jaw in a counterclockwise turn
-pivot counterclockwise to L forward bow while pulling down on
attacker’s R arm trapping it over R shoulder with L rear elbow to ribs
-pivot clockwise to horse stance with R rear elbow to ribs as L hand
checks at shoulder
2) L foot drags up to R leg sweep against his L knee, L neutral bow, as you
-R hammerfist to groin, folding him into a
-R backnuckle to face, grab onto his head, L hand slips down to grab
his L wrist (keep hold of the wrist for rest of technique)
3) R knee kick to face/ L knee kick to face, L leg landing feet together so that
you can
-R leg step back to 9 o’clock, L neutral bow, as your R hands snakes
around back underneath his arm to grab his upper arm
-as L hand pulls back on his R wrist, yanking the arm into a R knee
kick to his elbow,
-landing forward in R front crossover
The above is the kenpo version, but at the studio we mostly use a more jiu-jitsu
version, taking him to the ground:
3) R knee kick to face/ L knee kick to face, L leg landing feet together so that you
can
-R leg step back to 9 o’clock, L neutral bow, as your R hands snakes
around back underneath his arm to drive him to the ground as you
-R inward block to back of his R arm as L hand pulls back on his R wrist,
yanking the arm to flatten him on his belly, your
-L foot under his L wrist as you land into him in a L wide kneel, and
-shuffle forward with a R knee kick to his elbow,
-rise up and leave with a step-through R thrust kick to elbow (you’ve held
on to his wrist this whole time)
The right-handed head grab of (2) works either way- grabbing the right side
pulling in, or against the left side leveraging down. • The right leg is the key-
follow the action of the right leg- step back sweep, knee kick to face, then right
step back as you drive him down for the final knee kick (or R knee drop in left
close kneel if you do the ground version) • You can also use the right step back
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sweep following the chicken knee kicks to work together with your right arm in
forcing the opponent to the ground. This drives your final right knee kick in low,
either to the elbow or head. • The rhythm works well thinking of the right sweep,
right/left knee kicks, and right knee kick, all as one unit.
7 • DEFYING THE STORM

(right roundhouse club)
Follow the right downward elbow with a diagonally left downward elbow, turning
your arm at the end so that as you unwind and stand up you lift his chin with your
left forearm into a right heelpalm that starts you turning counterclockwise into a
right scoop kick, left back kick to move him back so you can spin into him with a
right inward crescent kick to the face.
1) natural stance, R foot step to 10:30 to R neutral bow, R knee check to

inside of R knee a with L vertical handsword to R wrist as you R vertical
handsword to R bicep, then L hand grabs wrist and brace push as R hand
grabs above elbow, pull with R hand, breaking arm
-slide R hand to shoulder and step back R foot to 4:30 pulling with R
as you push down, pushing forward with L hand at wrist into
-R knee to sternum, land forward to 12 o’clock in R neutral bow as
you circle R arm around to R downward vertical elbow to spine
2) drop to a R rotating front twist stance as you
-L inward diagonally downward elbow to jaw, then
-unwind counterclockwise through a L neutral bow as you
-L upward forearm strike to jaw
3) continue counterclockwise motion with R inward heelpalm to jaw,
through a R rotating rear twist stance as you pivot L into a
-R rear scoop kick through groin, landing forward to 6 o’clock for a
-L spinning back kick to groin or abdomen, continuing
counterclockwise to land forward away from him (with a hop if necessary)
to
-R inward crescent kick to face
Mr. Ryder prefers a right inward hook punch with (3), and it works very well. •
After the initial inward elbow of (3), the entire extension is a spin left, with strikes
on the way. You can squeeze some more in, starting with a reverse punch as
you drop in the elbow, possibly adding a back kick to the scoop kick. Be careful
of doing these before they’re solidly learned, however, since the punch/elbow
could easily lead to a muddy confusion with the Repeated Devastation extension,
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and the scoop/kick back is also found in other techniques, such as the ending of
Spiraling Twig. Make sure you learn it before you put in the improvements.
8 • RAKING MACE
(two handed pulling lapel grab)
After moving in with the elbow sandwich, pull back to a cat as your right hand
claws down through his face to pull him into a right front kick that lands forward,
driving into him with a right upward backnuckle that out right through his face and
comes back in as an inward handsword that knocks him into a left roundhouse
kick.
1) natural stance, R foot step to 12 o’clock to R neutral bow with R

uppercut to belly as L hand pins attacker’s hands to chest
-R raking mace circle counterclockwise through nose as you L
downward inward block to attacker’s forearm
-R outward handsword to throat, L hand maintains pin
-shuffle forward R foot to enable R inward horizontal elbow /L
heelpalm to jaw
2) R foot drag back to R45ºcat stance, as L hand checks high
-R hand pulls back to R downward claw to face as you
3) R front kick to groin, landing forward to R neutral bow with
-R upward backnuckle to face, R hand circling out clockwise to the R
and back in (palm up) for
-R inward handsword to neck
4) L roundhouse kick to face
Chris “Danger” Ryder turns that left check of (2) into an upward claw. An
excellent idea. You could use a chop or a backnuckle, too, to make that check
more active. Mr. Ryder also uses a right inward hammer to end (3). Which better
fits the Mace theme of the technique. • You have the chance to add a right claw
and left heelpalm to the face in (4) as you pull back to the cat stance. • You might
get jammed on the final left roundhouse, and need to offstep to get in a good
kick. The pleasure of the last to moves is that you’re chopping him into the kick,
so it’s good to be able to get the kick up there, but if you’re too close or too tight,
you might want to follow the standard sense of keeping kicks closer to the
ground, like to the knee. • Master Jeffcoat likens the up/down right hand to
painting a fence. Jackie Chan as Huckleberry Finn.
9 • SNAKING TALON
(middle two-handed push)
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After the right back kick, drop to your hands and knees and roll to the right to
shoot a left roundhouse kick through his knees, followed by a right back kick as
you pivot clockwise to stand up.
1) natural stance, L foot step back to R neutral bow with R inward

downward block to L arm, then R extended outward handsword to R arm,
your R hand turning out to grab R wrist so that you can L heelpalm to R
elbow as you pull back to R 45º cat stance to R front kick to groin.
Land with R front crossover to 7 o’clock in R twist stance, pivot
counterclockwise, L spinning back kick to groin land with gauging step to
set up R back kick,
2) land into him, to 2 o’clock, dropping to your hands and R knee and
continue into him with
-L step through forward with L roundhouse kick to his groin,
-continue to pivot clockwise, and push up on your L foot as you R
back kick to face or groin,
-land away, with a R front crossover to 6 o’clock, arising as you cross
out
The final back kick, landing away from him as you rise up is just the same as you
use at the end of Encounter with Danger. • The extension is based on his
bouncing back at you after the chicken back kick. Most extensions, even when
based on a specific ‘what-if,’ can work in many instances. In some cases it might
not be a good idea to drop to your knees to take out his knees as he advances. If
need be you can avoid going to the ground, by using the landing from the first
back kick (the last Blue kick) as a gauging step and go right after him with a
roundhouse/spinning back kick combination. You could also, if he’s too close,
land back to 4 o’clock in a sort of ground-based twist stance, still going right into
the left roundhouse to the knees.
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10 • SHIELD AND MACE
Continue driving into him with a right heelpalm to the chin and a left knee kick to
the base of his skull and step through back with his head as you spin him around
for a right front kick to the face.
1) natural stance, L foot step to 11o’clock to L neutral bow with R

vertical outward block and L reverse punch to right ribs, dropping to a L
close kneel as you with R hammerfist to R kidney
-L hand circle clockwise to pin R arm to body as R hand circles
counterclockwise, R (palm up) looping inward claw to eyes as you raise to a
L neutral bow, continue counterclockwise circle to R handsword to R knee,
dropping to a L close kneel as
- L hand checks (circling clockwise out of the way and back) step
through R knife-edge kick to back of left knee, land forward behind him to
2) R neutral bow with R heelpalm to jaw, arching his back to bend him
backwards into a
-L knee to base of skull, land back to feet together
3) R step back around to 9 o’clock, L neutral bow, as you
-L heelpalm to L jaw, grab his head and shoulder and spin him around
as you step back clockwise, setting him up for a
-R front ball kick to the jaw
The left kick to the far knee begins the turn, aided by the heelpalm, spinning him
through the left knee to the back of the head, onto the right front kick to the face.
• The ending is essentially and simply turning him around as you step back; it’s
sort of a left/right chicken kick, adapted to his range.
11 • RETREATING PENDULUM
(rear crossover right back kick)
Work up his body with a left heelpalm claw to the groin, right backnuckle to the
far kidney, left heelpalm to the left side of his face and right chop to the nose,
followed by a right roundhouse kick to the face.
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1) R neutral bow, R foot rear crossover to L front twist stance with R
downward block to kicking leg as L hand checks at shoulder
-step through R knife-edge kick to L knee, land forward to 12 o’clock
with R hammerfist to neck, with L check at shoulder
-pivot counterclockwise to R reverse bow, R rear scoop kick to groin
-pivot clockwise, land to 4:30with R sweep to R leg, with R hand
check high
2) pivot R to R forward bow with
-L heelpalm to groin
3) pivot L to R neutral bow
-R backnuckle to L kidney
4) pivot R to R forward bow with
-L heelpalm to L jaw
5) pivot L to R neutral bow with
-R inward handsword to bridge of nose and
-R roundhouse kick to face
Use the left heelpalm to the jaw to turn him towards the chop to the nose.
12 • TRIPPING ARROW
(bear hug - arms free)
After the stomp to the face, pivot left, dropping onto him as you spear to his eyes,
then hop switch to drop your knees again into him and pivot left for one more
knee drop as you work your way down his body, then exit with a final stomp and
front crossover sweep to whatever’s available.
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1) natural stance, L foot step L to 9 o’clock to horse stance as L hand
hooks and pulls down on attacker’s arm with R heelpalm to jaw
-circle R leg behind attacker’s R leg to 2 o’clock to R reverse cat,
keeping R arm straight to chin, arching attacker backwards, still pulling
down with L hand crane
- step back with R sweep against his R leg, sweeping him flat on his
back, keeping R arm straight and pushing him to the ground, landing in L
forward bow as
- R hand joins left grabbing his wrist and yank him into a R stomp to
face
2) land to R of his head, immediately pivot L (counterclockwise) to R close
kneel towards 9 o’clock as you drop a
-L knee to the throat or collarbone
3) pivot L (cover), to a L close kneel towards 8:00, dropping a
-R knee to throat or collarbone as you
-R double-fingered stab to eyes
4) hop switch over attacker, to a R close kneel facing 6:00, dropping a
-L knee to floating rib or kidney
-still holding on to his L hand with your L
5) pivot L (cover), to a L close kneel towards 2 o’clock
-R ball kick to groin and cross out with
-R thrust sweep kick to his R knee or best target
It can slow it all up a wee bit, but goes with the flow to add a knee drop to the first
stomp:
2) land to R of his head, drop to a R close kneel towards 12 o’clock as you drop
a
-L knee to the throat or collarbone
• In the interest of speed or to accommodate a bad back, you can cut the eye
stab of (3). Keep in mind that for safety you never use a single finger, it is two
fingers to each eye, looking much like the Live Long and Prosper sign of Dr.
Spock. • I like the rhythm of the knee drops and replace the ball kick with one:
5) pivot L (cover), to a L close kneel towards 2 o’clock as you drop a
-R knee to groin or hip and rebound up to
-R thrust sweep kick to his R knee or best target
• Feel free to plant out from the final right thrust sweep kick.
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13 • FALLEN CROSS
(rear two handed pushing choke)
After landing into him with the right kick and right elbow, whip him back and forth,
clawing out through his face with your right hand, driving into him with a left
heelpalm to the face as you step through with a left kick, opening him up with a
right kick to the right thigh that turns him out into your left roundhouse kick to the
face.
1) natural stance, grab both wrists straight up (your R grabs his R, your L
grabs his L) as you L step to 9 o’clock to horse stance, pulling wrists
straight down as you turn them out (R clockwise, L counterclockwise),
bringing his elbows to the fulcrum of your shoulders
-R step forward to 10 o’clock to R neutral bow, pivot
counterclockwise facing 6 o’clock in L neutral bow, crossing his arms R
arm over L arm
-yank down on attacker’s wrists to R knee kick to back of L elbow,
landing forward to 6 o’clock with R snapping front kick to groin with R
inward horizontal elbow to face, landing into him into a R neutral bow
2) R foot offstep to 1 o’clock, still in R neutral bow (to give a clear line L
foot to groin), as you
-R outward claw through his face
-L heelpalm to jaw
3) L step through front kick to groin to L neutral bow
-R step through front kick to inner R thigh, land in R neutral bow as
he turns out to meet a
4) L step through roundhouse kick to face, landing in L neutral bow
Mr. Ryder uses a pull back to a cat stance to empower the claws of (2). • The
whole technique drives the attacker back, beginning with the two hand strikes
and going to the three kicks. Depending on his reaction and his body mess, you
may be changing some of the feet to knees as you kick, going forward at
whatever range you can.
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14 • RETURNING THE STORM
(right roundhouse followed by a backhand club)
Keeping your right hand grip on his club hand, switch step into him with a left
inward block to the elbow, driving him forward face down to the ground as you
switch your grip to a wrist lock, stepping forward left/right over him, turning
clockwise to dislocate his straightened arm at the shoulder, the hop back around
counterclockwise with a right kick to the face.
1) R neutral bow, L foot step to 7 o’clock to R reverse bow to avoid first

swing, then L foot step to 1:30 to L neutral bow with double handsword (L
inward to elbow, R outward to wrist) to back of attacker’s arm as he just
begins to return with backhand club attack
- grab wrist with R hand and pull as L vertical block pushes as you
pivot R and drop to L forward bow
- R foot step back to L forward bow facing 4:30, rebound with
- R front snapping kick to ribs land to R neutral bow still facing 4:30
2) drag back R, step forward L (switch) to L neutral bow facing 6:00 (his
head facing to 10:30)
-L inward block to R elbow, driving him forward and down onto his
front
3) R leg drag up as L hand moves to grab the R wrist, hands together in a
wrist lock
- L step over his R shoulder land in a L stomp to face
- putting you into a L wide kneel, your R shin across his R shoulder
-whip his R arm around for an arm break over your L shin, then rise
up a bit as your
-L hand grabs his R wrist and your R hand grabs his R hand (palm to
the back of his hand) and twist clockwise as you
- R step through in reverse to end in a L neutral bow facing towards
prone attacker’s armpit, so that you can
-lean forward down as you twist the wrist lock, dislocating his
shoulder
4) release the wrist as you reverse direction to hop back counter clockwise
with a R roundhouse kick to the face
When you do the right step-through in reverse of (3) you can drop your right
shin on the back of his neck, as in the extension of Kneel of Compulsion • Yank
back with his dislocated right arm to pull him into the roundhouse kick. • Another
simpler version skips the wide kneel and arm break and simply drives him down
onto his belly with the switching step-through:
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2) drag back R, step forward L (switch) to L neutral bow still facing 4:30 (his
head facing to 10:30)
-L inward block to R elbow, driving him forward and down onto his front,
your hands sliding up to grab his R hand
3) L step over his R shoulder land in a L stomp to face
- R step through in reverse to end in a L neutral bow facing towards prone
attacker’s armpit, as you
-lean forward down as you twist the wrist lock, dislocating his shoulder
4) release the wrist as you reverse direction to hop back counter clockwise with a
R roundhouse kick to the face
The drag back/step up after the right front kick should change your direction a bit.
You should end up perpendicular to his right arm at the elbow, so that when your
drive into him to take him down without getting tangled in his right leg. • There
are many sequential opportunities here – stomps to the face as you step over the
head, a left thrusting sweep kick to the elbow of the dislocated arm before you
release it to kick to the face, an additional sweep kick to the elbow on your way
out; Jim Foschia would trap the arm between his legs as he tuned, to add
another elbow break.
15 • CROSSED TWIGS
(rear two-hand wrist grab)
The left knee kick turns into a left/right chicken knee kick, landing to stretch him
out with a right side-kick to his left knee. Then pivot left into him bouncing your
right heel up into his face, and continue left with a left sweep into right/left
chicken knee kicks, as your hands pound him down.
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1) natural stance, grab his wrists as he grabs yours (R to R, L to L)
-L foot step to 1:30 to L forward bow, pulling him with you pivot
clockwise to R forward bow facing 6, with R rear horizontal elbow to R
jaw, continuing on to throw his hand down to the R as L hand pulls forward
behind your back and down on L wrist, crossing attacker’s arms R over L
- release his R wrist, continue R elbow looping around to R vertical
downward elbow to spine as you pivot back to
-R neutral bow and release L wrist to allow double heel palm
to kidneys as you pivot into him with
2) L/R knee kick to chest, extending R leg out to R side kick to L knee
-pivot left to rebound kick up into R vertical heel kick to face,
3) R foot steps towards 3 o’clock
- L leg step back into him, to 5 o’clock with L rear sweep to R leg
-L rear claw heelpalm to groin
4) whip L hand around to waiter’s check against his L side as you
-continue counterclockwise (left) pivot into him with a R knee to face/
with a R hammerfist to back of neck and immediately
-L knee kick to ribs, landing in L front crossover towards 12:00 as you
L heelpalm down against his head
I find this easier to make sense of by focusing on adding three right kicks in a row
to the Blue technique- you add a right knee/right side/right heel kick. Then spin
in to finish. • The structure of the ending is bracketed by chicken knee kicks,
separated by a sweep and augmented with a good deal of sequential opportunity
- all the right kicks following the first chicken kick as you turn to sweep, and all
the downward hand blows. It’s a simple and intricate extension.
16 • TWIST OF FATE
(two handed high push)
Land into him with your right knee to his spine as you double heelpalm to both
sides of his head, then claw back and cross them over (thumbs down) to drive
them forward again, again clawing them back up out to double chop them
together to the head, then drag up knocking him down with a double heelpalm to
the shoulders and side kick to the ribs.
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1) natural stance, R foot step back to L neutral bow with double outward
extended handswords to wrists, spreading his arms to the sides as you grab
wrists R step through slicing side kick to R knee land to 10:00 in R neutral
bow
-pulling him forward with your L as your R circles up underneath (to
end up his L arm pulled out horizontally straight to the L and your R arm has
become a vertical fulcrum at the L elbow), pull in with your R hand, push
with your L to make him begin to turn into you (his L shoulder will dip
towards you) then
-pivot counterclockwise (L) as you keep his L hand in front and turn to face
him as you R offstep to a L neutral bow facing his back as he
-is falling over backwards toward you as you yank down on his wrists
to pull him into a
2) snapping R knee kick to spine or head, forward to R neutral bow with
3) double heelpalm to both sides of his head
-double claw your hands back through his eyes (coming back in an
upward circle) and cross them R over L, thumbs down, to
4) inverted double heelpalm to both sides of the head (R hand will be on the
L side of his head, your L hand on his R),
-double claw your hands back through his eyes (coming back in an
upward circle) and circle them out to chop both back in (palms up) with
5) double inward handsword chop ( R to R and L to L) to the head
6) L foot drag up to feet together, legs bent, toes pointing to 4:30, as you
-double heelpalm down to the R against his shoulders, knocking him
over sideways to expose his ribs for a final
-R side kick to L ribs or best target
Either land forward from the knee kick, or you could land back and then step
forward into him with a new right knee kick. • The double heelpalms to be to both
jaws, or to each mastoid process on both sides of the head, whichever is more
convenient. The chops could be to both ears, nose and base of the skull,
whatever he’s offering. • Some folks will do the final double heelpalm knocking
him over, then drag up, but if you can work the timing, you add power to the
strike by tying it to the drag up.
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17 • FLASHING MACE
(step-through straight right punch)
Spin around right to smash down through his jaw with a downward backnuckle as
you sweep him, slamming into the small of his back with a left horizontal
ridgearm (as though you were doing Thundering Hammers to his back), then
change directions, spin back left as you whip your left around to check down as
your right hammerfists to his chest to lay him flat on his back, crossing out over
him with a step-through and a spinning back kick.
1) natural stance, L step to 11 o’clock to L neutral bow with L inward

block above R elbow as R fist cocks past R ear, trapping R arm, hyper-
extending his elbow
-R foot step through to 10 o’clock to R neutral bow with R raking
hammerfist through face as L hand checks high
-pivot counterclockwise to L neutral bow with L backnuckle to ribs, R
downward parry to R arm, pinning R arm to body, whip L hand over to L
waiter’s check pin
-R looping upward backnuckle to face, upwards across your chest
2) L foot offstep slightly away from attacker to allow space
- pivot clockwise as you R downward backnuckle through jaw,
continuing the pivot with a
-R step-through to the rear to 6 o’clock into a R stiff-legged sweep to
his R leg landing in a R reverse bow as you
-L horizontal ridgearm to base of his spine, making him arch
backward, as you drop to a R close kneel
3) pivot counterclockwise as your L turns arm back up counterclockwise
(much like the previous waiter’s check) to check his R arm against his body
- R downward hammerfist to heart, dropping him onto his back as you
drop into a L close kneel- continue in the same direction with a
4) R step-through front kick to face and any available target along the way,
landing forward to 10:30 to L side of attacker’s head (his right, as he lays
on his back) landing in a R neutral bow
-shuffle forward, shoot back a L rear stomp kick to neck, L reverse
bow
Larry Tatum’s version is slightly different, using the left hand strike that follows
the right downward hammerfist through the jaw as a heelpalm to the back of the
head. This makes it more immediately available as a check. The Thundering
Hammers-esque ridgearm has the advantage of hitting low enough to make his
back arch backward, ready for the hammerfist that lays him out. • The step-
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through front kick is also called a shovel kick, which is more or less a description
of its arc.
18 • GIFT OF DESTINY
(handshake)
You spin left through him and into him- land forward from the kick as you go after
his head with upward/downward right backnuckles and a left straight punch, then
rear crossover into him to enable a right inward/outward elbow. Continue
spinning left to shoot your left elbow into his head as you left step back through
his leg, sweeping him into a left chop to the throat followed up by a right
heelpalm to the chin and right kick to the groin.
1) natural stance, R foot step to 11 o’clock to R neutral bow as L hand

grabs R wrist and jams his own fist into his thigh as you drive a R horizontal
elbow to solar plexus
-continue up with R vertical elbow to chin can continue clockwise
twisting of his R hand, switch grip to L hand at wrist as you R step to 6
o’clock to L neutral bow, his wrist is held in your L hand, his palm (and
elbow) up and his arm straight
-R heel palm to back of hand, breaking wrist, dropping to a L
forward bow
-throw R arm down to R with R snapping front kick to solar plexus,
land forward to R neutral bow, bringing up a stiff-armed R upward inward
backnuckle to the jaw arcing out to the L, followed by a
2) R downward outward backnuckle down R through the jaw
-straight L reverse punch to the jaw, followed by a
3) R inward/outward elbow to the jaw as you L rear crossover into him
landing (with your R outward elbow) into a R rear twist stance
-unwind counterclockwise to L outward elbow to the jaw as you
4) L step back to L leg sweep his R leg, stepping to 11 0’clock and pivoting
counterclockwise to a L forward bow facing 12 o’clock with a
-L outward handsword chop to the throat then a
-R heelpalm to the jaw as you
-R front kick to groin, landing back to
-L neutral bow
You may be befuddled by a similarity to the Spiraling Twig ending. In that 1st
Black you skip the second backnuckle and left punch, and go straight into him
with an inward punch/elbow, then keep your back to him with the kicks. These
endings can blur together- I find it useful to identify the similar techniques, as
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these two, or the left-side sweeps- Obscure Wing, Destructive Twins, Entagled
Wing (actually, not a sweep) and Twisted Twig and then practice them as a unit,
investigating the similarities and differences. • There’s a repeating pattern to the
ending strikes- R/R/L (fists), R/R/L (elbows), L/R/R(chop/heelpalm/kick) • You
can move somewhat faster to the sweep and left chop by skipping the right
outward elbow to the head. Then the whole move drives forward through the
turn, hitting every target on the way, and right inward elbow/sweep/ left elbow
/left chop/right heelpalm/right kick is all one circle to the left. The inward/outward
elbow reinforces the straight line drive forward, into the guy.
19 • WINGS OF SILK
(rear two-arm lock)
After the elbow break both hands grab his left hand at the attacker’s wrist as you
step through a twist stance to use a wrist lock to bring him into a left knee kick to
the groin. As you land back, keeping his elbow bent inward and strike through the
elbow with an upward heelpalm that slices up out through the eyes, followed by
left kick and final heelpalm to the face.
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1) natural stance, L foot stomp on attacker’s L foot as L hand checks down
to attacker’s L hip
-R arm slips the hold to do a R rear upward elbow to the chin, with R
rear scoop kick to groin, then
-R foot step counterclockwise to 9 o’clock, horse stance facing 6
o’clock, L foot step counterclockwise to 9 o’clock, horse stance facing 12
o’clock, pinning attacker’s L arm across body with R modified uppercut to L
elbow
2) whip R hand around under his arm to R inward heelpalm to back of head
as you
-R downward looping overhead roundhouse kick to back of L knee,
landing in front of his leg to R front twist stance as your
-R hand joins left hand grabbing onto attacker’s R hand, thumbs
together aligned with his fingers, along the back of his hand for a wrist lock
3) twist wrist lock clockwise, bringing him down and in, his elbow pointing
in across his body as you
-L knee kick to heart or solar plexus or groin, depending on his arch,
landing back from kick to R neutral bow,
-L hand still holding his L wrist as R comes around with a
R upward heelpalm (fingers pointed in) against the horizontally bent elbow
to dislocate shoulder
-turn R hand counterclockwise to palm down as it passes above the
arm, to R outward slice through eyes
4) follow clockwise direction with L heelpalm to chin (or L handsword to
eyes) as you
-L knee kick to groin, extending to a
-L front kick
-landing forward to a L neutral bow
The extension is simply turning into the attacker, turning to your left hitting all the
targets. • Instead of landing from the roundhouse kick to the knee into a right
twist stance, you can also land to a right neutral bow, and adjust a bit before
coming in with the left knee kick. • If the roundhouse to the knee isn’t enough,
you can add an immediate right stomp to cripple that leg. • The key to the
damage with the heelpalm to the horizontally turned elbow is in the position of
that elbow. Make sure to keep the wrist lock forcing the hand down to the
outside, pulling down as your right pushes up on the elbow; you can even
leverage it against your wrist as you turn into the eye slice, using that instead of
the heelpalm
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20 • GRIPPING TALON
(left hand grab to right wrist)
After kicking to the face with the right knee, step back, clockwise, to 3 o’clock,
right hand pulling back on his face and flipping him over to slam him onto your
left knee, then step back to slam him again onto your right knee. Circle down a
left hammerfist to his heart followed by a right hammerfist that rebounds up to
forearm strike his jaw as he slides off left so that you can step around to kick him.
1) pin attacker’s left hand to your right with the back of your left (your
hands are back to back, R over L, thumbs up) and pull to your chest as your
R foot step to 12 o’clock to R neutral bow
-L hand grab his R wrist (thumb down) pull attacker’s arm straight as
you R hammerfist to groin
-R inward horizontal elbow/L outward horizontal elbow through ribs
followed by a L rear crossover to 1 o’clock as you R outward backnuckle
through L ribs
-R step out sweep to L reverse bow, buckling L leg with R ridgearm
to back of head, keeping his L arm straight with your L hand grip
-R foot land to 3 o’clock as you pivot clockwise to L neutral bow
facing 9 o’clock, your right hand pulling jaw, your left hand his still on his
left wrist, and slamming his spine down onto your L knee
-L step though back to R neutral bow again facing 9 o’clock, yanking
attacker back to slam his spine on your R knee
3) release L grab, clockwise circle to L hammerfist to heart, L check
-R hammerfist to heart, rebounding up to
-R upward forearm strike to jaw as you pivot counterclockwise(L) to
R reverse bow, allowing him to fall flat on his back so that you can
-R scooping stomp kick to face
Mr. Jeffcoat prefers to skip the left knee slam of (2), instead quickly stepping out
left for one slam on the right knee. This moves quickly and gives you some more
time to consolidate your grip, but I’m wary of stepping back pulling somebody’s
weight on top of a knee turned sideways as in the twist stance. So I step all the
way back with a pivot to a left neutral bow. Mr Jeffcoat’s version looks a bit like
this:
-R foot land to 4 o’clock as you pivot clockwise to L front rotating twist
stance facing 9 o’clock, and immediately
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-L step though back to R neutral bow again facing 9 o’clock, yanking attacker
back to slam his spine on your R knee
It’s difficult not to add the left knee kick to the right upward forearm of the ending,
as in Thundering Hammers, but it’s just not written that way. But it’s not a bad
idea. • This also has that waltz tempo: 1-2-3, 1-2-3 (R knee-L knee-R knee, L
hammer-R hammer- R forearm)
21 • GATHERING CLOUDS
Rebound from the scoop kick to right/left chicken kick into him, landing as you
turn right to splay his legs with a right/left chicken back kick to the knees, landing
into him and continuing into him with a left backnuckle/right claw, then circling out
with a left claw and a final rear left scoop kick away.
1) natural stance, L foot step to 10:30 to L neutral bow with your L hand
inward parry above elbow of R arm with a R inward horizontal knuckle
rake/R outward backnuckle through R rib/R kidney
-R foot step through to 10:30, buckling R knee with R inward
horizontal elbow under attacker’s R arm as you L high check
-L hand clear R arm down, pin to attacker’s body and R front scoop
kick step through back to 4:30 to L neutral bow as you R outward
horizontal eye slice (palm down) and pull back with R inward eye gouge
(palm up) ending with a L outward handsword to throat
2) bounce back into him with a R front kick to groin, followed by a
-L front kick to chin, landing to 1 o’clock looking back at him over
your L shoulder
3) R spinning back kick to his R knee and a
-L side kick to his L knee, landing to 1 o’clock that puts him into the
splits
4) pivot counterclockwise, dropping to a L front twist stance
-circling into his jaw with a L outward backnuckle followed by a
-R inward heelpalm claw
5) then reverse the direction to circle clockwise, unwinding to a L reverse
cat stance as you go through his face with a
-L inward heelpalm claw as you
6) leave with a L scooping back kick to the groin, landing forward 5 o’clock
to cross out
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If the back chicken kick slows you down or is too difficult, skip the right kick and
make sure you get in a powerful left side kick to the inside of his knee. • It’s
possible to add a right outward backnuckle at the end between the right inward
and left outward claw s.
22 • DESTRUCTIVE TWINS
(two-hand choke, pull in)
After the punch to the ribs, drag up to kick his leg in and out, landing feet
together and flip him onto his back as you right step back, sweeping his left leg.
As he hits the ground, pivot to the right to drop your knee on his neck then hop
around to right roundhouse kick to the groin, bouncing him up into a right half-fist
to the throat. Then right step-through stomp-kick his face, shuffle forward to left
heel stomp his collarbone, then spin left to right kick through his face landing
forward to left stomp his clavicle again.
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1) natural stance, R foot step to 12 o’clock to R neutral bow with R
uppercut punch to groin and L overhead downward punch to face
-offstep R foot to 1:30 with R inward block across attacker’s arms, L
vertical outward block, clearing arms, pivoting to R forward bow as you L
hand stab to eyes
-L hand grab attacker’s L hand and pull L hand to L hip as you pivot
counterclockwise to horse stance and R straight punch to ribs
2) R hand grab L shoulder
-R inward roundhouse/outward heel kick to L knee as
-L hand turns his L wrist out, turning his elbow down as your R arm
circles around underneath to shoot up (as in Lone Kimono) to break his arm
as your
-R foot lands between feet pivot L to R reverse bow
3) R hand drops to grab his head (with your palm facing out on the L side of
his head) with your L hand still pulling out the L wrist, as L foot drags up
-R leg step back, sweeping his L leg and flipping him onto his back as
you land in a momentary L forward bow
3) pivot clockwise and drop to R close kneel facing him, your L knee on his
neck or collarbone as you release his L wrist
4) L front crossover to about on a level with his heart, along the L side of his
body
-R step out and pivot counterclockwise to land with a
-R front kick to the groin, you’re in a L close kneel as you
-punch to his throat with a R half fist, which might raise him up to
meet your R foot as you
5) L front kick/R step through with a R scooping stomp kick to his face,
landing just past his head (essentially a step-through chicken kick)
-shuffle forward to shoot back a L stomping heel kick to his R clavicle
-pivot counterclockwise with a L gauging step into a L front twist
stance that sets up a R front kick all the way through his face, landing up
past his head into a
-L reverse bow as you again shoot a L stomping heel kick to his R
clavicle
I prefer to grab to the head (here and in Twisted Twig and in Obscure Wing) with
my right arm between his left shoulder and neck, my palm out, so that I’m
leveraged against his shoulder and pushing out as a pull with my left, flipping
him. This seems more sure to me than grabbing his head palm in, my arm
between his neck and right shoulder, pulling him down and to me as I step back.
But you can grab the other way, both will work. • The right hand can check to the
attacker’s back during the beginning of the extension, keeping the guy in place
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for the scoop kick, then shooting up under for the head grab. •You might be able
to pivot in place to get in that last roundhouse to the face, or you might want to
make it into an offstep with your left foot to get a better angle for your rig
23 • BROKEN RAM
(front tackle or low grab)
Pivot right as you come back up from the hammerfist to yank his head into
left/right chicken knee kicks. Straighten out the right knee kick to side kick out his
right leg as you turn left to finish him with a scooping left back kick.
1) natural stance, L foot step up the circle counterclockwise to 4 o’clock to

R neutral bow facing 3 o’clock as your L hand checks to his L shoulder as
he gets his L arm around you and you R downward handsword to attacker’s
neck
-clockwise circle your R arm over his L arm, hooking it above the
elbow and pivot counterclockwise to L forward bow facing 12 o’clock as
you R uppercut against his elbow
-L drag up to R as R arm raises above attacker, setting you up to R
scoop kick to groin, R leg land with sweep to L leg with R downward
hammerfist punch through R jaw
2) R upward ridgearm chop to throat, go up R side of neck as your
-L arm comes up L side of neck, grab hands together in neck choke
3) (your R side is to him as you) yank his head down to a L knee kick to face
-R knee kick to face, straighten out to
-R side kick to his R knee, land out to 7 o’clock and pivot L with a
-L scooping heel kick/back thrust kick though the groin then back to
heart or jaw, landing in L front crossover
You can use that grab to effect a choke, although you’d best be swift about it.
This is the version Mr. Jeffcoat is presently using. • You can play with the strikes.
The right outward claw could be a chop to the throat, and the left inward claw
goes through the face to cross left over right arms as both hands grab his lapels,
or jacket, or hairy shoulders to yank him into the knee kicks. It’s a good idea,
however it’s effected, to grab on and yank him into those kicks. • The first version
I learned spins right into the attacker with a scissoring hold on the throat as you
step into him with the knee kicks:
2) pivot clockwise and R upward outward chop to throat, grab 2) pivot clockwise
and R upward outward chop to throat, grab his R lapel as you
- L outward chop to neck, grab L lapel
-both hands checking to attacker’s chest as you
3) L/R knee kicks to chest and groin, and so on…
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• Another version makes use of outward claws, and then grabbing right hand to
his left shoulder, left hand to his right for the chicken knee kicks:
2) pivot clockwise and R upward outward claw through face, then grab his L lapel
as you
-L inward heelpalm claw through face, grab R lapel
-both hands checking to chest as you yank him into
3) L/R knee kicks to chest and groin, and so on…
24 • CIRCLING THE HORIZON

(step through right punch)
Yank him to the mat as you drop down on your left knee and shoot back your
right leg, sweeping him flat on his back with a right heelpalm to his chin. From a
kneeling position, drop a right axe kick to his groin or whatever’s available, then
stand up as you grind your right foot pivoting left to shoot a side kick to his jaw.
1) natural stance, L foot offstep to 9 o’clock with a L inward parry to R arm

above elbow as you R foot drag up to R 45º cat
-R foot step to 1:30 to R neutral bow behind attacker’s R leg with R
straight vertical punch to temple and L check under to outside R arm
-drop R arm around L check to R downward inward elbow to R ribs
as you drop to a R wide kneel
-R downward outward handsword to back of R knee
-R diagonally upward ridgearm to groin as you drop to a R close
kneel, continuing down as L hand grabs on and yanks down, pulling
attacker down
-L knee drops to ground, R knee close to attacker
2) R heelpalm to chin as L hand yanks down as you
-R leg sweep against his bent R leg to drop him flat on his back
3) R foot kicks up through kidney or ribs,
- lands down with R axe kick to groin or heart or solar plexus or
throat- best available target
-rise up standing on R foot, grinding into attacker, and pivot
counterclockwise to
-R side kick to jaw
Yank down out and away to the left with your left hand in (2), pulling him around
in a circle as you sweep him. This will serve to keep his right arm from being
available to whack you as he falls. • The axe kick and ensuing standing up can
make use of any part of his body, from the center, like the groin, to a heel stomp
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down on the right kidney, standing up as you pinch into that. Your left hand is still
holding onto him, so a horizontal heel kick to the ribs will also serve to kick him
away from you, checking his depth.
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3rd Black
1 • OBSCURE CLAWS
(left hand to right shoulder rear grab)
The right rebounds from the heart hit, rolling over clockwise to backnuckle
through the nose, followed by a left heelpalm claw through the face as you drop
to a twist stance. Unwind from the twist back through his face with a left
backnuckle and right heelpalm claw, pulling you into a right side kick to the knee
that lands to a left spinning back kick.
1) natural stance, R foot step back to L neutral bow, R rear claw through
face
- R foot step forward to R neutral bow, R forearm uppercut to L arm,
breaking his elbow, L claw to face (fingers pointing R, toward 3)
-L foot step to 2 o’clock, pivoting clockwise to R neutral bow facing
6 o’clock, R backnuckle through ribs (hitting out, thumb up), R inverted
backnuckle through mastoid (pulling in, thumb down)
- L heelpalm to belly (fingers pointing R, to 9), collapsing attacker, R
forward bow
-R inverted backnuckle (thumb down) to heart, R neutral bow
2) R backnuckle clockwise through the nose
-L inward heelpalm claw clockwise through R jaw
-as you drop to R front twist stance, then unwind counterclockwise
back with
3) L backnuckle counterclockwise through the nose
-R inward heelpalm claw counterclockwise through L jaw
-R knife edge thrust kick to inside R knee, land with R front crossover
to
-R front twist stance
-L back kick to groin
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An optional weapon with (2) and (3) is the use of heelpalm claws instead of
backnuckles. Being more uniform, it requires less thought, and might be a bit
faster. • If he’s retreated back out of range of the final back kick, you could make
use of your spin to throw you forward into a right spinning back kick, or make use
of the third leg of Kicking Set One, following the left back with left roundhouse,
front, and side kicks. • It is possible to, and some do, omit the final left back kick,
instead landing with a deeper front crossover, and continuing to pivot left,
unwinding counterclockwise into a right roundhouse kick to the left kidney.
2 • ENCOUNTER WITH DANGER

(two-handed knock-down push)
Follow up the left back kick with a right front kick and right uppercut punch, the
punch turning over to backnuckle his head as you left crossover into him,
unwinding from the twist stance with a left uppercut that also circles around to
backnuckle his head as you right crossover into him, unwinding from that twist
with a right punch downward through the jaw, turning you counterclockwise to set
up a final right stiff-legged kick to the groin.
1) natural stance, tuck your chin forward as you fall to keep the back of
your head from bouncing on the ground as you break your fall with your
hands forward and out to the side as you L vertical heel kick to groin
-turn counterclockwise over onto your L side to R slicing side kick to
best available target, L foot covering groin at 45º angle
-turn counterclockwise up onto your hands and knees to L back kick to
face, L foot land forward into him as you continue the counterclockwise
pivot, arising to L neutral bow facing 12 o’clock
2) step-through R snapping front kick to groin, land forward to R neutral
bow with a
-R uppercut to heart
-your R fist circles back in clockwise to R backnuckle to R temple
-unwind from twist to L neutral bow as you L uppercut to heart
- R front crossover to R front twist stance
-your L fist circles back in counterclockwise to L backnuckle to L
temple
4) unwind counterclockwise through R neutral bow as you
-R overhead downward punch to L jaw, landing in a
-L reverse close kneel
-R rear stiff-leg kick to groin
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All the punches of the ending are circles, it’s an altogether circular ending.
3 • CIRCLING DESTRUCTION
(step through straight left punch)
Your right leg bounces back from the scoop kick to side-kick his left leg, then
(after taking him to the ground with a right inward elbow and a double heel palm)
left front crossover into him to deliver a right side kick to the spine. Drop a right
knee to the spine and bounce up to spin clockwise into a left roundhouse kick to
the head (ala the left side of Leap of Death).
1) R neutral bow, R foot offstep to 1 o’clock, R neutral bow, R inward

parry
-L outward hooking parry (waiter’s check to attacking arm)-R
backnuckle to floating ribs
-L foot step to 4 o’clock-L heelpalm claw to jaw R forward bow
-R inward handsword to R side of neck R neutral bow
-R hand cups chin, L hand brace against L shoulder- R hand pulls
back, L push breaking neck- R front scoop kick to groin from behind,
landing back and returning to
2) R slicing side kick to back of L knee, forcing him to kneel and turn into
-R inward elbow to head with L hand for sandwich
-drop him onto his front with a double heelpalm to lower back, head
facing to about 10:30 as you
-L front crossover R stomp to lower spine, slipping of to land R as you
-L front crossover to L heel stomp to L side of head as you drop to
-R knee drop on spine (or below shoulder blades), with L close kneel,
with
-R downward heelpalm to back of head
3) push up from heelpalm with R hand, as you
-leap up and spin clockwise to land with L looping downward
roundhouse kick to head
The dual left front crossovers allow opportunities for stomps, particularly the first,
as he falls forward, where you can use the stomp to keep his left from coming up
in a heel kick.
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4 • DETOUR FROM DOOM
(step-through right roundhouse kick)
After offstepping with the downward hammer, lift him back up with a left heelpalm
into a right inward elbow, that opens up to backnuckle his head as you right step
back through, to rebound with a step-through right front kick and final outward
right backnuckle.
1) R neutral bow, L offstep to 4:30 and drag up to R 45º cat

-L downward block to kick/R vertical punch to face
-R front kick to groin, land forward to 10:30 R neutral bow
-R check down on L arm- L vertical punch to solar plexus, over R arm
- R backnuckle to stomach, L backnuckle to head
-L hooks over back of neck, pulling down head- L foot offstep to 3
o’clock to R neutral bow- R hand continues counterclockwise circle to R
downward hammerfist to neck, which hooks back up, pulling his head up to
set up
2) L heelpalm to R jaw, R forward bow
-L foot step to 7 o’clock to R neutral bow with a
-R inward elbow to L jaw
3) R foot step back to 4:30 to L neutral bow
-R downward backnuckle through R jaw, through to R hip
-L inward horizontal heelpalm to head
4) R step through front kick to groin, land to R neutral bow with a
-R upward stiff-arm backnuckle counterclockwise through R jaw
5 • SQUATTING SACRIFICE
(rear arms-free bear hug)
Clear away his arm with your right foot, then spin to your left with left/right/left
kicks to his face.
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1) natural stance, R foot step to 3 o’clock low horse stance
-twin downward elbow strikes to forearms, as you sit on his knee-
both hands grab his ankle- squat down and yank up to break his knee
- R back kick through his face- rebounding from the kick to 7:30 to
plant your R foot by his L hip L close kneel on groin, still facing 12 o’clock
-your hands grip his ankle, L on top, twist clockwise, flipping him
onto his stomach- pivot clockwise to face 6 o’clock R close kneel, keep his
R leg tucked against your R arm
- L step through forward, kicking up L arm L close kneel- L hand
grab his L wrist- R hand slide up R leg to grab R ankle
-yank up with both hands to arch back, R stomp to spine
-sweep kick to L elbow- land in R front crossover, L step out to R 45º
cat
2) R foot sweeps back against his L arm, clearing it to against his body, then
-L front shovel kick to face, land back feet together
-R slicing side kick through face, turning left to R rear cat
-L spinning back kick to best available target
All of the stances of the ending are transitional. You can stop and show them, but
you never land in them, simply passing through them as you move in with your
kicks after the right clearing sweep, left/right/left. • The best target for your kicks
would probably be the head, but see what’s available, using the first to lift him
up, and the second may well be the clearest target you get, with the third kick as
backup.
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6 • ESCAPE FROM DEATH
(rear right arm choke)
Use your right knee kick to open him up to a left side kick against his left knee,
grabbing on to turn him around, back to you, so you can yank him into another
right knee kick that straightens out to right stomp down on his right ankle.

-turn head to L and tuck chin to prevent choke, R hand grabbing
and pulling down his R wrist
-L rear elbow to solar plexus
-L hammerfist to groin
-Shoot L leg behind attacker, pivot counterclockwise L close kneel
-L hammerfist to kidney
-L hand grab his hair, pull straight down
-R heelpalm to chin
-R knee kick to R thigh, land back to feet together, use this to open
him up
2) L step through side kick to L knee
-L hand grab onto his L shoulder
-L step back straight behind you to land in R front twist stance,
turning him around
3) unwind with a R downward inward raking hammerfist across face and
chest, turning him around, his back to you, as you land to
-R neutral bow, grabbing his shoulders, yank him back into
-R knee kick to spine or head, landing to
-R stomping side kick to his R ankle
The Larry Tatum version uses a claw to turn him around, adding the right inward
hammerfist to the turn:
-L step back to 3 o’clock in R front twist stance, L arm in front,
3) unwind with L heelpalm claw through face and R downward inward raking
hammerfist across face and chest, turning him around, back to you
I feel much more secure with the grab, but the claw might work.
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7 • BRUSHING THE STORM
(right flank step-through right overhead club)
Land forward into him from the right side kick, driving him to the ground with your
right elbow as your left hand picks up his left ankle, and flip him onto his right
side. Left stomp on his knee, and kick counterclockwise through him with a right
kick to his groin, spinning left kick to his ribs and right roundhouse to his face.
1) natural stance, R foot step to 2 o’clock modified R neutral bow (heel-

toe line), L inward parry to R wrist- R heelpalm to chin
-L step-through to 2 o’clock L neutral bow, L inward parry to R
elbow- R downward vertical elbow to R kidney
-R offstep to 10 o’clock L neutral bow, L check to hip, R hand track
down R leg, picking him up below the knee
-pull back to L 45º cat stance, L check controlling his R leg, R hand
pulling back, stretching him off balance
-L front kick to groin, land back feet together, R knife-edged side kick
to L leg, buckling knee to the ground.
2) land into his L leg, R neutral bow, R inward elbow strike driving into
his hip or kidney
-L hand grab his L ankle
-R hand crosses over on top of L, grabbing his instep (your R hand is
crossed over your L), in an ankle lock to prevent him from turning into a
kick
-flip him clockwise onto his right side (pushing down with your L,
pulling up with your R), still in R neutral bow, between his legs
3) L thrusting sweep kick to knee, forcing him to stay on his side, landing
forward off leg
-R slicing side kick through groin, land with R stomp to ribs
-L spinning back kick to ribs, land with gauging step to allow
-R step-through roundhouse kick to face, land R front crossover
Don’t take him onto his back with the flip, as that will allow him to retaliate.
Keeping him on his side immobilizes him.
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8 • MENACING TWIRL
(rear left hand pulling belt grab)
The right knee kick resolves to a scraping stomp down his right leg, then put him
into the splits with a right side kick to his left leg and roundhouse to his right,
landing him into a right upward forearm that loops diagonally down as a right
hammerfist and back in as a right roundhouse punch.
1) natural stance, R footsteps back to 7:30 R rear twist stance- R outward

downward block to grabbing hand, L hand middle check
-unwind clockwise to R neutral bow facing 6 o’clock (and attacker),
L heelpalm to chin
-step through L knee kick to groin, step-through R knee roundhouse
kick to inside R thigh land into him with a
2) R scraping stomp down R leg to instep, rebound to
-R knife-edge side kick to inside L knee (L step out if you need the
space before the kick, try not to land after, but go directly into)
-R roundhouse kick to inside R knee, land into him to R neutral bow
with a
3) R upward forearm to chin
-R downward hammerfist through chest
-R hook punch to L jaw, continuing counterclockwise pivot to land in
-R reverse bow
The ending goes 1-2-3 right kicks/1-2-3 right punches, and blends nicely into
adding a final right upward straight-legged kick. • The downward hammerfist
goes through the collarbone, across the chest, up around and back in as a
roundhouse punch
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9 • LEAP FROM DANGER
(rear two-hand high push)
Continue the clockwise spin with an inward right crescent that lands behind his
right leg to then sweep him.
1) natural stance, R shoulder roll forward to 12 o’clock, coming up

stepping out R foot to L neutral bow facing back to 6 o’clock
-offstep L to 4:30 into R roundhouse kick to solar plexus landing
forward
to 4:30feet together as you spin counterclockwise into L spinning back kick
to ribs
2) land in toward him to a L front twist stance, then step through with
-R inward crescent kick through face, landing behind his R leg
-R rear sweep against his R knee, taking him down as you
-R ridgearm to throat (or best target)
Larry Tatum replaces the final right rear sweep with a right reverse heel kick back
through the right knee followed by an inward roundhouse kick to the nearest
target. • Use the landing into the left front twist stance as a gauging step, making
sure that you’ve left enough space to set up a good toe/heel line for your right
kicks. Ideally, all three kicks could happen without moving your left foot again.
But maybe you’ll have to, as he reacts to the kicks.
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10 • CIRCLES OF PROTECTION
(step through right overhead punch)
Continue that outward circling left claw into a grab to the inside of his right hand
as you left step back and break his arm with a right outward block. Step into him
with a left kick/ left punch and right kick/right punch, finishing him with a left
spinning back kick.
1) natural stance, L step forward to 10:30 to L forward bow

-R upward block to punch
-L heelpalm to face
-L neutral bow
-L claw through the face continuing outward to pin R arm to body
-R hand circle outward to R upward heelpalm claw to groin & grab
testicles
-L hand continues circle to check over R forearm
-L foot shuffle forward, L neutral bow
-L hand continues circle to L backnuckle to face
-R hand yanks back on testicles
2) L hand continues down his arm, then to grab his R wrist as you
-L step back to R neutral bow with a
-R inward downward raking mace across his chest
-R hand continuing up under his R arm, turning under his elbow to R
vertical outward block, elbow break your R hand above his elbow, L hand
pulling in on his R wrist, just R of your own center line
3) L thrusting sweep kick against his R knee as you switch hands, R sliding
down to his wrist, L inward heelpalm for another elbow break
-land from kick into him to L front twist stance as you L vertical
punch to chin
4) R front kick to groin or R knee as you L heelpalm check down on his
already damaged R arm
-R foot land forward from kick with R stiff arm raise to L jaw
5) R step back to R front crossover to set up
-L spinning back kick to groin, or whatever’s available
After the arm break of (2) the kick/punches proceed in a 1-2, 2 rhythm. Each kick
is with a heelpalm strike to the right arm, each landing from the kick is with a right
strike to the head. You can divide up the first move of the ending, dropping to a
left close kneel with the raking hammerfist, and stepping back with an upward
heelpalm to break the elbow. This version combines the close kneel into the step
back, and the upward heelpalm into the outward block. I reckon it’s faster. • The
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right outward block gives you the chance to do damage to his elbow, but don’t let
it devolve to a wresting match, taking away from your drive forward with the L/R
kicks. • Use your checks, left and right to drive away the attacker as you go into
him with the final left spinning back kick.
11 • CIRCLE OF DOOM
(right step-through front kick)
Add a left backnuckle as you land from the heel kick to the face, then spin right
into him and use a right claw to pull him into a left uppercut, the claw circling
around to come back as a right hook. Then front crossover step out into him with
a right backnuckle/left heelpalm.
1) R neutral bow, lower R arm, dropping your guard as you pivot L to R

reverse bow, inviting his kick, so you may
-circle R hand upward into R vertical outward block, catching his
kicking leg, continuing the circle into an R extended outward block,
dumping his leg to your R with a
-R vertical rear heel kick to groin, land R foot by L, continue pivot
counterclockwise into L hooking heel kick to face, land back to 6 o’clock in
a L reverse twist stance
-land with a L backnuckle to the face
2) unwind R clockwise all the way to R front rotating twist with a
-R hand circles down and ccw back in with a R heelpalm claw down
through the face
-L uppercut to same spot on R ribs
3) pivot L to R neutral bow R hook punch to head
4) L thrust kick to R leg (L front crossover) to L front twist stance with
-R backnuckle through R jaw
-unwind R to L neutral bow with L heelpalm to face
The Larry Tatum version is much simpler, skipping that first retreating backnuckle
to begin with the unwinding left hook to the ribs, then right hook to the face, then
stepping through him with the right backnuckle and left heelpalm (L/R/R/L). •
Think of adding an outward right backnuckle to right ribs before the right
heelpalm before the left punch to the ribs- making the ending strikes:
L backnuckle/R backnuckle/R inward heelpalm/L hook/R hook/R backnuckle/L
heelpalm
The makes the whole pattern start off with two straight shots driving the guy
back, then hitting in with the R/L/R hooks followed by two final straight shots. A
kind of dreadful symmetry.
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12 • BROKEN GIFT
(right handshake)
Still holding onto his right hand, your right elbow smashes through his jaw,
in/out/up, then hammerfist down on his upturned elbow. Step back right to left
kick his groin, right side-kick his far knee, and pivot left to left scoop kick out
through his groin.
1) natural stance, R hand grab his grabbing R hand, L hand grab R wrist as
you L foot step into him to 1 o’clock to L neutral bow, flap up L elbow
against his elbow, then
-using L hand as an oarlock, R hand twist clockwise as you L step
back to 7 o’clock to R neutral bow, your L hand yanking back on his R
wrist, pulling him off balance past L hip and turning his elbow up, then R
hammerfist through elbow to R backnuckle to face
2) L foot offstep to 4 o’clock to R neutral bow as you R inward horizontal
elbow to jaw
-R outward elbow to jaw
-R upward elbow to chin
-R downward hammerfist to his R elbow
3) both hands grab his L wrist and R step back to 4:30, pulling his arm down
across your body
-L front snap kick to solar plexus
-R side kick to L inner knee land in R front crossover toward 6 o’clock
-L rear scoop kick to chin
You leave with a spinning left rear scoop kick. • The pull of (1) and (3) is pretty
much the same move, doing the same job- pulling him into a new hit.
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13 • HEAVENLY ASCENT
(two-handed choke)
As his hands come up to protect his face grab onto his wrists, stepping back to
deliver a left/right chicken kick, your right hand backnuckling up/down,
hammering in/out through the face, the last hit with a left rear crossover into him.
The hammerfist crashes down to the groin as the right leg steps back to sweep,
then rebounds forward in a front crossover as your right hand rips forward.
1) natural stance, R step forward to 12 o’clock to R forward bow

-double fist through the chin, landing to R neutral bow, breaking his
grip with your shoulders
-come back down with R downward backnuckle through face,
pivoting to R forward bow with L downward heelpalm claw to face
-pivot back to R neutral bow with R upward half-fist to throat, L
middle check
2) as his hands come up to protect his throat, both your hands turn out to
grab both his wrists, pulling him down as you
3) R step through back to 6, L neutral bow
-L front kick to groin, land feel together
-R front kick, to heart, land forward (switching front chicken kick) to
4) R neutral bow as you
-R inward backnuckle up L through his chin
-R outward backnuckle down R through nose, then circle around ccw
back up to come down with a
-R inward hammerfist down L through jaw
5) L rear crossover R front twist stance as you
-R outward hammerfist across nose (like an outward block)
6) R step out to 2 o’clock, R leg sweep against his L knee R reverse bow
with
-R heelpalm claw to groin, grab hold
-R step through forward, to 8 o’clock as your
-R hand rips off testicles as you cross out
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14 • CAPTURING THE STORM
(right step-through overhead club)
The club smashes down on his arm and back up to the back of his head, then in
and out through his right knee, then sweeps up through his face as you left thrust
sweep through his left leg. Unwind and sweep him as the club smashes down
through his knee then circles back through onto him, in/out, in/out, as you right
crossover into him then drag up to step back.
1) natural stance, L step forward to 11 0’clock to horse stance with cross-

handed parry (R hand over L) to wrist, continuing his swing as R hand turns
clockwise, both hands grab his wrist (palms facing out)
-R foot step through forward to 11 o’clock, continuing his club swing
through his R knee, forward to up over your head, inverse R neutral bow
(heel-toe line)
-L hand continues to grab wrist, R hand slides down to pull club out
of his hand forward, L foot step through forward to 9 o’clock, pivot
counterclockwise to R neutral bow as R hand continues counterclockwise
circle to R downward club to elbow
2) R hand slide up his arm to R upward club to back of his head
-R inward club through his R knee
-R outward club through R knee
3) L sweep kick to back of R leg (L front crossover to L front twist stance)
with a
-R backhanded upward club through face
-pivot R, unwinding to R step through to the rear with R stiff-leg
sweep to 4:30 against R leg, land to L neutral bow
-as the club follows the same direction with a R diagonal downward
outward club through L knee as he falls
4) pivot to L forward bow with R inward club to chest, knocking him to his
back
-R front crossover to 10:30 to R front twist stance with R outward
club to best target
-L foot drag up to feet together with R inward club through face
-R foot step back to 8 to L forward bow with R outward club to head
If you’ve learned Long 6 you’ve already learned most all this ending, both sides. •
You can make the final front crossover into a kick, at least going through
whatever he’s left in your way.
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15 • CONQUERING SHIELD
(left bent arm lapel grab)
Follow the right downward claw with a straight left punch. Then lift him up to the
left with a right forearm and claw him to the right to lift him with a left forearm as
you left step through kick to the groin. Then reverse your drive with a rear
crossover/ left sweep as you right heelpalm/ left hammerfist into him, rebounding
from the sweep with a front crossover as your hammerfist rebounds to outward
block his face, then right step back with a right hammerfist, to come back in with
a final left front kick.
1) natural stance, L hand pins his grabbing hand to your chest, step into
him with R front kick to R knee as you R inward block to R arm/R vertical
punch to face
-land forward R neutral bow as you R downward elbow to R arm,
pulling him down to R upward elbow to chin, R downward heelpalm claw to
face
2) L vertical punch to heart, R hand pins his L to your chest, pivot R to R
forward bow
-R upward forearm to chin, pivot L to R neutral bow
3) R outward claw through face, turning him as you drive into him with
-L knee kick to groin, land into attacker toward 1:30, L knee against
his R knee, to L neutral bow, buckling his L leg, with
-L upward forearm to chin
-R rear crossover to 1o:30, to R rear twist stance with R inward
heelpalm to L jaw, L check to solar plexus
4) L sweep back against his R knee, to L reverse bow, L hammerfist to
groin, R high check
-L front crossover to 2 o’clock to L front twist stance, with L
backnuckle to nose or L jaw (L vertical outward block)
-L step back out to 6 o’clock to R neutral bow, with R downward
diagonal hammerfist through L jaw
5) L front shovel kick to groin, land forward
Think of the attack as a pin- the attacker would have his left hand on you, thumb
down, pinning you to the wall, and giving you the opportunity to go after his
offered elbow. It also can work as an attack on your part, or just as he lays his
hand on you- any instance that he has his elbow out, to attack with your
conquering shield. It also works just fine with his arm bent, and you just collapse
it further as you punch in. Always beware of insisting on an ideal attack, work
with what you are given. • You can organize this technique as one long drive
forward, all the way through the left rear sweep and left hammerfist, and finished
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by those four left leg maneuvers – the sweep/crossover with outward block/step
back through with hammerfist/ front kick. • Another clean way to structure it is 1-
2-3, 1-2-3 (L punch/R forearm/ L forearm), (R heelpalm & L hammerfist/ L
outward block hammer/ R downward hammer).
16 • TAMING THE MACE

Land back from the knee kick with a left heelpalm, pinning him as you switch to
drive into him with a right heelpalm that claws down through his face, right inward
elbow to the jaw, then right backnuckle up to the head as you left punch to the
heart. Pivot left to a reverse bow w as you right hammerfist the groin then
bounce back up to grab on to his head and yank him down to a knee kick.
1) natural stance, L foot step to 10:30, L inward parry, R downward chop to

R bicep, L hand grab R wrist, R backnuckle to temple
-R hand grabs R shoulder, L foot steps back to 4:30 to R front twist
stance
-unwind counterclockwise to R neutral bow, R inward elbow to
throat, R roundhouse knee kick to groin
2) R leg land back to L neutral bow
-L inward chop to throat
-L inward (palm down) heelpalm to solar plexus (as in Parting Wings)
3) switch (L step back/R step forward) to R neutral bow with
-R heelpalm to chin
-R downward claw through face, circle back up as you
-shuffle forward to R neutral bow with R inward elbow to
L jaw/L heelpalm to R jaw (elbow sandwich)
4) pivot clockwise to R forward bow with
-R backnuckle to R jaw/L vertical punch to heart
5) pivot counterclockwise to R neutral bow with
-R hammerfist to groin/L heelpalm to R jaw
-L hands claws to L side of face as R backnuckle to R temple
4) grab head (arms crossed, L on top), yank head down into
-R knee kick to face, land R front crossover
There’s a lot of parallel structure in this technique- the left/left, right/right strikes
of (2) and (3), ending the Green base technique with an elbow sandwich that is
repeated in (3), the right backnuckle/left punch of (4) followed by the left
heelpalm/right hammerfist of (5). • You have many chances to use your checking
left as a weapon, clawing right through the face as you pivot left into the groin
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hammerfist, coming back in as a strike to grab the head, using it earlier as a
strike to the head with the inward elbow, stuff like that.
17 • TWIRLING SACRIFICE
(full Nelson, fully applied)
Let him slide to the ground, and holding to his ankles, step back and flip him onto
his front, then cross his ankles right over left and shuffle in to pin and break them
with a left close kneel as you punch to his back. Shuffle back, breaking his right
ankle, and stomp it on the way out.
1) natural stance, as the attacker bends you over with a full Nelson
R foot step to 3 o’clock to horse stance,
-shift your weight to your R foot, through a R reverse close cat
stance
-shoot L foot to 8 o’clock around behind attacker’s legs to deep horse
stance as you grab over attacker’s legs around knees with both arms and lift
attacker off the ground
-then spin attacker’s head counterclockwise into the closest wall
2) let him slide to the floor, grabbing his ankles high on your chest, near
your shoulders, his legs spread, his right foot to your left, his left against
your right, and
-L foot step back to R neutral bow, flipping so that his back is jammed to
the wall, chest facing you, then
-drag up R knife-edged side kick to jaw or throat, scraping stomp
down on face
-land back to L neutral bow as you flip him onto his front, legs
facing you, his head jammed against the wall
3) lay his R ankle down on the back of his L thigh, and pin it there by
folding up his L leg
-shuffle forward to a L close kneel, R shin smashing against his L
shin, L knee attacking his pinned R foot
-R heelpalm to best available target
4) grab his R ankle with both hands and shuffle back as you twist R,
dislocating ankle
-L front crossover stomp to L ankle as you cross out
If he’s starting to get up, or is pulling you forward after your left step back, shuffle
back, pulling him off balance. It’s the same sort of adjustment to balance we can
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make with Sleeper, or do with any other technique where you actually pull him
along the floor, as in the ending to Dance of Death. • If he doesn’t rise up enough
to enable the right heelpalm, then make it a right punch to the spine.
18 • CROSS OF DEATH
(two-hand cross choke)
Go after his base with your right foot, taking out his left knee with inward/outward
kicks that land forward to take out his right knee with a side-kick. Then left rear
crossover stomp at his left foot simultaneously with a right downward heelpalm
though the face and immediately step back through to your neutral bow as you
claw back through his face.
1) natural stance, L hand pins down his right, coming up from underneath,
so that your hand is between his hand and your neck
-R step forward to 12 o’clock to R neutral bow, buckling his R knee
-R inward block to elbow, breaking it, continue to R vertical punch to
face
-L uppercut to stomach
-R forearm checks down across both arms
-R forward bow
-L hand circles counterclockwise through L vertical outward block as
it strikes the opponent’s left arm, circling under in to grab his right wrist,
then pushing down to pin both arms against him as you
-L foot offstep up circle to 4 o’clock R neutral bow as you
-R downward hammerfist to L kidney
-R hand continues clockwise circle to R backnuckle to face grab
shoulder
2) R downward roundhouse kick through L knee, don’t land from kick
-R outward hook kick to inside of L knee, yanking his knee back
-land into attacker with R side kick to R knee
3) L rear crossover stomp to L ankle with
-R downward heelpalm (fingers pointing in) to L jaw, L check
-L foot step through back to 7, to R neutral bow facing 12 o’clock,
with
-R outward claw through face
The technique works best when you really stretch out that far leg with the side
kick to the knee. Destroy his base, and he gives you the left ankle to stomp. •
Follow the three right kicks immediately with the left rear crossover, think of that
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whole sequence as one move. • Keep your elbow tucked in close for the final
downward claw, to pull him back with you. You have also a sequential
opportunity with your left check, to add a claw to the face.
19 • SECURING THE STORM

(step-through right roundhouse club)
Once he’s on his back, rip out the club and stab it straight into him, then shove it
under his bent arm onto his neck and drop on it with a right heelpalm. Scoot to
your left, and yank it horizontally across his face, then twist it out to the left,
looping it over for a final clockwise whack to the head.
1) natural stance, L foot step to 12 o’clock to L neutral bow with a L

extended outward block/R vertical punch.
-R foot offstep to 10 o’clock to L neutral bow as your L arm hooks
around attacker’s R arm, and shoots a L uppercut to elbow for an arm break,
forcing attacker to step forward as you
-L offstep to 10 o’clock, your R foot stepping behind attacker’s R leg as
you knock him backwards to the ground with a R heelpalm strike to chin as
you pivot to a L forward bow, his club-holding R hand firmly pinned by
your L arm
2) R hand reaches under his pinned L, grabbing club and pulling it out
downward against his thumb, grabbing it in the middle to
-R club stab to chest, then shoot the club under his arm to
-R club stab to jaw, planting it L end on the ground, R end on his
neck, then drop to a
-R heelpalm against the club, striking it below (to your L) his still bent
arm, which you hold pinned now at the wrist, as you drop to a
L close kneel -your R hand now grabs the club
3) R foot step through clockwise to 11, to above his head, directly in line
with his body, now facing 6, again in a L close kneel
-as your L hand grabs the club on the L end, you’re now holding the
club perpendicular across his neck as you
-shuffle back, dragging the club through his face, possibly breaking
his neck
4) twist the club out counterclockwise as you cross out, then whip it back
with a R downward club to his head.
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Pulling the club from his hand offers you some sequential opportunity through the
face as you bring it through for the stab. • In (2), after the stab to the throat, your
left hand is still holding his right fist, your right hand whacks the club against his
right bicep, then jams the stick up against his neck. The stick is now tucked into
three points, right to left, on his neck, under his bicep, over his wrist, and on your
left hand. Secure him there, breaking his wrist as you drop weight down on the
club to break his windpipe. • If he’s still holding onto the club as you pull away,
switch your right hand to palm up as you twist away, to give yourself more
support.
20 • INTERCEPTING THE RAM

(tackle)
Continue the scoop kick into a chicken back kick, landing into him as you spin left
with a right crescent kick in through his face that whips around to take out his
knee with a side kick.
1) natural stance, L step to 11 o’clock, R knee kick to solar plexus as you L

inward block to R shoulder and R hammerfist to R (near) kidney
-R foot land to 7:30, L neutral bow with a L downward vertical
elbow to spine
-L foot offstep counterclockwise to 8:00 R neutral bow with a R
downward thrusting punch, (fist through elbow) to L jaw
-pivot counterclockwise R reverse cat as you R rear scoop kick to jaw
2) without landing, R thrusting back kick to belly, land forward to 6:30 in R
front crossover to L rear cat stance
-L spinning back kick (essentially a rear chicken kick)
3) land into him to 11 o’clock with L foot into L neutral bow facing attacker
-R inward crescent kick through L side of his face, which whips
around to
-R thrusting side kick to inside R knee
The ending is essentially spinning counterclockwise back into him. The final kick
is a curlicue on the end of crescent kick.
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21 • KNEEL OF COMPULSION
(step-through right punch from right flank)
As he goes down from the kick, grab his left arm in an armlock and yank up to
drive him forward, then step over to drive him to the floor, landing on his trapped
arm with a close kneel. Go after his collarbone with a right heelkick/left stomp on
his neck, dropping on his neck with left/right knees as you spin left, then shoot
along down his back with a scraping right heel kick.
1) natural stance, R step to 2 o’clock to inverted R neutral bow as you L

inward, R outward parry to back of punching arm
-L foot step through to 10 o’clock, pivot to face attacker’s back R
neutral bow as both hands grab shoulders
-R foot step through back to 10 o’clock L neutral bow as both hands
pull down on shoulders
-R step-through knife-edged side kick to L knee, land forward to 4
o’clock R neutral bow, forcing him to collapse and spin into a R inward
horizontal elbow with a L bracing check for elbow sandwich to head
2) R hand slides down his back to grab his R wrist (your R palm facing you),
L hand checking to his L shoulder
-R hand yank up, L hand push forward, dislocate his L shoulder
3) L foot step-through forward over his L leg, adjusting up the circle, to L
neutral bow as your R hand turns to regrab to palm facing attacker, grab
outside his wrist
-L shuffle forward, L high, R low dragging up on wrist push, knocking
him face down
-R knee drop to back of L arm (or L kidney) as you land to L close
kneel
4) R step through heel kick stomp to L side of head, land to R neutral bow
-L rear crossover stomp to 7 o’clock R side of his head, to L rear
twist stance, dropping to L knee drop on spine
-pivot L to L close kneel, with R knee drop to neck
-standing up, step through forward with a R scraping thrusting heel
kick down his spine
After dropping him on his front, the ending is shaped by the three knee drops-
R/L/R.
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22 • CLIPPING THE STORM
(step-through right thrusting club)
Drop down after the heelpalm, chopping out his right knee to take him with you,
backnuckling down on his groin. Then stand up, kicking to his ribs and turning left
with a right stomp to his solar plexus, scrape to his throat, continuing left to left
axe kick down on his groin and reverse direction, sweeping a left thrust kick out
through his right knee.
1) natural stance, L foot step forward to 11 o’clock L neutral bow, landing

with a L downward chop to attacker’s forearm, R handsword cocked to R
ear, setting up a R downward chop to L wrist L forward bow
-L outward handsword to throat as you R foot step through to R 45º
cat, R foot step out to 11 o’clock R neutral bow behind his R leg as you R
heelpalm to chin, L hand check high
2) drop to L knee as you R outward backnuckle to back of R knee, causing
him to fall backwards over your bended R knee
-as he’s falling, circle your R backnuckle into another R downward
backnuckle on his groin
3) stand up to L snapping front kick to ribs, land back feet together, facing
his L side as he lays on his back
4) R stomp to solar plexus, pivot L as you
-R scrape to throat, ending in a sort of R reverse bow, then drag up R
as you spin around L (ccw) to face him again with a
5) L axe kick to groin, crossing out with a
-L sweeping thrust through his R knee
After the left kick to ribs, the ending is shaped by the parallel downward
kick/horizontal sweep of (4) and (5).
23 • GLANCING WING
(left uppercut punch)
Your right hands whips back up through his face as your right knee strikes up to
the chest, down on his left leg with a stomp, then takes out his right leg with a
side kick, scoop kicking out back forward through the face to take out his left
again with a roundhouse.
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1) R neutral bow, shuffle forward R inward downward block to forearm as
you L vertical thrusting punch to face
-L hand circles clockwise to hook back of arm, R hammerfist to L
floating rib
-L outward handsword to neck, hooking around back of neck
-L foot offstep counterclockwise to 4:30 R neutral bow, L hand
pulling head down, setting up a R downward punch (fist to elbow) through
jaw
2) bend your R hand up, to catch his jaw with an upward R backnuckle as
the arm shoots straight up, at the same time as
-R outward crescent knee kick to ribs, then shoot it straight down
inside to
-R scraping stomp to L foot, that rebounds to
-R thrusting side kick to inside R knee, step back through with a
3) R scoop kick through his face, landing back to 6 to rebound with
-R snapping roundhouse to L knee
Following the right upward claw, it’s all right kicks- five in a row.
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24 • THE BACK BREAKER
(step-through right punch from right flank)
Switch and heel stomp with your left foot and, continuing in the same direction,
right step through to drop your left knee on his sternum. Continue
counterclockwise to hop up and spin left with a right kick down on his groin. Then
reverse direction with a left roundhouse to inside his right leg.
1) natural stance, R step to 2 o’clock to inverted R neutral bow as you L

inward, R outward parry to back of punching arm
-L foot step through to 10 o’clock, pivot to face attacker’s back R
neutral bow as both hands grab shoulders
-R foot step through back to 10 o’clock L neutral bow, yank him to R
knee kick to lower spine, land back to 10 o’clock L neutral bow as you slam
attack down on bended L knee
-R heelpalm to jaw, hook jaw and pull back, L hand bracing against R
shoulder, breaking his neck, then R inward handsword to bridge of nose,
whip your hands around inward to R & L backnuckle strikes to collarbones
-L foot step back, R reverse close kneel, allowing attacker to fall on
his back, face, as you L & R heelpalm claws counterclockwise through face
-R heel stomp to R collarbone
2) switch to a L reverse bow with a
-L heel stomp to L collarbone
3) pivot counterclockwise to L neutral bow, step through R with a
-R shoveling heel kick though his L jaw, landing by his R hip in a
-R front rotating twist stance as you drop on him with a
-L knee drop to his sternum
4) push up off the attacker’s body, spinning counterclockwise and switching
at the same time, landing your L foot to where your R foot was as you
deliver a
-R roundhouse kick to groin, then with another leaping switch deliver
a (clockwise)
-L roundhouse kick to inside his R thigh or R knee
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Each foot change is in italics

Each strike is underlined

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to a groin & jaw together/face/head sandwich rhythm of:

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1) natural stance, L foot hop to 11 o’clock R knee to groin

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This version of the ending continues the direction of the heelpalm/head

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1) natural stance, pin his left hand with your left

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1) natural stance, L step forward to 11 o’clock L neutral bow

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1) natural stance, R foot step forward to 11 o’clock R neutral bow

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1) natural stance, L foot step back to 7 o’clock R forward bow

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1) R foot step back to 5 o’clock to L neutral bow

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1) natural stance, R foot step back to 4:30 L neutral bow

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1) natural stance, L hand pins L hand to R shoulder

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1) R neutral bow, offstep L foot counterclockwise to 4:30 R neutral bow

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1) natural stance, R foot step back to 4:30 L neutral bow

A previous incarnation replaced the claw with a backnuckle to the face:

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1) natural stance, R foot step back to L forward bow

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1) natural stance, L hand checks to wrist grab, pulling it in (towards you) to

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1) natural stance, R foot step to 3 o’clock to horse stance

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