Begging Hands (Front- Two-Hand Grab to Wrists)
1. An attacker at 12 o'clock directly grabs your wrists with both hands; their left hand to your right wrist, right hand to your left wrist.
2. Step back with your left foot to 6 o'clock into a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you circle your hands from the inside out (up, over, and on top) of your attacker's wrists, simulating the begging hands.
3. Immediately slide your right foot back into a transitional right cat stance. Execute a right front kick to your attacker's groin.
4. Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock. Execute a left front kick to your attacker's chin or chest. Note: This should bring your attacker's body up.
5. Land in a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you utilize back-up mass and execute twin torquing palm strikes under your attacker's ribcage.
6. Cross out to 4:30.
Thrusting Wedge (Front- Two-Hand High Push)
1. An attacker at 12 o'clock pushes you high with both hands.
2. Step your right foot to 12 o'clock into a right neutral bow as you thrust the outer portion of both of your forearms to create a wedge against your attacker's arms.
3. Pivot into a right forward bow as you have your left hand grab your attacker's right shoulder and push down to cancel out their zones as your right hand executes a frictional pull down your attacker's left arm.
4. Pivot back into a right neutral bow as you execute a right upward elbow to your attacker's chin.
5. Pivot back into a right forward bow as you execute a right outward overhead elbow to your attacker's chest and flow through to a right overhead claw to your attacker's face.
Grafting Flow6. Cross out towards 7:30.
Flashing Wings (Front- Right Step-Through Punch)
1. An attacker from 12 o'clock comes at you with a right step-through punch.
2. Step towards 12 o'clock with your left foot in a left neutral bow as you execute a left inward block.
Grafting Flow3. Shift into a forward bow as you execute a right inward elbow strike to your attacker's ribs.
Grafting Flow4. Shift back into the left neutral bow as you execute a right outward elbow strike to your attacker's ribs.
Grafting Flow5. Execute a right outward raking hand spear to your attacker's eyes. Immediately follow that with a right inward raking hand spear. This left hand will grab your attacker's right arm and frictionally pull them down.
- Middle of Thundering Hammers
Grafting Flow6. Pivot back into the left forward bow as your left hand checks and pins your attacker's right arm and your arm executes a right inward handsword on an upward diagonal plane to your attacker's chin.
7. Cross out towards 6 o'clock.
Hugging Pendulum (Front- Right Drag-Up Side Kick)
1. An attacker from 12 o'clock comes at you with a shuffle right side kick (drag step, essentially).
2. From a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock push drag back to 7:30 staying in your right neutral bow as you execute a right downward block to the back of your attacker's leg. (They will then land stretched out with their back to you.)
3. Step your left foot to 1:30 into a front crossover as you execute a right inward middle knuckle rake to your attacker's ribs and a left palm strike to your attacker's right kidney. Note: I have also this done as a right inward claw. The left strike is added to keep them from rotating towards you. It maintains the angle of cancellation on their width zones.
Grafting Flow4. Execute a right knife-edge to your attacker's left inner knee to buckle it and cause them to fall.
- Dance of Darkness (especially if you favor the inward claw option)
5. As you land in a right neutral bow facing 1:30, execute a right outward backfist to your attacker's right jaw.
6. Shuffle in as you reverse the motion and execute a right inward hooking palm strike to your attacker's face.
7. Note: (Optional) If you want, cut the orbit on this and add an additional inward elbow and left palm strike to sandwich your attacker's head.
8. Cross out towards 7:30.
Repeated Devastation (Full Nelson)
1. An attacker at 6 o'clock grabs you in a full nelson.
2. Step your right foot to 3 o'clock into a narrow horse stance as you strike over and back of your head with both of your hands, putting fingers in your attacker's face and loosening the grip.
3. Utilize marriage of gravity and drop into a horse stance as you execute two outward overhead elbows to your attacker's biceps. Immediately thrust both fists towards the ground as you straighten your body. Note: This should break their grip and the thrust should pin your attacker's arms against your body.
Grafting Flow4. Step your left foot to 12 o'clock and pivot into a right neutral bow facing 6 o'clock. As you pivot, pin your attacker's left arm against your body and execute a right outward elbow strike to your attacker's face.
- Drive your elbows down and flow into:
5. Step your left foot back to your right and step your right foot to 12 o'clock and pivot into a left neutral bow facing 6 o'clock. As you pivot, check your attacker's right arm with your right hand and execute a left outward elbow to your attacker's face.
6. Cross out to 10:30.
Destructive Twins (Front- Two-Hand Lapel Grab; Pulling In)
1. An attacker at 12 o'clock grabs your lapels with both hands and pulls in.
2. Step your right foot forward into a right neutral bow as you execute a 'U' punch towards 12 o'clock. [Your left hand should be striking at your attacker's face and your right hand striking at the groin.]
3. Shift your right foot towards 1:00 as you snake your left arm down between your attacker's arm (striking the left down and sliding under the right. Simultaneously strike up against your attacker's left elbow. Snake your left hand under your attacker's left arm. Execute a left outward block and chamber your right hand as you pivot into a right forward bow. Note: This outward block is designed to clear out your attacker's arms and cross them up.
4. Execute a left hand spear towards your attacker's eyes.
5. Utilize torque and pivot into a horse stance facing 10:30 as you execute a right reverse punch to your attacker's ribs.
6. Step to 3 o'clock with your left foot into crossover. Unwind into a horse stance facing 6 o'clock as you pull your attacker through and execute a right upper-cut punch to their elbow.
7. Cross out towards 3 o'clock.
Defying the Storm (Front- Right Step-Through Roundhouse Club)
1. An attacker from 12 o'clock comes at you with a right roundhouse club swing.
2. Step your right foot to 12 o'clock into a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you execute a left extended outward handsword to your attacker's wrist simultaneous with a right inward hand sword to your attacker's bicep. Note: This should cause an attacker to drop the club. Also, make sure your right knee buckles the inside of your attacker's right knee.
Grafting Flow3. Grab your attacker's wrist with your left hand and your attacker's right elbow with your right arm.
- Five Swords
- If your attacker blocks your right arm's counter, slip your left under your attacker's left arm and flow into:
- Gripping Talon
- Reversing Mace
- Shield and Mace (opposite side)
- Circling Destruction
4. Step your right foot back to 6 o'clock into a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you utilize torque and opposing forces. (You will push the right wrist out and the pull on the left elbow to cause them to bend forward at the waist, possibly break their elbow joint.)
5. Execute a right knee strike to your attacker's chest.
6. As you land forward with your right foot to 12 o'clock into a right neutral bow, execute a right inward overhead elbow onto your attacker's upper spine.
7. Cross out.
Crossed Twigs (Rear- Two-Hand Direct Wrist Grab)
1. An attacker at 6 o'clock directly grabs your wrists with their hands; left hand to your left wrist, right to right.
2. Step your left foot to 1:30 into a front crossover as you grab your attacker's wrists.
Grafting Flow3. Turn into a right neutral bow facing 7:30 as you execute a right outward elbow to your attacker's face. Note: Do you let go of their arm yet as this will close their centerline and cancel their height zones.
- End of Flight to Freedom
4. Let go of your attacker's right arm as you continue your motion and change orbit to execute a right inward overhead elbow to your attacker's spine.
5. Execute a left knee strike to your attacker's stomach as you release your left hand and execute dual palm heel strikes to your attacker's kidneys.
6. Cross out towards 1:30.
1. An attacker at 12 o'clock pushes you with both hands.
2. Step your left foot to 6 o'clock into a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you execute a right inward handsword to the outside and top of your attacker's left arm and will loop into a right extended outward handsword on the outside of your attacker's right arm. (Your left hand will check at your solar plexus.) Note: This is a figure 8 motion that should emphasize the path of the motion rather than a line of action. By emphasizing the path, you will diagonally check your attacker's height and width zones by crossing them up.
3. Continue the motion with your right hand and grab your attacker's right wrist as you fade into a right cat stance.
Grafting Flow4. Settle into the cat stance as you pull your attacker's arm down and to your right. Simultaneous with this, execute a right front kick to your attacker's groin.
Grafting Flow5. Plant your right foot back to 7:30 into a left rear twist stance.
6. Release your attacker's right wrist and pivot counterclockwise as you execute a left spinning rear kick to your attacker's mid-section. Note: Your left hand should precede the kick and clear out your attacker's arms.
7. Gauge the distance with your left and execute a right rear kick to your attacker.
Grafting Flow8. Cross out towards 7:30.
- End of Intellectual Departure
- End of Flight to Freedom
1. An attacker at 12 o'clock comes at you with a right step-through punch.
2. Step your left foot to 10:30 into a left neutral bow facing 1:30 as you cock your left hand at your left hip and your right hand across your body so it is on top your left fist. Note: There is a parry version of this. With the step, execute a left inward parry to the outside of your attacker's right arm. Follow this with a right outward parry as you finish the step. Your left hand will be cocked at your left hip.
3. Pivot into a horse stance facing 1:30 as you execute a right vertical outward block against your attacker's right arm simultaneous with a left punch to your attacker's right ribs. Note: In the parry version, the right hand is there, so pivot and strike with the left.
Grafting Flow4. Shift into a left forward bow as you execute a right downward outward hammerfist to your attacker's right kidney.
- Shield and Sword (opposite side)
- The Back Breaker
- Kneel of Compulsion
5. Circle your left hand clockwise and pin your attacker right arm against their own body as you execute a right counterclockwise circle, striking your attacker's face with a right inward looping claw.
6. Drop into a left close kneel as you execute a right outward hand sword to the back of your attacker's right knee.
7. Execute a right knife-edge kick to your attacker's left knee.
8. Cross out.
1. An attacker at 12 o'clock comes at you with a right rear kick. Note: This kick may be delivered with a right step-through or a rear crossover.
2. From a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock, step your right foot back to 6 o'clock into a rear crossover as you execute a right downward block to your attacker's right leg. [Your left hand should check next to your right shoulder.
3. Execute a right knife-edge kick to your attacker's left inner knee.
4. Land in a right neutral bow towards 12 o'clock into a right neutral bow as you utilize marriage of gravity and execute a right inward overhead hammerfist to the right side of your attacker's neck.
5. Pivot into a right reverse bow as you execute a right back scoop kick to your attacker's groin.
6. Plant back in that right reverse bow between your attacker's legs as you use the right reverse bow to buckle the inside of your attacker's right leg. Note: This should drive them face down to the ground. Option: Many add a back elbow here.
7. Cross out towards 7:30.
1. An attacker at 12 o'clock grabs you in a bear hug, but leaves your arms free.
2. Step your left leg to 9 o'clock into a horse stance as you grab your attacker's right shoulder with your left hand, to cancel out their height zones, and execute a right palm strike to your attacker's left ear.
3. Step your right leg around and behind your attacker's right leg towards 3 o'clock into a horse stance.
4. Utilize torque and pivot to your left into a left forward bow facing 9 o'clock as you execute a right palm strike to your attacker's jaw. Note: Maintain your left hand hold of your attacker's right arm as he falls.
5. Execute a right thrusting heel kick to your attacker's chin. Note: Due to a variety of factors, if your attacker turns or slips out of your grasp, execute a right stomp to their ribs or kidney.
6. Release your left hand hold and sweep your attacker's arm with your right foot as you cross out towards 4:30.
1. An attacker at 6 o'clock locks your arms from behind.
2. With your feet together, bring your left foot up into your attacker's groin as you push down with your left hand and pinch your attacker's left leg.
Grafting Flow3. Turn and step counterclockwise (to 9 o'clock) with your right foot in a short step as your left arm grabs your attacker's left arm.
4. Complete the motion by circling counterclockwise still with your left foot, stepping your left to 9 o'clock. As you land in a horse stance facing 12 o'clock, execute a right vertical punch to your attacker's elbow.
Grafting Flow5. Cross out towards 9 o'clock.
1. An attacker at 12 o'clock grabs your lapel with their stiffened left arm.
2. Pin your attacker's left hand to your chest with your left as you simultaneously execute a right inward vertical forearm strike against your attacker's left elbow and execute a right front kick to your attacker's right inner knee. Note: This forearm strike will glance up, possibly into a punch to the face.
3. Land your right foot to 12 o'clock into a right neutral as you utilize marriage of gravity striking down with a right downward elbow to your attacker's left forearm.
Grafting Flow4. As your attacker's head comes down, execute a right upward elbow strike.
Grafting Flow5. Reverse the motion and execute a right downward elbow to your attacker's chest followed with a right overhead claw to your attacker's face.
6. Cross out towards 4:30.
1. An attacker at 12 o'clock locks your right arm. Note: Often taught against a figure-4 armlock.
2. Step your right foot to 10:30 into an inverted right neutral bow as you raise your right arm up and overhead to relieve pressure. Your left hand will pin and check your attacker's left hand. (If you happen to clip them with an upward elbow here, excellent.)
Grafting Flow3. Pivot counterclockwise into a left neutral bow facing 4:30 as you execute a left back elbow strike to your attacker's ribs. Simultaneous with this motion, pull with your right arm, breaking your attacker's left arm across your right shoulder.
Grafting Flow4. Pivot back into a horse stance as you execute a right back elbow strike to your attacker's mid-section.
5. Cross out towards 6 o'clock.
1. An attacker at 12 o'clock grabs your lapels with both hands and pulls in.
2. As your attacker pulls you in, step your right foot to 12 o'clock into a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you pin both of your attacker's hands to your chest and simultaneously execute a right uppercut to your attacker's solar plexus.
Grafting Flow3. Circle your right hand counterclockwise while your left hand is still pinning as you execute a right diagonally inward fist rake down and across your attacker's nose.
4. Continue the motion so you strike onto your attacker's forearms.
5. Instantly reverse the motion with a right outward handsword to your attacker's throat.
6. Cut the circle in half as you execute a right inward elbow strike simultaneous with a left palm strike to your attacker's jaw.
7. Cross out towards 7:30.