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.

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 Flow

• Twisted Twig
• Circling Wing
• End of Menacing Twirl

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 Flow

• Dance of Death
• Thundering Hammers
• Flashing Mace

Grafting Flow

• Destructive Kneel
• Dance of Darkness

Grafting Flow

• Middle of Thundering Hammers

Grafting Flow

• Flashing Mace

7. Cross out towards 6 o'clock.

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 Flow

• 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.

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 Flow

• Drive your elbows down and flow into:
• Crashing Wings
• Squatting Sacrifice

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.

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 Flow

• Heavenly Ascent

Grafting Flow

• Spreading the Branch
• Capturing the Storm

5. Cross out towards 6 o'clock.

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 biceps.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 Flow

• 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.

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 Flow

• Cross of Death

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.

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 Flow

• Gift of Destruction
• Entwined Maces

Grafting Flow

• Attacking Mace
• Evading the Storm
• Protecting Fans
• End of Grasp of Death
• End of Crossing Talon

6. Release your attacker's right wrist and pivot counterclockwise as you execute a left spinning rear kick to your attacker's midsection.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 Flow

• 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 Flow

• 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 chokes you with both their hands.

2. Step your left foot to 9 o'clock into a horse stance facing 12 o'clock as you directly grab both of your attacker's wrists with your hands. (Right to right, left to left.)

3. Step your right foot 10:30 into a transitional right neutral bow as you turn your head counterclockwise. Pivot into a left neutral bow facing 4:30 as you cross your attacker's arms at or above the elbows. As you do this, jerk down to cancel their height zones.

4. Execute a right knee kick up to your attacker's elbows. Extend your right leg into a right front kick to your attacker's groin.

5. Land forward into a right neutral bow facing 4:30 as you execute a right inward elbow to your attacker's left jaw hinge.

6. Cross out.

1. An attacker from 12 o'clock comes at you with a right step-through round club swing.

2. Shuffle back with your left foot to 7:30 into a right neutral bow as you place both both hands at chest level. (This should get you into a Zone of Sanctuary and cause the swing to go past you. They counter by reversing their swing into a backhand club strike.

3. Step your left foot forward to 1:30 into a left neutral bow as you a left forearm strike to your attacker's right elbow and a right forearm strike to your attacker's right wrist.

4. Instantly grab your attacker's arm and push out with your left while pulling with your right as you step your right foot to 10:30 into a left neutral bow facing 4:30. Note: you are using a rolling action on your attacker's arm, so that when combined with the rotational force of the technique, they will spiral down.

5. Execute a right front kick to your attacker' right ribs. (Your right hand will go back to cock for the final strike.)

6. As you land forward into a right neutral bow facing 4:30 execute a right rising back knuckle to your attacker's face.

7. Cross out to 12 o'clock.

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 Flow

• 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 right foot back to 6 o'clock into a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you execute right and left extended outward handswords to the inside of your attacker's wrists.

Grafting Flow

• Parting Wings

4. Execute a right step-through slicing heel kick to your attacker's right lower ribcage.

5. Prior to planting your right foot, pivot your entire body counterclockwise (180 degrees) on the ball of your left foot. During this motion, twist your attacker's arms and cross them counterclockwise.

6. Plant your right foot to 10:30 into a left neutral bow facing 6 o'clock.

7. Without hesitation, force your attacker's arms to loop your attacker's arms forward, down, and back to you and you push drag back to 10:30. Note: This action should flip your attacker's body so they are almost horizontal to the ground, face up.

8. Pull your attacker's wrists to you as you execute a right knee kick to your attacker's upper spine or head.

9. Plant your right foot back and cross out to 10:30.

1. An attacker from 12 o'clock comes at you with a right step-through punch.

2. Step to 11 o'clock with your left foot into a left neutral bow as you execute a left inward block to the outside of your attacker's right arm and simultaneously cock your right hand above your right shoulder. Note: This cocking motion can also clip the inside of your attacker's right wrist and hyper-extend or even break their right arm.

Grafting Flow

• Glancing Salute
• Thundering Hammers
• Flashing Wings
• Dance of Death
• Attacking Mace

4. Immediately pivot counterclockwise (180 degrees) as you execute a left outward backfist to your attacker's right lower ribs. Simultaneously have your right hand execute a bracing angle check to your attacker's upper right arm.

Grafting Flow

• Leaping Crane

6. Utilize marriage of gravity as you execute a right overhead back knuckle to your attacker's face. Note: I have also seen this final move done with a reverse marriage of gravity as you explode up with a rising back knuckle to your attacker's face.

7. Cross out to 10:30.

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock grabs your right hand with their right hand.

2. Step your right foot to 12 o'clock into a right neutral bow as you simultaneously have your left hand grab your attacker's right wrist. As you grab, execute a right inward elbow to your attacker's solar plexus.

3. Circle your right hand counterclockwise, contouring along your attacker's fingers with the palm of your hand. [Your fingers are up, thumb down.] Grab your attacker's fingers. Note: There is a right upward flapping elbow that is an accident. It happens due to the grab done in this step.

4. Step your right foot to 6 o'clock into a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you turn your right hand clockwise, twisting your attacker's wrist palm up. At the same time, turn your left hand counterclockwise using your attacker's wrist as a pivot point. At the completion of your right hand twist, reach further around your attacker' wrist with your left hand to twist your attacker's wrist further. As you settle into this, release your right hand and return it to chamber. End result, your attacker will be bent over, their palm up, fingers high, the stress locking their arm out.

Grafting Flow

• End of Defying the Storm

6. Execute a right front kick to your attacker's solar plexus.

7. Plant your right foot back to 6 o'clock and cross out to 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 Flow

• Spreading the Branch

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 Flow

• Circling Destruction
• Gripping Talon

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock grabs your right wrist with their left hand.

2. Step your right foot to 12 o'clock into a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you circle your right hand counterclockwise, under and to the outside of your attacker's left wrist as you circle your left hand counterclockwise and grab your attacker's left wrist. This frees your right hand to execute a right back hammerfist to your attacker's groin.

Grafting Flow

• Crossing Talon (opposite side)

4. Follow through and reverse the action, executing a right outward elbow to your attacker's right ribs.

5. Step your left foot to 1:30 into a left rear crossover as you execute a right backfist to your attacker's left ribs. (Meanwhile, maintain control of your attacker's left hand.)

6. Step your right foot to 1:30 into a right reverse bow to buckle to the inside of your attacker's left leg as you execute a right looping wrist strike to the right side of your attacker's neck. (Coordinate this move by yanking on your attacker's left arm.)

7. As your attacker falls, execute a right knee strike to your attacker's face.

8. Continue the motion and cross out to 4:30.

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock in a left fighting stance throws a right reverse punch.

2. Step your left foot to 10:30 into a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you simultaneously execute a left inward parry to the outside of your attacker's right arm and a right inward vertical middle knuckle rake to your attacker's right ribs.

Grafting Flow

• End of Retreating Pendulum
• End of Hugging Pendulum
• Leaping Crane

4. Step your right foot to 1:30 into a right neutral bow to buckle your attacker's right knee with your right knee as you execute a right inward elbow to your attacker's right ribs. (Your left hand is now bracing against your attacker's right elbow.)

Grafting Flow

• Circling the Horizon
• Flashing Wings
• End of Flashing Mace

6. Plant your right scoop kick back to 7:30 into a left neutral bow facing 1:30.

7. Cross out.

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.

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock comes at you to tackle with their arms spread wide.

2. From a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock, step your left foot to 3 o'clock as you execute a right downward parry to your attacker's left arm simultaneous with a left downward parry to your attacker's right arm. Continue the motion of your right arm and as you settle into a right neutral bow facing 9 o'clock, execute a right inward overhead hammerfist to the back of your attacker's neck. (Left hand should be checking against your attacker's right.)

3. With your attacker's left arm trying to grab your waist, pivot into a right reverse bow as you loop your right arm under your attacker's left arm and execute a left uppercut to 4:30. (With your body as the fulcrum, this should cause a break.)

Grafting Flow

• End of Gripping Talon
• Middle of Locked Wing
• Obscure Claws

5. As you plant your foot back to to 10:30, aim to buckle out your attacker's left knee. As you do this, loop your hand counterclockwise and over your attacker's left arm to execute a right outward downward hammerfist to your attacker's left jaw. Note: Synchronize these action with marriage of gravity as you settle into your right reverse bow.

6. Cross out to 4:30.

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock comes at you with a right step-through punch.

2. Step your left foot to 9 o'clock as you execute a left inward parry to the outside of your attacker's right arm. During this action, have your right foot slide to your left into a right cat stance as your right hand circles clockwise covering past your groin, tracking under your left wrist. As you settle into the cat stance, execute a right vertical back knuckle to your attacker's right cheek bone.

Grafting Flow

• Taming the Mace

Grafting Flow

• Flashing Wings

5. Follow through with your hand and immediately execute a right reverse hammerfist up to your attacker's groin. (Your left hand is still checking your attacker's arm.)

6. Cross out to 9 o'clock.