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

2. Step your left foot to 6 o'clock as you pin your attacker's hand with your left and cock your right hand at your right hip.

3. Unwind into a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock utilizing torque as you simultaneously execute a right vertical middle knuckle (or punch) to your attacker's right floating ribs.

4. As your attacker begins to bend over, pivot into a right forward bow facing 12 o'clock as you execute a left palm strike to your attacker's jaw simultaneously with a right extended outward block to the inside of your attacker's arm.

Grafting Flow

• Raking Mace

6. Cross out towards 7:30.

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock pushes your left shoulder with their right hand.

2. Immediately and simultaneously turn your body counterclockwise, thus riding the force of the push and using your attacker's force, borrowed force. As you do this, step your right foot into a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you pin their right hand with your left and simultaneously execute a right palm strike to your attacker's chin. Note: your right step may also buckle your attacker's knee.

Grafting Flow

• Calming the Storm
• Five Swords
• Defying the Storm

Grafting Flow

• Circling Wing

5. Follow through and execute a right outward elbow strike to your floating ribs.

6. Using residual torque, follow through with a right backfist to your attacker's floating ribs or kidney. Follow through and cock your right hand at your right hip.

7. Execute a right vertical back knuckle strike to your attacker's chin.

Grafting Flow

• Change uppercut to a push and go into Calming the Storm

1. An attacker from 12 o'clock comes at you with a right punch while in a left foot forward fighting stance.

2. Step your left foot forward towards 10:30 into a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you simultaneously execute a left inward block to your attacker's punch.

Grafting Flow

• Thundering Hammers
• Sleeper
• Flashing Wings
• Flashing Mace
• Attacking Mace
• Protecting Fans

4. Switch your hands so your right is now high against your attacker's right arm and your left is low. Execute a right step-through knee kick to your attacker's groin. (This gets their weight shifted off their right leg so you can grab.)

5. Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you simultaneously execute a right inward elbow as you grab the back of your attacker's right knee and pull towards you. Note: This move should knock them on their back. The pull and strike must counteract each other to be effective.

6. Execute a right backfist to your attacker's left knee. Note: This is done in case of an unintentional move; their left leg may come up when they are dropped to the ground.

7. Drop into a right wide kneel stance and take advantage of marriage of gravity and execute a right inward handsword onto your attacker's groin.

8. Cross out towards 7:30.

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

2. Step your right foot to 4:30 into a left neutral bow facing 10:30 as you execute a right inward downward block (palm up) followed by a left downward block to your attacker's right leg.

Grafting Flow

• Checking the Storm

Grafting Flow

• Twisted Twig
• Circling Wing
• Bow of Compulsion
• End of Thrusting Wedge

5. Cross out towards 4:30.

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

2. Hop forward to 11 o'clock with your left foot as your right hand simultaneously jerks on your attacker's arm pulling them down.

3. Simultaneously execute a left strike against your attacker's elbow joint as you execute a right knee kick your attacker's groin.

Grafting Flow

• Entwined Maces

Grafting Flow

• Broken Gift
• Gift of Destiny

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock wraps you in a front headlock with their right arm choking.

2. Breath. (Tuck your chin to the left and against your chest.) Grab your attacker's right hand with your left hand to breath a little easier as you step your right foot to 12 o'clock in a right wide kneel and simultaneously execute a right reverse handsword up into the groin.

3. Execute a left outward handsword to your attacker's right knee as your right hand maintains a check on your attacker's right arm. Note: This handsword also checks their right knee.

4. Execute a right hammerfist to your attacker's left knee as your left hand returns to maintain a check on your attacker's right arm. Note: This also checks their left leg, but also sets you up for the final strike.

5. Execute a right obscure elbow to your attacker's body, contouring up and striking through your attacker's jaw.

6. Execute a right downward diagonal inward elbow strike as you execute a left palm strike to your attacker's face.

Grafting Flow

• End of Twisted Twig

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

2. Step your left foot to 6 o'clock as you simultaneously pin your attacker's hand with your left hand and cock your right hand at your hip. Note: During this pin, rotate your hand clockwise to position the elbow for easiest break.

Grafting Flow

• Clutching Feathers

Grafting Flow

• Reversing Mace
• If a punch comes in, Shield and Mace

5. Execute a right snapping outward handsword to your attacker's throat.

Grafting Flow

• Five Swords

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock comes at you with a right hand push to your left shoulder.

2. Step your left foot to 11 o'clock into a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you use borrowed force from your attacker. Note: You will ride the push so you are facing 3 o'clock.

3. As you step forward, your right arm will come up and pin your attacker's wrist against your chest as you execute a left inward vertical forearm strike against the elbow to break your attacker's arm.

Grafting Flow

• Flashing Mace
• Flashing Wings

Grafting Flow

• Desperate Falcons
• End of Circling Wing
• End of Twisted Twig

6. Pull your attacker's head down and toward the ground as you simultaneously execute a knee to your attacker's stomach.

Grafting Flow

• End of Crossed Twigs

Grafting Flow

• Middle of Five Swords
• End of Circling Wing
• End of Twisted Twig

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

2. Step your right foot to 12 o'clock into a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you execute a right inward block to your attacker's forearm, your left hand checking at the wrist. Note: Your right knee will also be executing a pinning check as it is inside your attacker's right knee.

Grafting Flow

• Defying the Storm
• Calming the Storm

Grafting Flow

• If your right counter gets blocked, move your left hand under your attacker's left block and:
• Gripping Talon
• Repeating Mace
• Reversing Mace
• Circling Destruction

5. Take advantage of the anticipated response (i.e. their gut jutting forward due to the strike) and execute a right uppercut punch as you pivot back into a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock.

6. Slide your foot to 4:30 as you execute a left outward handsword to your attacker's neck. Note: Your right hand will circle completely around for the final strike.

7. Pivot into a right neutral bow facing 10:30 as you pull your attacker in and execute a right inward handsword to the back of your attacker's neck.

8. Cross out towards 4:30.

1. An attacker from 12 o'clock comes at you with a left front step-through kick.

2. Step your right foot to 3 o'clock into a fighting horse stance facing 9 o'clock as you simultaneously execute a right inward downward block (palm up) followed by a left downward to the outside of your attacker's left leg.

Grafting Flow

• End of Circling Destruction
• Step forward into Shield and Sword
• Middle of The Back Breaker

4. Execute a right step-through front kick to your attacker's groin. Note: You can add a scoop to this if you'd like to.

Grafting Flow

• Leaping Crane (opposite side)

Grafting Flow

• End of Retreating Pendulum
• End of Leaping Crane

1. An attacker at 6 o'clock gets you in a full nelson lock.

2. Step to your left into a horse stance as you execute two outward overhead elbows that pull on your attacker's arms to break their grip. Note: Some versions of this technique omit this step.

Grafting Flow

• Crashing Wings
• Spiraling Twig

4. Pivot your body slightly to 7:30, bending your left knee as you aim into a rear bow. Execute a right rear scoop kick your attacker's left knee. Then, upon finding the knee, execute a right knife-edge kick to your attacker's right knee. Execute a right stomp on your attacker's right foot.

Grafting Flow

• Repeated Devastation
• If knife-edge kick fails, try to flow into Spiraling Twig

Note: I have seen the above repetition omitted in favor of thrusting your right leg to 7:30 to buckle out your attacker's left leg. Then stepping your right foot to 1:30 as you hook your attacker's right ankle. As you step through, execute a shoulder shove to your attacker's chest.

6. Step with your right foot to 10:30 and cross out. Note: Optional strike- as you step you can execute a right outward handsword instead of bringing it to guard.

1. An attacker at 9 o'clock gets me in a right arm side headlock.

2. Step your right foot to 10:30 into a right close kneel stance as you tuck your head to the left and execute a right hammerfist to your attacker's groin simultaneous with a left hammerfist to your attacker's left kidney.

3. Circle your left arm over your attacker's right shoulder and grab your attacker. Note: Ideally this grab is to the underside of the nose (philtrim), but can go to the hair, chin, whatever you can get hold of.

4. Stand as you use a left anchored elbow in order to create a fulcrum with your forearm and elbow against your attacker's back and shoulder area to increase your leverage.

5. Pivot into a left forward bow facing 6 o'clock as you utilize torque and deliver a right palm strike to your attacker's chin. Note: Your left hand will release your attacker and become a positional check on top of your attacker's arm at your left shoulder to guide the arm off as your attacker falls; this simply wards against unintentional moves.

Grafting Flow

• Continue into Escape from Death

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

2. Step your left foot to 12 o'clock into a left neutral bow as you roll your right hand in a clockwise fashion over your attacker's wrist. As you retain control of your attacker's right arm, execute a left forearm strike to your attacker's right elbow joint.

3. Pivot into a left reverse bow as you roll your forearm over your attacker's right, doubling them over. Note: This pivot gives you additional torque to take them over and sets you up for the next strike.

Grafting Flow

• Middle of Grasp of Death
• Middle of Defying the Storm

5. Execute a left palm strike down to your attacker's face.

6. Claw your attacker's face as you anchor your left elbow, raking it down your attacker's spine. Note: This anchoring simply maintains control and pushes them further down.

7. Continue the motion of the anchored elbow. Execute a right inward overhead elbow to your attacker's spine as you flow into a left close kneel.

8. As the elbow comes down, execute a right knee strike to your attacker's face. Note: This is essentially a sandwiching effect. Their head will been driven down into your rising knee.

9. Cross out towards 4:30.

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock comes lunging at you with a left step-through push.

2. Step your left foot to 4:30 as you execute a left outward hooking parry (waiter's hand).

Grafting Flow

• Shield and Mace (opposite side)

4. Immediately reverse the motion and execute a right backfist to your attacker's left ribs.

Grafting Flow

• Shield and Sword

6. Cross out towards 4:30.

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

2. Step your left foot to 6 o'clock into a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you execute a right extended outward block to the inside of your attacker's forearm.

Grafting Flow

• End of Snapping Twig

4. Follow the motion and execute a right outward elbow to your attacker's solar plexus. Your left hand should be checking high.

Grafting Flow

• Bow of Compulsion
• Twisted Twig
• Circling Wing
• Spreading the Branch

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock grabs you in a bear hug leaving your arms free.

2. Step your right foot back to 6 o'clock into a left neutral bow facing 12 o'clock, simultaneously cock your right hand at chest level as a half-fist (palm up) and execute a left inverted backfist to your attacker's left temple or jaw.

3. Grab your attacker's hair with your left hand, utilizing an anchored elbow to expose the neck.

4. Shift into a left forward bow as you torque your right hand and execute a right snapping half-fist (now palm down) to your attacker's throat.

Grafting Flow

• End of Grip of Death
• End of Escape from Death

1. An attacker at 6 o'clock wrenches your right arm in a hammerlock.

2. Step your left foot back to 6 o'clock into a fighting horse stance facing 9 o'clock as you execute a left outward elbow to your attacker's face.

3. Continue the motion so you execute a left outward handclaw to your attacker's face.

4. Wrap arm down and under attacker's right arm.

5. Pivot into a right forward bow facing 10:30 as you execute a left uppercut to break your attacker's right elbow and create an angle of cancellation.

Grafting Flow

• Obscure Claws (opposite side)
• Broken Ram (opposite side)

7. Execute a right inward chop down onto their vertebrae as you simultaneously execute a right knee up into your attacker's face.

8. Land forward into a right neutral bow and push them off.

9. Cross out towards 7:30.

1. An attacker at 3 o'clock grabs your right shoulder with their left hand.

2. Step your right foot to 3 o'clock as your left hand pins your attacker's hand to your shoulder. Simultaneously execute a right back elbow to your attacker's solar plexus.

3. Utilize marriage of gravity and execute a right back hammerfist to your attacker's groin.

4. Execute a right underhand claw.

5. Rip up and execute a right obscure elbow to your attacker's chin.

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

2. Standing in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock, step your left foot to 4:30 as you execute a right inward parry followed by a left outward parry [into a waiter's block] to your attacker's left arm. Continue the motion of your right hand. As you settle into your right neutral bow facing 10:30, execute a right backfist to your attacker's left ribs.

Grafting Flow

• Circling Destruction
• End of Wings of Silk
• Shield and Sword

4. Execute a right downward diagonal round kick to your attacker's left knee.

5. Cross out towards 4:30.

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock grabs you in a bear hug, and pins your arms.

2. Sink into a left close kneel stance (dropping your right foot back to 6 o'clock) as you execute simultaneous thumb strikes to your attacker's bladder.

3. As your left hand checks your attacker's right arm, have your right hand execute a frictional pull on your attacker's left arm. Simultaneous with this motion, execute a right knee strike to your attacker's groin.

4. Land in a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock as you execute a right inward elbow to your attacker's face.

5. Cross out towards 7:30.

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock locks your right wrist.

2. Step your right foot to 12 o'clock as you relieve the pressure on your right wrist with your left hand. As you step into a right neutral bow facing 12 o'clock, execute a right upward elbow your attacker's chin.

Grafting Flow

• If your attacker has already started turning your hand, go to the outside with an upward elbow, around and down onto their arm and flow into:
• Circling Wing
• Right hammerfist to kidney and then Flashing Wings

4. Pivot back into a right neutral bow as you execute a right outward elbow to your attacker's solar plexus.

Grafting Flow

• Spreading the Branch
• Entwined Maces
• Fatal Deviation

Grafting Flow

• Entwined Maces

Grafting Flow

Before cross out, drop back into the end of Squeezing the Peach

1. An attacker at 3 o'clock grabs your right shoulder with their left hand.

2. Step your left foot to 12 o'clock into a narrow stance as you simultaneously pin their right hand to your shoulder with your left hand as you cock your right hand at your left shoulder.

3. Unwind into a right neutral bow facing 4:30 as you utilize torque and execute a right outward handsword to your attacker's neck.

Grafting Flow

• Five Swords

5. Cross out toward 10:30.

1. An attacker at 12 o'clock comes at you with a right uppercut punch.

2. Step your left foot back to 6 o'clock into a right neutral bow as you execute a downward inward block (palm up) to your attacker's uppercut.

3. Execute a left overhead claw as you shift into a right forward bow.

4. Your left hand will slide down and frictionally pull on your attacker's arm as you pivot back into a right neutral bow executing a right uppercut to your attacker's chin.

Grafting Flow

• Middle of Desperate Falcons
• Middle of Five Swords
• Middle of Twisted Twig
• Middle of Circling Wing

1. An attacker at 6 o'clock grabs you in a bear hug leaving your arms free.

2. Step your right foot to 3 o'clock into a horse stance facing 12 o'clock as you execute right and left outward overhead elbows down on top of your attacker's elbow joints to break the grab. Note: You will utilize marriage of gravity to make this optimally effective.

Grafting Flow

• Spiraling Twig

4. Circle your left foot behind your attacker's right leg into a left reverse bow.

5. Pivot into a left neutral bow towards 7:30 as you execute a left outward elbow to your attacker's face. Note: To conserve motion, your right hand will be cocked high, ready to strike.

6. Continue to pivot into a left neutral bow facing 7:30 as you execute a right inward downward hammerfist to your attacker's bladder / groin area.

7. Pivot back into a left neutral bow, causing them to crash to the ground and cross out towards 12 o'clock.