REQUIRED TECHNIQUES FOR 2ND BROWN BELT
1. CLUTCHING FEATHERS (front left hand hair grab)
- 1. Standing naturally, step back with your left foot (into a right neutral bow), simultaneously pin opponent's left hand (to your head) with your left hand as you deliver a right middle finger fist to opponent's left armpit (have your fist strike vertically).
- 2. While in a right neutral bow, strike to the inside of your opponent's left arm with first a left inward and then a right outward block as your left hand immediately continues its course of action and cocks to your left hip.
- 3. Shift to a right forward bow as you deliver a left heel thrust to opponent's jaw. Simultaneously convert your right outward block into an extended outward block, keeping your right extended outward block in place for protection, as well as in position for the next move.
- 4. Immediately shift into a right neutral bow as you deliver a right raking knuckle strike to bridge of opponent's nose. Without any loss of momentum pivot into a right reverse bow while continuing your right hand in a counter clockwise circle, slightly changing the orbit, and convert it into a right downward hammer fist to opponent's groin.
- 5. From the right reverse bow deliver a right rear scoop kick to your opponent's testicles.
- 6. Right from the kick go into a right front crossover and cover out twice.
2. TRIGGERED SALUTE (front right hand direct push)
- 1. Standing naturally, while your opponent pushes your left shoulder with his right hand, step forward and to your left with your right foot (to eleven o'clock) so as to cause a buckle from the inside of opponent's right knee. Simultaneously pin your opponent's right hand to your left shoulder with your left hand and strike to opponent's jaw with a right forward heel thrust.
- 2. Immediately drop your right hand and scrape opponent's right biceps and forearm while circling your right arm counter clockwise to execute the next strike. This action will check your opponent's right arm and force him to bend forward.
- 3. Continue circling your right arm counter clockwise and deliver a right inward horizontal elbow strike to opponent's left rib cage.
- 4. With your left hand still pinning and after following through with your first elbow shot, deliver a right outward horizontal elbow strike to opponent's right rib cage or solar plexus, followed by a right thrusting chop to shoulder.
- 5. Release your left hand and execute a left overhead five finger claw to opponent's face as you cock your right fist (clenched and palm up) under your right chest. (After your left claw delivery your left forearm is then utilized as a pinning check.)
- 6. Follow-up with a right thrusting back knuckle (delivered vertically and straight up) to opponent's jaw.
- 7. From the right back knuckle, left rear crossover (toward twelve o'clock) and deliver a right (underhand) back elbow strike to opponent's solar plexus. Have your left hand claw opponent's face in the process and then guard your own face area.
- 8. Have your right foot step out to one and two o'clock (thrust it and lock it out) as it buckles opponent's left knee from the inside out (at the moment of contact you should automatically be in a right reverse bow. Simultaneously strike down to opponent's groin with a right downward hammer fist or right heel of palm as your left hand still guards your face.
- 9. From the right reverse bow deliver a right knee kick to opponent's right inner knee.
- 10. Right from the kick go into a right front crossover and cover out twice.
3. DANCE OF DEATH (front straight right punch)
- 1. Standing in a left neutral bow, step forward and to your left with your left foot (toward ten o'clock to get out of the line of attack). Simultaneously strike to the outside of opponent's right punch with your left inward block as your right arm hangs naturally to the right of your body.
- 2. With your left hand still guarding, strike to opponent's groin with a right upward vertical reverse hand sword while pivoting into a left forward bow.
- 3. Immediately step forward and to your left (to eleven o'clock) with your right foot (so as to buckle your opponent's right knee) into a right neutral bow as your right elbow strikes horizontally into opponent's right rib cage. Simultaneously have your left hand grab back of opponent's right knee and pull toward you.
- 4. With opponent now on his back (with his head facing between ten and eleven o'clock) have your right back knuckle strike down and out (from left to right) to inside of opponent's left knee to force his leg out, thus giving you a more desirable opening to the groin area. Your left hand should maintain grabbing opponent's right ankle.
- 5. Continue the action of the left back knuckle going out and then return with a right inward downward fingertip slice to opponent's groin area, while your left hand still maintains grab on opponent's right ankle.
- 6. Slide your left hand grab and shift it from the outside right heel to the top of opponent's toes while your right hand grabs outside of opponent's right heel.
- 7. Immediately push down on opponent's toes with your left heel of palm and pull up on opponent's right outside heel with your right hand and twist clockwise with both hands to snap opponent's right ankle. With the snap your opponent will turn from his back onto his stomach.
- 8. Release grabbing with both hands and left heel stomp to opponent's lower spine (stepping toward one and two o'clock).
- 9. Stand on opponent's spine with your left foot as your right leg closes to your left leg and then plants back and to the right to four o'clock.
- 10. Lift your left leg off of opponent's spine and replant it toward eleven o'clock as it pinches opponent's left kidney.
- 11. Drop into a left wide kneel as your left hand checks opponent's right shoulder blade and your right hand chops down to opponent's neck.
- 12. Immediately raise up and stomp upper spine of opponent with your right heel of foot (heel stomp).
- 13. Stand on opponent's upper spine with your right foot and plant your left foot toward eleven o'clock.
- 14. Cock your right foot and deliver a right (downward) back heel kick to opponent's head.
- 15. Right front crossover and cover out twice.
4. GIFT OF DESTRUCTION (handshake)
- 1. With right hand shaking and while standing naturally, hop forward and slightly to your left (toward ten o'clock) with your left foot as your right hand pulls your opponent's hand toward you.
- 2. With the above action, simultaneously strike in and against the joint of your opponent's right elbow with your left heel of palm as you deliver a right knee kick to opponent's groin or stomach.
- 3. As you plant your right foot forward and against the inside portion of opponent's right knee to cause a buckle (in a right neutral bow), deliver a right inward elbow strike to chest of opponent, checking opponent's right arm with your left hand.
- 4. Immediately slide your left foot counter clockwise to four o'clock (into a right neutral bow) as your left hand strikes with a heel palm and five finger claw to opponent's face. Have your right hand cover low and horizontally across your navel.
- 5. From your right neutral bow execute a right outward strike, converting it into a right reverse back knuckle rake toward you while striking and breaking opponent's bridge of nose. Your left hand now drops into a low horizontal covering check.
- 6. With same right striking hand strike down with a hammer fist to left hinge of opponent's jaw in order to dislocate it.
- 7. While strike is being executed and without loss of momentum shift into a horse stance (side horse facing toward eight o'clock) and deliver a looping downward hammer fist strike (with your right elbow anchored) to upper abdominal area of opponent.
- 8. Right front crossover and cover out twice.
5. LOCKING HORNS (front head lock)
- 1. With feet in line with each other and body bent forward, step forward with your right foot and deliver a right upward vertical reverse hand sword to opponent's groin.
- 2. Immediately follow up with a lifting vertical elbow strike to opponent's jaw.
- 3. After snapping the elbow, loop the right elbow and strike again with it driving from one o'clock down to seven o'clock, striking opponent's left hinge of jaw.
- 4. Left front crossover (toward twelve o'clock) into a left front twist stance as you execute a right horizontal back knuckle strike to right floating ribs of opponent simultaneous with a left heel pushdown strike to opponent's solar plexus (fingers are horizontal and pointed toward you).
- 5. From your left front twist stance deliver a right knee kick to opponent's groin.
- 6. From the knee kick immediately have your right foot (which is presently in the air) stomp to instep of opponent's right foot.
- 7. With your right foot still planted on opponent's right foot have your left foot cross back of your right foot and stomp to instep of opponent's left foot.
- 8. Left step through and cover out twice.
6. LONE KIMONO (front left hand lapel grab)
- 1. Standing naturally (before pinning opponent's left hand to your chest) execute a left inward two finger eye hook and then pin opponent's left hand to your chest with your left hand as you step back into a right neutral bow stance, immediately deliver a right upward strike to left elbow of opponent to cause an elbow break.
- 2. Have your left hand maintain your pin as you deliver a right torquing back knuckle strike to his left rib cage.
- 3. Immediately release your left hand and as you switch into a right forward bow stance execute a left outward hand sword strike to his left side of neck as your right hand does a right extended outward block to clear his arm out of the way.
- 4. Deliver a right inward raking back knuckle strike to the bridge of opponent's nose (traveling from 1:00 to 7:00 o'clock) as you drag your left foot to your right foot, immediately execute a right knife edge kick to the inside of opponent's right knee to buckle and drop opponent to the ground.
- 5. Right front crossover and cover out twice to 6 o'clock.
7. GLANCING SALUTE (front right hand cross push)
- 1. Standing naturally, while opponent pushes your right shoulder with his right hand, step forward and to your left with your left foot (toward ten o'clock into a left neutral bow) and immediately pivot to your right into a right front bow (facing three o'clock) as your right arm pins opponent's right wrist to your chest and your left forearm strikes out and against the joint of your opponent's right elbow.
- 2. Pivot to your left (toward twelve o'clock) into a left front bow as your left hand pins opponent's right arm to his body and your right heel of palm strikes to opponent's jaw.
- 3. Hook the back of opponent's neck with your right hand (forming the shape of the crane). Pull opponent's neck down as your right knee strikes to opponent's stomach.
- 4. Plant your right foot forward (toward twelve o'clock) into a right neutral bow and deliver a right horizontal inward elbow strike to opponent's head as your left heel of palm simultaneously strikes to opposite side of opponent's head to cause a sandwich effect.
- 5. Drag your left foot toward your fight foot and step to two o'clock with your right foot, snapping your right foot into a right reverse bow in order to buckle opponent's left leg from inside of his left inner knee. Simultaneous with this action execute a right downward heel palm strike to opponent's groin while your left hand guards high.
- 6. Have your right foot immediately crossover your left foot (fairly high and toward seven o'clock) so that your right knee strikes to the inside of opponent's right knee and buckles him and then plants into a right front twist stance as your left fingers hook to opponent's eyes.
- 7. Left step through and cross out twice.
8. FIVE SWORDS (front roundhouse right punch)
- 1. While in a right neutral bow, step forward and slightly to your right with your right foot (toward ten o'clock and while still in a right neutral bow) and deliver a right inward strike to inside of opponent's right punch using your left hand to check.
- 2. Immediately strike to opponent's right neck with your right outward chop.
- 3. Left finger thrust to opponent's eyes as right hand cocks to your right hip. This is done while you pivot into a right forward bow.
- 4. With left hand now guarding, deliver a right uppercut to opponent's
- solar plexus as you pivot to a right neutral bow.
- 5. Have your left guarding hand circle counter clockwise and execute an outward five finger claw to opponent's face (ripping horizontally from your right to left), your right hand is guarding and checking low.
- 6. Deliver a right thrusting chop to left neck of opponent.
- 7. Followed by a left horizontal inward five finger claw to opponent's face as your left hand cocks (palm up) to your left heart.
- 8. Right reverse bow as you execute a right outward chop to right side of opponent's neck.
- 9. From right reverse bow deliver a right rising back stiff leg kick between crotch and to groin of opponent.
- 10. Right front crossover and cover out twice.
9. SCRAPING HOOF (full nelson)
- 1. While in a full nelson, thrust both of your fists toward the ground as you straighten your knees, back and neck.
- 2. Immediately bend your left knee as you deliver a right back scooping heel kick to opponent's left shin. Then with the knife-edge of your right foot, kick to opponent's right shin and scrape the shin on the way down to stomp opponent's right instep with the heel of your right foot.
- 3. From your right stomp, shift your right foot back and to seven o'clock into a right reverse bow, in order to buckle opponent's left leg from the inside of his left knee. Keep your hands guarding and covering at all times.
- 4. Immediately left front crossover and step out into a right neutral bow toward five o'clock with your right foot to buckle opponent's right knee from the inside out thus forcing your opponent onto his back with his legs spread open.
- 5. Left rear crossover and execute a right back heel kick to opponent's groin while he is still on his back.
- 6. Right front crossover and cover out twice.
10. GRIP OF DEATH (flank head lock)
- 1. With opponent applying lock from your left side, step forward and to your left with your right foot (toward ten o'clock while going into a right close kneel, assuming both of you are facing twelve o'clock) while turning your head to the left and tucking your chin against your chest so as not to have your air supply cut off. Simultaneously deliver a right hammer fist to opponent's groin and a left hammer fist to opponent's left kidney.
- 2. As you pivot into a left neutral bow (facing six o'clock), the fingers of your left hand presses under opponent's nose to force opponent's head back.
- 3. Immediately follow-up by striking with your right heel of palm to opponent's chin as you pivot into a left forward bow.
- 4. With your left foot somewhat to the side and back of opponent's right leg, have your left foot sweep opponent's right foot toward ten o'clock ending in a left front twist stance.
- 5. Have your right foot shift toward six o'clock (a short step) pivoting slightly clockwise and immediately shoot your left foot back toward eight o'clock into a reverse bow to buckle opponent's left inner knee.
- 6. Left front crossover (toward two o'clock) and cover out twice.
11. CROSSING TALON (front right cross wrist grab)
- 1. With opponent's right hand grabbing your right wrist, counter grab his wrist as your left foot steps forward and to your right (into a neutral bow) simultaneously striking opponent's right elbow with your left forearm in a forward thrusting motion while your right hand pulls in toward your right hip.
- 2. Continue to push and pull opponent's arm to the right of your body thus forcing your opponent's head down.
- 3. Immediately deliver a left side elbow strike to opponent's right jaw hinge.
- 4. Circle your left arm counter clockwise (clawing and ripping opponent's face in the process with your left five finger claw on the way up) and strike down with your left elbow to upper spine of opponent.
- 5. Immediately shift your left hand and have it grab back and to the thumb portion of your opponent's right hand (your left hand shoulder grab, palm down, with your left thumb closest to you) while your right hand also shifts and grabs (matching your left hand to the opposite side of opponent's right hand) opponent's right hand.
- 6. Step back with your left foot to six o'clock and snap (break) opponent's wrist by quickly twisting both of your hands counter clockwise at your own right hip.
- 7. Simultaneous with the wrist snap (break) execute a right roundhouse kick to opponent's solar plexus or face and force your opponent to the ground, face up, while still maintaining wrist grab.
- 8. With opponent on his back shift your right hand under (reverse it counter clockwise and palm up) opponent's right wrist and twist clockwise while switching your stance to a left reverse bow as your right hand continues to maintain grab.
- 9. Cock your left leg and deliver a left knife-edge kick to right neck of opponent as both of your hands grab and pull up and toward you to cause a possible shoulder dislocation. Release opponent's right hand, letting it drop.
- 10. Plant your left foot back to six o'clock and cover out twice.
12. SHIELDING HAMMER (front hooking left punch)
- 1. Standing in a right neutral bow, deliver a right extended outward block to the inside of opponent's left hook (at his left forearm) as your left heel of palm strikes to opponent's sternum (heel of palm out, fingers in).
- 2. Immediately shuffle forward and deliver an inward raking back knuckle strike to opponent's bridge of nose (striking diagonally from two o'clock to eight o'clock).
- 3. Continuing the counter clockwise circular motion of your right hand, follow-up with a horizontal outward elbow strike to opponent's solar plexus as you simultaneously execute a left snapping two finger eye poke to opponent's eyes.
- 4. Left front crossover and execute a left vertical punch to opponent's sternum simultaneous with a right downward hammer fist to opponent's groin.
- 5. Untwist (clockwise) as you execute a right elbow strike (obscure elbow) to opponent's jaw (cocking your left hand in the process for next move), continuing with a right heel of palm strike to opponent's jaw, followed by a right five finger ripping claw to opponent's face and ending in a left neutral bow while executing a left heel of palm strike to opponent's solar plexus or sternum (heel of palm out, fingers in).
- 6. Pivot clockwise to five o'clock and drop into a right close kneel stance while your head is still turned toward opponent and your right hand guards your face.
- 7. Execute a left back kick to opponent's groin.
- 8. Left front crossover and cover out twice.
13. THRUSTING SALUTE (front straight right kick)
- 1. While in a left neutral bow, deliver a left downward block inside of opponent's right kicking leg (step further back with your right foot if needed).
- 2. Kick forward with the ball of your right foot to opponent's groin.
- 3. As you plant your right foot forward and to your left (toward eleven o'clock in order to check opponent's right knee), deliver a right heel of palm thrust to opponent's jaw while your left hand checks near your right rib cage.
- 4. Left front crossover and deliver a left vertical punch to opponent's solar plexus simultaneous with a right horizontal heel strike across opponent's mid-section (it hurts and checks).
- 5. Pivot clockwise into a left neutral bow. Simultaneous with the pivot execute a left horizontal inward elbow strike to opponent's left rib cage.
- 6. With your left forearm horizontally checking your opponent's body, deliver a chopping punch to opponent's pubic bone.
- 7. Left front crossover and cover out twice.
14. STRIKING SERPENT'S HEAD (front bear hug-arms free)
- 1. Drop back with your right foot (toward six o'clock) into a left neutral bow. Simultaneously hook your left hand around and back of opponent's head so that your left knuckle strikes to opponent's left temple (or mastoid) while your right hand cocks into a half fist at chest level.
- 2. Immediately have your left hand grab and pull opponent's hair back (above the forehead) and execute a thrusting half fist to opponent's throat. (Strike with the half fist while in a left forward bow then immediately shift back (in place) to a left neutral bow.)
- 3. From your left neutral bow shuffle into a left cat stance as your left hand claws vertical and down across opponent's face. The right hand at this point is covering.
- 4. Shift your left foot to nine o'clock as your left hand now grabs opponent's right wrist and have your right foot step to eleven o'clock (into a right neutral bow) buckling inside of opponent's right knee as you deliver a right inward elbow strike to left ribs of opponent.
- 5. Hook your right foot around (clockwise) and back of opponent's right foot and have your right hand grab around and back of opponent's left neck and shoulder.
- 6. Drop down into a right wide kneel stance as you pull and force your opponent's spine down onto your right knee.
- 7. Shift your left hand to opponent's chest to pin and check and deliver a right overhead hammer fist to opponent's heart.
- 8. Shift into a right cat stance (to slip leg out from under opponent) while your left hand still checks.
- 9. Pivot counter clockwise and deliver a right roundhouse (looping and dropping kick down) to opponent's face (while opponent is on the ground face up).
- 10. Right front crossover and cover out twice.
15. LOCKED WING (right hammerlock)
- 1. With opponent locking your right arm, step back and to your right with your left foot into a right neutral bow as your right hand counter grabs your opponent's right wrist. (try to place your left leg inside and against opponent's right leg.)
- 2. Immediately pivot your entire body counter clockwise into a left neutral bow as you deliver a left back horizontal elbow strike to opponent's jaw.
- 3. Circle your left arm over, executing a left ripping five finger claw to opponent's face, and under opponent's right elbow as you pivot to your right in a modified horse, thus causing an elbow break.
- 4. While still applying pressure on opponent's left elbow, drop back with your right foot (into a left forward bow) and execute a left clawing grab to opponent's groin.
- 5. Immediately release your right hand as you deliver a right knee kick to opponent's chest with an overhead heel of palm strike to the back of opponent's neck.
- 6. Immediately after the heel of palm strike and right foot plant, execute a right claw to opponent's face (pulling toward you) simultaneously with your left hand clawing and grabbing the meat under opponent's left chest and armpit.
- 7. Shift your left foot toward two o'clock as you turn your opponent over onto his back with the assistance of your right hand so that as you-drop into a right wide kneel his spine will be resting on your right knee.
- 8. Have your right elbow strike back to opponent's jaw, continue, the action and claw his face as you circle your right arm counter clockwise over and down striking with a right hammerfist to opponent's heart or left collar bone.
- 9. Drop your right foot back to twelve o'clock thus forcing opponent's back to the ground and immediately shift into a right close kneel stance facing toward nine o'clock as your left knee drops hard to opponent's throat
- 10. Spring up and left stomp kick to opponent's face.
- 11. Left front crossover and cover out twice.