REQUIRED TECHNIQUES FOR PURPLE BELT

• 1. Standing with feet together, shift (by sliding) your left foot to 3 o'clock (into a right neutral bow) and have your left hand parry opponent's left arm down and out (left downward outward parry). Simultaneously deliver a right overhead downward chop to opponent's neck as your left hand guards at groin level.
• 2. Immediately (dropping into a right 45 degree cat stance in the transition) deliver a right snapping ball kick to opponent's left ribcage, kicking toward 9 o'clock.
• 3. Plant your right foot slightly forward (between 8 and 9 o'clock) and deliver a left snapping ball kick to left jaw of opponent, kicking toward 8 o'clock.
• 4. With your left kick still in the air left front crossover and cover out to 2 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together, drop back (to 6 o'clock) with your right foot into a left neutral bow as both of your hands chop out (like two extended outwards only using an open hand) to inside of opponent's wrists (forcing opponent's arms out). Make sure that both hands are parallel in height as well as in depth.
• 2. Shift (in place) into a left forward bow as your right hand chops to opponent's left ribcage (palm up) simultaneously cocking your left hand to the right of your face (palm toward you).
• 3. Shift back (in place) into a left neutral bow as you deliver a left outward chop to opponent's throat (palm down); cocking your right clenched fist to your right hip.
• 4. Again shift (in place) into a left forward bow as you drop your left arm horizontally (with palm still facing down) and shoot a right middle knuckle fist (over your left arm) to opponent's solar plexus.
• 5. Drop back into a left neutral bow, left front crossover and cover out to 5 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together, have your left foot step slightly forward and to your left on a 45 degree angle (first moving toward 11 o'clock but ending facing 1 o'clock in a horse) as you cross your right wrist over your left to block opponent's attacking hand at his right wrist at a level above your head and off of your right shoulder. (Opponent steps through with his right foot when attacking.)
• 2. With your right hand, grab opponent's right wrist as your left foot steps forward to 2 o'clock (cating around the leg if necessary) into a left neutral bow. Simultaneously strike opponent's right elbow with your left forearm by. first thrusting vertically and then horizontally forcing opponent's right arm down while your right hand pulls in toward and past your right hip.
• 3. Continue to push down and pull opponent's arm to your right; forcing opponent's head down.
• 4. Immediately deliver a snapping right knee kick to opponent's head or chest. This is done without raising the body.
• 5. Replant your right foot to original position into a left neutral bow; left front crossover and cover out to 8 o'clock.

• 1. Standing in a right neutral bow (fighting stance), slide your left foot counterclockwise to 4 o'clock and strike with a right inward block simultaneously with a left downward block (universal block) against opponent's kicking right leg preferably at the knee.
• 2. Shuffle (push drag) toward 11 o'clock as you deliver a right downward hammer fist to opponent's groin. (You're still in a right neutral bow with your left hand checking high.)
• 3. Again shift your left foot counterclockwise to ' o'clock as you deliver a right upward vertical elbow strike to opponent's jaw.
• 4. Right front crossover and cover out to 2 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together and opponent choking you from the rear with both of his hands, step to your left (to 9 o'clock) into a horse stance as you grab both of opponent's wrists with both of your hands.
• 2. Move your right foot back to 8 o'clock (into a left neutral bow) as your left hand crosses your opponent's left arm over his own right arm. At this point, your left arm pushes forward as your right pulls in and toward you.
• 3. Deliver a right front snap ball kick to the inside of opponent's right knee cap.
• 4. As you plant your right foot forward, after the kick, toward 2 o'clock, pull in with your left arm as you push out with your right arm to cause opponent to break his left elbow with his own right arm. (Make sure that in the process your right hand executes the above mentioned action similar to a right vertical back knuckle thrust.)
• 5. Right front crossover and cover out to 8 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together, drop back with your left foot (to 6 o'clock) into a right neutral bow and execute a double hook (shape of the crane) using both of your hands to the inside of opponent's wrists (your wrists are outside of opponent's wrists) as you draw your right foot back into a right cat stance.
• 2. Deliver a right front snapping ball kick to opponent's groin.
• 3. Plant your right foot (to 12 o'clock) simultaneously looping your right hand so that your right hammer fist strikes diagonally to opponent's left jaw hinge. Continue a figure eight pattern and right back knuckle to opponent's right jaw hinge.
• 4. Follow-up with a right upward elbow strike to opponent's chin as your left hand guards your right ribcage, shuffling forward if necessary.
• 5. As your right elbow descends, deliver a right downward heel palm and claw to opponent's face starting at the bridge of his nose as your left hand covers low.
• 6. Right front crossover and cover out to 6 o'clock.

• 1. Standing naturally with feet together, step to your left on a 45 degree angle with your left foot (to 11 o'clock) into a left neutral bow as you strike with a left inward block to outside of opponent's right arm (preferably at or above the elbow) and cock your right arm parallel to your right thigh (right arm is hanging naturally to the side).
• 2. Pivot (in place) into a left forward bow as you deliver a right inward upward diagonal inner wrist strike to opponent's left side of neck. Your left hand is checking opponent's right arm (bracing angle check).
• 3. Immediately step around and back of opponent's right leg (cating around and back in the process) with your right leg (into a modified horse stance) and have your left hand grab your right wrist from back of opponent's neck to apply pressure that would put your opponent to sleep.
• 4. Pivot toward 10 o'clock into a left forward bow and immediately shift your left foot back to 4 o'clock while forcing your opponent to the ground as you follow-up with a right vertical punch to opponent's face simultaneously with a right knee drop (left close kneel) to opponent's right ribs. Your left hand is pushing down on your opponent's right arm. At this point the head of your opponent should be facing between 5 and 6 o'clock.
• 5. Right foot drops back to 2 o'clock, left front crossover and cover out to 2 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together, step to your right with your right foot (to 3 o'clock) into a horse as your right and left middle fingers strike to the back of opponent's top hand or hands (depending on the type of grab) immediately dropping both elbows to pin opponent's arms. Without hesitation follow-up by grabbing opponent's right hand with your right hand and left hand with thumbs on top and fingers inside of opponent's palm.
• 2. Have your left foot step forward to 2 o'clock (while starting a clockwise wrist twist; with your right elbow still pinning) and pivot your right foot clockwise and back (into a left neutral bow facing o'clock) as both of your hands continue to twist opponent's right wrist clockwise.
• 3. Deliver a right snapping ball kick to right side of opponent while guiding opponent's right arm past your right hip and still maintaining wrist twist.
• 4. As you plant your right foot forward (into a right neutral bow facing 8 o'clock) have your left hand check your opponent's right elbow by pushing it down and out of the way past the right hip as you deliver a right underhand stiff arm back knuckle strike to opponent's face or temple (depending upon how the head is positioned).
• 5. Right front crossover and cover out to 2 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together, step forward and to your left with your right foot to 10 o'clock (into a right neutral bow) as your opponent steps through with his right foot delivering a right roundhouse club attack.
• 2. As your right foot steps through to 10 o'clock, have your right knee buckle on the inside of your opponent's right knee while simultaneously striking his right wrist with your left extended outward chop and his right bicep with your right inward chop.
• 3. Immediately step back with your right foot to 5 o'clock (into a left forward bow) as your left hand grabs (at opponent's left wrist) and pushes out and away, simultaneously while your right hand grabs back of opponent's right elbow and pulls down and toward you to snap the joint. This is done while anchoring your right elbow past your right hip.
• 4. Follow-up with a right knee kick to opponent's sternum and as you plant your right foot forward (to 12 o'clock) into a right neutral bow, bury a right inward overhead downward elbow strike to opponent's upper spine with your left hand still grabbing opponent's right wrist, keeping it over to the left side.
• 5. Cover out to 6 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together and opponent applying front bear hug with your arms free, step to your left with your left foot (to 9 o'clock) into a close kneel; simultaneously hooking your right heel of palm horizontally and in to strike opponent's left jaw hinge. Your left hand is checking and anchoring your opponent's right shoulder or arm by forcing and pulling it down thus nullifying opponent's leverage and ability to deliver a right or left knee kick.
• 2. Immediately circle your right foot clockwise and back and around of opponent's right leg (to 2 o'clock) and buckle it by planting heavily into a horse stance. Right hand also circles clockwise and cocks at your right shoulder (palm up).
• 3. Without hesitation, pivot to your left (toward 9 o'clock) into a left forward bow as you thrust your right heel of palm to jaw of opponent, thus tripping him over your right leg, still maintaining left hand grab on opponent's right arm.
• 4. With opponent on his back and your left hand grab now at opponent's right wrist, have your right foot heel stomp under opponent's chin. If your opponent turns from the momentum and slips out of your grasp, stomp kick to opponent's right kidney or ribs.
• 5. Front stomp kick, release grasp and sweep opponent's right arm with your right foot as you execute a right front crossover and cover out to 4 o'clock.

• 1. While in a fighting stance (right neutral bow), shuffle back slightly as you deliver a right hammering downward diagonal block (hooking your blocking arm so that it travels from 11 o'clock to 5 o'clock) on the outside of opponent's right kicking leg.
• 2. Immediately do a left front crossover as your right hand cocks horizontally across your body (palm in) with your left hand in guarding position and deliver a right knife-edge kick to inside of opponent's left knee.
• 3. Follow-up with a right horizontal back knuckle strike to opponent's mastoid or temple (as you plant your right foot forward) arching wide to the right and returning with a right inward horizontal hooking heel of palm claw to opponent's face while maintaining bend in your right elbow.
• 4. Right front crossover and cover out to 6 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together, step forward with your right foot (to 12 o'clock) into a right forward bow as both of your arms thrust forward so that your forearms are wedges and your fingers (of both hands) are thrusting claws to opponent's eyes and face.
• 2. Immediately pivot (in place) counterclockwise and drop down into a right neutral simultaneously as your left hand grabs your opponent's right wrist and pulls it down and past your left hip (anchoring your left elbow in the process): Simultaneously with the above action have your right elbow strike up to opponent's chin (right upward elbow strike).
• 3. Follow-up with a right downward overhead heel of palm strike to bridge of opponent's nose and right five-finger claw to opponent's eyes (in the same motion).
• 4. Right front crossover and cover out to 6 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together and opponent grabbing your wrists from the rear counter grab both of opponent's wrists (right to right and left to left) as.you step to 2 o'clock with your left foot (into a left neutral bow).
• 2. Pivot clockwise facing 8 o'clock (still maintaining wrist grabs) as you cross your opponent's arms (right over left) in the process, have your right elbow strike horizontally and outward to opponent's right jaw and continue to pull opponent's right arm down with your right (have your left hand which is grabbing opponent's wrist pull down and below the level of your buttocks).
• 3. Release only your right grasp and circle counterclockwise with your right looping inward overhead elbow strike down to upper spine of opponent.
• 4. Release your left grasp and with your right, double heel palm, grab, and pinch opponent's left kidney and ribs as your kick your opponent's right ribcage with your left knee.
• 5. Drop to left foot to 2 o'clock as you pivot counterclockwise into a right rear scoop kick to opponent's solar plexus.
• 6. With right foot still in air do front crossover and cover out to 2 o'clock.

• 1. Standing naturally with feet together, step to your left on a 45 degreeiexcl; angle with your left foot (to 11 o'clock) as your left inward blocks on the outside of opponent's right arm and your right arm cocks to your right hip (fist clenched and palm up).
• 2. Shift into a left close kneel as you deliver a right inward horizontal elbow strike to opponent's right ribs (with your left hand guarding and employing the bracing angle concept) which follows through and by-passes opponent's ribs.
• 3. Shift clockwise into a right wide kneel as you execute a right horizontal outward elbow strike to opponent's right shoulder blade (just under it) as you simultaneously execute a left horizontal outward heel of palm claw across opponent's face.
• 4. Continue to pivot (facing 5 o'clock) as you deliver a right hooking chop (out and diagonally down while anchoring your right elbow) and left chop to the back of opponent's neck.
• 5. Shift counterclockwise into a left wide kneel as your left hand checks and pins opponent's right arm himself and your right hand chops (thrusting with the palm up) to opponent's throat.
• 6. Left front crossover and cover out to 6 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together, step back with your left foot (to 6 o'clock) into a right neutral bow as you have both of your hands assimilate begging (palm up) on the top of your opponent's wrists as your right foot draws back into a right cat stance.
• 2. Immediately deliver a right snapping ball kick to opponent's groin.
• 3. Plant your right foot (toward 12 o'clock) adjusting its depth according to the circumstances and deliver a left snapping ball kick to opponent's chin.
• 4. As you plant your left foot forward (toward 12 o'clock) into a left neutral bow, deliver a double torquing heel of palm thrust under opponent's chest, shuffling forward if needed.
• 5. Left front crossover and cover out to 6 o'clock.

OPTIONAL TECHNIQUES

• 1. Standing with feet together, step forward and to your right on a 45 degree angle (toward 2 o'clock) with your right foot (into a right forward bow) as you deliver a left extended outward block to outside of opponent's left step through punch. Have your right hand sword cocked to the right side of your right ear, palm out.
• 2. Immediately pivot to your left (into a horse) as you strike inward to opponent's left neck with your right hand sword (follow through with the chop so that the right palm of that hand faces up); cocking your left to your left hip.
• 3. Shift in place into a right forward bow as you deliver a left horizontal inward elbow strike to opponent's left ribcage and have your right hand check (bracing angle check) opponent's left arm at his elbow.
• 4. Shift your left foot counterclockwise to 4 o'clock (into a right front twist stance as your left hand hooks out and down at opponent's left forearm.
• 5. While pivoting counterclockwise out of the twist stance execute a right hammer fist strike to opponent's left kidney. Immediately follow-up with a right looping roundhouse kick to back of opponent's left knee to buckle.
• 6. With right foot still in the air do a front twist and cover out to 4 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together and opponent squeezing your right hand with his right, step forward and to your left (to 11 o'clock) with your left foot (left neutral bow) to outside of opponent's right leg but hugging and checking opponent's leg with your left leg. Simultaneously deliver a strike to opponent's groin with his and your right hand with your left hand assisting you by thrusting down on opponent's right forearm.
• 2. Shift your left hand around and back of opponent's right leg and grab opponent's right wrist as your right foot shifts clockwise to 10 o'clock (into a left neutral bow). Immediately pull up with your left hand and push down against opponent's right hip with your right hand to put pressure on opponent's testicles as well as limit opponent's leverage, thus nullifying his. ability to kick.
• 3. Immediately deliver a right step through knife-edge kick to the back of your opponent's right knee while releasing your left hand grasp.
• 4. Without any hesitation plant your right kicking foot along side of your left foot and deliver a left knee kick to opponent's tail bone.
• 5. With your left foot in the air (or after it plants forward, depending on circumstances), left front crossover and cover out to 10 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together and opponent choking you from the rear with both of his hands, step to your left (to 9 o'clock) into a horse as you grab both of opponent's wrists with both of your hands (right to right and left to left).
• 2. Move your right foot forward to 10 o'clock (into a right neutral bow) and pivot counterclockwise as you cross opponent's arms with his right arm over his left while now facing 6 o'clock, making sure that the arms are crossed at or above the opponent's elbows.
• 3. While still grabbing opponent's wrists, have both of your arms force your opponent's arms down as your deliver a right knee kick up and against the left elbow joint of your opponent (opponent's left elbow joint should be facing down at this point). Without hesitation and with your right knee against your opponent's left elbow, deliver a right front snapping ball kick to opponent's groin.
• 4. As you plant your right foot toward (to 6 o'clock), deliver a right inward horizontal elbow strike (or a right inward downward diagonal forearm smash from 1 o'clock to 7 o'clock, depending upon the circumstances). Have your left hand check opponent's arms down and toward opponent.
• 5. Right front crossover and cover out to 12 o'clock.

• 1. With feet together and opponent's hands grabbing your right wrist, step forward (toward 12 o'clock) and in front of opponent's right leg with your left foot (left neutral bow) as your right hand counter grabs opponent's right wrist and your left forearm is used as a thrusting inward strike before converting to a left vertical punch to opponent's face.
• 2. Drop your left arm down (while still in place) and horizontally across opponent's arms as you pull your right hand out of your opponent's grasp and immediately strike with your right fist vertically to opponent's solar plexus while shifting (in place) into a left forward bow.
• 3. As your left hand delivers an outward chop (palm down) to opponent's throat (while your right hand guards low), simultaneously move your right foot up and alongside of your left foot into a right close cat stance.
• 4. Without hesitation step through into a right neutral bow between 11 and 12 o'clock with your right foot; stepping inside of and through opponent's right knee in order to buckle as you deliver a right heel of palm thrust to opponent's jaw and guard with your left hand.
• 5. Right front crossover and cover out to 6 o'clock.