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Brown Belt 1 Self Defense Techniques

OBSCURE CLAWS

Defense against a left hand grab on right shoulder from behind

Step back to 5:30 with your right foot while doing a right Heel Palm Claw to attackers face. Without stopping, turn into a right Forward Bow facing 6:00 while doing a left Heel Palm to attackers face. Left hand is also available to protect against a possible right punch.

End of Glancing Salute (left side)
Menacing Twirl
If attacker releases grab hand, step-thru with left leg into Tripping Arrow (left side).

Your right hand continues to circle around and up under attackers left arm (at the elbow) to lock their arm while you turn counter clockwise into left Forward Bow. With your attackers arm locked in your arm, you want to turn your arm up (like an Upward Elbow) to fully lock them.

Step Thru forward with your right then left foot, hauling attacker with you. As you turn clockwise into a right Forward Bow facing attacker, have your right hand circle backward into a Back Knuckle to attackers mastoid, drawing attacker into a left Heel Palm to solar plexus and a right Back Knuckle to chest.

Back-up Mass

CROSS OF DESTRUCTION

Defense against two handed choke from behind

Reach up and pin attackers hands on your neck with your hands (left on left, right on right) as you step to 9:00 with your left foot into a Horse Stance.

Turn (in place) clockwise (to 3:00). As you pull attackers hands off your neck, do a Step Thru reverse with your right foot into a left Neutral Bow facing 3:00. Attackers arms are crossed in front of you now.

Right Rear Ball Kick to attackers right knee.

As you land from the kick into a right Neutral Bow facing 3:00, pull your left hand down and push your right hand up to twist attackers arms and break attackers elbow and take them down.

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ENTANGLED WING

Defense against a Figure Four Lock

From a right Neutral Bow, step to 10:30 with your right foot while raising your right arm upward (like a right Upward Elbow).

Heavenly Ascent

Grasp attackers arm with your right hand, step back with your left foot into a right Neutral Bow facing 6:00 as your right arm pulls attackers left elbow down, breaking it across the back of your right shoulder. At the same time, do a left Rear Elbow to attackers ribs.

Spreading Branch
Pass arm over head to left and into left side of Gripping Talon
Right Rear Kick and into Flight To Freedom
Capturing The Storm

While stepping back with your right foot into a left Neutral Bow, grab onto attackers right wrist with your left hand and do a right Rear Elbow to attackers solar plexus.

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CIRCLING THE HORIZON

Defense a right step through punch

Step to 9:00 with your left foot and slide your right foot toward 9:00 into a right Cat Stance while doing a left Inward Block.

Taming The Mace

Step to 1:30 (behind attackers lead foot) with your right foot while doing a right Uppercut punch to attackers temple as your left hand grabs attackers arm as a check.

Taming The Mace

Cock your right arm back to your waist then out into a right Inward Elbow to attackers ribs. Left hand is still checking off attackers right arm.

Drop down onto your left knee while doing a right Outward Hand Sword at a downward angle to the back of attackers right knee. Continue your right hand through their knee and into a vertical Ridge Hand to attackers groin as your right foot kicks out attackers right leg.

Both arms swing to right as we (still down on left knee) do a Rear Ball Kick to attackers ribs and down into Ax Kick to attackers solar plexus.

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DANCE OF DEATH

Defense against a straight right punch.

Step to 10:30 with your left foot into a left Neutral Bow while doing a left Inward Block">Inward Block.

Grab attackers right arm to check it while doing a right upward Ridge Hand to attackers groin.

Do a right knee to the inside of attackers right thigh to pop the leg open and up as you grab attackers leg with your left hand and do a right Inward Elbow to attackers chest to drop them.

Left hands holds attackers ankle across your left thigh (close to your hip) (with your left forearm pressing down on attackers toes) and your right knee presses just above attackers left knee to check that leg. Do a right whipping downward hand sword to attackers groin.

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ROTATING DESTRUCTION

Defense against a right Front Ball Kick followed by a left Spinning Rear Kick

From a Right Neutral Bow. As the first kick comes in, do a right Inside Downward block (palm down) and continue to circle your right arm clockwise into an Outward Extended Block. This will turn attacker around.

As attacker follows with the second kick, strike down on attackers kicking leg with a right chopping downward parry while stepping back with your right foot into a right Front Twist stance.

Unwind from the twist clockwise and do a left Front Round House Kick to attackers groin to bend them over.

Plant your left foot (adjusting it accordingly) forward and do a right spinning hooking heel kick to attackers face (which should be at about chest level with attacker bent over).

Right front crossover and cover out toward 6 o'clock before you plant from the kick. Return with a right hopping Side Kick to any available opening (kicking toward 12 o'clock).

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CIRCLING DESTRUCTION

Defense against a left step through punch

Step to 1:30 with your right foot into a right Neutral Bow while doing a right Inward Parry and a left Outward Parry (that becomes grab). Continue circling the right inward parry into a right Back Knuckle to attackers ribs.

Pin attackers right arm to your chest with your left hand while you slide your right foot forward to the inside of attackers left leg, buckling attackers knee from the rear. At the same time, do a right Uppercut to break elbow.

As you slide your left foot behind your right into a left Rear Twist stance, do a right Back Knuckle to attackers ribs and a left inward horizontal Heel Palm to attackers face.

End of Dance Of Darkness

Hook attackers chin with your left hand and anchor your elbow (pulls attacker left and slightly backwards) as you unwind from the rear twist into a right Neutral Bow while doing a right Inward Hand Sword to the right side of attackers neck.

Backbreaker

Hook attackers chin with your right hand and anchor your elbow (pulls attacker to the right and slightly backwards) as you do a right Front Scoop kick to attackers groin, landing forward in a right High Wide Kneel with a right Inward Elbow to attackers spine.

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BACKBREAKER

Defense against right flank punch

Right foot turns outward as we do a left Inward Parry followed by a right Outward Parry.

Step to 1:00 with left foot as we do right eye hook and step back with right foot into left Neutral Bow facing attackers back (ensuring we establish our base).

Grab attackers shoulders with both hands and pull down while doing a right knee to attackers tailbone, landing back in a left Forward Bow, pulling attacker down onto your left thigh.

Twist attackers head to left by doing right Heel Palm to attackers face while pulling up on attackers head with your left hand. Reverse the motion, twisting attackers head to the right with a right Heel Palm Claw across attackers face and pushing to the left on attackers head with your left hand.

Do a right Inward Hand Sword to attackers face.

Double overhead back knuckle to attackers collarbones then double overhead heel palm to attackers chest into rake of attackers chest and face as I step back with left foot driving attacker into the ground.

Rock back with right foot to break attackers collarbone.

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SECURING THE STORM

Defense against a roundhouse club attack

Step forward with your left foot into a left Neutral Bow while doing a left Outward Extended Block at attackers wrist (to stop the club) and a right Vertical Thrust punch to attackers face. Right knee checks attackers right knee.

While circling right foot clockwise to 10:30 into a left Neutral Bow facing 4:00, circle left arm over and under attackers right arm and do a left Uppercut to break attackers elbow.

Obscure Claws (left side)

Left foot steps back to 11:00 while right foot circles behind attackers right leg and shoots back into a left Forward Bow facing 1:00 while doing right Heel Palm to attackers face to take attacker down.

Torque

FALCONS OF FORCE

Defense against one arm grabs on each shoulder by two men

While stepping to 3:00 into a Horse Stance pin the left hand of attacker 2 onto your right shoulder with your left hand while doing a right Outward Hand Sword to the attacker 2's neck.

Release your left hand as you step to 10:30 with your right foot while doing a right eye slice (palm down) to attacker 1. Immediately step back to 10:30 with your left foot while doing a left outward eye slice (palm down) to attacker 1 (all one fluid motion).

As attacker 2 throws a right punch do a right Inward Block to attackers wrist and a right Front Ball Kick to their groin.

Without landing from the kick, do a right Side Kick to the solar plexus of attacker 1. After the kick, plant your right foot in front of your left foot in a transitional right Front Twist stance.

Bring your left foot around and next to your right foot (feet to feet) and slide your right foot back into a left Neutral Bow. If the second attacker comes in again, do a right dragon tail sweep (coming 360 degrees) and cover out.

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TAMING THE MACE

Defense against a right uppercut while your back is against a wall

Step to 9:00 with your left foot and bring your right foot toward your left into a right Cat Stance while doing a low left Inward Parry and a right inward glancing Middle Knuckle to attackers bicep. Rebound into a right Back Knuckle to temple as you step forward with your right foot into a right Neutral Bow facing 1:30. Make sure your right leg checks off their right leg.

Grab attackers shirt with both hands as you step to 3:00 with your left foot. Immediately unwind counter clockwise, throwing attacker against the wall behind you as you do a right Inward Elbow to attackers face and a right knee to attackers groin.

After the knee, do a right Front Cross Over and do a left spinning Rear Kick.

Back-up Mass

BROKEN GIFT

Defense against an unfriendly handshake

Step forward with your left foot to 12:00 into a left Neutral Bow as your left hand grabs your opponent's right wrist and your left elbow and forearm strike up and under opponent's right elbow while your right hand pulls down.

Step back to 7:30 with your left foot back to into a right Neutral Bow while turning attackers right hand clockwise (into "lock flow" position) with your left hand.

Checking The Storm

While pulling attackers right hand past your left hip, do a right outward Back Knuckle strike to attackers right temple.

Slide your left foot back to 4:00 as you thrust your left hand in front of attackers face, hook onto and pull down on their neck. As your left hand comes off attackers neck (after pulling them down), do a right Inward Elbow to attackers jaw and cover out to 4:30.

Gift Of Destruction Ext.

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INTERCEPTING THE RAM

Defense against football charge

As attackers charges, do a left inward/downward Heel Palm to the right side of attackers head to keep their heightin check while doing a right knee strike to their solar plexus and a right Overhead Elbow to their right kidney.

Plant your right foot back to 6:00 from the knee strike as you do a left Overhead Elbow to the base of attackers neck.

Step back to 6:00 (4:0 if possible) with your left foot as you do a left Inward Elbow to the left side of attackers head.

Marriage of Gravity

THE BEAR & THE RAM

Defense against a rear bear hug (arms free) and a front right hand lapel grab

At the same time, do a right Inward Block to the front attackers right hand and a right Front Ball Kick to the front attackers groin.

From the kick, plant your right foot to 3:00 in a Horse Stance while doing two Overhead Elbow strikes to attackers forearms to make them release. Time the strikes so they hit as you settle in the Horse Stance.

Spiraling Twig

Bring your left foot to your right foot, then shoot your left leg back to 7:30 into a right Forward Bow facing 1:30 while turning left into attacker and doing left Obscure Upward Elbow under attackers chin followed by a right inward Hammerfist to solar plexus.

Move your right foot slightly left and do a right Rear Crossover Side Kick to the chest of the first attacker. With yoru right foot still in the air, turn 180 degrees counter clockwise and do a right Front Ball Kick to the ribs of second attacker (who is currently lying on ground) into a right heel kick to attackers face (one fluid motion), landing in a stomp on attackers right arm. You are now in a right Front Twist facing 9:00.

Pivot clockwise into a left Front Ball Kick to the head of second attacker, landing to 4:30 in a left Front Twist and going right into a right Side Kick to the stomach of the first attacker.

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COURTING THE TIGER

Defense against double flank wrist/arm grabs by two men

Counter grab right side attackers arm as you step back to 7:30 with your right foot into a left Rear Twist stance while doing a left Rear Elbow to the left side attacker.

Do a right Side Kick to the left knee of the right attacker and land to 9:00 in a right Front Twist stance.

Do a left knee strike the back and inside of left attackers right leg to drive their leg towards 1:30 followed (without landing) by a left Side Kick to the left knee of the left attacker.

Plant your left leg back to 4:30 into a right Rear Twist stance while doing a right outward Back Knuckle to right attackers face.

Turning back to left attacker, do a left Front Ball Kick to left attackers right kidney (which stands them up a bit) followed by a right Rear Roundhouse Kick to left attackers solar plexus (which bends them forward a bit).

As you land from the kick, do a left rising stiff-arm Back Knuckle to left attackers face followed by a right rising stiff-leg heel kick to the face of the right attacker. Cover out towards 12:00.

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THE RAM & THE EAGLE

Defense against a front right punch and rear left collar grab by two men

Step back to 6:00 with your right foot into a left Neutral Bow, buckling the inside of rear attacker's left knee, while doing a left Inward Block to the punch of the front attacker and a right raking Back Knuckle rear attacker's face.

Step-Thru forward with your right foot to 11:00 into a right inverted Neutral Bow while doing a right raking Hammerfist to front attackers face.

Turn counter clockwise in place into a left Neutral Bow facing 6:00 and do a left Back Knuckle to the left side of front attackers ribs as your right hand continues from the rake and checks at face level. With your left hand, hook attackers right arm down and out.

Right Front Ball Kick to rear attacker (who is now in front of you).

Land forward to 4:30 with your right foot and go into Five Swords, ending in a right Neutral Bow facing 4:30.

Turn counter clockwise in place into a left front Rotating Twist stance facing 12:00 and do a right Rear Roundhouse Kick to front attacker, landing forward.

Do a right Front Cross Over toward 6:00 and do a Chicken Kick to rear attacker, landing forward in a right Neutral Bow and cover out to 3:00.

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