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Orange Belt Self Defense Techniques

LONE KIMONO

Defense against a left handed lapel grab (pushing out) readying for right punch

Step back with your left foot onto the ball of your foot while pinning attackers left hand against your chest and cocking your right hand at your waist.

Technique Flow

Clutching Feathers

As you torque into a right Neutral Bow, do a right Upward Block type of move under attackers left arm (above the elbow, aiming to attackers face) to hyperextend or break their elbow.

Reversing Mace
If hook comes in, the elbow break turns into a block, parries arm under and to right, into end of Cross Of Destruction.
If cross comes in, the elbow break turns into an outward parry and into Crossing Talons or Shield & Mace.

Circle your right hand down, out and up, into an inward/downward Hammerfist onto attackers forearm (use Frictional Pull down and across your body to cancel attackers width and depth) as you release your left hand.

Five Swords Ext.

finish with a right inverted Outward Hand Sword to attackers throat (hand sword is angled with elbow higher than hand to get the proper Angle of Incidence) and return to fighting position.

Torque

CROSSING TALONS

Defense against a right (cross) grab on your right wrist.

Pin attackers hand with your left hand and roll attackers arm away from you as you step to 1:30 wsith your left foot into a left Neutral Bow. Press down with your elbow while pulling up with your hands (think fulcrum here) to break attackers elbow. This will bend them over in front of you.

Middle of Grasp Of Death

Hold attackers wrist against your body with your right hand as you slide into attacker (hip check) while doing a left Side Elbow to side of attackers head.

Left hand claws up attackers face, tracks down their spine and (tightly) circles into an Overhead Elbow to attackers spine.

Hold the back of attackers head with your left hand as you drive your right knee into their face.

Back-up Mass

TWIRLING WINGS

Defense against a rear two handed shoulder grab

Step back to 4:30 with left leg into a transitionary Front Twist facing 10:30 and immediately unwind counter clockwise into attacker while doing a left upward Back Knuckle to attackers tricep that turns it into a left Outward Extended Block to move attackers arms to your left.

Left hand grabs attackers upper left arm as you do a right Inward Elbow to their floating ribs.

Left hand grab is replaced by your right hand which grabs and pushes attackers left arm as your left foot steps into attacker (into a Horse Stance to keep your center line closed) while you do a Inward Elbow to attackers solar plexus.

Right knee to thigh and Crossing Talons left side.

Torque

SCRAPING HOOVES

Defense against a full nelson.

Slide your left foot out to the left and sink into a Horse Stance while striking attackers face with both fists over your head (elbows in tight).

Pull your elbows down to your side to break attackers grip and pin their arms.

Slide right foot over to your left foot into a 90 degree right Cat Stance as you extend your arms down to your sides (keeping attackers arms pinned) and do a rear head butt.

Do a right heel kick to attackers left shin (or inside of their left knee) followed by a right side kick to inside of attackers right knee, scraping down to break attackers right knee and stomp on their foot.

Spiraling Twig (if side kick does not work)
Repeated Devastation

Thrust your right leg back to 7:30 to buckle the inside of attackers left leg. Step straight through to 1:30 hooking your right ankle on attackers right ankle and step through with a shoulder shove to attackers chest. This will buckle their right leg and knock them to the ground.

Marriage of Gravity

STRIKING SERPENTS HEAD

Defense against a front bear hug - arms free

Step back to 7:30 with your right foot into a left Neutral Bow as your right hand checks at face level (to check a head butt) and do a left inward Back Knuckle to attackers mastoid.

Pin attackers head by anchoring your left elbow or grab their hair and anchor your left elbow to draw their head back. Do a right Half Fist, palm down to attackers throat.

Torque

THRUSTING PRONGS

Defense against a front bear hug, arms pinned

Step back with your right foot into a left Forward Bow while jamming your thumbs into attackers groin to loosen their grasp.

Track our left arm up attackers back and hook your hand onto their upper arm and shoulder, pulling in and down to lock out attackers right elbow as you do a right knee to their chest. Your right arm cocks back at our waist at the same time.

Land forward into a right Neutral Bow checking attackers right leg with your right leg as you do a right Inward Elbow to attackers face.

Shielding Hammer Extension
Glancing Salute Extension
Thrusting Salute Extension

Back-up Mass

SHIELDING HAMMER

Defense against a left hook (probably followed by a right punch).

Step back with your left foot into a right Neutral Bow while doing a right Outward Extended Block on attackers punching arm and checking low with your left hand.

End of Snapping Twig

Do a right Inward Hammerfist across attackers temple/nose.

If right cross comes in, continue your Hammerfist into a right inward block on the strike
Delayed Sword
Five Swords

Move your let hand check up to shoulder level and Push Drag into attacker doing a right Side Elbow to their solar plexus.

Back-up Mass

REVERSING MACE

Defense against a left step through punch from right-to-right.

Step back to 4:30 with your left leg into a right Neutral Bow while doing right Inward Block (don't actually move your arm, the turn will accomplish the block).

Grab attackers left wrist with your left hand and pull attacker toward you with your left hand as you Push Drag into attacker (if necessary) while doing do a right Back Knuckle to their floating ribs.

Do a right Front Roundhouse Kick striking at attackers upper hamstring and driving down to the back of their knee.

Torque

BUCKLING BRANCH

Defense against a left Front Ball Kick

Step back with your right foot to 4:30 into a left Neutral Bow while doing a right Inside Downward (palm up) block and a left hammering Downward Block to redirect attackers kick.

Do a right Front Scoop to attackers groin, landing in a right Front Twist stance.

Leaping Crane left side

with your left hand checking at the back of attackers shoulders, do a left Step-Thru Side Kick to the back of attackers right knee and cover out before landing from the kick.

End of Retreating Pendulum (left side)
End of Leaping Crane (left side)

Back-up Mass

CLUTCHING FEATHERS

Defense against a left hand hair grab.

Pin attackers left hand onto your head with your left hand as you step back onto the ball of your left root and cock your right hand cocks at your waist. Immediately torque into a right Neutral Bow as you do a right vertical Middle Knuckle strike to ribs under attackers armpit (nerve shot).

Shield & Sword

From the strike, do a right Outward Vertical Block that turns into a Outward Extended Block (drawing attacker towards you). While turning into a right Forward Bow, do a left Heel Palm to attackers face.

If right punch comes in, redirect Heel Palm to attackers shoulder and into Shielding Hammer.
Snapping Twig
Raking Mace

Torque

TRIGGERED SALUTE

Defense against a straight right push

Pin attackers right hand to your chest with your left hand while stepping forward (riding the force) to 11:00 into a right Neutral Bow (checking attackers right leg with your right leg) while doing a right Heel Palm to attackers chin.

Crane attackers pushing hand down with your right hand to draw them toward you (cancelling their height) and continue down with your right hand to your waist.

Do a right Inward Elbow to attackers solar plexus allowing your arm to continue around the left side of your body (full extension) and Push Drag into a right Side Elbow to attackers ribs, allowing this strike to pass through into a right Back Knuckle to ribs, followed by an Uppercut to their chin.

End of Twisted Twig
Change uppercut to a push on attackers right should and into the end of Calming The Storm

Back-up Mass

GLANCING SALUTE

Defense against a right cross push/punch.

Step to 9:00 with your left foot while doing a left Inward Block. Immediately as you turn ito a right Forward Bow snap your right arm up, pulling toward you on the inside of attackers wrist to hyperextend or break attackers elbow and cancel their width.

Flashing Mace

Grab and push attackers right arm down with your left hand while moving (in place) into left Forward Bow facing 12:00 as you do a right Heel Palm to attackers face.

Grab the back of attackers neck with your right hand and pull towards you and down while driving your right knee into attackers face/chest. As your right foot lands, make sure it's just in front of attackers right leg to check attackers knee.

End of Crossed Twigs

Finish with a right Inward Elbow to attackers face.

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

Back-up Mass

THRUSTING SALUTE

Defense against a right straight kick

Step back to 4:30 with your right foot into left 45 degree Neutral Bow while doing a right inward (palm up) Hammerfist and a left downward hammering block to redirect attackers kick.

Checking The Storm

Do a right modified Front Ball Kick that strikes with your shin to attackers groin before their leg lands from their kick. Left hand checks high against punch.

As you land forward from the kick into a right Neutral Bow do a right Heel Palm to attackers face. Left hand checks at your midsection.

Back-up Mass

OBSCURE WING

Defense against an in close rear grab on right shoulder

Pin attackers left hand onto your shoulder with your left hand as your right foot steps out into a Horse Stance and do a right Rear Elbow to attackers solar plexus.

Back Hammerfist to groin, grab nuts.

Obscure Upward Elbow to face.

Push-down Heel Palm to groin.

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SPREADING BRANCH

Defense against a rear bear hug, arms pinned

Pin attackers arms with your left hand while stepping slightly to 9:00 with your left foot and immediately shoot your right leg back to 7:30 into a left Reverse Bow (to spread attackers left leg out) while doing a right Back Hammerfist to groin.

do a right upward Back Knuckle to attackers face.

Reach over your right shoulder with both hands, grab attackers head and pull their hear down into a right knee to their face.

As you land from the knee into a right High Wide Kneel facing 1:30, do a right Overhead Elbow to attackers spine.

Marriage of Gravity

REPEATING MACE

Defense against a left cross push

Move your left leg behind right leg to 4:30 into a left Front Twist stance while doing a left Outward Parry on attackers pushing hand (at the wrist) while raising your right to the right above your head (preparing for next strike).

As you unwind from the twist counter clockwise, grab attackers left wrist with your left hand as you do a right inward Hammerfist to their left kidney (this strike passes through attacker).

Pull attacker toward you with your left hand as you Push Drag into attacker (if necessary) and do a right Back Knuckle to their floating ribs.

Do a right Front Roundhouse Kick striking at attackers upper hamstring and driving down to the back of their knee.

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