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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 (to 1:30) into a left neutral bow simultaneously striking opponent's right elbow with your left forearm in a forward vertical thrusting motion, while your right hand pulls in, toward, and past your right hip.
  2. Continue to push and pull opponent's arm to your right forcing opponent's head down with the possibility of your opponent's head striking your left knee.
  3. Immediately deliver a left outward elbow strike (palm up or down depending on circumstances) to opponent's right jaw pulling his right arm toward you (opposing forces and checking width dimension.)
  4. From the point of origin of your elbow strike, execute a left downward outward heel palm strike to the hinge of his mandible, and immediately let the five-finger claw rip to opponent's face.
  5. Circle your left arm clockwise and back , anchoring the elbow down to check the opponent's height zone, contour your arm along their back and flow into a left inward overhead elbow strike to the upper spine of opponent, utilizing Gravitational Marriage.
  6. Follow-up with a left downward heel palm strike to back of opponent's left mastoid. As your left hand continues to push down, simultaneously deliver a right knee kick to opponent's face, causing a sandwiching effect.
  7. Replant your right foot to original position.

PARTING WINGS (front two hand high push)
  1. With feet together, drop back (to 6:00) with your right foot into a left neutral bow as both of your hands execute outward hand sword strikes out (like two extended outward blocks, (by utilizing hand swords) 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 executes an inward hand sword 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 hand sword 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.

LEAPING CRANE (front step through right punch)
  1. With feet together, hop to your left (to 10:00) into a right one leg (crane) stance with your right foot cocked to the inside portion of your left knee as your left hand parries inward and your right middle knuckle fist rakes horizontally (toward yourself), striking your opponent's right ribs in the process, if possible. End the move of your right hand by having it cock horizontally across your waist with your right fist clenched, palm up, and to the side of your left hip.
  2. Deliver a right snapping knife-edge kick to outside of opponent's right knee to buckle him (in and toward himself).
  3. As you plant your right foot (toward 2:00) between opponent's legs, deliver a right back knuckle to opponent's left kidney, utilizing Gravitational Marriage.
  4. Immediately deliver a right inward elbow strike (shuffling forward if needed) to opponent's head as your left heel palm strikes to opposite side of opponent's head, causing a sandwiching effect.

SWINGING PENDULUM (front roundhouse right kick)
  1. Standing in a right neutral bow (fighting stance), slide your left foot counterclockwise to 4:30 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 11:00 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 2:00 as you deliver a right obscure elbow strike to opponent's jaw.

STRIKING SERPENT'S HEAD (front bear hug - arms free)
  1. 1. Drop back with your right foot (to 6:00) into a left neutral bow. Simultaneously hook your left hand around and back of opponent's head so that your left knuckle or left inner wrist bone 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) as you shift into a left forward bow (toward 12:00) and execute a thrusting half fist to opponent's throat, immediately returning to your left neutral bow after the half fist strike.