Locked Wing (EPAK Orange #17)

KenpoTech on July 4, 2010

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Locked Wing is the 17th technique required to obtain your Orange Belt in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo. It is a defense against a rear right hammerlock placing it in the Chokes & Locks category in the Web of Knowledge and a member of the Locks family group in the Chokes & Locks category of the grappling division.

In Locked Wing you turn your opponent’s perceived upper hand against him, after which you discover how a little torque can create a lot of power before catapulting your opponent into a sandwiching knee.

Defense

Locked Wing – defense for a right hammer lock.

  • Step 1
    • Slide your foot back toward 4:30 with your left foot as you counter grab your opponent’s right hand with your right hand.
    • Pivot counter clockwise into a left neutral bow facing 6:00,
    • Deliver a left outward horizontal elbow strike to your opponent’s face.
  • Step 2
    • Continue moving your left arm counter clockwise over and under your opponent’s right arm,
    • Pivot clockwise into a right forward bow facing 10:30,
    • Deliver a left uppercut strike so that your left inner elbow hits your opponent’s right outer elbow.
  • Step 3
    • Step back toward 4:30 with your right foot to form a left forward bow facing 10:30,
    • positioning your opponent in front of you.
  • Step 4
    • Maintain your hold on your opponent’s right arm with your left arm as you release your right hand,
    • Deliver a right upward knee kick to your opponent’s chest,
    • Deliver a right inward overhead heel palm strike to the back of your opponent’s neck.
  • Step 5
    • Plant your right foot toward 10:30 to form a right neutral bow stance,
    • Push your opponent away with both hands.
  • Step 6
    • Right front cross over and cover out toward 4:30.

Additional Information

Name

The term wing in American Kenpo is synonymous with the elbow joint. In this case the attacker is applying a right hammerlock on your right elbow (wing), thus the name Locked Wing.

Attack

The ideal phase places your opponent directly behind you. Your opponent then grabs your right wrist with his right hand (palm up) and pushes your wrist up your back.

A hammerlock can be applied several ways, with the palm up method being the most common.  A hammerlock is mostly used to subdue and control the victim. While in a hammerlock you need to be aware of an additional attacker or being run up against an object such as a wall.  By itself, the hammerlock can cause excruciating pain in the shoulder, tear the muscles, tendons, cartilage as well as dislocate the shoulder.

Basics & Maneuvers

  • Left Reverse Step Through
  • Left Neutral Bow Stance
  • Left Outward Horizontal Elbow Strike
  • Left Uppercut Strike
  • Right Forward Bow Stance
  • Right Reverse Step Through
  • Left Neutral Bow Stance
  • Right Upward Knee Kick
  • Right Inward Overhead Heel Palm Strike
  • Right Neutral Bow Stance
  • Right Front Crossover
  • Cover Out

Targets

  • Right hand/wrist
  • Face
  • Right elbow
  • Solar Plexus
  • Back of the Neck

Concepts & Principles

  • Angle of Deflection
  • Angle of Disturbance
  • Catapult
  • Counter Manipulation
  • Detaining Strike
  • Fulcrum
  • Hugging Check
  • Launching
  • Launching Effect
  • Leverage Points
  • Leveraging
  • Pivot
  • Preventative Motion
  • Sandwiching
  • Torque


Considerations

  • What if …
    • your opponent applies the right hammerlock with his right palm down?
    • your opponent applies the right hammerlock with his left hand, palm up?
    • your opponent applies the right hammerlock with his left hand, palm down?
    • your opponent puts you in a left hammerlock with his left hand?
    • your opponent’s grabs your left shoulder with his left hand while you are in a right hammerlock?
    • your opponent grabs your right wrist with both hands?
    • your opponent pulls you while you are in the hammerlock?
    • your opponent pushes you against a wall?
    • your opponent applies painful pressure to your right arm?

Related Techniques

  • Spiraling Twig
  • Flight to Freedom
  • Defying the Storm
  • Crossed Twigs
  • Wings of Silk
  • Broken Ram
  • Securing the Storm

Historical Notes

  • In the 1975 Accumulative Journal, Locked Wing was Orange Belt Technique #15
  • The 1975 Accumulative Journal has you you pivot into a right neutral bow facing 10:00
  • The 1987 IKKA Studio Manuals have you step back toward 6:00 with your right foot to form a right neutral bow stance facing 12:00.
  • Both the 1975 Accumulative Journal and 1987 IKKA Studio Manuals have your plant your right foot toward 11:00.

Historical Versions

1975 Accumulative Journal

LOCKED WING (hammerlock)

  1. With opponent locking your right arm, step back and to your right (between 4 and 5 o’clock) with your left foot into a right neutral bow (with your head still looking forward to 12 o’clock) 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 (facing 6 o’clock) or horse depending on circumstance, as you deliver a left back horizontal elbow strike to opponent’s jaw.
  3. Circle your left arm over and under opponent’s right elbow as you pivot to your right (toward 10 o’clock) in a modified horse.
  4. While still applying pressure on opponent’s left elbow, drop back with your right foot (between 4 and 5 o’clock) and form a left forward bow.
  5. Immediately release your right hand as you deliver a right knee kick to opponent’s chest with a right overhead heel of palm strike to the back of opponent’s neck thus causing a sandwiching effect.
  6. Follow through by stepping forward toward 11 o’clock with your right foot into a fighting stance.

Notes

Variations

Thrusting Salute (EPAK Orange #4)

KenpoTech on June 16, 2010

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Thrusting Salute is the 4th technique required to obtain your orange belt in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo.  Thrusting Salute is a defense for a right front kick placing it in the Kicks category in the Web of Knowledge and the Kicks Family of the Family Groups Striking Division.

In Thrusting Salute we are introduced to the zones of sanctuary as we create a notable angle of deflection with a well placed downward block.  It also stresses the importance of anticipating a follow up strike from your opponent.

Defense

  • Step 1
    • Step toward 4:30 with your right foot forming a left neutral bow stance,
    • Deliver a left outward downward block to the inside of your opponent’s right leg.
  • Step 2
    • Execute a right front snapping ball kick to your opponent’s groin.
    • Left hand covers high.
  • Step 3
    • Plant your right foot toward 10:30 buckling your opponent’s right knee as you form a right neutral bow stance.
    • Deliver a right thrusting heel palm strike to your opponent’s jaw
  • Step 4
    • Cover toward 4:30

Additional Information

Name

The name Thrusting Salute is derived from the manner, thrusting, in which you deliver the heel palm strike (salute) to your opponent.

Attack

The ideal phase consists of your opponent being directly in front of you with their right leg back and delivering a right thrusting ball kick to your body.

A thrusting ball kick can be used in an assortment of ways both offensively and defensively.  The fact that this is an aggressive thrusting ball kick implies a follow through or step-through as your opponent’s weight and momentum, coupled with your deflection, would put him beyond a point of no return thus forcing a commitment to the kick.

It is important to keep in mind that due to the aggressive nature of this kick and its follow through that your opponent could take full use of his backup mass, momentum and marriage of gravity to follow the kick with a solid punch that would have a lot of force behind it.  Always keep yourself in as safe a position as possible and be alert of your opponent’s movements.

Basics & Maneuvers Used

  • Right Rear Step Through
  • Left Neutral Bow
  • Left Outward Downward Block
  • Right Front Snapping Ball Kick
  • Right Neutral Bow
  • Right Thrusting Heel Palm Strike

Targets

  • Inside the right lower leg (Saphenous Nerve)
  • Groin
  • Inside the right knee
  • Jaw

Concepts & Principles Taught

  • Angle of Alignment
  • Angle of Cancellation
  • Angle of Deflection
  • Angle of Disturbance
  • Angle of Deviation
  • Backup Mass
  • Body Momentum
  • Borrowed Force
  • Borrowed Reach
  • Marriage of Gravity
  • Rebounding Check
  • Torque
  • Zones of Sanctuary


Considerations

  • What if …
    • your opponent snaps his kick back instead of stepping through?
    • your opponent kicks with a right roundhouse kick instead?
    • your opponent kicks with his left foot instead of his right?
    • your opponent attempts a left kick when planting down?
    • your opponent attempts a left punch when planting down?
    • your opponent attempts a right punch when planting down?

Related Techniques

  • Obscure Sword
  • Twin Kimono
  • Cross of Destruction
  • Begging Hands
  • Defying the Storm
  • Fallen Cross
  • Falling Falcon
  • Menacing Twirl
  • Leap of Death

Historical Notes

  • In the 1975 Accumulative Journal this was technique #13
  • The 1975 Accumulative Journal has you step back toward 6:00 prior to the downward block and plant your right foot toward 11:00 after the kick.

Historical Variations

1975 Accumulative Journal

THRUSTING SALUTE (front straight right kick)

  1. While standing naturally with feet together, step back with your right foot (to 6 o’clock) into a left neutral bow as you deliver a downward block to the inside of opponent’s right kicking leg.
  2. Have your left foot pivot counter clockwise, in place, as you kick forward with the ball of your right foot to opponent’s groin. Simultaneously have your left hand check high (left extended outward but relaxed handsword) for possible head shots.
  3. As you plant your right foot forward toward 11 o’clock (between opponent’s legs and into a right neutral bow), deliver a right torquing heel of palm thrust to opponent’s jaw while your left hand checks near your right ribcage

Unfinished Orange Belt Manual by Ed Parker

THRUSTING SALUTE (Front right step through kick)

  1. Standing naturally, step back with your right foot to 4:30 (to get you out of the Line of Attack) into a left neutral bow, as you deliver a left downward block to the inside of your opponent’s right kicking leg. Instantly recoil your left hand counterclockwise into a vertical position, to act as a positional check (hand open). (Your downward block should deflect your opponent’s right kicking leg out and away from you.) During this action, your right hand cocks near your right hip (palm up and fist clenched).
  2. Immediately execute a right front snap ball kick to your opponent’s groin. (Do not be surprised you if your opponent violently bends forward at the waist.)
  3. Plant your right foot forward, toward 10:30, and into a right neutral bow (inside of your opponent’s right knee so that your right knee can check or buckle his right knee). Simultaneous with the plant (while capitalizing on your forward momentum and gravitational marriage), execute a right torquing heel palm strike to your opponent’s jaw, as your left positional check relocates near your right ribcage. (This action should cause your opponent’s head to snap back, and possibly cause his entire body to move away from you.)
  4. Right front crossover, and cover out toward 4:30.

Notes

Variations