Evading the Storm (EPAK Purple #7)

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Evading the Storm is the 7th required technique to obtain your Purple belt in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo. Evading the Storm is a defense against a right step-through overhead club attack from the front, placing it in the Weapons category of the Web of Knowledge as well as the Stick Family Group in the Weapons category of the family groups Striking division.

The theme of this technique is similar to that of Checking the Storm in that your initial response is to move off the line of attack, however unlike Checking the Storm it is assumed in the ideal phase that you are unable to step to the right making this an effective backup technique for Checking the Storm.

Defense

Evading the Storm – defense for a front overhead club strike.

  • Step 1
    • Step toward 9:00 with your left foot to form a left forward bow stance toward 9:00 (right reverse bow stance toward your opponent),
    • Deliver a right extended outward block to the outside of your opponent’s right arm,
    • Left hand covers low.
  • Step 2
    • Your right hand grabs your opponent’s right wrist.
    • Deliver a right inward horizontal roundhouse kick to your opponent’s groin.
  • Step 3
    • Plant your right foot toward 1:30 into a right neutral bow stance,
    • Pull your opponent’s right arm down past your hip
    • Pivot clockwise to form a right forward bow stance facing 1:30.
    • Deliver a left thrusting horizontal punch to your opponent’s right kidney.
  • Step 4
    • Deliver a left thrusting knee kick to the outside of your opponent’s right thigh.
  • Step 5* (official variation below)
    • Plant your left foot forward toward 3:00 into a left front twist stance,
    • Deliver a right roundhouse knee strike to the inside of your opponent’s right thigh.
  • Step 6
    • Right front crossover and cover out toward 9:00.

Additional Information

Name

The term “Storm” in American Kenpo is a symbolic reference to a club attack. In this technique you are evading the initial action of the storm by stepping out of the path of the storm (club). Thus the name Evading the Storm.

Attack

In the ideal phase your opponent is directly in front of you (12:00) in a left neutral bow stance. Your opponent steps forward with his right foot and strikes downward toward your head or shoulder with a right overhead club attack.

A club attack, or any type of weapon attack for that matter, is one of the most dangerous of the single person attacks.  A weapon, in particular a stick, puts a long range weapon into the hands of your opponent that is life threatening. The longer range allows your opponent to attack you while staying comfortably out of your reach.  In order to effectively counter attack you must be within range.  It is vital that you stay alert, stay focused and understand that basic concepts and principles that will ensure your safety.

What If Factors

  • your opponent steps forward with his left foot?
  • your opponent does not step through?
  • your opponent varies his angle of attack and strikes with a right backhand club attack?
  • your opponent attacks from the right side?
  • you are unable to step to the left
  • you are being held from behind in a bear hug with your arms free?
  • you are being held from behind in a bear hug with your arms pinned?

Basics & Maneuvers

  • Left Side Step Through
  • Left Forward Bow Stance
  • Right Extended Outward Block
  • Right Front Roundhouse Kick
  • Right Neutral Bow Stance
  • Left Horizontal Thrust Punch
  • Left Forward Knee Strike
  • Right Roundhouse Knee Strike

Targets

  • Outside Right Arm
  • Right Wrist
  • Groin
  • Right Kidney
  • Right Outer Thigh
  • Right Inner Thigh or Right Ankle

Concepts & Principles

  • Anchoring
  • Angle of Cancellation
  • Angle of Deflection
  • Angle of Deviation
  • Contouring
  • Directional Harmony
  • Back up Mass
  • Body Alignment
  • Body Momentum
  • Gauging
  • Line of Attack
  • Marriage of Gravity
  • Path of Action
  • Pivoting
  • Point of Origin
  • Stabilize Your Base
  • Torque


Related Techniques

  • Attacking Mace (Y-9)
  • Obstructing the Storm (P-19)
  • Menacing Twirl (G-8)
  • Capturing the Storm (G-14)

Historical Notes

  • In the 1975 Accumulative Journal, Evading the Storm was Purple Belt Technique #2.
  • The 1975 Accumulative Journal indicated planting toward 1:00 after the right front roundhouse kick to the groin.

Historical Versions

1975 Accumulative Journal

EVADING THE STORM (front right overhead club)

  1. Standing naturally with feet together, have your left foot move directly to your left (to 9 o’clock) into a left forward bow stance.
  2. As your right extended outward blocks and grabs outside of opponent’s right wrist, immediately deliver a right roundhouse kick to opponent’s groin. (Left hand checking at chest.)
  3. Plant your right foot (toward 1 o’clock) into a right neutral bow as your right hand pulls opponent’s right wrist down and past your right hip and your left hand punches to opponent’s right ribs. This is done as you pivot into a right forward bow.
  4. Deliver a left knee kick to outside of opponent’s right thigh.
  5. Plant your left foot forward (gauging your distance in the process) and deliver a right roundhouse knee kick to opponent’s inner right thigh.
  6. Another alternative after the left knee kick to the outside of your opponent’s right thigh, should your opponent buckle greatly, is to spring and pivot counter clockwise and drop (utilizing marriage of gravity) into a left close kneel thus breaking opponent’s right knee or ankle.

Notes

Variations

Official variation

  • Step 5 – If your opponent’s right leg buckles to the ground….
    • Plant your foot back toward 10:30 dropping into a left close kneel stance,
    • Deliver a right downward knee crush to the back of your opponent’s ankle or calf muscle
  • Step 6
    • Right front crossover and cover out toward 9:00.

Other Variations

  • The right roundhouse knee is sometimes taught as a right upward knee to your opponent’s abdomen, solar plexus of face, depending on the opponent’s position. In this variation it is essentially a chicken knee kick.

Twirling Wings (EPAK Purple #1)

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Twirling Wings is the 1st required technique to obtain your purple belt in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo. Twirling Wings is a defense against a rear two-hand stiff-armed shoulder grab placing it in the Grabs & Tackles category of the Web of Knowledge as well as the Shoulder and Lapel Grabs Family Group in the Grabs category of the Family Groups Grappling division.

In Twirling Wings we are introduced into twirling checks as we continuously use rotating motions to keep our opponent in check.  From the get go we have a rotating outward block followed by the rotating inward elbow, then we rotate our right arm into a checking position as we rotate with another inward elbow.

Defense

Twirling Wings – defense for a rear double shoulder grab.

  • Step 1
    • Tuck your chin down into your chest,
    • Slide your left foot back toward 5:00 to form a left rear twist stance,
    • Chamber your hands at your right hip in the cup & saucer position (right palm up, left palm down).
  • Step 2
    • Pivot counterclockwise to form a left forward bow stance facing 6:00,
    • Deliver a left vertical outward block to the outside of your opponent’s left arm,
    • Execute a right inward horizontal elbow strike to your opponent’s left lower ribcage.
  • Step 3
    • Pivot clockwise into a left fighting horse stance facing 6:00,
    • Deliver a left inward horizontal elbow strike to your opponent’s left lower rib cage,
    • Right hand checks your opponent’s left outer elbow.
  • Step 4
    • Left front crossover,
    • Cover out toward 12:00.

Additional Information

Name

The Kenpo term wings represents the elbows. In this technique the twirling action of your wings (elbows) gives us the name Twirling Wings.

Attack

In the ideal phase your opponent is directly behind you (6:00). Your opponent grabs you from behind on each shoulder, at the base of the neck, with his arms fully extended.

This type of attack is typically used to control you and either hold you for another attacker from the front, to push you forward, to pull you back or to pull you back into a knee to the spine.

Basics & Maneuvers

  • Left Reverse Step Through
  • Left Rear Twist Stance
  • Left Neutral Bow Stance
  • Left Vertical Outward Block
  • Left Forward Bow Stance
  • Right Inward Horizontal Elbow Strike
  • Fighting Horse Stance
  • Left Inward Horizontal Elbow Strike
  • Left Front Crossover
  • Cover Out

Targets

  • Outside Left Elbow
  • Outside Left Rib Cage
  • Inside Left Rib Cage

Concepts & Principles

  • Angle of Disturbance
  • Angle of Incidence
  • Body Momentum
  • Bracing Angle
  • Chamber
  • Compact Unit
  • Continuity of Motion
  • Contouring
  • Fitting
  • Pinning Check
  • Pivoting
  • Solidify Your Base
  • Torque
  • Zone of Obscurity


Considerations

  • What if …
    • your opponent is pushing you forward?
    • your opponent is pulling you backward?
    • your opponent’s left foot is forward?
    • your opponent’s right foot is forward?
    • your opponent steps away as you deliver your right elbow?
    • your opponent grabs your hair from behind?
    • you cannot reach your opponent’s rib cage with your elbow strike?

Related Techniques

  • Crossing Talon
  • Captured Leaves
  • Circling Wing
  • Cross of Destruction
  • Entangled Wing
  • Shield and Mace
  • Crossed Twigs
  • Menacing Twirl
  • Circling Storm

Historical Notes

  • In the 1975 Accumulative Journal, Twirling Wings was Purple Belt technique #3
  • The 1975 Accumulative Journal
    • has you step back to approximately 4:30.
    • indicates your left fighting horse should be facing 9:00 (yes your body should, but your opponent is still at 6:00 and you should be looking at him).
    • indicates that your right arm should simply guard high.
    • does not indicate an angle of departure.

Historical Versions

1975 Accumulative Journal

TWIRLING WINGS (rear stiff two-hand choke)

  1. Have your left foot step back and to your right on a slight 45°angle (between 4 and 5 o’clock) into a left rear twist stance.
  2. Pivot to your left (into a left forward bow) while simultaneously delivering a left outward block to outside of opponent’s left arm and a right inward horizontal elbow strike to outside portion of opponent’s left ribcage
  3. Pivot to your right (into a horse facing 9 o’clock) and deliver a left inward horizontal elbow strike to Inside portion of opponent’s left ribcage or solar plexus as your right hand guards to the left of your face, always making sure that your right hand keeps a safe distance from your head In order to cushion any blow that might be directed to your head.

Notes

Variations

Obscure Sword (EPAK Orange #22)

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Obscure Sword is the 22nd technique required to obtain your Orange Belt in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo. It is a defense against a left hand shoulder grab from the right rear flank. This places Obscure Sword in the Grabs & Tackles category in the Web of Knowledge as well as the Shoulder Grabs family group in the grabs subcategory of the Grappling Division of Family Groups.

This technique stresses the importance of environmental awareness due to the initial attack and defense coming from blind areas.  In Obscure Sword we will learn to use the opposite of purposeful compliance, purposeful defiance, to elicit a specific response from your opponent before using purposeful compliance to unleash our hidden strike.

Defense

Obscure Sword – defense for a right rear shoulder grab.

  • Step 1
    • Pin your opponent’s left hand with your left hand
    • Step forward to 12:30 with your left foot to form a left forward bow stance facing 12:30,
    • Cock your right hand below your left elbow in a handsword position.
  • Step 2
    • As your opponent tugs, pivot clockwise to form a right forward bow stance facing 4:30.
    • Deliver a right outward horizontal handsword strike to your opponent’s throat.
  • Step 3
    • Pivot counter clockwise into a right neutral bow facing 4:30,
    • Deliver a right extended outward block to clear/check your opponent’s left arm,
    • Left hand covers low,
  • Step 4
    • Deliver a left front snapping ball kick to your opponent’s groin, planting back.
  • Step 5
    • Right Front Crossover
    • Cover out toward 12:00.

Additional Information

Name

As we have come to learn the term Sword in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo is the term used to symbolize a handsword strike. In this technique you will deliver a handsword strike from an angle obscurity or rather from an area that your opponent is unable to view, thus the name Obscure Sword

Attack

In the ideal phase, your opponent is behind you and to the right (4:30) and grabs your right shoulder with his left hand.

While the shoulder grab itself isn’t extremely dangerous the fact that your opponent is grabbing you from a blind spot make it that much so. You have no idea what is coming next and have to rely on instinct and feel to know how to react.

Basics & Maneuvers

  • Left Forward Step Through
  • Right Reverse Bow Stance
  • Right Forward Bow Stance
  • Right Outward Horizontal Handsword Strike
  • Right Neutral Bow Stance
  • Right Extended Outward Block
  • Left Front Snapping Ball Kick
  • Right Inward Raking Hammerfist Strike
  • Right Front Crossover
  • Coverout

Targets

  • Left Hand/Wrist
  • Throat (Trachea)
  • Left Inner Forearm
  • Groin/Bladder
  • Face

Concepts & Principles

  • Angle of Deflection
  • Angle of Disturbance
  • Body Rotation
  • Borrowed Force
  • Counter Manipulation
  • Opposing Forces
  • Pinning Check
  • Pivot
  • Point of Origin
  • Purposeful Compliance
  • Purposeful Defiance
  • Solidify your Base
  • Obscure Zones
  • Object Obscurity
  • Torque


Considerations

  • What if …
    • your opponent pushes you forward?
    • your opponent follows the grab with a right punch?
    • your opponent follows the grab with a right kick?
    • your opponent grabs your right arm with his right hand at the same time?
    • you are unable to step forward?

Related Techniques

Historical Notes

  • In the 1975 Accumulative Journal this was orange belt technique #21.
  • The 1975 Accumulative Journal has you pivot into a forward bow facing 5:00.
  • The 1975 Accumulative Journal does not indicate an angle of departure.
  • Prior to 1975 a version was taught having you plant back from your kick at a further distance as the beginning of a shuffle away from your opponent.

Historical Versions

1975 Accumulative Journal

OBSCURE SWORD (flank left hand shoulder grab)

  1. With feet together, step directly forward (to 12 o’clock) with your left foot into a left neutral bow facing straight ahead with your right handsword cocked to your heart (palm up) simultaneously pin opponent’s right hand with your left hand to your right shoulder.
  2. Immediately pivot to 5 o’clock into a right forward bow while delivering a right outward handsword to opponent’s throat.
  3. Deliver a left kick to opponent’s groin and plant your left foot back to your former position with your hands in fighting position.

Notes

Variations

Having just kicked your opponent in the groin, forcing them to bend over it is quite common to toss in an additional move before executing a crossover or as you execute the crossover. The common variations are:

  • Right Inward Raking Hammerfist Strike to your opponent’s face.
  • Right Roundhouse Punch (hook punch) to the left side of your opponent’s face.
  • Right Inward Striking Claw to the left side of your opponent’s face.
  • Right Inward Collapsing Heel Palm Strike to the left side of your opponent’s face.

Buckling Branch (EPAK Orange #10)

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Buckling Branch is the 10th required technique to obtain your Orange Belt in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo.  Buckling Branch is a defense against a left front kick, placing it in the Kicks category of the Web of Knowledge and the Kicks Family Group in the Family Groups Striking Division of attacks.

Buckling Branch is taught as an answer to one of the what ifs in Thrusting Salute.  You will notice that the technique is pretty much identical to Thrusting Salute except you are now blocking outside the left leg instead of inside the right leg.  The major difference is this time when you kick your opponent’s groin, from behind, they will bend forward ‘away’ from you rendering a thrusting heel palm strike ineffective thus forcing you to go for another target.

This is a great introductory technique to the equation formula as here you are essentially taking another technique and (1) deleting the final move and (2) suffixing a new final move that (3) alters both the weapon and target of final move to account for the new circumstance.

Defense

Buckling Branch – defense for a left front kick.

  • Step 1
    • Step back toward 4:30 with your right foot to form a left neutral bow stance facing 10:30,
    • Deliver a left outward downward block to the outside of your opponent’s leg.
  • Step 2
    • Deliver a right front snapping ball kick to your opponent’s groin.
    • Left hand covers high.
  • Step 3
    • Plant your right foot toward 10:30 forming a right front twist stance.
    • Deliver a left snapping knife edge kick to the inside and back of your opponent’s right knee.
  • Step 4
    • Plant  back into a left front crossover, covering out toward 4:30.

Additional Information

Name

In Ed Parker’s American Kenpo the word “Branch” is used to represent the leg.  The name of this technique comes from the buckling of your attacker’s leg (branch) with a kick hence the name Buckling Branch.

Attack

The ideal phase consists of your opponent being directly in front of you with their left leg back and delivering a left thrusting step-through ball kick toward your groin or abdomen.

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 forth to follow the kick with a solid punch (either side) or even another kick. Keep yourself in as safe a position as possible and be alert of your opponent’s movements.

Basics & Maneuvers Used

  • Right Reverse Step Through
  • Left Neutral Bow Stance
  • Left Outward Downward Block
  • Right Front Snapping Ball Kick
  • Right Front Twist Stance
  • Left Knife-Edge Kick (Side Snap Kick)

Targets

  • Outside of the Left Leg (Peroneal Nerve)
  • Groin
  • Inside/Back of the Right Leg

Concepts & Principles Taught

  • Angle of Alignment
  • Angle of Deflection
  • Angle of Departure
  • Backup Mass
  • Bracing Angle
  • Equation Formula
  • Formulation Phase
  • Marriage of Gravity
  • Open Ended Triangle
  • Positional Check
  • Rebounding Check
  • Torque
  • Tracking
  • Zones of Sanctuary


Considerations

  • What if …
    • your opponent follows his left kick with a left punch?
    • your opponent follows his left kick with a right spinning back knuckle strike?
    • your opponent follows his left kick with a right spinning back kick?
    • your opponent delivers a left step-through knife edge kick instead?
    • your opponent starts with his right leg back and shuffles forward with the left kick?
    • your opponent delivers his left kick toward your knee?
    • your opponent fakes a left kick toward your knee and follows with a high left punch?
    • your opponent fakes a left kick toward your knee and follows with a high right  punch?
    • your opponent does not react to your kick or you miss the kick?

Related Techniques

  • Deflecting Hammer
  • Gift in Return
  • Brushing the Storm
  • Menacing Twirl
  • Circle of Doom
  • Intellectual Departure

Historical Notes

  • In the 1975 Accumulative Journal, Buckling Branch was Orange Belt Technique #18
  • The 1975 Accumulative Journal indicated the initial step should be toward 5:00 and the angle of departure should be 4:00.

Historical Versions

1975 Accumulative Journal

BUCKLING BRANCH (front straight left kick)

  1. While standing naturally with both feet together, step slightly back and to your right with your right foot to 5 o’clock (left neutral bow); simultaneously blocking opponent’s left kick (from the outside) with a left downward block as your right hand cocks to your right hip, clenched and Palm up.
  2. Deliver a right ball kick (as you pivot counter clockwise and in place with your left foot) to opponent’s groin (from the rear) while his back is toward you. Upon doing so have your left hand shift to an extended outward but relaxed handsword to act as a check in covering your head area while your right hand opens (palm up).
  3. Plant your right foot (into a modified right front twist stance for purposes of torque) and deliver a left knife-edge kick to the inside of opponent’s right knee. (Keeping both of your now open hands in a defensive position.)
  4. Left front cross over and cover out to 4 o’clock.

Unfinished Orange Belt Manual by Ed Parker

BUCKLING BRANCH (Front left step through straight kick)

  1. While standing naturally with both feet together, step back with your right foot toward 4:30 into a left neutral bow. Simultaneously block your opponent’s left kick (from the outside) with a left downward block as your right hand (clenched and palm up) cocks to your right hip. Instantly recoil your left hand counterclockwise into a vertical position as a positional check. (Your intent is to generate pain to your opponent’s left leg, as well as to increase the width of your deflection.)
  2. With your opponent’s back turning toward you, deliver a right front snap ball kick to your opponent’s groin (entering from the rear). (This should make your opponent bend over at the waist. Both you and your opponent should be facing 10:30.)
  3. Plant your right foot forward (again toward 10:30) into a right front twist stance (modifying it if necessary), and deliver a left knife-edge kick to the inside and back of your opponent’s right knee (keeping both of your hands open and in a defensive position). (This kick should buckle your opponent to his knees.)
  4. Have your left kick flow into a left front crossover, covering out toward 4:30.)

Notes

Variations

Glancing Salute (EPAK Orange #8)

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Glancing Salute is the 8th technique required to obtain your orange belt in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo.  Glancing Salute is a defense against a right hand cross push to your right shoulder, placing it in the Pushes category of the Web of Knowledge and the Pushes family group of the Family Groups Striking division.

Glancing Salute specifically deals with a cross push and shows you how to react in such a scenario using a pivoting action to nullify your opponent’s push while once again using frictional pull to control your opponent.

Defense

Glancing Salute – defense for a right hand cross push.

  • Step 1
    • Step toward 11:00 with your left foot and slightly pivot clockwise to form a left neutral bow stance facing 1:00.
    • Pin the opponent’s right hand against your chest with your right hand.
    • Pivot clockwise into a right forward bow stance facing 3:00,
    • Deliver a left thrusting forearm strike behind your opponent’s right elbow joint.
  • Step 2
    • Hook inside your opponent’s right elbow joint with a left crane hook,
    • Pivot counterclockwise to form a left forward bow stance facing 12:00,
    • Pull down on your opponent’s right arm down and push it against his body,
    • Deliver a right thrusting heel palm strike to your opponent’s jaw.
  • Step 3
    • Slide a right crane hook behind your opponent’s neck, from their right side,
    • Pull the opponent’s head down with your right hand.
    • Deliver a right upward knee kick to your opponent’s stomach.
  • Step 4
    • Plant your right foot forward to check your opponent’s right knee,
    • Deliver a right inward horizontal elbow strike to your opponent’s face.
    • Left hand checks low.
  • Step 5
    • Crossover & cover out toward 6:00.

Additional Information

Name

As previously stated a salute is the Kenpo term used to represent a heel palm strike.  In this technique your heel palm strike (salute) will essentially glance off of your opponent’s jaw becoming a right crane beak that will hook around the right back side of his neck.  This glancing action of your salute is what gives the technique its name, Glancing Salute.

Attack

The ideal phase of attack positions the aggressor directly in front of you who then steps forward with his right foot and pushes your right shoulder with his right hand.

This type of push is typically used to nullify your dominant arm (usually the right) while setting you up for a left cross or hook punch.

Basics & Maneuvers Used

  • Left Forward Step Through
  • Left Neutral Bow Stance
  • Right Forward Bow Stance
  • Right Hugging Pin
  • Left Thrusting Forearm Strike (Hammering Inward Block)
  • Left Crane Hook
  • Left Forward Bow Stance
  • Right Thrusting Heel Palm Strike
  • Right Hooking Crane Head
  • Right Upward Knee Kick
  • Right Neutral Bow Stance
  • Right Inward Horizontal Elbow Strike

Targets

  • Right Wrist
  • Right Elbow
  • Jaw
  • Eyes
  • Stomach/Bladder/Groin
  • Right Inner Knee
  • Face

Concepts & Principles Taught

  • Anchoring
  • Angle of Departure
  • Backup Mass
  • Borrowed Force
  • Buckle
  • Fulcruming
  • Glancing
  • Hugging Pin
  • Hyper Extend
  • Jamming
  • Leverage
  • Marriage of Gravity
  • Opposing Forces
  • Pinning Check
  • Pivoting
  • Pulling Check
  • Salute
  • Slipping
  • Solidify your Base
  • Torque
  • Zones of Protection


Considerations

  • What if …
    • your opponent grabs your right lapel and pulls you?
    • your opponent pushes with both hands?
    • your opponent throws a left hook after the push?
    • your right hugging pin slips off your opponent’s right wrist as you execute the forearm strike?
    • your opponent slips away from your heel palm strike?

Related Techniques

Historical Notes

  • In the 1975 Accumulative Journal, Glancing Salute was Orange Belt Technique #7
  • The 1975 Accumulative Journal ends this technique with an option of either planting forward after the knee kick to check your opponent’s knee or to plant your foot back into a left neutral bow; nor does it indicate an angle of departure.

Historical Versions

1975 Accumulative Journal

GLANCING SALUTE (font right hand cross push)

  1. Standing naturally while opponent pushes your right shoulder with his right hand, step forward and to your left to 11 o’clock with your left foot (into a left neutral bow) Immediately pivot to your right (to 3 o’clock) into a right forward bow as your right arm pins opponent’s right wrist to your right chest and your left forearm strikes out and against the joint of your opponent’s   right elbow to cause a break.
  2. Pivot to your left (to 12 o’clock) into a left forward bow as your left hand pins opponent’s right arm to his body and your right heel of palm strikes to opponent’s law.
  3. Hook the back of opponent’s neck with your right hand as it forms the shape of the crane. Pull opponent’s   neck down (having your right elbow hug your right ribcage in the process) as your right knee kicks to opponent’s stomach. Plant forward (having your right knee check your opponent’s right leg m the process) or back into a left neutral bow.

Unfinished Orange Belt Manual by Ed Parker

GLANCING SALUTE (Front right hand cross push)

  1. Standing naturally, while your opponent pushes your right shoulder with his right hand, (1) step forward and slightly to your left (11:00) with your left foot into a left neutral bow (facing 12:00), (2) pivot to your right into a right forward bow toward 3:00 (to ride the force of your opponent’s push) as (3) your right arm pins your opponent’s right wrist to the right side of your chest along with (4) the execution of a left inward vertical forearm strike against the joint of your opponent’s right elbow to cause a break. (This action should cause your opponent to turn counterclockwise, as well as cancel his Width Zones.)
  2. Pivot to your left (toward 12 o’clock) into a left forward bow as your left hand pins your opponent’s right arm to his body, and simultaneously execute a right thrusting heel palm strike to his jaw. (The action of the left pinning hand should bring your opponent’s head down and forward into your right heel palm strike. This strike should force his head up and back.)
  3. Have your right hand (1) circle to the right of your opponent’s face as it then hooks around and back of his neck (forming the shape of a crane), (2) pulls your opponent’s head down and toward the ground (ANCHORING your right elbow in the process) while (3) executing a right knee strike to your opponent’s stomach. (Your opponent’s strength should wane, with his feet moving back and away from you.)
  4. Plant your right foot forward into a right neutral bow, as your right knee checks (and possibly buckles) the inside of your opponent’s right knee. Simultaneous with the plant (while capitalizing on your forward momentum and gravitational marriage), execute a right inward elbow strike to your opponent’s face, as your left hand pins your opponent’s right arm to his body. (This should cause your opponent’s head to move up and back.)
  5. Right front crossover, covering out toward 7:30.

Notes

Variations