Basic Breakaways
DESTRUCTIVE TWINS (two-hand lapel grab — pulling in)
1. With feet together, your R steps forward to 12:00 (right neutral bow) as you deliver a L overhead punch to opponent’s face with a R uppercut to his stomach. (Keep your back erect and head up.)
2. Move your R foot slightly to your R to 1:00 to execute R inward/L outward combination blocks outside of opponent’s L arm. (As your L block finishes, you should be in a R forward bow.)
3. Immediately contour to his arm as you thrust your L fingers up to opponent’s eyes.
4. Follow-up by pivoting L into a horse as your L hand grabs his L arm to pull down toward your L hip and you deliver a R punch to opponent’s L ribcage.
5. Pivot counterclockwise to 6:00 and slide your R foot between his legs for rear hook kick to his groin. From the point of contact of your R kick, plant your R down as you execute a R uppercut forearm strike under opponent’s L elbow.
6. Grab opponent’s head on his R side with your R hand. Have your L hand simultaneously grab the back of his head from the L side. Drag your L foot to your R and shoot your R foot back to 2:00 into a R reverse bow to buckle opponent’s L leg as you simultaneously jerk your his head down to flip him over to the ground on his back.
7. With opponent now on his back with his head between your feet, pivot to 9:00 and drop into a R close kneel stance as your L knee drops down to his L collarbone or neck.
8. Bounce up and have your L heel scrape across opponent?s chest before landing to pinch his R ribs. Step to 9:00 over opponent’s head into a L twist stance. Pivot counterclockwise 3/4 of a circle to execute a R looping downward round kick into his groin.
9. Drop your R knee into his solar plexus as you simultaneously execute a R half fist to his throat. (Your L hand checks.)
10. Bounce up from your knee drop and execute a R front kick to his chin followed by a R stomp to his face. Plant your R foot to the top of opponent’s head and hop on it to execute a L rear kick to top opponent’s head.
11. Pivot counterclockwise for a R slicing heel kick to scrape his face. Continue to spin for another L rear kick to his L shoulder. L front crossover and cover out.
THRUSTING PRONGS (front bear hug — arms pinned)
1. Step back with your R foot (to 6:00) into a L modified forward bow and thrust both of your thumbs (keeping thumbs together) up into opponent’s groin.
2. Strike opponent’s groin with your R knee as your L hand circles under and around on top of opponent’s R shoulder (forming the shape of the crane) and pins (with the assistance of your anchored L elbow) his R shoulder down. Your R hand grips on top of same shoulder.
3. With knee in groin, immediately deliver a R knife-edge kick (to 2:00) to inside of opponent’s L shin and scrape down.
4. As you plant, deliver a R inward horizontal elbow strike to R side of opponent’s face.
5. Your R foot steps back into a crossover stance to 9:00 as your R hand hooks (shape of the crane) to the R side of opponent?s neck to force his head down.
6. Execute a R knee kick to opponent?s face as you continue to control opponent?s R arm with your L.
7. Your R hand braces opponent?s head as you pivot into a L neutral bow facing 9:00. Execute a R rear scoop kick to his L jaw.
8. From point of contact, execute a R knife-edge kick to the inside of opponent?s L knee.
9. Land into a R front crossover and cover out toward 7:00.
GRASP OF DEATH (left flank headlock)
1. You?re bent forward as opponent is to your L applying a headlock with his R arm. Begin by tucking your chin to the L and against your chest, grab your opponent’s R wrist with your R hand. All this is done as your R foot steps forward toward 12:00 into a R close kneel stance to check opponent?s leg with your L. Simultaneously, grab opponent’s groin with your L hand. Be sure you continue checking the outside of your opponent’s R leg with your L knee.
2. As your opponent reacts to your pinch and releases his grip, your R hand brings his R arm over your head and down to your chest, making sure that your R forearm angles diagonally while acting as a check.
3. Immediately release the grip of your L hand and have your L foot step forward around opponent?s leg into a L neutral bow stance as you simultaneously strike the back of your opponent’s R elbow with your L forearm while pulling in and toward you with your R hand. (This action should cause your opponent to step forward with his L foot prior to bending over at the waist).
4. Roll your L forearm on the back of your opponent’s R elbow until your L forearm is parallel to the ground. Now slide your L hand to your opponent’s right elbow. While controlling your opponent’s R elbow with your L hand, pivot into a L forward bow, facing 11:00. Immediately execute a R snapping vertical punch to the base of your opponent’s skull, behind his R mastoid bone.
TRIPPING ARROW (front bear hug — arms free)
1. With feet together and opponent applying front bear hug under your arms, step to your L with your L foot (to 9:00) into a horse and check his R shoulder with your L hand by forcing it down to nullify possibility of a knee kick. Simultaneously, hook your R palm heel horizontally in to strike opponent’s L jaw. (See FINGER SET 1).
2. Immediately circle your R foot (?cat around?) clockwise around opponent’s R leg as your R palm chambers in front of opponent?s chest.
3. Without hesitation, pivot to your L into a L forward bow as you thrust your R palm heel to his sternum to trip him over your R leg, still maintaining L hand grab on his R arm.
4. With opponent on his back and your L hand still grabbing his R wrist, have your R foot heel stomp to his jaw as you pull up on the arm. Your R foot steps over his chest with a R stomp side of his L arm (inside or outside) to break.
5. Still holding opponent’s R wrist, pivot counter-clockwise and drop into a L close kneel to 10:00 so your R knee strikes down to opponent’s sternum. Immediately, follow with a R two-finger poke down to his eyes.
6. Spring up and rotate your body counterclockwise to kick away opponent?s R arm with your R foot. As your R foot plants under his R arm, your L foot steps back over his L hip. Drop into a R close kneel to strike opponent’s abdomen with your L knee.
7. Spring up again, rotating counterclockwise as you pivot on your L foot into a L close kneel stance and bury your R knee into opponent’s groin.
8. Your R foot steps over to outside his L leg to stomp his R knee or ankle. R crossover to cover out.
ESCAPE FROM DEATH (right rear arm choke)
1. With choke being applied, immediately step to your R (to 3:00) with your R foot into a horse stance. Turn your head to your L and tuck your chin against your chest as your R hand grabs and pulls down on opponent’s R wrist (anchoring R elbow). Simultaneously deliver a L back elbow to his solar plexus followed by L hammer fist to groin (See OBSCURE WING).
2. Circle your L leg around and check back of opponent’s R leg (toward 7:00) into a L close kneel stance as your L back knuckle strikes through ribs. R hammer fist strikes to his groin as your L hammer fist strikes his kidney.
3. Circle your L hand over and under opponent’s nose, forcing his head back as you shift to a L forward bow for a R heel thrust to the jaw (See GRIP OF DEATH). Conclude with a R knee kick to outside of opponent’s R thigh or into the groin.
4. Shoot a R palm heel to the L side of his face as you set your R foot to 1:30 and execute a L knife-edge kick to the inside of his L knee.
5. Set your L foot behind your R (to 2:00) into a R front twist stance as you execute a L outward claw to the L side of his head. Pivot into a R neutral bow for a R inward hammer fist to the jaw. (The combination of both strikes should spin your opponent away from you.) With your R hand hooking to the L of your opponent’s face and your L hand pushing on his L shoulder, force his back to arch toward you.
6. Execute a R knee kick to opponent?s back or neck.
7. From point of contact, execute a R stomp to opponent’s R ankle or foot.
8. Step back into a R front crossover and cover out to 1:30.
SCRAPING HOOF (full nelson attempt)
1. Before full nelson is locked, thrust both your fists out toward the ground as you straighten your knees, arch your back and neck to headbutt attacker in face.
2. Immediately bend your L knee (marriage of gravity) and pivot R to a rear bow stance as you deliver a R back heel kick to opponent’s L inside knee. Then with the knife-edge of same foot, kick to opponent’s R shin and scrape all the way down to stomp instep with your heel.
3. From your L stomp, shift your L foot slightly to 12:00 as you simultaneously shoot your R foot back to 7:00 into a R reverse bow buckling out the inside of opponent’s L leg and strike his groin with your R hammer fist.
5. Immediately, step your R foot to 2:00 into a R neutral bow so to buckle out the inside of opponent’s R knee. (This should cause him to fall onto his back with legs spread apart.)
6. Execute a L rear crossover that strikes the groin followed by a R rear kick to opponent’s face.
7. Step into a R front crossover and cover out to 10:00.
CRASHING WINGS (rear bear hug — arms free)
1. Your R foot steps (to 4:00) into a horse stance as you press against his R thigh. Raise both elbows and strike down against opponent’s forearms.
2. Circle your R arm over opponent?s R as your L foot slides in to your R (?close cat?).
3. Your L foot then circles around to opponent’s L side into a L neutral bow.
4. Pivot to your L and deliver a L outward elbow strike (palm down) to opponent’s jaw (while in a L neutral bow) and a R hammer fist to opponent’s groin (pivot to a L forward bow) as your L hand guards.
5. Slide your R hammerfist up opponent’s body so it becomes a R palm strike to his jaw and your L hand checks his R shoulder as your L foot moves slightly to your L into a wide L neutral bow.
6. Push opponent’s R shoulder with your L hand to turn him counterclockwise (away from you) as your R hand grabs his chin. Hold his chin down securely as you execute a R knee kick to the back.
7. Twist his chin clockwise (back toward you) to snap the neck and let opponent drop to the ground face down as your R foot steps to 2:00 into a R neutral bow followed by a L step through into a L neutral bow. Circle your R foot clockwise to 6:00 (into a L neutral bow) to clear his arm into him as you face him.
8. Execute a R slicing knife-edge kick to opponent’s head and through.
9. Circle your R foot around to 2:00 to plant then, without hesitating, shoot a L sliding rear kick that circles counter clockwise to strike back to opponent’s head.
11. Cross out to 2:00.
CAPTURED TWIGS (rear bear hug — arms pinned)
1. With your feet together and your opponent’s arm around you, step off toward 9 o’clock with your L foot into a horse stance, facing 12:00, as you simultaneously pin your opponent’s hands (to your body) with your L hand. Just as your weight settles into your horse stance execute a R back hammer fist strike to your opponent’s groin.
2. Immediately bring your R foot into a right cat stance (turning 90 degrees while facing 3 o’clock) as your L hand releases the pin, clears your opponent’s left arm and covers the front of your face as a check. Simultaneous with the action of your L arm have your R vertical obscure elbow strike straight up to underside of opponent?s chin.
LOCKED WING (hammerlock)
1. With opponent locking your R arm, step back and to your R (between 4 and 5:00) with your L foot into a L reverse bow (place your L leg inside and against opponent’s R knee.) as your R hand counter grabs opponent’s wrist.
2. Immediately pivot your entire body counter-clockwise into a side horse stance (facing 9:00) as you deliver a L back horizontal elbow strike to opponent’s jaw (and possible face rake).
3. Circle your L arm over and under opponent’s R elbow as you pivot to your R (toward 9:00) into a R forward bow.
4. While still applying pressure on opponent’s L elbow to swing his body around, your R foot steps back (to 4:00) into a L forward bow.
5. Immediately release your R hand to deliver a R overhead palm heel strike to the back of the neck with a R knee kick to opponent’s chest thus causing a sandwiching effect. Plant forward into a R neutral bow.
6. Without hesitation, your R hand checks opponent’s R shoulder as your L hand reaches across and around to grab his chin.
7. Slide your L foot back (counterclockwise) so you face towards 2:00 and settle into a R wide kneel stance to force opponent to drop onto your R knee (facing up).
8. Execute a R hammerfist to L side of opponent’s chest followed by a R back knuckle/L palm heel & claw combination to his face (See BUCKLING BRANCH).
9. With the palm heel, your R foot steps back so opponent falls to the ground.
10. Pivot R for a L knee drop to his shoulder (or throat) followed by a hopping L stomp to the face. L crossover and cover out.
TWIRLING WINGS (rear two-hand choke, pulling backwards)
1. Have your L foot step back and to your R on a slight 45-degree angle (to 5:00) into a L rear twist stance as your R hand pins opponent?s L hand to your shoulder.
2. Pivot to L (into a L forward bow) while simultaneously delivering a L outward block to outside of opponent’s L arm and a R inward horizontal elbow strike to outside of his L ribcage.
3. Pivot to your R for a L inward horizontal elbow strike to inside portion of opponent’s L ribcage or solar plexus as your R checks his shoulder.
4. Your R foot steps behind (to 4:00) into a R rear crossover as your R two-finger jab strikes his eyes. Thrust your L leg back into a L reverse bow to buckle out the inside of his R knee.
5. Execute a L knee kick to the inside of opponent’s L knee and step out to land into a L front twist stance.
6. Immediately unwind clockwise to execute a R spinning rear stiff-leg kick up to opponent’s groin.
7. From the R kick, land in a R front crossover towards 10:00 as you simultaneously execute a R backfist to opponent’s face (See TRIGGERED SALUTE).
8. Continue your crossover and cover out.
TRIGGERED SALUTE (front right hand direct push or grab)
1. Standing naturally while opponent pushes your L shoulder with his R hand, step forward to your L with your R foot to 11:00 (into a R neutral bow) to buckle on the inside of opponent’s R knee. Simultaneously pin his R hand with your L (against your L shoulder) and strike his chin with a R forward palm heel thrust from below. (All done in one quick motion!)
2. Immediately shift your R hand to 11:00 forming shape of the crane (anchor elbow) and strike opponent’s R arm down & in before cocking your R arm to deliver a R inward horizontal elbow strike to opponent’s solar plexus.
3. After following through with first elbow shot, deliver a R outward horizontal elbow strike into opponent’s R floating ribs (palm down). Without hesitation, follow-up with a R horizontal back knuckle strike to opponent’s kidney and immediately cock your R fist to your R hip.
4. Without any loss of motion, execute a R uppercut up and under opponent’s chin while your L hand remains pinning his R hand against your L shoulder.
5. Shift into a L rear crossover toward 1:00 as your R hammerfist checks opponent?s R arm down and you release your L pinning hand to execute a L claw to the R side his face. Follow with a rolling R back knuckle to the face, R elbow strike to his solar plexus combined with a L two-finger eye-poke as you settle.
6. Without disrupting your motion, your L foot steps to 2:00 as you pivot into a R reverse bow (R foot toward 3:00) to buckle out opponent’s L leg as you execute a R back hammerfist to his groin.
7. Execute a R knee kick to opponent’s R inner knee to buckle it. Land in a R crossover, shoot a R back knuckle strike to his face and cover out towards 7:00.
ALTERNATE: LONE KIMONO (front left hand lapel grab)
1. As opponent grabs your lapel with his L hand, step back (to 6:00) with your L foot and rake his R eye with your L fingers. Simultaneously pin his L hand to your chest with your L hand and turn his palm up as you deliver a R uppercut strike against his L elbow just above the joint thus causing it to break as you pivot into a R neutral bow. Immediately, fire a R back knuckle strike into his L ribs without glancing through.
2. Immediately, your R fist loops under his L arm to execute a outward block, knocking his arm away. Release your L hand from his and shoot a L chop to the L side of opponent?s neck.
4. Your R back knuckle strikes across his nose to break it (See SHIELDING HAMMER). Immediately, your R step-through knife-edge kick takes out his R knee. R crossover and cover out.
SWORD AND HAMMER (right flank shoulder grab)
1. While standing naturally, your opponent (between 3:00 and 4:00) grabs your R shoulder with his L hand. Pin his hand to your shoulder with your L and step off and to your R with your R foot toward 3:00 into a horse stance, facing 12:00. Strike your opponent’s throat with a R outward handsword.
2. As opponent reacts to your handsword strike and bends backward, execute a R back hammerfist strike to his groin.
GLANCING SPEAR (front direct left wrist grab)
1. With feet together and opponent’s R hand grabbing your L wrist, step back with your R foot (into a L neutral bow) to 6:00 as your R hand goes under your own L wrist and grabs (palm out) opponent’s R wrist.
2. Immediately shift into a L reverse bow as your R hand, still maintaining the grab, pulls your opponent down and toward you (toward 6:00) so your L foot is directly behind his R.
3. Shift into a L neutral bow as your L elbow strikes to opponent’s R ribcage (the palm of your L arm should be facing the ground). Your R hand continues to grab to control your opponent, pulling his arm past you.
4. Have your R hand release the grasp so the palm heel strikes opponent’s forearm then glances up to his eyes with the finger tips of the same hand.
5. As your R hand grabs his shoulder, execute a L front crossover toward 5:00 to cause opponent’s R foot to step out.
6. Pivot out of twist stance (clockwise) and R stiff-leg trip to back of opponent’s legs to drop opponent as your R backfist strikes his ribs. End up in a wide L front twist stance toward 12:00.
7. Without losing momentum, your R sweeping leg immediately turns into a R downward roundhouse kick to opponent’s head toward 12:00.
8. R front crossover and cover out twice toward 6:00.
BEGGING HANDS (front two-hand grab to wrists)
1. With feet together, drop down with your L foot (to 6:00) into R cat stance as both your hands circle rotate up and over top of opponent?s thumbs (palms up) then ?wipe down? toward the ground.
2. Immediately deliver a R snapping ball kick to opponent’s groin.
3. Plant your R foot (back toward 6:00), adjusting as needed, and deliver a L snapping ball kick to opponent’s chest.
4. As you plant your L foot forward (toward 12:00) into a L neutral (or forward) bow, deliver double palm heel thrusts into opponent’s ribs, shuffling forward if needed.
5. Both your hands slide up to grab opponent’s flesh (on the chest under armpits) and squeeze (?cowbite?) as your R foot steps through to 10:00 into a R neutral bow to buckle his R leg
6. Maintaining grab, your R foot steps 2:00 to buckle opponent’s L leg.
7. Your R foot steps to 9:00 into a R front crossover sweep to opponent’s R foot. Simultaneous with the sweep, execute a L inward heel palm strike to opponent’s face while your R palm strikes his L cheek (?sandwich?).
9. Pivot counterclockwise to shoot a L back kick to any opening. Land in a L front crossover and cover out to 4:00.
CROSSED TWIGS (rear two-hand grab to wrists)
1. With feet together, your L foot steps to 2:00 (into a L neutral bow) as you counter grab both of opponent’s wrists (R to R and L to L) and pull forward.
2. Still holding wrists, turn clockwise into a horse stance toward 6:00 and shoot a R horizontal elbow strike back to opponent?s R jaw. Immediately, pull his R arm down over his L toward the ground to destroy his balance.
3. Release your R grasp and circle your R arm up for a looping inward overhead elbow strike down to spine.
4. Release your L hand for double palm heels to opponent’s L kidney as your L knee kick strikes opponent’s solar plexus.
5. Plant your L foot as you execute a R knee strike to opponent’s R ribs.
6. From the point of contact of your R knee, execute a R knife-edge kick to the inside of opponent’s L knee.
7. Plant your foot briefly and bounce it off the ground as you pivot counterclockwise and execute a R rear hook kick to L side of opponent’s jaw (See THRUSTING PRONGS).
8. From scoop kick, plant your R foot to 3:00 into a R neutral bow. Immediately, pivot counter clockwise into a L stiff-leg sweep to the inside of opponent’s R leg (a L reverse bow toward 4:00) to buckle it. Simultaneously have your L hammer strike his groin as your R hand checks.
9. Your L ?waiter hand? checks back of opponent’s neck. Execute a R knee kick up opponent’s face simultaneously with a R downward heel palm strike to back of his head to create a sandwich.
11. L foot crossover to 2:00 as you execute a L palm heel to opponent’s head or face. Continue to cover out to 2:00.
