Form 6

Do the full Kenpo salutation, up to the prayer hands. Reverse the close into a pushdown, for purposes of category completion.

Set 1:  Glancing Lance (Right knife from 12:00) 

Notice the condensing circles

1.  Step back with the right foot to 5:30 in a left neutral bow with a right inward- outward parry and a left inward parry.

2.  Do a right front kick to 12:00 to the groin, and land forward with a right eye poke.

3.  Pull the right foot back into a left crane stance as the right hand circles inward and downward to clear the knife and the right foot side kicks his knee.

4.  The right foot lands to 12:00 in a right neutral bow as the right heel palm (with an anchored elbow) hits the face.

5.  Do a left middle knuckle to the temple as the right hand checks. The left hand checks as the right arm rolls into an inward horizontal elbow to the temple.

Bring the left foot up to the right in attention stance as the hands clear downward, outward, and then into pushdowns.

Set 2:  Glancing Lance (Left knife from 12:00) 

Notice the condensing circles

1.  Step back with the left foot to 6:30 in a right neutral bow with a left inward- outward parry and a right inward parry.

2.  Do a left front kick to 12:00 to the groin, and land forward with a right eye poke.

3.  Pull the left foot back into a right crane stance as the left hand circles inward and downward to clear the knife and the left foot side kicks his knee.

4.  The left foot lands to 12:00 in a left neutral bow as the left heel palm (with an anchored elbow) hits the face.

5.  Do a right middle knuckle to the temple as the left hand checks. The right hand checks as the left arm rolls into an inward horizontal elbow to the temple.

Set 3:  Unfurling Lance (Right knife thrust from 3:00)

This is based on Unfurling Crane, and also shows Glancing Lance, using reverses and opposites

1.  Pull the right foot to 9:00 in a cat facing 3:00 as the right hand does a right inward parry and the left hand does a left outward parry.

2.  Do a right front kick to the groin, and land forward to 3:00 in a right neutral bow with a right middle knuckle to the temple or armpit.

3.  Shuffle forward with a right inward horizontal elbow as the left hand waiter checks.

4.  Do a left downward heel palm\claw to the face with a right vertical back knuckle to the face.

5.  Bring the left foot up to the right as you do a right downward hammerfist to the groin.

6.  As the right foot scoops up do a right upward elbow, and then do a right side kick to the knee with a right hammerfist to the clavicle.

Set 4:  Unfurling Lance (Left knife snap thrust knife from 9:00)

1.  Pull the left foot to 3:00 in a cat facing 9:00 as the left hand does a left inward parry and the right hand does a right outward parry.

2.  Do a left front kick to the groin, and land forward to 9:00 in a left neutral bow with a left middle knuckle to the temple or armpit.

3.  Shuffle forward with a left inward horizontal elbow as the right hand waiter checks.

4.  Do a right downward heel palm\claw to the face with a left vertical back knuckle to the face.

5.  Bring the right foot up to the left as you do a left downward hammerfist to the groin.

6.   As the left foot scoops up do a left upward elbow, and then do a left side kick to the knee with a left hammerfist to the clavicle.

Plant the left foot in a square horse stance facing 12:00.

Set 5:  Clipping The Lance (Knife snap thrust from 1:30) 

This is a variation of Clipping the Storm, note the interior of the technique is Parting Wings

1.  Do a right rear crossover to 7:30 with a right outward downward block (palm down) as the left hand cocks high.

2.  Untwist clockwise into a left neutral bow with a left downward chop as the right hand cocks high.

3.  Shift into a left forward bow with a right chop to the arm.

4.  Shift into a left neutral bow with a left chop to the throat.

5.  Shift into a left forward bow with a right eye poke as the left hand covers horizontally.

6.   Do a right front crossover to 1:30 with a left middle knuckle to the armpit.

7.  Pivot counter-clockwise into a right neutral bow with a right heel palm to the face.

Set 6:  Clipping The Lance (Knife snap thrust from 10:30)

1.  Do a left rear crossover to 4:30 with a left outward downward block (palm down) as the right hand cocks high.

2.  Untwist clockwise into a right neutral bow with a right downward chop as the left hand cocks high.

3.  Shift into a right forward bow with a left chop to the arm.

4.  Shift into a right neutral bow with a right chop to the throat.

5.  Shift into a right forward bow with a left eye poke as the right hand covers horizontally.

6.  Do a left front crossover to 10:30 with a right middle knuckle to the armpit.

7.  Pivot clockwise into a left neutral bow with a left heel palm to the face.

Set 7:  Thrusting Lance (Thrusting knife from 12:00)

1.  Pull the left foot back to the right in a cat with a left inward block.

2.  Step with the left foot to 6:00 in a right neutral bow with a right inward block.

(For a and b, this is the other side of Long 1, and the fists travel a figure-8.

3.  Shuffle to 12:00 into a right close kneel with a head butt and a left heel palm to the groin as the right hand checks horizontally.

4.  Shift into a right neutral bow (making a triangle on your left hip with the fingers). Step back with the right foot to 6:00 into a left neutral bow, with the triangle in front.

5.  Pull the hands down, and do a front-leg chicken kick, landing with the right foot to 12:00.

6.  In a right neutral bow, do a right upward vertical back knuckle to the chin, a right downward vertical back knuckle to the face, and then do an x-raking motion (right to left and left to right) as the left hand pins the wrist to your chest.

Set 8:  Thrusting Lance (Thrusting knife from 12:00)

1.  Pull the right foot back to the left in a cat with a right inward block.

2.  Step with the right foot to 6:00 in a left neutral bow with a left inward block.

(For a and b, this is the other side of Long 1, and the fists travel a figure-8.

3.  Shuffle to 12:00 into a left close kneel with a head butt and a right heel palm to the groin as the left hand checks horizontally.

4.  Shift into a left neutral bow (making a triangle on your right hip with the fingers). Step back with the left  foot to 6:00 into a right neutral bow, with the triangle in front of you.

5.  Pull the hands down, and do a front-leg chicken kick, landing with the left foot to 12:00.

6.  In a left neutral bow, do a left upward vertical back knuckle to the chin, a left downward vertical back knuckle to the face, and then do an x-raking motion (left to right and right to left) as the right hand pins the wrist to your chest.

Set 9:  Raining Lance (Right overhead knife attack from 9:00)

1.  Pull the left foot back to 6:00, and pivot into a cat facing 9:00, and then step with the left foot to 9:00 into a left neutral bow as the left hand does an overhead downward parry (mirroring Thrusting Lance) to touch the right bicep.

2.  Slide to 9:00 with a left chop\push.

3.  Shuffle to 9:00 with a right inward horizontal elbow to the face.

4.  Pivot clockwise into a right reverse bow facing 1:30 as the right hand checks and the left hand does an inverted crab hand to the throat and the left knee checks.

5.  As the left hand checks, pivot counter-clockwise into a left forward bow facing 9:00 as the right hand circles outward, upward, and then downward into a right chop which becomes a rolling claw.

Set 10:  Raining Lance (Left overhead knife attack from 3:00)

1.  Pull the left right back to 6:00, and pivot into a cat facing 3:00, and then step with the right foot to 3:00 into a right neutral bow as the right hand does an overhead downward parry (mirroring Thrusting Lance) to touch the left bicep.

2.  Slide to 3:00 with a right chop\push.

3.  Shuffle to 3:00 with a left inward horizontal elbow to the face.

4.  Pivot counter-clockwise into a left reverse bow facing 10:30 as the left hand checks and the right hand does an inverted crab hand to the throat and the right knee checks.

5.  As the right hand checks, pivot clockwise into a right forward bow facing 3:00 as the left hand circles outward, upward, and then downward into a left chop which becomes a rolling claw.

Continued . . .

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