GATHERING CLOUDS (Front: Right straight punch - shuffle, left neutral bow)
1. Standing naturally, as your opponent shuffles forward with his left leg in front, step forward with your left foot toward 10:30 into a left neutral bow, as you execute a left inward parry to the outside of your opponent's right arm simultaneous with a right inward vertical middle-knuckle rake to and through your opponent's right ribcage. Immediately reverse the motion of your right hand and execute a right outward handsword to the right lower ribcage of your opponent. Your left hand is still checking your opponent's right arm. (Your opponent should bend forward slightly at the waist.)
2. Step forward with your right foot into a right neutral bow (toward 1:30), planting your right foot to the inside of your opponent's right foot and buckling his right knee with your right knee. (You are on and over The Line of Entry.) As you settle into your right neutral bow, deliver a right inward horizontal elbow strike to the front of your opponent's right lower ribcage. Your left hand is still bracing up against your opponent's right elbow. (This should disturb your opponent's balance as he bends forward even further at the waist.)
3. While pinning your opponent's right arm down and against his own body, immediately follow up with a right front scoop kick to your opponent's groin. (Your opponent should bend forward at the waist.) Time your right front scoop kick while looping your right hand counterclockwise and execute a right two-finger eye hook to your opponent's left eye. (Your opponent's head should snap back.)
4. Continue the action of your scoop kick and plant your right foot back toward 7:30 into a left neutral bow (facing your opponent).
5. While still checking with your left hand, execute a left front snap kick to your opponent’s groin. Plant your left foot as you gauge its distance, and follow up with a right ball kick to his chin. This should force your opponent back toward 1 o’clock.
6. Immediately plant your right foot toward 1 o’clock (gauging its distance - Gauging Leg) and execute a left knife-edge kick to your opponents right knee, to buckle it from the inside out. This action should slightly turn your opponent clockwise and to his right.
7. Plant your left foot alongside of your right foot (gauging the distance if need be - Gauging Leg) and execute a right snapping knife-edge kick to the inside of your opponents left knee to buckle it out. This action should slightly turn your opponent counterclockwise and to his left.
8. Plant your right foot toward 1 o’clock (gauging if need be - Gauging Leg) into a right neutral bow as your left hand positionally checks low and your right clenched fist chambers alongside of your left shoulder. Immediately execute a left front crossover toward 1 o’clock into a left front twist stance, while delivering a right back knuckle strike to and through the right side of your opponent’s temple.
9. Without disturbing the momentum of your body, vigorously pivot clockwise into a left neutral bow while you chamber your right clenched fist (below your right hip) and execute a left inward downward hammerfist to the back of your opponent neck, thus keeping his Height Zones in check.
10. Immediately rotate counterclockwise into a left front twist stance (as your left hand positionally checks in front of you) and simultaneously execute a right lifting back knuckle strike to the underside of your opponents chin, followed by a right roundhouse kick to the left side of your opponents head.
11. From the contact position of your right kick, execute a right front crossover and hop into a left one-leg stance with both your hands guarding (your right open hand low and your left open hand positioned above your head).
12. Survey, then execute a right front crossover, and cover out twice toward 7:30.
