THRUSTING WEDGE     (Front: Two-hand high push)

1.  While Standing Naturally, step forward between your opponent’s legs with your right foot into a right forward bow while thrusting both of your forearms forward, thus using them as wedges inside of your opponent’s arms.  (It is the outer portion of your forearms that are used to wedge.) Continue the flow of your action as you convert the movement of your arms into two rolling upward-outward claws (rolling check) (your right hand rolls counterclockwise and your left clockwise) to your opponent’s eyes.  (This should stop your opponent’s forward momentum and blur his vision.)

2.  Pivot into a right fighting horse as you execute a right upward elbow strike under the chin of your opponent.  During the same course of action have your left hand grab your opponent’s right arm, strike down to his right wrist, grab his right wrist with your left hand, and jerk that arm down, past, and below your left hip.  (The effect should stun your opponent and control his Height Zones.)

3.  Pivot into a right neutral bow as your follow up with a right downward heel palm claw to the bridge of your opponent’s nose and then to his eyes.  (This should break your opponent’s nose and again blur his vision.)

4.  Have your right heel palm claw continue down, through, and past the bridge of your opponent’s nose.  Without disrupting the flow and course of your right hand , have the finger tips of your right hand rake down and through your opponent’s groin.  Immediately reverse the action of your right hand and execute a right reverse handsword strike to the underside of your opponent’s groin.  Have your left hand horizontally check in front of your face in anticipation of any reaction that may stem from either of your opponent’s arms.

5.  Without hesitation execute a right downward back knuckle strike to the back of your opponent’s left knee (to buckle him).

6.  Have your right hand grab the back of your opponent’s left knee.  Have your left foot step forward toward 12 o’clock into a left neutral bow simultaneous with a left heel palm thrust to his jaw.

7.  Execute a right rear crossover toward 10:30, step through and toward 10:30 with your left foot into a left reverse bow, as you buckle your opponent’s right knee with your left knee from inside out, while continuing to thrust against your opponent’s jaw with your left hand, and pulling your opponent’s left knee toward you with your right hand.

8.  With this action forcing your opponent onto his back (with his head pointing toward 1:30) slide your left foot toward 1:30 (gauging your distance - Gauging Leg) and have your right knee drop onto your opponent’s groin.

9.  In anticipation of your opponent closing his legs because of the pain, have both of your hands hook his knees (right hand to left knee and left hand to right knee) from inside out (like Hooking Wings) to force and hold his legs apart.  Raise up on your right foot, cock your left knee and execute a left heel stomp to your opponent’s groin.

10.  Execute a left crossover stomp onto your opponent’s left ankle and immediately leap out into a double cover out toward 6 o’clock.


Self Defense Techniques
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Begging Hands
Thrusting Wedge
Flashing Wings
Hugging Pendulum
Repeated Devestation
Entangled Wing
Defying the Storm
Raking Mace
Snaking Talon
Shield and Mace
Retreating Pendulum
Tripping Arrow
Fallen Cross
Returning Storm
Crossed Twigs
Twist of Fate
Flashing Mace
Gift of Destiny
Wings of Silk
Gripping Talon
Gathering Clouds
Destructive Twins
Broken Ram
Circling the Horizon