CLUTCHING FEATHERS  (Front: Left hand hair grab)

1.  While Standing Naturally, step back toward 6 o'clock with your left foot into a right neutral bow (facing 12 o'clock).  Simultaneously pin your opponent's left hand to your head with your left hand as you thrust a right vertical middle-knuckle fist to your opponent's left armpit.  (This action should cause your opponent to bend forward.)

2.  As your opponent begins to bend over and toward you, pivot into a right forward bow (facing 12:00) as you deliver a left thrusting heel palm strike to your opponent's jaw, simultaneous "with" a right extended outward block to the inside of your opponent's left forearm.  (Your opponent's head should snap back.)

3.  Immediately pivot back to a right neutral bow (facing 12:00) while delivering a right inward raking back knuckle strike diagonally across the bridge of your opponent's nose (to cause a corrugated effect). 

4.  Without disrupting the flow and momentum of your right hand strike, pivot counterclockwise into a right reverse bow (while slightly altering your orbit), and convert your right hand into a right downward hammerfist strike to your opponent’s groin.  Simultaneously have your left hand check near the right side of your face.

5.  Immediately pivot back to a right neutral bow, facing 12 o’clock, while executing a right outward back knuckle strike to the right side of your opponent’s face.  Simultaneously have your left hand positionally check.

6.  Utilizing Progressive Directional Harmony, have your left foot cross over and in front of your right foot into a left front twist stance, facing 12 o’clock.  Prior to planting your left foot execute a left vertical punch to your opponent’s sternum, simultaneous with a right horizontal forearm check, below your left punch.  As your left foot plants into the twist stance, execute a right inward horizontal elbow strike to your opponent’s left maxillary hinge.  Simultaneous with this strike execute a left inward horizontal heel palm strike to his right maxillary hinge, thus causing a sandwiching effect.

7.  Simultaneously, thread a right knee kick to your opponent’s groin, execute a right outward heel palm strike to his solar plexus, execute a left inward five-finger circular claw across your opponent’s face.

8.  Commence by having your left hand hook around the left side of your opponent’s neck, and with your left elbow anchored, pull his head forward and down.  Then simultaneously drop into a right neutral bow, facing 12 o’clock, as you execute a right inward overhead hammerfist to the back of your opponent’s neck.

9.  Pivot into a transitional right reverse bow, as you roll your right forearm clockwise to hook your opponent’s head, guiding it down and toward your right leg.  Instantly flow into a right knee kick to your opponent’s face.

10.  From the Point of Contact of your right knee kick, execute a right front crossover and cover out twice toward 7:30.
Self Defense Techniques
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