FLIGHT TO FREEDOM     (Rear: Hammerlock)

1.  With your feet together and your opponent locking your right arm, step back counterclockwise to 5 o’clock with your left foot into a right transitory neutral bow (modify the depth or width of your stance as the situation dictates), as your right hand countergrabs your opponent’s right wrist.

2.  Without hesitation continue to pivot your entire body counterclockwise into a left neutral bow (or horse stance depending on circumstances), as you attempt to deliver a left outward elbow strike to your opponent’s face, and have it blocked.

3.  Immediately turn clockwise, as you have your left foot step through toward 1:30 into a right reverse cat stance.  Straighten your right arm during this transition, while maintaining your grab to your opponent’s right wrist, pulling your opponent to you, and upsetting his balance.

4.  From your right reverse cat, deliver a right thrusting back heel kick to your opponent’s right ribcage (this should bend your opponent forward at the waist, and the extension of your kick will back him up), as your immediately plant your right foot toward 7:00.

5.  As you pivot your entire body clockwise, twist your opponent’s right arm clockwise in a very tight circle, and have your left hand positionally check.  (This will turn your opponent over, down and to his left.)

6.  Follow up with a left front thrusting ball kick to your opponent’s left inner knee.  (This will buckle his knee outward, and drop his Height Zones.)

7.  Without planting your left foot, have it cross in front of your right foot toward 10:30 (converting it into a left front twist stance with your head focused toward 4:30), as your simultaneously execute a left hammering heel palm strike on top of your opponent’s right elbow joint.  Again, this is done while still maintaining your grab to your opponent’s right wrist.  (This should break your opponent’s right elbow joint, and force him to bend over.)

8.  Pivot clockwise 180 degrees into a right neutral bow stance facing 4:30 as you execute a right outward back knuckle strike to your opponent’s right kidney.  During this maneuver: have your left hand slide down your opponent’s right arm, then grab and control his right wrist, insert a right back elbow strike to your opponent’s right triceps, but without disturbing the flow of your back knuckle strike.

9.  Without loss of momentum have your right hand check your opponent’s right arm as you execute a left knee kick to your opponent’s lower abdomen.  Your left hand continues its check.

10.  Plant your left foot (gauging your distance during this maneuver) and immediately execute a right knee kick to your opponent's chest.

11.  From the Point of Contact of your right knee kick, execute a right side thrusting knife-edge kick toward 7:30 to the inside of your opponent’s left knee.

12.  From the Point of Contact of your right kick execute a right front crossover, and cover out toward 1:30.
Self Defense Techniques
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