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Point of Reference (fixed): front flank (10:30 / 1:30)

Focal Point (fluid - primary): front (12;00)

it demonstrates a shift of (fixed) Focal Point 90-degrees (to front flank) (1:30)

it demonstrates a shift of (fluid) Focal Point 90-degrees (to flank) (3:00)

it demonstrates a shift (initially) in both stance and Focal Point

it demonstrates both sides of a self-defense technique

it demonstrates redirecting in-flight aggressions

it demonstrates offense with multiple weapons (open - closed weapons)

it demonstrates striking with only the upper limbs

it demonstrates clawing and striking

it demonstrates Purposeful Deflection (followed by Purposeful Aggression)

it demonstrates a foot maneuver using rotation without distance

it demonstrates a foot maneuver using distance without rotation

 

Major Principles / Theories / Concepts:

Alignment

Angle of Deflection

Angle of Incidence

Block

Claw

Defensive Defense

Economy of Motion

Margin for Error

Offensive Offense

Outer Rim

Point of Origin

Power (Back-up Mass)

Purposeful Aggression

Purposeful Deflection

Strike

 

Major Physical Reverses / Opposites / Categories:

Protecting Fans

Refer to Protecting Fans / Unfurling Crane analysis

Isolation Sequence #1

Refer to Isolation Sequence #1 / Unfurling Crane analysis

Darting Leaves

Refer to Darting Leaves / Unfurling Crane analysis

Unfurling Crane

Side: right / left

Maneuver - intent: defense / offense

Maneuver - count: double (defense) / single (offense)

Maneuver (travel): path of travel (defense) / line of travel (offense)

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense-defense / defense+offense

Step - direction: backward (away) / forward (toward)

Step - elements: rotation (without distance) / distance (without rotation)

Destructive Kneel

Maneuver (initial) - intent: defense / defensive+offensive

Maneuver (defense) - count: double (offset timing) / single

Maneuver (defense) - type: block / parry

Maneuver (offense) - count: single / single-double-triple

Maneuver (offense) - range: long / long-close

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / defense+offense

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+offense / offense+offense

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance+rotation

Flashing Wings

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / upward (outward)

Maneuver (defense) - count: double / single

Maneuver (offense) - range: long / close-long

Maneuver (offense) - dimension (primary): horizontal (depth) / diagonal (height+width)

Step (initial) - direction: backward / forward

Step (initial) - method: rotation (distance) / rotation-distance

Gathering Clouds

Maneuver (initial) - intent: defense / defensive+offensive

Maneuver (defense) - type: block / parry

Maneuver (defense) - count: double (offset timing) / single

Maneuver (defense) - type: block / parry

Maneuver (offense) - degree of open: closed-open / partially open-open

Maneuver (offense) - range: long / long-close

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / defense+offense

Step (initial) - direction: backward / sideways

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance (distance+rotation)

Circles of Protection

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / upward

Maneuver (defense) - count: double (offset timing) / single

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / offense-offense

Step (initial) - direction: backward / forward

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance+rotation (distance)

Dance of Darkness

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / downward-inward

Maneuver (defense) - type: block / parry

Maneuver (offense) - count: single / double-single

Maneuver (offense) - degree of open: closed-open / partially open-closed

Maneuver (offense) - range: long / long-close

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / offense-offense

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+offense / offense-offense

Step (initial) - method: rotation (distance) / distance

Thundering Hammers

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / inward

Maneuver (defense) - count: double (offset timing) / single

Maneuver (offense) - range: long / middle-long-close

Maneuver (offense) - dimension (primary): horizontal (depth) / vertical (height)

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / offense-offense

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+offense / offense-offense

Step (initial) - direction: backward / forward

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance+rotation

Unwinding Pendulum

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / downward-inward

Maneuver (defense) - type: block / parrying block-block

Maneuver (offense) - degree of open: closed-open / open-partially open

Maneuver (offense) - range: long / long-close

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance-rotation (distance)

Reversing Circles

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / downward-+inward

Maneuver (defense) - count: double (offset timing) / double (simultaneous)

Maneuver (offense) - degree of open: closed-open / open

Maneuver (offense) - dimension (primary): horizontal (depth) / diagonal (depth+height)

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / offense-offense

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+offense / offense-offense

Step (initial) - direction: backward / forward

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance+rotation

Snaking Talon

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / downward-+inward

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / inward-extended outward

Maneuver (defense) - count: double (offset timing) / double (simultaneous)

Maneuver (defense) - type: block / parry (block)

Maneuver (offense) - method: pushing / pulling+pushing

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / defense-defense

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+offense / defense-defense

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance+rotation

Circling Fans

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward-outward / downward-downward

Maneuver (defense) - type: block / parry

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / defense-defense

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+offense / defense-defense

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance

Isolation Sequence #2

Reference (points): single / multiple

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / upward

Maneuver (offense) - range: long / long-close

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / offense-offense

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+offense / offense-offense

Step - direction: backward (away) / none

Defensive Cross

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / downward-+downward

Maneuver (defense) - count: double (offset timing) / double (simultaneous)

Maneuver (defense) - type: block / parrying block

Maneuver (offense) - dimension (primary): horizontal (depth) / vertical (height)

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / offense-offense

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+offense / offense-offense

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance-rotation

Bowing to Buddha

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / inward (anchoring)

Maneuver (defense) - count: double (offset timing) / single

Maneuver (defense) - type: block / block (anchoring)

Maneuver (offense) - dimension (primary): horizontal (depth) / vertical (height)

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / offense-offense

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+offense / offense-offense

Step (initial) - direction: backward (away) / downward (maintain)

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / height (no distance)-rotation (no distance)

Prance of the Tiger

Reference Point (initial) - direction: front / front flank

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / downward (push-down)

Maneuver (defense) - count: double (offset timing) / single

Maneuver (offense) - count: single / single-triple-double

Maneuver (offense) - method: pushing / pulling+pushing

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / offense-offense

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+offense / offense-offense

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance

Shield and Mace

Maneuver (defense) - count: double (offset timing) / single

Maneuver (offense) - range: long / long - close

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / offense-offense

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+offense / offense-offense

Step (initial) - direction: backward (away) / forward (toward)

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance+rotation

Five Swords

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / downward-inward

Maneuver (offense) - range: long / long-close

Step (initial) - direction: backward (away) / forward (toward)

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance+rotation

Twirling Hammers

Maneuver (defense) - direction: outward / extended outward

Maneuver (defense) - count: double (offset timing) / single

Maneuver (offense) - degree of open: closed-open / closed

Maneuver (offense) - count: single / double-single

Maneuver (offense) - range: long / close

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+defense / offense-offense

Pattern - figure 8 (intent): defense+offense / offense-offense

Step (initial) - direction: forward (toward) / sideways

Step - elements: rotation (distance) / distance(distance+rotation)

 

Major Conceptual Reverses / Opposites / Categories:

Protecting Fans

Refer to Protecting Fans / Unfurling Crane analysis

Isolation Sequence #1

Refer to Isolation Sequence #1 / Unfurling Crane analysis

Darting Leaves

Refer to Darting Leaves / Unfurling Crane analysis

Unfurling Crane

Block / Strike

Contact Penetration / Surface Contact

Defensive Defense / Offensive Offense

Gauging: Open Gap / Close Gap

Purposeful Deflection / Purposeful Aggression

Destructive Kneel

Block (oppose) / Ride (parry)

Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression / Purposeful Deflection + Purposeful Aggression - Purposeful Manipulation

Stabilize Self / Destabilize Opponent

Strategy (primary): counter them (defense) - counter them (offense) / counter them (defense) + counter them (offense)

Striking / Grabbing

Zone of Visibility / Zone of Obscurity

Flashing Wings

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Maintain Gap (Close Gap)

Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression / Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression - Purposeful Manipulation

Zone of Visibility / Zone of Obscurity

Gathering Clouds

Block (oppose) / Ride (parry)

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Maintain Gap (Close Gap)

Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression / Purposeful Deflection + Purposeful Aggression

Strategy (primary): counter them (defense) - counter them (offense) / counter them (defense) + counter them (offense)

Circles of Protection

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Close Gap

Directional Harmony / Opposing Forces

Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression / Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression - Purposeful Manipulation

Push / Pull

Striking / Grabbing

Dance of Darkness

Block (oppose) / Ride (parry)

Directional Harmony / Vise-like Maneuver (Opposing Forces)

Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression / Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression - Purposeful Manipulation

Stabilize Self / Destabilize Opponent

Striking / Grabbing

Sweep / Strike

Zone of Visibility / Zone of Obscurity

Thundering Hammers

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Close Gap

Stabilize Self / Destabilize Opponent

Zone of Visibility / Zone of Obscurity

Unwinding Pendulum

Block (oppose) / Ride (parrying block)

Stabilize Self / Destabilize Opponent

Sweep / Strike

Zone of Visibility / Zone of Obscurity

Reversing Circles

Block (oppose) / Ride (parry)

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Close Gap

Snaking Talon

Block (oppose) / Ride (parry)

Directional Harmony / Opposing Forces

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Open Gap

Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression / Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression - Purposeful Manipulation

Push / Pull

Stabilize Self / Destabilize Opponent

Striking / Grabbing

Circling Fans

Block (oppose) / Ride (parry)

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Open Gap

Isolation Sequence #2

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Maintain Gap

Mobility: unconstrained (non-stationary) / constrained (isolation)

Opposing Forces / Isolated (power)

Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression / Purposeful Deflection + Purposeful Aggression

Defensive Cross

Block (oppose) / Ride (parrying block)

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Open Gap

Directional Harmony / Vise-like Maneuver (Opposing Forces)

Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression / Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression - Purposeful Manipulation

Push / Pull

Stabilize Self / Destabilize Opponent

Striking / Grabbing

Bowing to Buddha

Directional Harmony / Vise-like Maneuver (Opposing Forces)

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Maintain Gap (Close Gap)

Zone of Visibility / Zone of Obscurity

Prance of the Tiger

Directional Harmony / Opposing Forces

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Open Gap

Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression / Purposeful Deflection + Purposeful Aggression

Push / Frictional Pull

Shield and Mace

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Close Gap

Purposeful Deflection - Purposeful Aggression / Purposeful Deflection + Purposeful Aggression

Stabilize Self / Destabilize Opponent

Zone of Visibility / Zone of Obscurity

Five Swords

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Close Gap

Stabilize Self / Destabilize Opponent

Zone of Visibility / Zone of Obscurity

Twirling Hammers

Directional Harmony / Opposing Forces

Gauging: Open Gap (Close Gap) / Close Gap

Push / Pull

Stabilize Self / Destabilize Opponent

Zone of Visibility / Zone of Obscurity