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Situation: |
You are in a right neutral bow with opponent #1 to your front delivering a left punch and opponent #2 at your rear delivering a right punch. |
1) |
Step your right foot forward (toward right front) into a right neutral bow. With this step, execute a right inward parry and left outward parry combination to the outside of opponent #1's left arm, your left hand finishing palm up, like a waiter carrying a tray, hooking on top of his left arm at the elbow. Continue the counter-clockwise circling motion of your right hand into a right outward back-knuckle strike to his left lower ribcage as you settle into your stance. |
Result: |
Opponent #1 should bend forward at the waist. |
2) |
Shift your left foot (toward right front) into a right forward bow (facing left rear), executing a left inward horizontal heel-palm strike to his face, counterbalanced by cocking your right handsword at your right ear. |
Result: |
Opponent #1's head should snap back. |
3) |
While pivoting in place into a right neutral bow (facing left rear), claw across his face with your left hand. As you settle, deliver a right inward handsword to the right side of his neck. |
Result: |
The claw should obscure his vision and turn his head toward you; the handsword should stun him. |
4) |
Immediately grab his shoulders with both hands, right to right shoulder, left to left shoulder. Deliver a right knife-edge kick to the back of opponent #1's left knee, counterbalancing your kick by pulling your arms toward you. |
Result: |
His knee should buckle, destroying his foundation. |
5) |
With opponent #1 beginning to buckle, plant your right foot into a right neutral bow (toward rear). As you plant, push opponent #1 with both hands (toward rear) into opponent #2. |
Result: |
Opponent #1 should fall to the ground, disturbing opponent #2's balance and acting as a moving blockade. |
6) |
With opponent #2 occupied and bent forward, shift your right foot to your left into a right front twist stance, delivering a left roundhouse kick to opponent #2's head, your left hand cocking horizontally to your right hip. |
Result: |
This kick should drive opponent #2's head back. |
7) |
Plant your left foot forward into a left neutral bow (facing rear), delivering a left outward back-knuckle strike to the right ribcage of opponent #2. |
Result: |
Opponent #2 should bend forward at the waist. |
8) |
Cross your right foot over and in front of your left foot into a twist stance. While your left hand checks opponent #2's right shoulder, deliver a right upward lifting stiff-arm back-knuckle strike to the face of opponent #1, who is on his hands and knees. |
Result: |
This strike should snap opponent #1's head back. |
9) |
Immediately pivot counter-clockwise into a transitional right neutral bow (facing rear). As you pivot, deliver a right upward lifting stiff-arm back-knuckle strike under the chin of opponent #2. |
Result: |
This strike should snap his head back. |
10) |
Using residual torque, accelerate into a left spinning back heel kick to the solar plexus of opponent #2. |
Result: |
Opponent #2 should bend forward at the waist. |
11) |
From the contact point of your left back kick, deliver a left front thrusting ball kick to the jaw of opponent #1. |
Result: |
This kick should drive opponent #1 away. |
12) |
From the contact point of your left front kick, execute a left front crossover and cover out twice (toward right), finishing midway between your two opponents. Be sure your hands are checking in the appropriate positions during the kicks in steps 9 through 12. |