Situation:

You are in a normal stance (facing 12:00H) with both of your arms at your side (toward 6:00V) with the opponent (at 6:00H) (facing 12:00H) applying a rear bear hug, arms free, to your lower abdominal area.

1)

Deliver double inward middle-knuckle strikes (toward 6:00H) to the back of the opponent’s hands (minor), palms toward you (toward 6:00H), as you step to your right with your right foot (toward 3:00H) into a transitional horse (facing 12:00H).  Settle (toward 6:00V) into the horse (facing 12:00H) (stable base) with double back elbow strikes (toward 6:00H) to the outside of the opponent’s forearms (minor), palms up (toward 12:00V), allowing the elbows to continue backward (toward 6:00H) to chambered positions, pinning both of the opponent’s arms to your sides (pressing checks).

Note

The elbows should stay as close to your body as possible, without disrupting the path of travel of the middle-knuckle strikes.  This is to prevent the opponent from pulling their arms out in reaction to the middle-knuckle strikes and preventing you from pinning the arms.

Result

The opponent’s upper body should be bent slightly to the right at the waist, placing the majority of their weight on the right foot with the grab being totally broken and both forearms pinned to your sides (double pinning checks).  The position of opponent’s hands could be anywhere from still maintaining a slight grab (toward 9:00H with the right / toward 3:00H with the left) to being fully extended forward (toward 12:00H – both hands).

2a)

Squat (toward 6:00V), slightly, into a low horse, while immediately lowering (toward 6:00V) both of your hands between your legs, grabbing the opponent’s right ankle area with both or your hands, palms inward (toward 3:00H and 9:00H), in preparation for the next move.

Note

Do not intertwine or overlap your fingers, when grabbing.  Instead, create an offset grab, with the left set of fingers lower (toward 6:00V) than the right set of fingers.

2b)

Immediately, lift the opponent’s right leg forward (toward 12:00H) and upward (toward 10:30V), between your legs, while simultaneously continuing to further settle into your stance (toward 6:0V), creating a downward (toward 6:00V) lock (and possibly break) to the opponent’s right knee (minor).

Note

The pressure to the opponent’s knee should be applied by creating a fulcrum with your hands, your coccyx bone (tail bone), the opponent’s knee, and the opponent’s hip.

The settle into your horse can be adjusted in such a way as to be used only to only apply pressure, or to be used as a strike against the opponent’s knee.  This is equivalent to the initial moves in Snapping Twig.

Result:

The opponent should be forced to the ground (toward 6:00V), into a sitting position, with both and hands being lowered to the ground (toward 6:00V), palms down (toward 6:00V), in order to break / mitigate their fall.

3)

Deliver a right heel hook kick (toward 6:00H) to the opponent’s right side of face (major), continuing through the face and planting to the floor on the outside of the opponent’s left leg (toward 9:00H), into a left close kneel (toward 12:00H), while maintaining the grab to the opponent’s ankle.

Result

The opponent’s head and upper body should be forced to their left (toward 3:00H), with both hands beginning to rise (toward 12:00V) to the face.

Note

The height or your stance can be adjusted to allow your right knee to be used for applying downward (toward 6:00V) pressure to the opponent’s left leg and hip area (pressing check), preventing the opponent from moving too much.

4)

Adjust the grip to the opponent’s ankle by sliding your left hand forward (toward 12:00H), placing your left heel of palm on the opponent’s right heel, palm facing to your right (toward 3:00H), while simultaneously grabbing the opponent’s right instep, palm forward (toward 12:00H).  Immediately rotate (clockwise H) into a right forward bow (facing 6:00H), while simultaneously using the grab to the opponent’s right foot to rotate the foot (clockwise V), toes downward (toward 6:00V) and heel facing you (toward 12:00H).

Result

The opponent’s body should be forced to rotate (clockwise V), to a face down position (toward 6:00V), with their groin area resting upon your right instep (toward 6:00V), and their left leg extended between your legs (toward 12:00H).

Tip

In order to facilitate the rotation of the opponent’s body, anchor your elbows to your body and use the rotation of your stance, instead of trying to force the opponent to rotate using only the strength of your arms (third hand).

Note

The speed of your rotation can be adjusted to create more or less twisting damage to the opponent’s knee.

5a)

Immediately, step your left foot forward (toward 5:00H), to the outside (toward 3:00H) of the opponent’s left chest area, into a left close kneel (facing 6:00H), while releasing the left grab to the opponent’s heel - only to re-grab the opponent’s left wrist with your left hand, palm down (toward 6:00V), but continuing to maintain the right grab to the opponent’s right instep.

Note

The height of your stance can be adjusted to allow your right knee to be used for applying downward (toward 6:00V) pressure to the opponent’s coccyx bone (tail bone) (pressing check), preventing the opponent from moving too much.

Tip

Your left hand can be used to check any attempt by the opponent to raise their left foot as a strike, until you have completed your step-through forward.

5b)

While maintaining the grabs to both the opponent’s left wrist and right instep, rise (toward 12:00V) and rotate (clockwise H) (toward 9:00H), while simultaneously rising your right foot (toward 12:00V) into a left one-leg stance (facing 9:00H), in preparation for the next move.

Note

Your right foot can be used as a modified scoop kick (toward 12:00V) to the opponent’s groin (minor), if necessary.

5c)

While maintaining the grabs to both the opponent’s left wrist and right instep, immediately deliver a right stomping heel kick (toward 6:00V) to the opponent’s middle spine area (major), while simultaneously pulling upward (toward 12:00V) with both or your hands (opposing forces).

Result

The opponent’s body should be bent backward (toward 10:30V) by the force of your pull, but the middle of the back should be forced downward (toward 4:30V) by the force of the kick, potentially breaking the opponent’s back.

6)

Release the grabs to the opponent’s left wrist and right instep, allowing them to fall (toward 6:00V) to the ground.  Cross out and cover (towards 3:00H).