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Note:
H = Horizontal - Example: 6:00H
V = Vertical - Example 12:00V
Note:
Throughout the salutation, the foot and hand maneuver timing should be synchronized such that both start and come to a complete stop simultaneously.
1) From an attention stance (toward 12:00H), bow and raise your head.
Meaning:
Show respect to the art of kenpo.
| 2) | Step sideways, with your left foot (toward 9:00H), into a meditating horse stance (toward 12:00H) while simultaneously placing your left hand folded over (on a 1:30V - 7:30V line) your right fist (on a 10:30V - 4:30V line) parallel to your body in front of you, at chin level. |
Meaning:
Foot Maneuvers:
I cast off the weak.
Hand Maneuvers:
I hide my treasure
3) Bow your head into meditation.
Meaning:
The meditation may vary depending upon the purpose of the salutation:
Opening a Form:
The practitioner is to clear the mind of any external thoughts.
Closing a Form:
The practitioner is to meditate on the execution performance of the form.
4) Lift your head from meditation.
Meaning:
You have finished meditation.
| 5) | Raise both of your hands above your head (toward 12:00V), palms up (toward 12:00V), and without any loss of momentum draw your left foot (toward 3:00H) to your right foot while simultaneously lowering both of your hands in outward arches (left toward 9:00H - right toward 3:00H), ending into an attention stance (toward 12:00H). |
Meaning:
I draw the weak back to the strong.
Note:
This is the point at which one would signify the form being performed.
| 6) | Step forward, with your right foot (toward 12:00H) into a right front twist stance (toward 12:00H), while simultaneously bringing both your right clenched fist and left open hand over your right shoulder with your right fist facing forward (toward 12:00H) and your left palm facing over your right shoulder (toward 6:00H) covering your right fist. |
Meaning:
The scholar and the warrior meet...
| 7) | Step forward, with your left foot (toward 12:00H) into a left 45 degree cat stance (toward 12:00H) while simultaneously pushing both hands (maintaining contact with each other) forward (toward 12:00H) so your left open hand, palm facing downward and to your right (toward 1:30H), covers your left side of fist, knuckles facing forward (toward 10:30H) in front of you, at chin level. |
Meaning:
and go forth into battle,...
| 8) | Rotate and open both of your hands (maintaining contact with each other), in opposite directions, so that both palms face away from each other (left toward 9:00H - right toward 3:00H). |
Meaning:
back to back they will work together...
| 9) | Step back (left rear cross-over) with your left foot (toward 6:00H) into a right front twist stance (toward 12:00H) while simultaneously rotating both hands (still maintaining contact with each other) toward yourself, ending in a palm up position (toward 12:00V) in front of you at chin level. Draw your right foot back to your left foot (toward 6:00H) until both feet are side-by-side, while drawing and closing both hands simultaneously to chambered positions, palm up (toward 12:00V) at your sides, into a modified attention stance (toward 12:00H). |
Meaning:
to bring the country back to the people.
Note:
Every move beyond this point was added by SGM Parker and is considered the "new" part of the salutation.
| 10) | Step to your left with your left foot (toward 9:00H) into a horse stance while simultaneously raising both of your hands upward and in front of you (toward 12:00V) in slight outward arches, ending head high with palms away from you (toward 12:00H), while the thumbs and forefingers of both hands touch, forming a triangle [with the base of the triangle parallel to both the ground and your body (on a 9:00H - 3:00H line) and the tip of the triangle pointing straight upward (toward 12:00V)]. |
Meaning:
I have no weapons.
| 11) | Lower both hands (toward 6:00V) so your left hand folds over (on a 1:30V - 7:30V line) and covers your right fist (on a 10:30V - 4:30V line) parallel to your body in front of you at chin level. |
Meaning:
I hide my kenpo treasure
| 12) | Continue the drop of your hands (toward 6:00V), to solar plexus level, while opening both of your hands simultaneously so the palms face each other (left toward 3:00H - right toward 9:00H) touching with the fingers pointing straight upward (toward 12:00V), as if praying. |
Meaning:
I pray for forgiveness for having to use my karate.
| 13) | Raise both of your hands above your head (toward 12:00V), palms up (toward 12:00V) and without any loss of momentum draw your left foot (toward 3:00H) to your right foot while simultaneously lowering both of your hands in outward arches (left toward 9:00H - right toward 3:00H), ending into an attention stance (toward 12:00H). |
Meaning:
Close of the salutation
14) Bow and raise your head.
Meaning:
Show respect to the art of kenpo.