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Situation |
Your are in normal stance (facing 12:00H) with both of your arms at your side (toward 6:00V) with the opponent (at 12:00H) (facing 6:00H) applying a front bear hug, with your arms pinned to your body. |
1) |
Step your right foot back (toward 6:00H) into a left modified forward bow (toward 12:00H) (stable base), while simultaneously bringing both closed fists, palms facing each other (towards 3:00H and 9:00H) with thumbs extended, but touching the fist, together in front of your body (toward 12:00H) and delivering a straight double thumb thrusting strike (minor) to the opponent’s bladder or groin area (towards 12:00H). |
Result |
The opponent’s lower body should be thrust backward (toward 12:00H). |
Note |
You and the opponent’s chests should never lose contact with each other, up to this point. |
2) |
Circle your left arm (counter clockwise) under the opponent’s right arm (between the opponent’s body and right arm) and onto the back of the opponent’s right shoulder, palm down (toward 6:00V) with finger facing toward you (toward 6:00H) to apply a left downward pressing check (toward 6:00V) onto the opponent’s right shoulder. Simultaneously with the previous move open and rotate your right hand (counter clockwise), palm down (toward 6:00V) and fingers to the left (toward 9:00H) in front of your body into a right positioned cover. |
Result |
The pressing check should keep the opponent’s lower body extended (toward 12:00H) (height zone check). |
3) |
Deliver a right straight thrusting step-through knee kick (major) (toward 12:00H) to the opponent’s groin area, while simultaneously drawing your right arm straight back (toward 6:00H) (positioned cock) (opposing forces), palm up (toward 12:00V), in preparation for the next move. |
Result |
The drawing of your right elbow should break the opponent’s bear-hug. |
4) |
Without any loss of motion from the previous moves, deliver a right thrusting side kick (minor) (toward 12:00H) to the inside of the opponent’s left leg (optional), before settling forward into a right neutral bow (toward 12:00H) between the opponent’s legs. Again, without any loss of motion, deliver a right straight thrusting elbow strike (major) (toward 12:00H) to the opponent’s face area, simultaneously with the settling forward into the right neutral bow. |
Result |
Opponent’s head should be thrust backward (toward 12:00H), but their body should be prevented from moving by your left pressing check to their right shoulder |
5) |
Release your pressing check to the opponent’s right shoulder. |
Result |
Opponent should drop to the ground (toward 6:00V). |
6) |
Cross out and cover (toward 6:00H). |