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SELF DEFENSE TECH & FORMS
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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YELLOW TECH

1. Delayed Sword (front--right hand lapel grab)

2. Alternating Maces (front--two-hand push)

3. Sword of Destruction (front--left straight or roundhouse punch)

4. Deflecting Hammer (front--right front thrust kick)

5. Captured Twigs (rear--bear hug, arms pinned)

6. Grasp of Death (left flank--right arm headlock)

7. Mace of Aggression (front--two-hand lapel grab, pulling in)

8. Attacking Mace (front--right step through straight punch)

9. Sword and Hammer (right--flank left hand shoulder grab)

10.The Slapping Palm (front--left or right wrist grab)

ORANGE TECH

1. Triggered Salute (front--right hand direct push)

2. Thrusting Salute (front--right front thrust kick)

3. Gift of Destruction (front--right unfriendly handshake)

4. Lone Kimono (front--left hand lapel grab)

5. Glancing Salute (front--right hand cross-push)

6. Five Swords (front--right step-through roundhouse punch)

7. Crossing Talon (front--right hand cross wrist grab)

8. Repeating Mace (front--left hand push)

9. Shielding Hammer (front--left step through hooking punch)

10. Locked Wing (hammerlock)

PURPLE TECH

1. Obscure Wing (right--flank left hand shoulder grab)

2. Reversing Mace (front--left step through straight punch

3. Obscure Sword (right--flank left hand shoulder grab, pulling in)

4. Raining Claw (front--right uppercut punch)

5. Crashing Wings (rear--bear hug, arms free)

6. Snapping Twig (front--left hand chest push)

7. Leaping Crane (front--right step-through punch)

8. Crushing Hammer (rear--bear hug, arms pinned)

9. Parting Wings (front--two hand push)

10. Thundering Hammers (front--right step through punch)

BLUE TECH

1. Darting Mace (front--two hand wrist grab)

2. Hooking Wings (front--two hand low push)

3. Gift in Return (front--unfriendly handshake)

4. Twin Kimono (front--two hand lapel grab pushing out)

5. Sleeper (front--right step through straight punch)

6. Spiraling Twig (rear--bear hug, arms free)

7. Flight to Freedom (hammerlock)

8. Flashing Wings (front--right step through punch)

9. Repeated Devastation (full nelson)

10. Raking Mace (front--two hand lapel grab, pulling in)

​GREEN TECH

1. Shield and Mace (front--right step through punch)

2. Gift of Destiny (handshake)

3. Gathering Clouds (front--right step through punch)

4. Destructive Twins (front--two-hand choke, pulling in)

5. Circling the Horizon (front--right step through punch)

6. Obscure Claws (right--flank left hand shoulder grab)

7. Circling Destruction (front--left step through punch)

8. Detour from Doom (front--right roundhouse kick)

9. Broken Gift (Handshake)

10. Heavenly Ascent (front--two-hand choke, arms straight)

BROWN TECH

1. Kneel of Compulsion (right--flank right step-through punch)

2. Glancing Wing (front--left uppercut punch)

3. Thrust into Darkness (rear--right step-through punch)

4. Circling Fans (front -- left & right front straight punch combination)

5. Falcons of Force (flank left and right shoulder grab by two men)

6. Deceptive Panther (front--right low snap kick & high roundhouse kick combo)

7. Dominating Circles (front--offset right hand grab to the right shoulder)

8. Destructive Fans (left flank--right step-through punch)

9. Unfurling Crane (front--left & right punch combination)

10. Falling Falcon (front--right direct lapel grab)

FORMS 

​Alpha Rising Sun Form

1. Delayed Sword center to 12:00

2. Intellectual Departure from 12:00 to center

3. Sword of Destruction center to 3:00

4. Checking the Storm from 3:00 to center to 9:00

5. Aggressive Twins from 9:00 to center to 6:00

6. Deflecting Hammer from 6:00 towards center

7. Attacking Mace center towards 12:00

8. Spreading the Branch 12.00 to 6:00

9. Mace of Aggression from 6:00 to center to 3:00

10. The Pincher from 3:00 to center to 12:00 back to center

Omega Setting Sun Form

1. Scraping Hoof 3:00 to 9:00

2. Five Swards 12: 30

3. Triggered Salute 4:30

4. Reversing Mace 3:00

5. Thrusting Salute 9:00

6. Glancing Salute 9:00

7. Lone Kimono 6:00

8. Shield and Hammer 6:00

9. Dance of Death 12:00

10. Crashing Wings 6:00 to 7:30

11. Thrusting Prongs 12:00

12. Raining Claw 12:00

Two Edged Sword Form

1. Parting Wings 12:00

2. Circling Wing 6:00

3. Swinging Pendulum 3:00

4. Hooking Wings 9:00

5. Cross of Destruction 10:30 to 4:30

6. Leaping Crane 10:30

7. Spiraling Twig 4:30 to 10:30

8. Thundering Hammer 7:30

9. Shield and Hammer 1:30

10. Flight to Freedom 6:00

11. Calming the Storm 6:00

12. Sleeper 12:00

Hooves of Thunder Form

1. Circles of Protection 12:00

2. Obscure Claws 6:00

3. Taming the Mace Center – 3:00 – 9:00

4. Kneel of Compulsion Center to 6:00

5. Detour from Doom 6:00

6. Clipping the Storm 6:00 to Center

7. Heavenly Accent 12:00

8. Intercepting the Ram Center

9.Menacing Twirl 3:00

10. Capturing the Storm Center to 9:00

11. Securing the Storm 9:00

12. The Back Breaker Center to12:00

  Apocalypse Form 

 All Forms together at once 58 techniques

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BELT RANKING

 

WHITE ​YELLOW ORANGE PURPLE

BLUE GREEN BROWN ​​

No belt strips above

 

 â€‹â€‹1ST DEG BLACK 1 RED STRIP​

 

2ND DEG BLACK 2 BRED STRIPS​

 

3RD DEG BLACK 3 RED STRIPS

 

4TH DEG BLACK 4 RED STRIPS ​

 

5TH DEG BLACK 1 RED BAR​​

 

6TH DEG BLACK 1 RED BAR I RED STRIP​

 

7TH DEG BLACK 1 RED BAR 2 RED STRIPS

 

​8TH DEG BLACK 1 RED BAR 3 RED STRIPS

 

​9TH DEG BLACK 1 RED BAR 4 RED STRIPS ​

 

 

10TH DEG BLACK BELT RED STRIP ALL

AROUND THE EDGE OF HIS BLACK BELT 

 

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