
by Sifu Jan F. Marcus
NOTE: Descriptions are provided only as a reference source for techniques you already have learned. You should never attempt to learn these techniques without instruction.
1. Plucking the Bird from the Sky
Step through right punch: Step the left to 11 and drag the right to Cat, left hand parry to the right punch. Step the right foot to 1 in hard bow and butterfly palm strike to the opponent
's kidneys, reach up with both hands and grab the shoulders. Step the left foot to 5 to face 6 and pull your opponent over your right hip throwing him face down to the ground. Scoop kick to the groin, heel stomp to the spine or kidney, then knee drop to the back and palm strike to the head smashing the face into the ground.2. Guarding the Wall
Right hand boxer type punch, that is stepping in with the left foot: Step your left foot to 11 and draw the right foot to Cat stance. Left hand parry the punch and eagle beak rake across the ribs, stopping under your left elbow, you then backfist to the ribs. Step the right foot to 1, in left soft bow and right hand ridge hand to the groin and the left hand four-finger strike to the eyes.
3. Leap of Death
Right Punch: Step to 11, with the left foot into hard bow and left hand parry the punch, then right hand grab the right wrist and left hand palm strike to the right elbow. Next left hand backfist to the opponent
's solar plexus and drive that through and set in hard bow facing 11, follow the left hand with the right circling it up into the air and hammer fist to the back of the opponent's neck and right sweep kick to the right shin with the right foot. The opponent should fall on his stomach. Now turn to face the fallen opponent and jump up into the air and drive both heels down through the opponent's kidneys, slide the feet off to the sides and bring your knees together reach down and grab the chin with your right hand and the top of the head with your left and snap the neck, release and right punch to the back of the head in right soft bow, then right back kick to the head.4. Sleeves of China
Side punch attack: Step your right foot to 12 so that you are heel to toe with your left foot. Left hand parry the punch then right hand ridge hand block to the punch, left hand cover your face as you right hand back fist to the ribs, then cheat step in and right elbow strike to the ribs and left hand four-finger eye strike.
5. Grasping Talon
Direct wrist grab, opponent
's left hand to your right: step your right foot out to 2, swing your left hand down in front of your groin and circle it up clearing his grab away and pulling your right fist to your hip. Turn your left fist to open hand and four-finger eye strike, turn to square horse facing opponent and right reverse to ribs, keeping your left arm up to block.6. Circles of Glass
Left/right punch combination, starting with step through left punch: Step back to 6, with the left foot and outward block to the left punch. Cheat step back a little for the right step through punch, and inward block and press down and right hand chop to the throat, step the left foot up so that you are square facing your opponent and backfist to the nose, then right elbow to the face, cross the right foot behind the left and right ridge hand to the groin.
7. Japanese Hand
One handed shove to the center of your chest: Assume you are being shoved with a right hand. Either step left to 11, or right back to 6, and pivot to face 3. Circle your left arm over the opponent
's right, and trap the arm by pinning it to your chest with your arm. Grab his hand with both of your hands so that your thumbs are on the back of his hands, then torque back to face 12 and C-step the right foot behind his right foot and torque back to face 6. You will throw the opponent over your hip and break his wrist, next pull up on hand and heel stomp to the shoulder, dislocating the shoulder.8. Flashing Daggers
Lunging two handed grab or shove: Step the right foot back to 5, and bring your spear hands up crossing them in front of yourself and outward block to the grab. Right hand chop to the opponent
's neck, turn to square horse facing 2, and left hand chop to the neck, turn to right soft bow, and right spear hand to the solar plexus, then pivot back to 6 in left soft bow and left chop to the groin.9. Folding Wings
Double shoulder grab by two opponent
's from the sides: Step the right foot back to 5, and circle both of your arms up and around the opponent's arms. Step the right foot to 12, and punch both hands to 12, hammer fist strike to the opponent's solar plexus, and reach up and grab both of the opponent's heads and strike down to your rising right knee. Before setting the right foot down, wheel kick to your left opponent and back kick to your right.10. Dropping Blade
Charging knife attack: Drop back to the ground to 7, and right kick to the groin, next right kick to the wrist of the knife hand, circle the right leg behind the opponent
's right leg and scissor leg take down. Reach across the back to the left shoulder pulling the opponent toward yourself and left punch to the back of the head.11. Water Wheel
Right step through punch: Step to 11 with left foot and draw the right foot to Cat. Left inward parry and press the arm down as you step the right foot to 3, and right palm strike to the opponent
's jaw, bring the right elbow back and trap the opponent's right arm in to your chest. Step the left foot to 12, so that you are square horse facing 3. Left hammer fist to the spine and right hammer fist to the solar plexus, reach the left hand up the back and grab the opponent's face, cheat the left foot back a little and turn to hard bow facing 12, and right punch into the left hand, smashing the head, turn hard bow facing 6, and left punch the kidney, turn bow back to 12, and right punch down to the thigh. Axe kick or back kick to the body, and cover.12. Tumbling Clouds
Right hand knife attack: At the same time jump your feet to square horse to face 3, and parry the knife arm away and down with the left hand, at the same time, right palm strike to the forearm and bounce off the forearm and four-finger eye strike. Speed is critical in this technique.
13. Rising Kick
Right step through punch: Step the left foot slightly out to 9, and block upward with the right arm, and bring the right foot up to Crane stance at the same time. Right snap kick to the ribs, then right side kick to the right knee, set the right foot down to 3, and right elbow to the face, turn to face 3, and left knee to the spin or head, follow to the ground and knee drop and palm strike.
14. Sweeping Serpent
Right front kick followed by right punch: step the left foot to 10, in soft bow, and downward block to the kick, pivot to face 1, in square horse and outward block with the right to the right punch, and left reverse punch to the ribs, then right pinch punch down into the body as you pivot to face 11, then right side kick to the right knee, cheat in and right elbow to the opponent
's head, follow that with a right whipping back fist to the head, and left palm strike to the head as you turn to hard bow facing 1.15. Springing Tiger
Right step through punch: Step out to 9, and crane stance with the right foot, and side kick to the opponent
's right knee, dropping the opponent down to his knees. Before you set the right foot down right back fist to the head and set the right foot down between the opponent's legs and right elbow smash to the head. Now grab the opponent's chin with the right hand and the shoulder with your left and scoop kick to the groin with your right foot as you torque your arms breaking the neck. Follow up by stomping down on the Achilles's tendon with your right foot as you chop with your right hand to the neck.16. Covering the Flame
Opponent is coming toward you with a gun in his right hand: As you step your left foot to 11:30 and turn your body to face 3, left hand parry the gun out to 3. Your right hand comes under the gun hand and sandwich the hand between your two hands, then C-step the right foot to 12, behind the opponent
's right leg while raising the hands up over head, torque hard to face 6, breaking the wrist or arm and throwing the opponent over your leg and on to the ground. Right foot stomp to the chest or shoulder and pull up on the opponent's arm dislocating the shoulder.17. The Cobra and the Mongoose
Right hand knife thrust attack: Step the right foot back to 6, in square horse facing 3. Chop down to the wrist with your left hand followed by a right hand chop to the opponent
's right forearm, follow that by a left hand chop to the opponent's throat. Sweep the right arm down and away to 9, with the left hand, C-step the right foot to 3, so that you are facing the opponent and right elbow thrust to the solar plexus and right hand four-finger strike to the eyes.18. Chinese Junk
Two opponent
's, front and back: Front opponent is punching with his right and the rear opponent is grabbing. All at once left inward block, right front kick, to the front and right hammer fist to the opponent at the rear. Next sweep the right arm down and right palm strike to the front opponent and right back kick to the rear opponent. Straighten back up and cross the right foot over the left to 11, and turn back in fighting stance.19. Startled Cat
Right step through punch: Step to 10 with the left foot and draw the right foot to Cat stance. Parry the right hand away and down with the left hand and then step in with the right to 1, and right palm strike to the opponent
's jaw. C-step the right foot behind the opponent's right leg as you grab the opponent's throat, turn to hard bow facing 6, throwing the opponent over your leg, left hand palm strike to the forehead and Tiger claw to the throat.20. Dance of the Mongoose
Roundhouse club attack: Step the left foot back to 6, and drop down in Chinese long bow, dropping under the club attack. Keep your hands up in front of your face to protect yourself. As the club goes over your head and is coming back stand up and grab the wrist with your right hand and step the left foot to 12, and place your left forearm on the opponent
's elbow, cross the right foot behind the left and turn hard to face 9, to break the arm.21 Ming's Sword
Right hand knife thrust: Step the right foot back to 6, and turn to face 3. Left hand chop to the opponent
's wrist, and right hand back fist to the forearm. Next push the arm away from yourself and right wheel kick to the opponent's groin.22. Chinese Fan
Left and right hand punching combination: Step the left foot back to 6, and draw the right foot back to Cat stance. Outward block the left punch with the right hand, as the left hand goes down to guard, then right front kick to the groin and as the right punch comes in, outward block with the left hand as the right hand goes down to guard, keeping the right leg up in crane after kicking, then step in to 12 with the right foot and right elbow to the solar plexus and left four-finger eye strike to the eyes.
23. Locking the Gate
Right hand punch: Step right foot to 2, and inward block with the right arm, switch to left soft bow and left hand groin grab and pull all the way back to soft bow facing 6, and right hand thumb strike to the opponent
's eye.24. Waterfall
Right hand punch: Step the left foot out to 11, in hard bow and right outward block to the punch. Turn to face 1 and bring both hands up and hook to the right arm and swing it down and out to your left side, switch to soft bow facing 5, and right then left chop to the opponent
's neck, then switch back to a soft bow facing 11, and right ridge hand strike to the throat.25. Chinese Cobra
Right or left punch: Step to 2 with the right foot and inward block with the right forearm, immediately follow with a right hand snake spit shot to the opponent
's eye. Switch to a left soft bow and left half fist strike to the solar plexus, cheat forward and right elbow strike to the head.26. Legions of Ming
Right front kick: Step the left foot to 6, and drop into a Chinese long bow, the left arm held straight out to 6, and the right hand blocks down over your right leg. Then pivot up to left soft bow facing 12 and left inward block, cheat forward to 12, and right elbow strike to the head as you set in square horse facing 9, switch to left soft bow facing 12, and right whipping back fist, then right ridge hand to the neck as you turn to soft bow facing 6.
27. Fish Hook
Right, left punch combination: Step the left foot back to 6, and draw the right to Cat stance. Parry the right hand across the face to the right hand punch, then Crane wrist parry the left punch outward. Shuffle in to 12 on the right foot and Willow Leaf hand strike to the sternum, solar plexus, or jaw.