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2nd Brown Technique Manual


FATAL CROSS (Two-Hand Attempted Low Grab Or Push)

  1. While standing naturally and with opponent attempting to grab or push, execute double crane clears (like “Hooking Wings”) and then step forward right to a right neutral bow stance as you strike the opponent’s floating ribs with double middle knuckle fists.
  2. This causes him to bend down into double back knuckle strikes to the temple followed by double eye pokes to his eyes, (in this case your right hand is on the top to prepare for moves that are to follow).
  3. With your hands still crossed drop them down to check his shoulders, step through with a left knee kick to his groin, followed by a right step through knee kick to his solar-plexus or groin, plant down right.
  4. Grab the opponent’s left shoulder with your left hand and turn him around clockwise as your right hand grabs and assists in the process by holding his chin, step back right (after he has stopped turning) and pull your opponent back into a right knee to the spine, plant down and then left knee up to his kidney.
  5. With your left still in the air, deliver a left side thrust kick to the back of the right knee of the opponent.
  6. Left front crossover and double cover out to 6 o’clock.

TWIRLING HAMMERS (Front Step Through Left Punch)

  1. While standing in a left neutral bow stance, or feet together, and with opponent punching from 12 o’clock, shift your left foot over slightly to the right (toward 3 o’clock) into a left front rotating twist stance, as you execute a left extended outward block, striking at or above his left elbow.
  2. Immediately step out to 1o’clock with your right foot into a right neutral bow stance as you execute a right looping overhead punch (hooking back and toward you) to the right mastoid of your opponent, (your ieft outward extended block is still checking at this point).
  3. Continue the action of the looping punch on down to become a check to his left arm as you simultaneously execute a left inward horizontal elbow strike to the left ribcage of your opponent.
  4. Without any loss of motion, switch your left elbow back to a check (hooking over his arm with your wrist and your palm up) to his left arm. Now loop your right hammerfist inward diagonally and down to strike his right kidney.
  5. At this point, opponent is dazed and is standing with his dead right hand down, and as you step back with your right foot to a left forward bow stance, you circle your right hand under and around to counter-grab his right wrist, and all simultaneously execute a right front reverse crossover sweep to his right ankle as you pull and yank his right arm, and with his body in motion, release your right grab and deliver a right vertical punch to his face, with your left palm striking the back of his head to cause a sandwiching effect.
  6. Immediately snake your left hand around (toward you) and into the front of his face, and maintaining your right hand as a check, step out with your right foot to 4 o’clock and as you unpivot into a left reverse step through towards 5 o’clock to a right neutral bow, execute a left outward claw followed by a right two-finger poke to his left eye as your left hand drops to become a check in the neutral zone.
  7. Right front crossover and double cover out to 6 o’clock.

DEFENSIVE CROSS (Right Front Kick)

  1. Starting with both hands up, execute a crossed wrist block (right hand over left, with hands open and dropping them straight down) while stepping back right to a left forward bow stance. When your hands are almost down to your waist your hand goes into a crane (left hand) to hook out under his right ankle as your right hand checks his leg on top, pull his leg back and to the left past your left hip so that he is losing ground and his balance.
  2. Now execute a right outward hanging back knuckle strike to his face or cheek bone followed by a left inward heel of palm strike to his right mastoid which immediately switches to a claw or grab to the hair or the back of his neck, (at this point your right hand is back behind you ready for the next move).
  3. Execute a right front snap ball kick to the groin (maintain your grab to his head with your left hand). As you plant back to the point of origin, execute a right still arm rising back knuckle strike to the face of the opponent, to sandwich his head between your left grab and your right strike.
  4. Draw your left foot back to a cat stance and deliver a left front snap ball kick to his groin or lower mid-section, and plant your left foot back down into the same cat stance, or adjust your left foot as needed to line yourself up for the next move.
  5. Shift your weight onto your left foot and execute a right reverse crescent kick, from inside out, to the right side of his head, let the kick follow through and bounce it back into a right roundhouse kick to the left side of his face, (on this kick be sure you lay out straight with your right hip over).
  6. Right front crossover and double coverout to 7 o’clock.

DANCE OF DARKNESS (Right Front Kick Followed By Right Punch)

  1. While standing in a right fighting stance, and as opponent kicks, drop back with your right foot to 5 o’clock into a left front twist stance as you execute a right downward parry to slide along and deflect his kick (from 11 o’clock to 5 o’clock). Your left hand is now up in the neutral zone.
  2. As opponent now attempts to punch, execute a double brush parry (left inward and right outward) to the outside of his right arm, and with this action, step out right to 10:30 with your right leg into a right neutral bow stance.
  3. Continue to step around behind the opponent with your left leg into a left neutral bow stance, and cock your hands (cup and saucer) to your left hip, now pivot clockwise into a right close kneel stance as you execute a right back knuckle with a left vertical punch to his spine (your right hand is on the bottom to act as a check if needed).
  4. Immediately grab and pull down hard (with your left hand) his right shoulder as you execute a right vertical back knuckle thrust to his right temple (your left hand is still checking at or below his right shoulder.
  5. These next moves are timed almost simultaneously. Drop your right punching hand into a small counter-clockwise loop and execute a right two-finger poke to the right eye of the opponent and without hesitation, circle your left checking hand around and under your right arm so that it follows and slides along the outer right side of your arm to act as a guide so that you can slip in another eye poke to the same eye. This previous move is done as you sweep the opponent’s right leg, and timed so that the last poke hits at the same time you plant out of the sweep into a left front crossover.
  6. From your twist stance, un-pivot clockwise and execute a right leg sweep buckle to the back of his right leg (your leg hits his leg bent and then straightens to accentuate the force).
  7. Right from the sweep as your opponent is now down (with his head pointing toward 10 o’clock execute a right step through “Retarded Ball Kick” to the jaw of your opponent.
  8. Plant down your right foot (gauging leg) and execute a left side thrust kick to his face.
  9. With your left foot still is the air, left front crossover and double coverout to 4:30.

THE RAM AND THE EAGLE (Front Right Punch And Left Rear Collar Grab By Two Men)

  1. With feet together and rear opponent applying a collar grab with his left hand (from the rear at 6 o’clock) and the opponent in front throwing a straight right punch from 12 o’clock, step back with your right foot (into a left neutral bow) to inside of rear opponent’s left knee (to buckle) and deliver a right reverse raking knuckle strike to bridge of nose of rear opponent. Simultaneously deliver a left inward block to outside of right punch of front opponent.
  2. Have your right foot step through to 11 o’clock into a right inverted neutral bow with your head facing 12 o’clock (this is just a transitory stance) as you deliver a right knuckle rake to bridge of nose or the right eye of front opponent (as you continue to guard with your left hand).
  3. Immediately pivot counter clockwise (while in place into a left neutral bow facing 6 o’clock) and deliver a left horizontal back knuckle strike to left ribcage of front opponent as your right hand continues from the rake and guards to the left of your face (bracing angle) followed by having your left hand loop over and down (left outward hook) across opponent’s right forearm to also act.
  4. Follow-up with a right front snap kick to stomach of opponent who was originally behind you (kicking toward 5 o’clock).
  5. Plant your right foot forward into a right neutral bow and proceed (on original rear opponent) with five swords technique sequence up to the upper cut punch.
  6. Pivot in place into a left front rotating twist stance facing 12 o’clock (a slight shift places you in a left front rotating twist stance) and deliver a right inward claw to the face of front opponent and a left back claw to groin of rear opponent.
  7. Follow up with a right roundhouse kick to (original) front opponent and a left back kick to rear opponent (any available opening for both kicks).
  8. Right front crossover (toward 6 o’clock) with a left chicken hop kick to (original) rear opponent.
  9. Left front crossover and cover out twice, positioning yourself so that you end up midway between opponents (covering out toward 3 o’clock).

CIRCLING WINDMILLS (Two-Hand Push Followed By Right Punch Your Back Near A Wall)

  1. Standing naturally with your hands up like “Hey take it easy” and as opponent steps in right with his right punch, as you step forward left into a left neutral bow stance, execute a right extended outward or upward overhead block to his punch as you simultaneously execute a left heel of palm strike to his sternum.
  2. Now while still in a left neutral bow stance windmill your left hand counter clockwise inward hamrnerfist strike to his left floating ribs.
  3. While still in a left neutral bow stance facing 12 o’clock windmill your right hand clockwise up to become an overhead parry as you simultaneously execute a left counter clockwise inward hamrnerfist strike to his right floating ribs.
  4. Now check his right arm with your left hand as you step through right into a right neutral bow stance (against his right knee to act as a check) as you execute a right inward knuckle rake through the nose and down to his right arm.
  5. While still in a right neutral bow stance, execute a right outward horizontal finger slice, then double back in and out just like in Long Form #4.
  6. Turn clockwise in place to a right front rotating twist stance as you execute a left inward knuckle rake to the bridge of his nose or cheek bone.
  7. Now unpivot back into a right neutral bow stance, as you execute a left outward horizontal slice with your fingers from inside out.
  8. Now execute a right front crossover sweep (optional) to his right ankle as you execute a left inward horizontal slice across his eyes then follow this immediately by an outward slice while still in place.
  9. Grab the left hand of the opponent at the wrist and step back left to 7 o’clock to a right neutral bow stance as you execute a right heel palm thrusting strike to his left jaw and using the striking point to fulcrum, rotate your right hand counterclockwise as your fingers windshield-wiper across his eyes, (at this point you are starting to pivot counterclockwise into a right reverse bow stance).
  10. While still maintaining your left grab onto his right wrist pull down as you circle your right crane hand around and in .back of his right side of head to hook his neck, and while keeping your elbow anchored pull his head down into a right upward vertical heel hook to his face and plant your right kicking foot down to the point of origin (for stability). Now execute a right front crossover as you execute a right underhand back knuckle strike to his face.
  11. Unpivot counter clockwise as you execute a left spinning back kick to any available opening.
  12. Left front crossover and double cover out to 6 o’clock.

BOWING TO BUDDHA (Right Front Roundhouse Kick)

  1. While you are kneeling with both feet and toes back, and as opponent approaches you from the front, raise up onto your right foot, and shift your left foot onto the ball of your foot, while simultaneously executing a right inward block with a left extended outward chopping block to the right leg of your opponent.
  2. Now shove your right blocking hand over to the left to force his kicking leg to land down to his right and immediately execute a forward step drag (step with your right foot and drag with your left knee). Execute a right upward vertical elbow strike to his groin, followed immediately by a left lifting underhand (palm up) heel palm strike to his groin.
  3. Now as you keep your left hand under his testicles, drop your right hand down into a right hand back knuckly strike to sandwich them.
  4. Now step back with your right foot (in place switch) as you pull his right foot out from under him to cause him to land on his back.
  5. With opponent now on his back, slide your right hand over top of his toes and your left hand over top of his foot to grab his heel. Now step back with your left foot to 6 o’clock and pivot your upper body counter clockwise to flip opponent over onto his stomach while breaking his left ankle in the process.
  6. At this point, you should be in a right reverse bow stance facing 12 o’clock.
  7. Now drag your left foot to your right foot (gauging leg) and drive your right foot back toward 11 o’clock into a right reverse bow stance with your right bent leg snapping straight and back against the under side of his left knee to force it to lock and overextend into a break (your hands assist you by forcing his foot down at the same time).
  8. Now execute a right outward crane hand clear to clear his left leg out and to your right, as your left hand goes back and down along beside your left thigh to act as a position check for the next move.
  9. Immediately in place stance switch (right to front and left foot back) as you then execute a left back thrust kick to the opponent’s groin (stomp kick may be used).
  10. With your left kicking leg still in the air, left front crossover and double cover out toward 6 o’clock.

REVERSING CIRCLES (Left Roundhouse Kick Followed By Left Punch)

  1. While standing in a right neutral bow stance with opponent attempting to kick you in the right kidney with his left roundhouse kick, execute a right universal block over your right knee (right hand downward and left hand inward) to block his kick.
  2. As opponent plants down and attempts to punch with his left to your face, change your stance to a right forward bow stance as you simultaneously execute a right upward block or parry (to the inside of his punching arm), and a left outward hand sword or heel palm thrust to his left floating ribs.
  3. Now as you switch back into a neutral bow stance, switch your hands by executing a left upward block and a right outward hammerfist thrust to his right floating ribs, (your left upward block at this point has switched to a grab to his left wrist).
  4. While still maintaining your grab, execute a right front crossover toward 8 o’clock as you pull opponent’s arm with you, and as you settle in the twist stance (right front twist) break his arm with a right downward forearm strike to his elbow, (strike is like the breaking in “Crossing Talon”).
  5. While still holding your opponent’s right wrist, execute a right side kick to his thigh.
  6. Plant back into a left rear twist stance (point of origin) and reach over his left wrist with your right hand, and grab his hand, (fingers in his palm) then step out left to 8 o’clock, and then swing your right foot back to 8 o’clock into a left neutral bow stance as you twist your opponent’s left wrist clockwise so
  7. Left front crossover in direction of 9 o’clock and cover out twice, positioning yourself equal distance from both opponents.

DESTRUCTIVE KNEEL (Front Step Through Right Punch)

  1. While standing naturally with hands at your sides as opponent punches, step forward left to 11 o’clock into a left neutral bow stance as your right outward parry converts into a grab to his right wrist, and as you pivot clockwise into a right close kneel stance, with your left knee, striking to the back of his right knee (to cause a buckle) execute a left inward heel of palm strike to the right elbow of the opponent to cause a break. Allow this strike to pass through and under his arm.
  2. With opponent now on his right knee, pivot back counter-clockwise and as you drop into a left close kneel (your right knee drops to cause a break to his tibia or ankle) execute a left back knuckle (under his arm and through his ribs in an outward fashion) with a right inward heel of palm claw ripping through his face.
  3. Now snake your left crane hand around the right side of his neck and pull him into a left knee strike to his spine (your right hand is checking his right arm or shoulder at this point).
  4. With your left knee still in the air and as you plant your left foot back to 9 o’clock into a right neutral bow stance loop your right hand down around and in to come down diagonally across his jaw with a hammerfist (your left hand has now switched to become a check).
  5. As opponent falls (toward 11 o’clock or 12 o’clock) execute a right roundhouse kick to his head or any available opening.
  6. With your right leg still in the air, right front crossover and double coverout to 9 o’clock.

G FATAL DEVIATION (Right And Left Punch With Opponent’s Right Leg Forward)

  1. Standing naturally, drop back into a right neutral bow, as opponent fakes a right punch and deliver a right inward block to inside of opponent’s right fake punch causing your block to be left out in space.
  2. As opponent delivers a left punch, which is real, shuffle forward (still in a right neutral bow) with a right extended outward to inside of opponent’s left forearm (close to the wrist) and with a left outward handsword to opponent’s right neck.
  3. While in place, deliver a right raking hammerfist to left side of opponent’s head as your left hand guards.
  4. Immediately go into a left front crossover as your right hand circles down and counter clockwise checking and forcing your opponent’s right arm down. Simultaneously deliver a left horizontal inward heel palm (fingertips facing out) to opponent’s right jaw. Your right elbow now also becomes a check against opponent’s left arm.
  5. Have your right foot step through inside of opponent’s right leg to 10 o’clock while simultaneously delivering a right circling inward elbow strike to opponent’s left jaw.
  6. Immediately pivot ·in place counter clockwise into a right reverse bow, buckling inside of opponent’s right leg. Simultaneously deliver a right hammerfist to opponent’s groin.
  7. Right front crossover and cover out.
  8. Go into a left rear crossover and deliver a right back kick to opponent’s stomach.
  9. Right front crossover and cover out twice.

2nd Brown Set Manual

STAFF SET

Salutation: Raise The Staff To Shoulder Height, Kneel And Place The Staff On The Ground.

  1. Return to attention.
  2. Do the Kenpo salutation, catching the staff with the left big toe on the second beat, and raising it up on the right instep on the fourth beat. Return to attention stance , with the staff held at the waist .

Technique 1: To Defend Against Either A Grab Of Your Staff Or A Staff Attack .

  1. In attention stance, block high, block low, block to the left, and then block to the right.

Technique 2: For A Punch, Or As An Extension Of Technique # 1

  1. Step back with the right foot into a neutral bow , swing the staff over and under on the right side.
  2. As you move through attention stance, twirl the staff through a verticalposition (right hand high), and step back with the left foot into a neutral bow , swing the staff over and under on the left side.

Technique 3: As A Defense Against A Poking Staff.

  1. Bring the left foot up to the right as you twirl the staff ( left hand down to the left fir st ) through a vertical position (left hand high). W ithout pause, do a right front crossover to 9:00 as you twirl the staff horizonta lly at shoulder height to strilke his neck on your right side with the right hand forward and the left hand in the right armpit . Unwind counter clockwise, step with the right to 4:30 into a left neutral bow, twirling into a horizontal strike to the neck on your left side with the right hand in the left armpit .
  2. Bring the right foot up to the left as you double tw irl (left hand dow n to the right first) the staff through a vertical position (right hand high) . W ithout pause, do a left front crossover to 3 :00, as you twirl the staff horizontally at shoulder height to strike his neck on your left side with the left hand forward and the right hand in the left armpit. Unwind clockwise, step with the left foot to 7:30 into a right neutral bow , twirling into a horizontal strike his neck on your right side w ith the left hand in the right armpit.

Technique 4: Used For A Poking Staff, A Rear Bear Hug, Or To Clear A Circle Of Attackers .

  1. Bring the left foot up to the right as you double twirl (right hand down to the left first) the staff through a vertical position on the left side (left hand high), and without pause step back with the right foot to 4:30 into a left reverse bow as you
  2. twirl the staff into an overhead block (with the fingers back). Shift into a left forward bow as you put the staff horizontally behind your neck, and then drop into a left wide kneel as you swing the staff counter clockwise in the right hand through three revolutions (with the third circle being low) . During the third swing, swing the right foot counter clockwise in a full circle to 4 :30 into a left neutral bow to 12:00. The staff is on your right, with the left hand high.
  3. Bring the right foot up to the left as you twirl (left hand down to the right first) the staff through a vertical position on the right side (right hand high), and without pause step back with the left foot to 7 :30 into a right reverse bow as you twirl the staff into an overhead block (with the fingers back). Shift into a right forward bow as you put the staff horizontally behind your neck, and then drop into a right wide kneel as you swing the staff clockwise in the left hand through three revolutions (w ith the third being low) . During the third swing, swing the left foot clockwise in a full circle to 7 :30 into a right neutral bow to 12:00. The staff is on your left with the right hand high.

Technique 5: A Defense Against A Side Staff Swing.

  1. As you step with the left to 1:00 in attention, twirl (right hand down to the left side first) the staff to your left side (with the right hand high) . Do a right roundhouse to the stomach and plant to 1:00 in a right neutral bow . Do a left descending strike, a right upward underhand strike. As you do a left rear crossover to 1:30, poke behind the head into his throat and then bring the stick overhead in front of the chest .
  2. Pivot clockwise, and shift the right foot to 7:00 in a right neutral bow , twirl (left hand down to the right side first) the staff to your right side (with the left hand high). Do a left roundhouse kick to the stomach and plant to 7 :00 in a left forward bow. Do a right descending strike, a left upward underhand strike . As you do a right rear crossover to 5:30, poke behind your head into his throat and then bring the stick overhead in front of the chest .

Technique 6 : A Defense Against A Front Kick.

  1. Pivot clockwise into a left forward bow to 12 :00, twirl the right hand dow f1to the left and then to the right, ending with the staff horizontal at waist height.
  2. Swing the left hand low, and as the right hand swings low, step with the right foot to 12:00, pivot counter clockwise 180 degrees into a left neutral bow to 6:00 as the left hand stabs or strikes to the rear on the left side.
  3. Bring the right foot up to the left foot, twirl the right hand down to the left. As you twirl to the right, step to 12:00 with the left into a right neutral bow to 6:00, ending with the staff horizontal (at waist).
  4. As the right hand swings low, step with the left foot to 7 :00, and as the left hand swings low, pivot clockwise 180 degrees into a right neutral bow to 12:00 as the right hand stabs or strikes to the rear on the right side.

Technique 7: A Defense Against A Punch

  1. Pivot counter clockwise, do left spinning crescent and right inward outward crescent kicks. Plant briefly in a right front crossover, and do the same kicks to 12:00, planting in a right front crossover.
  2. Twist counter clockwise in place to face 6:00, and do right spinning crescent and left inward outward crescent kicks to 6:00. Plant briefly in a left front crossover, and do the same kicks to 6:00, planting in a left front crossover . Technique 8: a defense against a kick or punch.
  3. Step back slightly with the right foot to 12:00, into a left neutral bow to 6:00, as you poke to 6:00. Do a right front kick to 6 :00 with a rear poke to 12:00, on the right side . Plant back to 12:00 in a left neutral bow, and then strike over and under on the right side.
  4. Shift the right foot to 3:00, and pivot clockwise into a right neutral bow to 12:00, with a high right block. Poke to 12:00. Do a left front kick to 12:00 with a rear poke to 6 :00, on the left side. Plant back to 6:00 in a right neutral bow, and strike over and under on the left side.

Technique 9: A Defense Against A Punch

  1. As the left foot c-steps to 9:00 around his leg, into a horse facing 12:00, do a left inward strike to take him down. Do a right downward strike as he falls, and then a left downward strike (In the set, these should be horizontal strikes). Step with the right foot to 6:00, into a left neutral bow to 12:00, and do a right downward strike, followed by a left downward strike (poke in the technique).
  2. As the right foot c-steps to 12:00 around his leg, into a horse facing 12:00, do a right inward strike to take him down. Do a left downward strike as he falls, and then a right downward strike. (In the set, these should be horizontal strikes). Step with the left foot to 6 :00, into a right neutral bow to 12:00, and do a left downward strike, followed by a right downward strike (poke in the technique).
  3. For a transition, as the right downward strike occurs, step with the left foot to 12:00 into a horse facing 12:00, and then do a left downward strike.

Technique 10: For An Overhead Club From The Right Side

  1. Pivot clockwise into a right front twist to 3:00 with left, right, and left overhead downward blocks on the right side. On the second swing,twirl on your right . Do a double stomp on the third strike.
  2. Pivot counter clockwise into a left front twist to 9:00 with right, left, and right overhead downward blocks on the left side . On the second swing, twirl on your right. Do a double stomp on the third strike.

Technique 11: For A Grab, Punch, Or Poking Stick.

  1. Unwind clockwise , bring the left foot to the right foot in attention sta nce. Do a right side block, a left side block, a low horizontal block, and a high horizontal block.

Finish:

  1. Drop the weapon into your arms, do the basic Kenpo salutation, flip the weapon into the air and grab it in both hands, and then twirl the staff to the right rear.