Little Dragons –Purple Dragon Belt Card

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Purple Dragon Technique Manual

TWIRLING WINGS (Left Rear Stiff Arm Shoulder Grab)

  1. As your opponent grabs, have your left foot step back between 4 and 5 o’clock into a left rear twist stance. Simultaneously pin opponents left hand to your left shoulder with your right hand.
  2. Pivot to your left into a left forward bow as you execute a left extended outward block to opponent’s left arm combined with a right inward elbow to opponent’s left ribcage (outside portion).
  3. Your right hand becomes a bracing angle check against opponent’s left arm as you pivot into left neutral bow and execute a left inward elbow to opponent’s left ribcage (inside portion).
  4. Cover out in the usual fashion.

SNAPPING TWIG (Front Left Hand Chest Push)

  1. Standing with your feet together, as your opponent pushes you on the chest with his left hand, step back with your left foot  to 6 o’clock into a right neutral bow. Simultaneously strike opponent’s left elbow with a right horizontal heel palm while striking his left inner wrist with a left vertical heel palm.  This action is to break opponent’s left arm.
  2. Have your right hand form the shape of a crane and pull down opponent’s left arm (frictional pull) towards your right hip as you pivot into a right forward bow.  Simultaneously execute a left outward handsword to opponent’s throat.
  3. Pivot back to a right neutral bow and execute a right inward hammerfist strike to opponent’s jaw.
  4. Shuffle forward and strike opponent’s face with a right inward elbow sandwich with a left heel palm strike.
  5. Cover out in the usual fashion.

LEAPING CRANE (Right Front Step Through Punch)

  1. Standing naturally as your opponent attacks from the front with a right step through punch, hop towards your left to 10 o’clock into a right one leg stance. Simultaneously execute a left inward parry to the outside of opponent’s punch with a right middle buckle rake to opponent’s right ribcage.
  2. Execute a right side snap kick to the hollow of opponent’s right knee. This action should cause opponent to collapse on his right knee.
  3. Plant your right foot between opponent’s left, in a right neutral bow and execute a right downward back·knuckle punch to opponent’s left kidney. Use gravitational marriage with this move.
  4. Follow up with a right inward elbow sandwich with a left heel palm strike to opponent’s head.
  5. Cover out in the usual fashion.

SWINGING PENDULUM (Front Right Roundhouse Kick)

  1. Standing in a right neutral bow, as your opponent attacks with a right roundhouse kick, move your left foot up the circle to 4 o’clock and strike with a right inward, left downward (universal block) to opponent’s kick. You should be in a right neutral bow.
  2. Shuffle forward to 11 o’clock and execute a right hammerfist to opponent’s groin. Reverse the motion of your left hand as it raises and becomes a positional check.
  3. Move your left foot up the circle to 3 o’clock, into a solid horse stance. and execute a right obscure elbow to opponent’s jaw. Your elbow will contour opponent’s body as it strikes.
  4. Cover out in the usual fashion.

EVADING THE STORM (Right Front Overhead Club)

  1. Standing naturally have your left foot step to 9 o’clock into a right reverse bow stance as you execute a left inward parry followed by a right extended outward block. TI1is move is executed as a double block with no loss of motion.  The action of your extended outward block should stop opponent’s right arm with your block striking at his elbow in an upwardly fashion.  This will allow you to grab his right wrist with your right hand.
  2. Deliver a right roundhouse kick to opponent’s groin or abdomen while your left hand checks in front of your chest.
  3. Plant your right foo down toward 1o’clock in a right neutral bow and pivot into a right forward bow while pulling down on opponent’s right arm and punching his right kidney with a left vertical thrust punch or a diagonal thrust punch.
  4. Execute a left thrusting knee kick to opponent’s right thigh to buckle his right knee.
  5. Plant your left foot toward 11 o’clock and drop into a left close kneel forcing your right knee down on the back of opponent’s right lower leg, causing a break.
  6. Cover out in the usual fashion.

Purple Dragon Set Manual

FINGER SET 1

Unless stated, you will want to chamber the arm that is not executing a strike.

Opening

  1. Attention
  2. Meditative horse stance
  3. Execute a right 2 finger horizontal hand spear to your attacker ‘s left eye.
  4. Execute a left 2 finger horizontal hand spear to your attacker’s right eye.
  5. Execute a mid-range right vertical 3 finger hand spear to the attacker’s solar plexus.
  6. Execute a mid-range left vertical 3 finger hand spear to the attacker’s solar plexus.
  7. Execute a short range right upward 4 finger hand spear (palm up) below the left
  8. floating rib of the attacker.
  9. Execute a short range left upward 4 finger hand spear (palm up) below the right floating rib of the attacker.
  10. Execute a left back elbow to your rear attacker’s solar plexus as you
  11. simultaneously strike over your left shoulder with a right 2 finger horizontal thrust.
  12. Execute a right back elbow to your rear attacker’s solar plexus as you
  13. simultaneously strike over your right shoulder with a left 2 finger horizontal thrust.
  14. Bring the two fingers of your right hand next to your left hand at your right shoulder in preparation for the next move. Execute two downward finger slices that whip into your attacker’s eyes and rake down.
  15. Execute, with both hands, vertical two finger spears to your attacker’s eyes (left thrusts to right eye and right thrusts to left eye.)
  16. As you return your hands to point of origin, cross the wrists right over left. Execute two vertical one finger eye pokes that scissor inward as you extend the strikes slicing inward across the opponent ‘s eyes.
  17. Right hand cocks coiled in a crane hand (fingers down and toward opponent) as your left hand checks down at the groin.
  18. Execute a right overhead finger whip .
  19. Your left hand cocks coiled in a crane hand (fingers down and toward opponent) as your right hand checks down at the groin.
  20. Check down clockwise with your left hand (suppressing check) as the right and cocks behind and to the right of your right hip in a crane hand (palm up and fingers pointed toward the opponent); execute a right downward finger whip from your right hip into your attacker’s groin fulcrum the whipping weapon at your wrist to accelerate the end of the weapon before returning it to point of origin.
  21. Circle the right hand counterclockwise to check down with your right left hand in front of your groin (suppressing check), as the right hand cocks behind and to the right of your right hip in a crane hand (palm up and fingers pointed toward the opponent); execute a right downward finger whip from your right hip into your attacker’s groin fulcrum the whipping weapon at your wrist to accelerate the end of the weapon before returning it to point of origin.
  22. Circle your left hand clockwise checking down and in front of your groin (suppressing check) as your right hand circles counterclockwise to eye level (interlock ing circles); execute a closed inward right two finger slice (palm up) to your attacker’s left eye and immediately rotate your wrist counterclockwise so you are now positioned to execute an outward 2 finger slice back to the right, with your palm down. Execute the outward right 2 finger slice.
  23. Circle your right hand counterclockwise checking down and in front of your groin (suppressing check) as your left hand circles clockwise to eye level (interlocking circles); execute a closed inward left two finger slice (palm up) to your attacker ‘s right eye and immediately rotate your wrist clockwise so you are now positioned to execute an outward 2 finger slice back to the left, with your palm down.
  24. Execute the outward 2 finger slice.
  25. Execute a right thrusting 5 finger claw to your attacker ‘s face. Rotate your wrist counterclockwise then clockwise, raking the eyes with your fingers but maintaining contact with the outside heel of the hand (windshield wipers).
  26. Execute a left thrusting 5 finger claw to your attacker ‘s face. Rotate your wrist clockwise then clockwise, raking the eyes with your fingers but maintaining contact with the outside heel of the hand (windshield wipers).
  27. Execute a right inward overhead claw towards 12:00 as you simultaneously execute a left back underhand claw to 6:00.
  28. Execute a left inward overhead claw towards 12:00 as you simultaneously execute a right rear underhand claw to 6:00.
  29. Execute simultaneous underhand claws, a right underhand claw towards 12:00 and a left back claw towards 6:00.
  30. Execute simultaneous underhand claws, a left underhand claw towards 12:00 and a right underhand claw towards 12:00.
  31. Execute double upward spear hand thrust into your attacker’s throat eyes at 12:00, followed by 2 outward raking claws to the eyes.
  32. Execute two outward claws; one towards 9:00 and one towards 3:00; follow through with double heel palm strikes to your thighs and demonstrate the fulcrum effect as your wrists straighten and your fingertips touch the outer thighs in a claw position.
  33. Execute a right vertical 2 finger thrust to their left eye at 12:00, hook inward and pull hand back to chest with fingers pointing up.
  34. Execute a left vertical 2 finger thrust to their right eye at 12:00, hook inward and pull hand back to chest with fingers pointing up.
  35. Salute & Close