Kwange

“Use martial arts skills for self defense and physical fitness only”

1. Push-hands ready position. Bring both hands together at stomach level with open palms facing up, slowly raise the hands up towards the face, once past the chin, turn both palm outward while keeping them in the same distance from each other. Stop with both open knife hands forming a triangle with palms facing away from the body.

2. Pick up the left foot as you balance on the right as you extend the knife hands outward to emphasize block/breaking hold motion.

3. Slowly bring your feet together while opening both hands and in a circular motion bring them down to your waist. When your right hand passes your shoulder close it into a fist.

4. When your feet are together bend the knees and bring the right fists to the left palm. 5. Push up both arms out and in front of body.

6. Twist right and left step forward into a front stance, right slow upward upper cut punch.

7. Twist left and right step forward into a front stance, left slow upward upper cut punch. 8. Left step towards 1 o'clock, then right foot up into a front stance, right one-knife hand block.

9. Right step back into a left back stance, assisted knife-hand low block.

10. Right step towards 11 o'clock, then left foot up into a front stance, left one-knife hand block.

11. Left step back into a right back stance, assisted knife-hand low block.

12. Left step up into a back stance, assisted knife-hand middle block.

13. Right step up into a back stance, assisted knife-hand middle block.

14. Left step x-cross over right, and then right step forward, and turn 180' to the left into a left front stance, right palm pushing upward block.

15. Right step forward into a front stance, left palm pushing upward block.

16. Pick up the left foot as you balance on the right at the same time take both hands, in knife hand position, up and over your head. Move the hands down to your waist in a circular motion until your right hand performs a knife hand strike to your left palm in front of the groin.

17. Keep the hand in front, left low side kick, high side kick.

18. Land into a left front stance, left grab, right hand out-to-in knife hand strike.

19. Pull left foot back next to right, left hand knife hand strike downward.

20. Keep hands where they are, right low side kick, high side kick.

21. Land into a right front stance, right grab, left hand out-to-in knife hand strike.

22. Pull right foot back next to left, right hand knife hand strike downward.

23. Left step forward into a front stance, right palm pushing up ward block while left palm pushing down ward block.

24. Right step forward into a front stance, left palm pushing up ward block while right palm pushing down ward block.

25. Turn right foot 180" right and into a horse stance, right hand back fist across.

26. Slide right foot out into a front stance, twin hand block.

27. Shift back ½ stance, scissors block with left hand low and right hand middle.

28. Pull right foot into left, then slide back out into the same stance, right spear hand strike to eye.

29. Turn 180" left and into a horse stance, left back fist across.

30. Slide left foot out into a front stance, twin hand block.

31. Shift back ½ stance, scissors block with right hand low and left hand middle.

32. Pull left foot into right, then slide back out into the same stance, left spear hand strike to eye.

33. Bring both fists up the ribs, pull right leg up into a left crane stance, double uppercut punch to the jaw.

34. Land the right foot down and turn 90 left, pick up the left foot into a right crane stance, double upper cut punch to ribs.

35. Land into a walking stance, right front snap kick, land forward, step the left foot up and turn 180 right into a back stance, assisted knife-hand middle block.

36. Left step forward front stance, left hand high punch.

37. Pick up right foot into a left crane stance, double upper cut punch to ribs.

38. Land into a walking stance, left front snap kick, land forward, step right foot up and turn 180" left into a back stance, assisted knife-hand middle block.

39. Right step forward into a front stance, right hand high punch. Yell!

40. Pull left foot in, and bring both hands together at stomach level with open palms facing up, slowly raise the hands up towards the face, once past the chin, turn both palm outward while keeping them in the same distance from each other. Stop with both open knife hands forming a triangle with palms facing away from the body.

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