Basics
THEORY OF POWER

• REACTION FORCE: Straightening the rear leg at the moment of impact adds the reaction force of the floor to the strike. Pulling the front hand back as the rear hand strikes adds reaction force and balances the strike. Moving the target body toward the strike adds that mass to the force of the strike.
• CONCENTRATION: Force must be concentrated onto the smallest possible target area with the appropriate striking tool, using the whole body.
• BALANCE: To maintain stability and move quickly in the right direction. Maintaining balance is essential for implementation of all techniques.
• SPEED: Force equals mass times velocity squared; therefore, doubling the speed of the striking tool creates four times the force at the point of impact. Body muscles must be relaxed to increase speed of movement.
• MASS: The movement of body weight, especially the spin of the hips, provides the energy for execution of techniques. Lowering the hips at the moment of impact adds body weight to the strike.
• BREATH CONTROL: Exhaling during execution of the technique helps focus and extend body energy. Sharp exhaling during the strike tightens the abdominal muscles and helps prevent internal injuries from a blow.
• DEFLECTION: Deflecting and redirecting an attacking object will absorb less of the energy from the strike by the body than stopping it, dispersing it harmlessly away and avoiding the brunt of the attack.

Stances

• Walking Stance
• L (cat) Stance
• Sparring Stance
• Sitting Stance

Strikes

• Straight Fist
• Knife Hand
• Spear Hand
• Ridge Hand
• Back Fist
• Knuckle Fist
• Double Fist

Kicks

• Snap Kick
• Side Kick
• Turning Kick
• Back Kick
• Crescent Kick
• Hook Kick
• Push Kick
• Axe Kick

Blocks

• Inner Forearm block
• Outer Forearm block
• Lower Forearm block
• High Forearm block
• Knife Hand block
• Palm block
• Guarding block
• X block

Other

• Sweeps
• Locks
• Pressure Points