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閉門腳 Bi Men Jiao - closing door kick #1
Kick the leg from outside to throw


After destabilizing the opponent, e.g. by leaning against him with a beng chui, if the opponent resists lean back and kick his weighted front leg to make him fall. It is essential, that the opponent is (at least slightly) off balance before. If the Throw fails, you might pull your opponent towards you while stepping back to let him make a step and prepare your next technique
七星 崩捶 QīXīng(Bu) BēngChuí - Seven star step, collapsing strike #10
Sweep the leg from outside and push the chest to throw


Insert your front arm below your opponent’s front arm and hurl him around by turning. Then push his chest with your forearm to the outside while controlling his front wrist with your rear hand. Hook his front foot from the outside with your front foot and sweep it in the opposite direction to which you are pushing with your arm to make him fall to his back.
七星步低劈 QīXīngBu dī pī - Seven star step, low chop #100
Hook with foot and throw with a chopping strike


Hook the opponent's front foot with the seven star step, push his lead arm to him with your rear hand and hammer strike from above to his chest to throw him over your foot.
走歩髙挑手 ZǒuBù gāo tiāo shǒu - Running step, high lifting/carrying hand #101
Lift guard und strike below to the rips


Lift the opponent's guard, secure it above and apply following technique below. Use seven star step to hook araound his foot, not allowing him to retreat easily.
(马步)旋風錘 (MaBu) Xuànfēng chuí - (Horse step) Whirlwind strike #102
Whirl around and strike, creating power through the side change


Pull the opponent's lead arm with your rear hand and hook punch the opponent's neck in horse step. If the opponent blocks, pull the opponent's rear blocking arm to make him step forwards into another hooking punch of your other arm. You may jump whilst pulling to use your body weight for the pull.
偷歩拉弓 TouBu lā gōng - Stealing step, pull the bow #103
Pull opponent to hurl him around


If your opponent resists, pull his arms to hurl im around and break his structure. By using a stealing step you move your whole body to create enough momentum for the pull. Use the stealing step to move backwards in a 90degree angle from your opponent. This will pull him forward but avoids that he collides with you.
封手穿心腿 FēngShǒu ChuānXīnTuǐ - Sealing hand, kick through the heart #104
Seal both arms and kick the rips


When having contact to both arms, seal them together and kick to the rips
跨虎挑統捶 KuàHǔ TiāoTǒngChuí - Cat stance, lift, straight punch #105
Step diagonal over front leg, lift rear arm and punch to throw


Step behind the opponent's front leg diagonally with your lead leg. Lift the opponent's rear arm with your rear hand and straight punch to his body to make him fall.
栽捶 Zāi Chuí - Planting punch #106
Throw by hitting the belly region


Hook around the opponent's foot, push his front arm with your rear hand against his body to seal him and strike his belly region to make him fall over your foot. Lean against his body to make the throw easier (Keyword: Kao).
入環滾膀 rù huán gǔn bǎng - Yade ring step, rolling wing #107
Throw by applying armbar


Hold opponent's front wrist with your rear hand and twist his arm. Step behind opponent's leg and apply pressure on his elbow with the forearm of your front arm to push him over your leg.
弓步仰膀 GōngBù yǎng bǎng - Bow step, raise wing #108
Throw by pressing the forearm to the chest


Step behind the opponent and cross his arms (double cross above), then underhook both his arm with your lead arm and push him over your leg.
入環窩肚捶 Rù huán wō dù chuí - enter yadering belly punch #109
A strike to the lower rips while pulling through turning


When standing behind the opponent and having sealed his lead arm with your rear hand, turn your body and hook punch his lower body. This allows you to bring your front arm to the inside and follow up with a throw.
預備式 YùBèi shì - Preparation posture (Ready stance) #11
Ready posture


Standing straight, hands at hip level, storing power to begin. This is a traditional starting posture, we assume no intended application in a fighting situation.
跨虎 挑掌 KuàHǔ Tiào Zhǎng - Tiger riding (step) raise palms #110
Step diagonal over front leg, push with both arms to throw


Step diagonal over front leg, push with both arms to throw
進式磨盤手 Jìn shì MóPánShǒu - Enter method, millstone hand #111
Sweep away oppononts guard in a wheelwise action to prepare a technique


In a double cross above bind, trap the opponent's rear arm with your lead and then rear hand in a circular motion, then knife hand strike outwards to his neck with your lead arm.
孤雁出群 gū yàn chū qún - lone goose leaves the herd #112
Slip under front arm and push the chest to throw


Use your front arm to slip below opponents front arm and press on his chest with your forearm to the outside to make him fall over your front leg
扭步低牽捶 NiǔBù Dī QiānChuí - Twist step, low lead-along punch #113
Pull and strike


When your opponent steps back, pull his arm to disrupt his movement, then strike. This technique combines "lead along a sheep in passing" and the "filling punch"
穿手撇掌 ChuānShǒu PiēZhǎng - Penetrating hand, casting hand #114
Supress and Thrust with your fingers


supress opponents block and thrust directly to his face, eyes or neck
撤式統捶 ChèShì TǒngChuí - withdraw method, straight punch #115
Pull rear arm and strike to throw over front leg


Wrap your hand around your opponents rear arm block. Pull his rear arm with your front arm and strike with your rear arm to his head to make him stumble over your front leg.
七星大撤式 Qīxīng(Bu) DàChèShì - seven star (step), Big withdraw method #116
Seal your opponents arms below


When you have contact to both arms, pull them towards you while supressing them downwards to prepare an attack from above
跨虎上截捶 KuàHǔ Shàng JiéChuí - Tiger riding (step), above intercept punch #117
Step diagonal over frontleg, apply elbow bar on rear arm to throw over your leg


Step diagonal over frontleg, apply elbow bar on opponents rear arm with your front arm to throw over your leg
抱拳 Bào Quán - Hug Fist #118
Build up contact from inside


When the opponent holds both arms at a similar distance to head, enter from the inside with both arms and double overhook to control.
拗步擰身 ǍoBù NíngShēn - Crossed step, twisted body #119
Twist body to throw


After having controlled both arms with a double overhook, hook the opponent's lead leg with the twist step and push the opponent over your leg to take him to the ground.
海底出珠 hǎidǐ chū zhū - fetch beads from the bottom of the sea #12
Diagonally step-over, Lift leg and punch chest to throw


Step diagonally over opponents front leg. Lift his leg with your leg and support his fall by simultaneously pushing him backwards with your strike. It is essential to break the opponents balance while doing the leg catch. Otherwise the opponent will be able to counter with the same technique. Use rear hand to secure his front arm. This technique can be applied also from inside binding.
拗步挣錘 ǍoBù ZhēngChuí - Crossed step, opposing power punch #120
Strike to the chest or face


Hook the opponent's lead leg with the twist step, grab and pull his rear arm with your lead arm and straight punch to his face with your rear hand to throw him over your leg.
領手 LǐngShǒu - Guiding hand #121
Lead opponents force to supress his arm


In a double cross below bind, if the opponent blocks your rear arm with his lead arm, guide his block towards you to dispel his force.
弓步挣錘 Gong bù zhēng chuí - Bow step, opposing-power punch #122
Strike forward to throw over your front leg


Step behind your opponents front leg. Use your rear arm to control his front arm and extend your front arm, while moving forward until your bodies have full contact. You will throw him over your front leg with a dividing force.
捋手 lǚ Shǒu - Rubbing (pulling) hand #123
Strike and Pull


Use a hammerfist with your front arm to strike to your opponents face, with your elbow hanging down. If he blocks the strike you have contact forearm to forearm.Then you can then use a grab to seal his arm or use a rubbing force to pull his arm without grabbing. To apply this technique successfully, you have to be near your opponent. If you reach your arm out too far, it will be hard to apply following techniques.
翻身雙捋 FānShēn ShuāngLǚ - Wheel around, double rubbing (double pull) #124
Shoulder throw


Sometimes you are in an inside position (e.g. when you tried to throw over your front leg and your opponent steps over your leg to avoid the throw). Grab your opponents rear arm with both hands and bring your body near to your opponents (stick). Turn your body away from your opponent to throw him over your shoulder. You may lower your stance aftern turning to make the throw even more easy.
马步鑽打 MaBù ZuānDǎ - Horse step, piercing hit #125
Lift front guard and strike to the rip cage


Lift your opponents front arm, step forward and lower your stance, then strike to his rips. Use the energy of the step and the stance lowering for your strike. This technique can be used as a filling strike to keep the initiative as well as a finishing technique.
擒腕齊眉錘 qín wàn qí méi chuí - capture wrist in order eyebrow punch #126
Seal rear arm and strike to the head for trip-up throw


Grab your opponents wrist and pull his rear arm to the outside, ideally sealing his front arm below.This can be achieved by pulling both arms in seperate directions until they connect at elbow level. Simultaneosly hook around his front foot and pull it with your foot to make him stumble. Additionally use your rear arm to strike to his face in a swinging action to make him fall to his back. If you are standing frontal without leg binding, use the circle strike to make your opponent stepping to the side and sweep his leg by intercepting his step.
上步扣手 shàng bù kòu Shǒu - step forward tuck hand #127
Seal the wrist and press down the elbow (armbar)


Having used my front hand to pull the opponent’s wrist, I now step forward to hook his front foot while using my free hand to cover his right arm, sitting down heavily I thereby control half of his body, causing him to lose half of his power to resist, and then I will attack. Once I trapped him, I am continuing to turn my body, making him still more incapable of resisting However, I must go only as far as is suitable and not make the mistake of either going too far or not far enough
摜耳掌 guàn ěr zhǎng - smash the ear hand #128
Palm strike to the temple, face or ear


My left hand does not move from covering the opponent’s arm, but my right hand hurls across as a palm toward his face, aimed approximately at his temple This technique can be used as a feint, yet there appears to be danger within this attack. If the palm strike hits, you may throw your opponent over your front leg
上步撇面掌 ShàngBù PiēMiàn Zhǎng - Step forward, Casting hand to face #129
Backfist palm to the face


Having used my front hand to pull the opponent’s front arm wrist, I now advance with my rear foot to hook his front foot while using my free hand to do a backhanded strike to his face.
This induces him to do a propping block with his rear hand and I will then turn over my hand to pull on his wrist.
This technique can be used as a feint for the purpose of throwing him by way of the following techniques.
螳螂捕蟬 TángLáng Bǔ Chán - Praying mantis catching cicada #13
Diagonal overstep, armbar on rear arm to throw


Step diagonally over the opponent's front leg. Pull his rear arm for him to fall over your front leg.
合手 Hé Shǒu - Gathering hands #130
Hard grab and pull to disbalance and create upwards and backwards movement


When my hands connect with the opponent’s, I pull his wrists and gather downward, my body slightly bending, my elbows nearing my ribs, so that I am storing power to the fullest.
At this moment, he may struggle, but since I am already prepared to throw him out, his struggling only helps me to issue power. Whenever I pull downward with both hands, he is sure to lean forward Once leaning forward, he will struggle to back off, a natural instinct If he has the skill of identifying energy, he would go along with my gathering technique and advance, and then I would evade with my body while pulling diagonally with a single hand, causing him to lose his balance.
橫攔掌 Héng Lán Zhǎng - Horizontal hold-back palm #131
Horizontal backward palmstrike to the face


When I send out my palm and my arm goes across with a reverse strike to the opponent’s face, it is almost the same as a pouncing palm strike to the face or a flinging palm strike to the face.
截錘 Jié chuí - Intercept punch #132
Hit the elbow


If i have connected front to front hand, I then use my front hand to pull his wrist while advancing my rear foot and using my other fist to cut downward onto his front elbow, the middle of his upper arm, or behind his funny bone.
Whenever I am not yet connecting to an opponent’s body or my wrist has been seized, I can use a fist to do a cutting strike to his forearm.
If I unsuccessfully use my front hand to pull his front wrist, and his rear hand is already on its way to strike me, I then apply this technique, advancing and using my rear fist to do a cutting strike to intercept his advancing arm.
探指 Tàn Zhǐ - Explore Finger #133
Fingerthrust to the eyes


Cover your opponent’s arm downward while your other hand reaches out its fingers to gouge his eyes. This can also be used as a feint to connect to the opponents rear arm. I could also use all five fingers to poke together or to rake his face . The purpose of this technique is different depending on whether it is fake or real and should be carefully distinguished
擺肘指襠錘 BǎiZhǒu ZhǐDāngChuí - Put-on Elbow, Hammer to the groin #134
Seal opponents front arm under your elbow, then strike to his groin


When i entered to a double cross above hand binding (e.g. left to left and right to right), i drop my (front) elbow, clamping his front arm, and twist outward.
My rear hand becoming a fist and striking to his lower abdomen. This he will fall over my front leg
攔腰捶 LánYāoChuí - Strike to the waist (waist cut) #135
Pull rear arm push at waist, step-up throw over front foot


Step behind your opponents front leg, then i slip my front hand behind his rear elbow and prop up to the side.
The higher I go with this, the more effective it will be. I prop up until it is past my head, then use my other fist to strike to his ribs. If I have hooked his foot, then the act of propping up and taking him across, coupled with my body twisting to the outside, will make him topple without my having to strike him.
If i already connected to his rear wrist with my rear hand, when I slip my front arm behind his rear elbow, with my front arm folding inward and my rearh hand pushing outward, his arm can be broken. These kinds of techniques all have to be assisted by power from the waist.
双分手 ShuāngFenShǒu - Double dividing hands #136
Change hand binding from inside to outside


When you have contact to both of the opponent's arms from the inside, use one arm to enter below one of his arms in order to connect from the outside diagonally. At this point your wrists are crossed just like in the posture image. You may now use the newly established diagonal outside bind to step to the outside and execute follow up techniques.
四平雙覆掌 sìpíng shuāng Fù Zhǎng - Double Covering Horizontal Palm #137
Build up contact and suppress opponents guard


When your opponent guards himseld with both arms at nearly the same level, use both of your open palms to connect to his guard from the outside near his wrist or forearm. Then press his guard downwards with your palms. If he resists by pushing upwards, it is easy for you to apply follow up techniques, e.g. changing the bind to diagonally outside.
七星前后爪 Qīxīng qiánhòu zhǎo - Seven-Star Forward Grab #138
Slip under your opponents front arm to throw


Lift your opponents fron arm with your rear hand. slip under his arm with your upper body. then lean aganst his chest while blocking his front leg with your leading foot from outside for a trip-up throw
七星滚掌 Qīxīng gǔn zhǎng - Seven Star Right Rolling Palm #139
Lean with the body to throw


Put your front arm under your opponents arms in a rolling motion. connect your elbow or upper arm to his rear shoulder and push him backwards while standing behind his front leg, hooking around his foot to make him fall. Lean with your whole body not only your arm. this requires to be very near.
弓步插掌 GōngBù ChāZhǎng - Bow step, penetrating palm #14
Step behind front leg, seal front arm at hip. Throw by push over leg with your extended arm


Step behind the opponent’s front leg and seal his front arm with your rear arm at your hip. Insert your front arm above the opponent’s front arm at chest level and use your front arm to push him over your leg. If the opponent blocks with his rear arm, you may use a circular movement to trap his rear arm away.
双登手 Shuāng dēng shǒu - Double climbing hand (closing door) #140
Seal the opponents arms under your armpit


Twist your opponents arms to bring his rear arm under your rear armpit While holding his front arm with your rear hand. Then slip out with your front arm to apply a following technique with your front arm while your opponents arms are both sealed.
迈步 搽掌 MàiBù CháZhǎng - Passing step, arranging palm #141
Advance to opp. blind side while securing his front arm


Step diagonally forward with your leading foot into a mirror distant position. Secure your opponents front arm by pressing it sidewards towards him with your front hand.
穿挑掌 chuān tiāo zhǎng - penetrating lifting palm (double trap) #142
Contact building: Double trap


Initiate contact to the opponent's guard by pressin his front arm to the inside from the outside with your front hand and by inserting your rear hand on the inside of the opponent's rear arm.
七星步右劈掌 QīxīngBù PīZhǎng - Seven star step splitting palm #143
Hit the side of the neck to throw


After having trapped the opponent's lead arm from the outside and the rear arm from the inside, step behind him with a seven star step and chop with your rear arm to his neck inwards to throw him over your foot.
雙分雙刁手 shuāng fēn shuāng diāo shǒu - double divide double hooking hand #144
Rip the opponents guard open


Hook into the opponents guard from inside above and rip it open
入環步雙屯掌 RùHuánBù Shuāng TúnZhǎng - Enter circle step double collect palm #145
Seal the arms from inside and push downwards to throw


Control both the opponent's arms from the inside and push on them to make him fall over your leg.
肘底看爪 QiXingBu ZhǒuDǐ KànZhǎo - Seven star step, Exploring claw Below elbow #146
Lock opponents rear arm into straight position, use it to throw him over your front leg


Step behind the opponent with a seven star step and control his rear arm with your rear hand at his wrist from the inside and an underhook at elbow level with your lead arm. Use this grip to apply an elbow lock in order to trip the opponent over your foot.
七星步 前後掌 QīxīngBù QiánhòuZhǎng - Seven star step, front and rear palm #147
Lift front arm, insert hand below to throw with seven star stance


When you have contact to your opponent's rear arm and he steps back, step behind him, lift that exact arm (now front arm) with your rear hand and use your lead arm to push his chest to make him fall over your seven star step.
入環直撞爪 RùHuán zhí zhuàng zhǎo - Yadering step, straight ram claw #148
Arm bar to force the opponent around, block his knee to make him fall


Grab your opponent's front arm with your rear hand and apply pressure on his elbow joint with your front lower arm. Turn your body around to increase the pressure and to force him around. When he steps forward with his rear leg, block it with your front hook hand to make him fall.
七星步前後爪 Qīxīng bù qiánhòu zhǎo - Seven star step, front and rear claw #149
Lift the opponents rear arm, force him to straighten it and use it to push him over your front leg


Step behind the opponent with a seven star step. Raise his rear arm with your rear hand from the inside and underhook that same arm with your lead arm at elbow level. Elbow lock the arm and pull outwards to make the opponent fall over your foot.
弓步補捶 GōngBù BǔChuí - Bow step, filling strike #15
Strike to the head to maintain initiative and rebuild contact


When the opponent steps back and you only got contact front to front, then follow up directly with a full step and a strike to the head with your leading arm. You may use a slightly circular movement instead of a straight 'corkscrew' punch. Thus, hitting with the meaty part of your fist (like a hammerfist) or forearm. This will make it easier to further seal the opponent when he blocks your strike.
馬步 反低捕蟬 MǎBù Fǎn Dī BǔChán - Horse step, reverse low catching cicada #150
Hook around body to throw


Hook around the opponent's body or hop while standing behind his lead leg with a close horse step. You can lever his body over your own hip to throw him easily.
蹲步 低牽 DūnBù DīQiān - Sitting step, low drag #151
Step diagonally, apply armbar and hook leg to throw


Pull the opponent's rear arm diagonally across his body with your lead hand, lean in closely to lock that arm's elbow across your upper arm and block the opponent's lead knee's backside with your rear hook hand. Step very closely to the opponent in a diagonal manner to his outside to make him fall.
縱跳步 劈軋捶 ZòngTiàoBù PīYàChuí - Vertical jump step, Crushing Hammerfist #152
Jump up and Strike with force


Push the opponent's lead arm diagonally to his body to seal it. Jump up and strike from above to bring your full bodyweight into the strike.
縱跳 提腿 雙封手 ZòngTiào TíTuǐ ShuāngFēngShǒu - Vertical jump, raise leg, double seal hand #153
Pull rear arm while blocking the outer leg to throw


Destabilize the opponent's knee with your front foot and pull on his rear arm with both hands to make him fall to his back.
獨立 繞掌 獻桃手 dúlì rào zhǎng xiàn táo shǒu - Stand alone, coiling palm offering Peach hand #154
Handmethod to prepare armlock


After your opponent blocked your elbow, use coiling hand to bring your front hand up while securing the opponents arm from below with your rear hand
独立挑攀 Dúlì tiào pān - Stand on one leg, seize and pull #155
Hook leg outside and push body to throw


Seal your opponent's front arm at your hip. Use your front leg to prepare for a throw by destabilizing his knee or sweeping his foot upwards and towards you (according to the situation). Use your front arm to push over his rear shoulder to make him fall backwards.
Sticky elbow - golden rooster variant - #156
Hook around front leg and Armbar on rear arm to throw


Seal your opponent's rear arm on your hip with your lead hand and press on his elbow joint with your front hand. Hook around his front leg or sweep bis foot from the outside to make him fall to his back.
马步下切 MǎBù Xià qiè - Horse step, below slicing #157
Armbar on elbow joint


When you have contact to your opponent's rear arm and he steps back (e.g. to avoid a throw), grab his wrist and step forward to straighten his arm and apply pressure on his elbow joint with your front forearm. You may use this lock to swing the opponent around to unbalance him but im this situation you keep moving fowards with your follow up techniques.
虚步摆掌 XūBù BǎiZhǎng - Empty step, arranging palm #158
step diagonally over front leg, hook around neck and push to throw


Step diagonally over your opponent's lead leg and hook around his neck with your front arm, allowing you to apply pressure with your forearm to his upper body. Use your rear hand to secure his rear arm by pushing it to his body. Use the hook and pushing palm to push the opponent over your leg.
HeiHu ChuDong 28 - #159
Pull arm horizontally, use momentum to strike to the head


When opponent blocks your arm and pushes away, grab his arm and pull horizontally. Turn your hip to create force with your core muscles. Use the turning momentum to strike with your other hand to the head.
白猿采桃 BáiYuán cǎi táo - White ape plucks a peach #16
Destabilize knee, seal arms and push to the ground


Use the golden rooster stance to destabilize the opponent's knee with your front foot. Seal and pull his rear arm backwards while punching or pushing to make him fall. If possible, seal both arms and cross them, to apply pressure on his rear shoulder.
入環疊肘 RùHuán DiéZhǒu - Yade ring step, stacking elbow #17
Elbow strike from above


From a high stance, lower your body weight and apply an elbow strike from above. Target area may be the head, neck or elbow to apply an arm bar.
入環崩捶(掤捶) RùHuán BēngChuí (BīngChuí) - Yade ring step, collapsing strike (covering strike) #18
Step behind leg and press with forearm to throw


Throw the opponent over your leg by stepping behind him and by pushing his chest with your front forearm, lean into him to increase the power of the technique.
雙刁圈腳 ShuāngDiāo Quānjiǎo - Double hook hand, circle foot #2
Hurl around while lifting the leg to throw


Pull your opponent towards you by turning to hurl him around. Block his front leg from inside and lift it to make him fall
順手牽羊 ShùnShǒuQiānYáng - Lead away a sheep in passing #20
Grab front arm and hardly pull to the ground while stepping back


Pull hard on the opponent’s arm with both hands while stepping back, bring your own bodyweight into the pull to take your opponent out of balance.
力劈华山 Lì pī huàshān - Split the mountain (mount hua) #21
Throw over front leg by pressing/striking down on rear arm/elbow


Step behind the opponent's front leg. Seal the rear arm and strike downwards to push him over your leg. The throw may be applied with full force strikes (a comet is chasing the moon) or with controlled pressure on his elbow,head or neck (Press on top of mount tai).
勾漏采手 GōuLòuCǎi shǒu - hooking, grasping, plucking hand #22
Grab, secure and pull on arm. Maybe strike afterwards


Grab the front arm with your rear hand with a hooking action (gou). Secure the arm at the elbow with your other, front hand (lou). Then apply a hard pull combined with a twist of the wrist to control the joints (cai). You may follow with a straight strike.
跨虎番車式 KuàHǔ FānChē shì - Crossing tiger step, turning wheel method #23
Diagonal overstep, throw by apply elbow bar on rear arm


Step diagonally behind the front leg of the opponent and apply an armbar going upwards and then downwards in a circular motion on his rear arm to throw him.
弓步腰斬 GongBu YāoZhǎn - Bow step, Waist cut #24
Pull rear arm push at waist, step-up throw over front foot


Step behind the opponent's front leg. Pull his rear arm, then push or hit with the free hand to the lower rips or waist to make tge opponent stumble over your front leg.The opponent's hand may be sealed at the hip (feng) or pulled outwards to support the push (引針 lead the needle, YinZheng). Pulling the needle offers also the opportunity to seal the opponent with one hand. If you pull his rear arm, you may push the front arm with your rear arm ontop of the rear arm to the opponent’s body, thus sealing both arms with just your rear arm and having the front arm free to strike.
馬步崩捶 MǎBù BēngChuí - Horse step, collapsing strike #25
Pressing from above


Step behind the front leg and lower your stance into a horse step to destabilize the knee. Control the front arm with your rear hand and enter your front arm above his shoulder from the front. Then apply pressing force from above with your elbow and forearm to his neck, shoulder or chest to make him fall backwards. If the opponent resist by pressing upwards, you may apply a foot sweep, using his force afterwards.
提腳刁手 TíJiǎo, DiāoShǒu - Lift foot, hooking hand #26
Lift opponent's foot and press from above to throw


Seal the opponent’s front arm at your hip, hook around his body with your front hook hand, lift and sweep the front leg.
提腿反提刁 TíTuǐ fǎn tí diāo - lift leg, high reverse hooking hand #27
Build up contact to rear arm


Extend your arm to the side of the opponent’s head to build up contact to the opponent's rear arm. This may be used to regain, but also to hold an existing bind.
馬步劈軋 MǎBu PīYà - Horse step, crushing hammer fist #28
Structure breaking strike, step behind leg and strike from above


Push the front arm to the opponent, step behind the front leg with a horse step to destabilize the knee. Crushing hammer fist from above to hit the head, neck, shoulder or chest to make the opponent fall backwards.
扭步黏肘 NiǔBù, NiánZhǒu - Twisting step, sticky elbow #29
Throw by turning. Lock opponent's leg and apply arm bar on rear arm


Hook the opponent’s front leg with twist step, grab the rear arm and elbow lock it with your own elbow while turning to throw him.
掠翅踢腿 lüè chì tī tuǐ - right plundering wing kick #3
Throw by lifting the leg and push from inside


This technique can be applied more easily while the opponent tries to step back or raise his body up. Use your leg to lift the opponents front leg. Use your arms to push from inside to outside to make him fall. This technique can be applied more easily while the opponent tries to step back or raise his body up.
弓步拐肘 GōngBù GuǎiZhǒu - Bow step, bumping elbow #30
Use your elbow to throw over your front leg


Step behind opponent's front leg. Use your elbow and shoulder to push at his chest backwards to make him fall.
弓步斜掌 GōngBù XiéZhǎng - Bow step, oblique palm #31
Hold contact and increase throw effect (transition)


After a throw attempt, when your opponent resists, push his arm to increase the throw effect. When the opponent goes forward, use your rear hand to push against his front arm to avoid getting hit by it and to lower his freedom of movement.
馬步正補捶 MǎBù zhèng BǔChuí - Horse step, straight filling strike #32
Filling strike to maintain initiative while opponent goes forward


Strike to the rips or liver to keep the initiative. Then prepare following technique like a dividing sweep for example.
雙刁左揪腿 Shuāng diāo JiūTuǐ - double hooking (hands), sweep leg #33
Throw by dividing. Hook above, sweep below


When you have front to back bind and the opponent makes a full step back, immediately follow with a seven star step to sweep his supporting leg below while hooking the neck above. When you have sealed the neck or the opponent blocks, turn your body further to increase the force. You may apply this technique several times if the opponent keeps stepping back.
跨虎双捆 KuàHǔ ShuāngKǔn - Cat step, double tie (King ties the pig) #34
Diagonal overstep, twist the arms to throw


Step diagonal over the front leg. Cross and twist the arms to the outside for a takedown.
踢腿刁取眼 TīTuǐ Diāo QǔYǎn - Kick, hook, take eyes (Wipe eyebrows) #35
Palm strike to the face/eyes, push the forehead to lock the neck, kick supporting leg to throw


Thrust the eyes or palm strike to the face. Then apply pressure to bend the neck backwards and downwards to force the opponent to the ground. Kick the front leg near the thigh or sweep the foot simultaneously to support the takedown by breaking the opponent's structure.
折腕 ZhéWàn - bent(break) the wrist #36
Joint bar (Wrist lock)


Trap the opponent's hand with your palms, (his palm facing towards you) bend his palm forward and downward to apply a wrist bar. You may increase the effect by also turning your body sidewards while applying the joint lock.
刁手反衝爪 DiāoShǒu FǎnChōngZhǎo - hook hand, reverse charging claw (sticky elbow) #37
Strike the ribs


hold opponent's arm with your rear hand . insert your elbow below his front arm and punch his rib cage using your elbow or wrist joint. you may target the lower ribs, sternum or internal organs like liver
拼腿上圈捶 PīnTuǐ shàng QuānChuí - Legs together, upper circle strike #38
Destabilize knee, circle strike to the neck. Hook around and throw by pulling backwards


Hook strike from outside to the head/neck. You may also grab around the neck with both arms (hug/neck choke). Use the golden rooster stance to destabilize the knee or kick under your opponents leg with your front leg and pull the neck outwards for a throw.
提腿下截捶 TíTuǐ xià JiéChuí - lift leg, lower intercepting strike #39
Throw outside by sealing a block


When the opponent blocks a Quan Chui to the outside, seal his block with a circular motion to his lower body, push his blocking arm to his body strongly and lift his front leg to sweep.
雙刁手踢腿 shuāng diāo shǒu tī tuǐ - double hooking hand kick #4
Lift front leg and pull rear arm for takedown


When you have stepped diagonal over your opponents front leg, pull his rear arm back and kick upwards under his front leg to lift it. This will make him fall to the ground.
The application is most successful when applied while your opponent tries to step back with his front leg, as it is hard to lift a leg with weight on it.
提腿上挑捶 TíTuǐ shàng TiāoChuí - lift leg, upper lifting strike #40
Build up contact to rear arm


Keep contact back to front and bind opponent's rear arm by entering into the empty space above his front arm.
弓步栽掌 GōngBù ZāiZhǎng - Bow step, planting palm #41
Throw by step behind front leg and press down the waist


Seal the opponent's front arm, step behind his front leg and use your front hand to press his hip downwards to push him over your leg.
弓步反封左措捶 GōngBù FǎnFēng CuòChuí - Bow step, reverse seal, arranging punch #42
Arm bar (Hyperextend elbow joint clockwise)


Grab opponent's arm with both hands (at wrist and elbow). Twist his elbow inward and the wrist outward (clockwise if you stand with right foot front). You may change direction of the lever as a following technique.
弓步迎封措捶 GōngBù YíngFēng CuòChuí - Bow step, upcoming seal, arranging punch #43
Arm bar (Hyperextend elbow joint anti-clockwise)


Grab opponent's front arm at wrist and elbow. Twist it outside to force him down backwards. May be used as a following technique after an inward twist (fan feng cuo chui).
玉女穿梭 YùNǚ ChuānSuō - Yade maiden work the shuttle #44
Step behind front leg, lift the guard and throw by pushing or striking upwards


Block the opponent's arm(s) upwards to create space below. Stand behind his front leg and punch the belly (downwards) or chest (upwards) to push him over your leg
吞塌步扇風 TūnTāBù ShānFēng - Swallowing step, fanning wind #45
Step deep behind opponent's stance, insert your arm from inside, throw over extended leg


Seal the opponent's front arm, use the gulping step to hook deep behind his rear foot. Enter your front arm from inside with your palm and push him over your leg. You may enter your arm from above or below his front arm. If you apply below his front arm and he resists the throw or goes forward, you may apply an arm bar on his front arm, elbow by turning your body.
引針 腰斬 YǐnZhēn YāoZhǎn - Leading the needle, Waist cut #46
Pull rear arm push at waist, step-up throw over front foot


Step behind the opponent's front leg and pull his rear arm. Push or hit with your free hand to his lower rips or waist to make him stumble over your front leg.
弓步左圈捶 GōngBù QuānChuí - Bow step, circular strike #47
Circle strike to the neck/temple/ear


Seal opponent's front arm and hit him from behind in the neck or head with a hook strike of your front arm.
弓步崩捶 GōngBù BēngChuí - Bow step, collapsing strike #48
Build up contact to rear arm, throw over front leg by pushing


Stand behind the opponent's front leg, seal his front arm and use your front forearm to push him over your leg. The technique may also be used as a push to make the opponent lower his weight on his lead leg or/and as a hit to the face.
七星步刁手 QīXīngBu DiāoShǒu - Seven star step, tricky (hook) hand #49
Throw by hook around foot and pull rear arm


Hook the opponent's front leg from the outside and seal his front arm at your hip with your rear arm. When having contact with your front arm to his rear arm from above (or below), if the opponent pushes forward with his rear arm, use his force to pull his rear arm with your front hook hand to yourself and to the outside.
低牽捶撩腿 dī qiān chuí liāo tuǐ - low pull punch Lift up leg #5
Twist(tie) the arms and sweep the leg to throw


Twist the opponents arms to tie him up like a pig and force his upper body to the outside. simultaneously kick below his front leg to make him fall to the ground
餓虎撲食 èHǔ Pū Shí - Hungry tiger pounce on prey #50
Step to inside and pull on front arm to throw over extended leg


When standing inside in a mirror stance situation, change your stance to a low dropping stance to apply a low dropping stance and apply a downwards elbow lock on the lead arm to make him fall over your extended leg.
双龙出水 ShuāngLóng ChūShuǐ - Two dragons exit the water #51
Open guard from inside and bind (inner structure)


Push your arms between the opponent's (double) guard from below. Open the guard sideways and insert your arms to grab the elbow or upper arms from inside. Ideally, combine this with a step behind the front leg to apply following techniques.
推窗望月 Tuī chuāng wàng yuè - Open the window to look at the moon #52
Bypass the guard, enter from outside while step forward and throw to outside


When you have bound your opponents arm from outside, step behind the opponent, pulling his front arm backwards (open guard). Insert your other hand above his shoulder, extend your arm and lower your stance. If he doesnt block, you might be able to throw him in this position.
弓步 截手 锁喉 GōngBù jiéShǒu suǒHóu - Bow step, intercept hand, throat lock #53
Grab and lock the throat


While standing behind the opponent's leg, having contact to his rear arm with your front arm, pin his rear arm to his body and use your rear hand to grab his throat. You may injure his throat or force him to the ground by pushing him over your leg.
十字腿 ShíZì tuǐ - Cross-shaped kick #54
Throwing by dividing. Structure-breaking kick


Seal the opponent's rear arm at your hip with your front arm. Use your rear arm to push his rear shoulder inwards or, if possible, cross his arms and push the opponent's lead arm to his shoulder. Simultaneously kick his front leg near the thigh to break his structure and make him fall.
馬步封手衝捶 MǎBù FēngShǒu ChōngChuí - Horse stance, seal hand, straight punch #55
Step behind front leg, use front arm to throw to the outside


Seal the opponent's front arm at your rear hip and step behind the front leg in a horse stance to destabilize the knee. Use your feont arm to push his chest to the outside above hisnfront arm for a throw.
弓步封手衝捶 GōngBù FengShou ChongChui - Bow step, seal, straight strike #56
Seal at hip, strike to the head


Seal opponent's front arm at your rear hip and hit above to his head. You may use a slight circular movement (like swinging a hammer) to ensure a contact from outside if he blocks.
拗弓步封手衝捶 AoGōngBù FengShou ChongChui - Twisted bow step, seal, straight strike #57
Hit the face (filling punch)


Pull the opponent's arm and seal it, then strike to his face. Ideally you do it in a circular manner to get a diagonal outside contact if he blocks.
Tiao Pi Xia Yue Lift and intercept with cleaving fist - (ride the dragon backwards) #58
Shouldering throw


Lift opponent's front arm, insert your upper body under his arm and insert your front arm between his legs from inside such as the side of his upper body rest on your front shoulder. Then lift your front arm while lower your rear arm to lift him up for a throw.
沉香势(提膝亮掌) ChénXiāng shì ( tí xī liàng zhǎng ) - Agarwood method ( raise knee, show double palms) #59
Outer leg hook and push to throw


If you have a double cross contact, push the opponent's arm to his chest whilst crossing your arms, simultaneously lift and sweep his lead leg from behind.
截捶 撩腿 JiéChuí LiāoTuǐ - Intercept punch, Lift up leg #6
Apply armbar to push to outside while lift the leg below to throw


When you have stepped diagonally over your opponent’s front leg, grab his rear wrist with your rear hand and use your front forearm to apply pressure to his elbow horizontally. Break his structure by lifting his front leg. This technique is most easily applied when you have already established the necessary arm contact and your opponent is trying to step back. Then you don’t need to work against his force.
弓步推掌 GōngBù TuīZhǎng - Bow stance, push palms #60
Push opponent over your front leg


Place your palms at the opponent's chest, shoulder or arms, step behind his front leg and push with both hands to make him stumble or fall
弹腿势惊破敌胆, DànTuǐ shì jīng pò dí dǎn, - Springing leg method, shock and destroy enemies gall #61
Open the guard, knee to the body


Open opponent's (double) guard from outside by pulling downwards and backwards with hooking hands. Combine with knee strike to the body
劉海托盘 Liúhǎi TuōPán - Liu Hai holds the tablet #62
Destabilize knee and throw outside supported by arm/shoulder bar


Pull and seal the opponent's rear arm to the hip with the front hand and push his rear elbow joint with your rear palm from underneath to create an elbow lock. Destabilize his lead knee from the side with your lead foot. Pull the opponent over your destabilizing foot to throw him.
狮子摇头 Shīzi YáoTóu - The Lion shakes its head #63
Force opponent to fall over your extended leg via elbow bar


Step in front of your opponent's front leg, seal his front arm at your hip with your lead hand and push to his shoulder with your lead palm in a downwards manner to throw him.
鹞子穿林 Yàozi chuān lín - Sparrowhawk pierces the forest #65
Lifting throw to the right


Hold the opponent's front arm with your rear hand, squat down and insert your front arm below his front arm. Step forward behind the front leg and lift your front arm up to the outside to lift and push the opponent over your leg.
起单拍脚 Qi DanPaiJiao - Standing straight, single slap kick #67
Force down and kick to the body or face


When in a double cross below binding (contact left to left and right to right, having your front arm under the opponent's front arm), use your rear leg to kick to the body. You may use this as a preparation for following techniques.
马步横拳 MǎBù HéngQuán - Horse step, horizontal strike #68
Strike to the neck, temple or ear


Step behind your opponent's lead leg, pull his front arm with your rear hand and hook strike to the back of his head with your lead arm.
黑虎掏心 HēiHǔ tāo xīn - Black tiger steals the heart #69
Throw over leg via pull rear arm and strike to the rips


Step behind the opponent's front leg (mirror stance). Pull his rear arm towards the side and hit his rips to make him fall backwards over your leg. If you have control of both arms, press his front arm against his body instead of hitting his rips.
劈軋腳 Pī YàJiǎo - chop, crush-by-weight foot #7
Kick below and crush above for takedown


Grasp your opponent’s front arm and apply a downward hammerfist strike to force his head or neck downwards (pressing force like TaiShanYaDing). Simultaneously kick his front leg from outside to inside to make him fall.
霸王观阵 BàWáng guān zhèn - High king observe battle formation #70
Destabilize knee, Joint lock (high arm/shoulder bar) to throw outside


Hold the opponent's front arm at wrist and elbow. Lift his arm above his shoulder and apply an elbow bar outside to break his structure. You may place your front leg behind his leg to support a throw
挂面脚 GuàMiànJiǎo - face-hooking foot #71
Kick to the face


seal opponent's front arm and use an inward crescent kick to the opponent's face from outside. If the opponent goes back, prepare to enter and bind again.
拗单鞭单掌推碑 ǍoDānBiān DānZhǎng TuīBēi, - reverse single whip, single palm #72
Hook the leg with your hand, turn body and push to throw


Insert your leg between the opponent's leg (invade his stance). Grab the opponent's lead leg with your hook hand and push to his shoulder with your open palm to execute a single leg takedown.
聲東擊西 ShēngDōngJīXī - Thread the east, hit the west #73
Destabilize by push, then pull over rear leg


Bind opponent's arms from inside or grab around the neck. Push with your forearms to destabilize, then pull the opponent and extend leg while turning to make him stumble. Repeat in different directions until you opponent falls or apply a following technique.
童子拜佛 Tóng zi BàiFó - Little child prays to Buddha #74
Joint bar (Twist the neck)


Hold the opponent's head at chin and rear of the head. Then twist the head to force the opponent down
七星雙拱掌 QīXīng ShuāngGǒngZhǎng - Seven-Star step, double arch/push palm #75
Build up contact to guard from outside (outer structure)


When the opponent's arms are near each other encircle them from outside and latch on the opponent's arms with your own. Step behind his front leg while doing so.
撤勢雙封手 ChèShì ShuāngFēngShǒu - Withdrawal method, double Seal #76
Pull down the guard from outside


After the contact to both arms is built, pull the opponent's guard down.
進式雙撞捶 JìnShì ShuāngZhuàngChuí - Enter method, Double ram punch #77
Throwing by double strike to the chest


Step behind the opponent's front leg and strike with both hands to his chest to push him over your foot to make him fall.
七星纏絲 QīXīng ChánSī - Seven Star step, coiling Silk #78
Joint bar (wrist lock) as defense against grab to the wrist


When the opponent pushes your front arm wrist with his hand, pin his hand at your wrist with the palm of your rear arm. Move your front hand in a circular motion towards the enemy to apply pressure to his wrist.
七星 封手 橫統捶 QiXing FēngShǒu HéngTǒngChuí - seven star step, seal, horizontal strike #79
Throw with seven star step by striking diagonally from above


Apply contact to opponent's rear arm (front to back) while standing behind his front leg in a seven star stance (hook his foot). Use your rear arm to strike horizontal or transverse to push him over your leg with your strike. the striking energy is somehow similar to a circle strike (swinging force)
入環仰膀 rù huán yǎng bǎng - Yade ring step, raise wing #80
Throw by trapping the arms and push


With a double cross above contact cross the opponent's arms and underhook them both with your lead arm. Then, use your lead shoulder to push the opponent over your front leg.
弓步掛統捶 GongBu Guà TǒngChuí - Bow step, high block, straight punch #81
Lift guard and strike to throw over your leg


Lift the opponent's rear arm wirh your front hand hand and punch to his body with your free hand to throw him over your leg.
弓步劈軋 GōngBù PīYà - Bow step, crushing hammer fist #82
Strike to the neck


After blocking high, use a splitting strike (hammer fist) downwards to the side of the neck. Control opponent's front arm with your rear hand
回身採手 huíshēn cǎi shǒu - Turn around, dragging hand #83
Hook around the neck and drag


Grab arround your opponents neck diagonally with your rear hand. (e.g. left hand to the right side if his neck). Then turn to drag your opponent in a spinning motion.
大擺蓮 dà bǎi lián - big lotus kick (cresecent moon kick outwards) #84
Throw by divide. Sweep below, pull rear arm above


Sweep opponent's front foot from outside to inside while pulling his rear arm to the outside. use a circular movement. If the opponent lifts his foot to avoid the sweep, continue the circle with your leg to stand stable again. you may pull him further by dropping into a (withdrawing) horse stance after the sweep
弓步 挫捶 GongBu CuòChuí - Bow step, oppressing strike #86
Supress arm, uppercut


Control the opponent's front arm with your rear hand and lead uppercut strike to the chin.
封手扦眼 FēngShǒu qiān yǎn - Sealing hand, lead along #87
Joint lock (Armbar) while turning


When you are in a double cross below bind, turn your body to apply pressure to the opponent's rear elbow with your front arm and chest while sealing his front arm at your hip. You may also seal his rear arm with your front arm if possible. You can use the joint lock to swing your opponent around to unbalance him.
撤步躲剛式 ChèBù DuǒGāng shì - Withdraw step, beat hardness method #88
Avoid advancing punch and throw outside


If the opponent punches with his rear hand while going forward, apply contact to his punching hand with your front hand, switch your stand int a seven star stance and throw to the outside by apply force on his chest with a circular movement of your front arm. You may sweep his foot while its still in the air.
白鵞掠翅 Bái é lüè chì - White goose swat its wings #89
Build up contact, Bind front and rear arm simultaneously


If you have no binding at all and see the opportunity, rush forward with extended palms and connect with both hands to the opponent's guard (left to left and right to right). Then apply follow up techniques.
霸王請客 BàWáng QǐngKè - High King invites for feast #9
Press on the elbow from above to subdue


Grasp the enemy's rear hand with your front hand, your rear hand to pulls on the enemy's elbow. Pull him forward into a downwards elbow lock. Hold both hands downwards to press the opponent’s arm in order to subdue him.
(拗)弓步插掌 (Ao)GōngBù ChāZhǎng - (Twisted) bow step, penetrating palm #90
Push opponent with open palm over your leg


Seal opponent's rear arm (at your hip or just control it with your hand). Step behind his front leg and push with your other palm to his chest or shoulder to make him fall.
十字掛撑腿 ShíZì guà ChēngTuǐ - cross shaped, high block, upsetting leg #91
Lift leg to inhibit opponent's step back and destabilize. Lift the guard and push to throw outside


When standing behind opponent's front leg and he tries to step back with his front leg, lift your front leg up to hook his foot from below, dont allowing him to make a step. Then lift his guard and push him to the outside to make him fall.
馬步轆轤捶 MǎBù LùlúChuí - Horse step, windlass punch #92
Circular strike to the rips


Seal opponent's front arm and strike a circular upwards punch with your front arm to his rips
封手斧刃腳 FēngShǒu FǔRènJiǎo - Sealing hand, axe blade kick #93
Block leg and pull rear arm for step-up throw


Pull with both hands on rear arm (maybe also apply an elbow bar). Block front leg at knee height while pulling to make the opponent fall.
登撲叠肘 DēngPū DiéZhǒu - Heel sweep, stacking elbow #94
Heel sweep from inside, supported by elbow bar outside


Apply an elbow bar with your front elbow on the opponent's front arm from the outside while sweep his front leg with your front leg heel from the inside to force him to the ground.
双封手統捶 ShuāngFēngShǒu tǒngChuí - Double sealing hands, straight punch #95
Hold contact to both arms while stepping forward. Add following punch


When having contact to both hands and the opponent is stepping backward or forward, keep binding both arms, add a straight punch after standing stable again which may be used as a throw method if you managed to stand behind the front leg.
弓步番車式 GongBu FānChē shì - Bow step, rolling wheel method #96
Use high armbar to throw to inside


Lift the opponent's front arm with both arms, then apply a sudden downwards elbow bar on his arm.
雙撞山 Shuāng zhuàng shān - Double shove mountain #97
Joint bar (Arm/shoulder lock)


Apply an elbow/shoulder bar on the opponent's front arm and turn your body whilst swinging your arms in the same direction with a downwards angle to swing the opponent to the other side to unbalance him.
蓋馬三搥 Gài mǎ sān chuí - Cover horse three hammer #98
Downward striking, supress and seal


Seal the opponent's rear arm at your hip with your lead hand and strike downwards with your forearm at his neck/shoulder/face to make him fall over your leg.
馬步偷心捶 MǎBu TōuXīnChuí - Horse step, heart-stealing strike #99
Step behind front leg. Lift front arm, enter below. Throw to the outside


While stepping behind the front leg, lift the opponent's front arm with your rear arm and enter your front arm below. Then lower your stance to destabilize the knee and use your front arm to throw to the outside.