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PURPLE BELT

Puple belt is the fourth rank in KENPO. This was the funnest belt in the world to try to get. The reason why is, in our school the classes are broken in half basically. One half is taught on one day of the week and the other half, is taught on another... Well in the begining half as an ORANGE belt, I was the highest rank in the class. It is like being a 8th grader in junior high.... And then there is high school. Darnit. And that is where the PURPLE belt picks up. It is the first belt in the next class... Well anyway here we go:

TECHNIQUES

1) OBSCURE WING (LEFT HAND SHOULDER GRAB FROM RIGHT FLANK)
2) REVERSING MACE (STRAIGHT LEFT PUNCH)
3) BUCKLING BRANCH (LEFT FRONT THRUST KICK)
4) THRUSTING PRONGS (FRONT BEAR HUG, ARMS PINNED)
5) TWISTED TWIG (FRONT WRIST LOCK)
6) OBSCURE SWORD (LEFT HAND SHOULDER GRAB FROM RIGHT FLANK)
7) REPEATING MACE (FRONT LEFT HAND CROSS PUSH)
8) RAINING CLAW (RIGHT UPPERCUT PUNCH)
9) CAPTURED LEAVES (RIGHT FLANK FINGER LOCK)
10) EVADING THE STORM (FRONT RIGHT OVERHEAD CLUB ATTACK)
11) SNAPPING TWIG (FRONT LEFT HAND DIRECT GRAB OR PUSH)

TECHNIQUES (FROM SHORT THREE)

12) LOCKED WING (HAMMERLOCK)
13) CROSSED TWIGS (REAR TWO HAND WRIST GRAB)
14) WINGS OF SILK (REAR TWO ARM LOCK)
15) CONQUERING SHIELD (FRONT LEFT STIFF ARM LAPEL GRAB)
16) STRIKING SERPENT’S HEAD (LOW FRONT TACKLE OR BEAR HUG, ARMS FREE)

FORMS

SHORT TWO
KICK SET

PURPLE BASICS

STANCES

High Wide Kneel
Modified Forward Bow
Cat (close & rear)

MANEUVERS

Twist Through
Pull Drag
Hop, Jump, & Leap
Spin Through
Angle Changes (gaining, losing & maintaining distance)

BLOCKS

Universal
Cross (up & down)
Inward Downward
Upward Outward
Horizontal Downward Forearm

PARRIES

Inside Downward
Horizontal Heel Palm (in & out)
Vertical Heel Palm (up & down)

PUNCHES

Stiff Arm Lifting
Crescent (inverted vertical)
Snake (inverted vertical)

STRIKES

Inner Wrist (inward & outward)
Cutting Knuckles
Middle Knuckle (dragon’s head)
Raking Knuckles
Crescent (inverted vertical)

FINGER TECHNIQUES

Crab (1 & 2 finger)
Finger Thrusts (side & over shoulder)
Horse Bite
Finger Whips

KICKS

Chicken (front, side, & roundhouse)
Hook
Front Scoop
Diagonal Front Ball (inward & outward)
Crescent (inward, outward, & hatchets)