The Parting Wings Kenpo Karate Technique

Video Transcript

" Hi! I am Joe Palanzo of the World Wide Kenpo Karate Association in conjunction with Expert Village; I want to welcome you today. The technique that was just demonstrated is called parting wings and it is a defense against the two hand push out. In other words, when the push occurs at the shoulder and I can get my hands on the inside. This is called an open ended triangle, and it is actually four spaces that have two sides. The options in case his hands are closer together having more leverage to separate or I can go straight into the face. So, on the first move, as he drops back I strike here and try to get enough space inside the arms as he comes forward, and as his body will continue to come forward I need to stop it. So this hand as it travels over here perhaps can hook his eye to divert his head, and I stop him with a major move, which is a hand sword coming onto the heart or the floating ribs. If you want to bring it from the outside but it will stop him. This hand is chambered over here in a defensive posture, and I have changed stances from a neutral to four blow to give me some force. I might grab a bit of the armpit here, and as I pull I am going to strike him in the throat with a hand sword, and again I have chambered by right hand back here in preparation for the next move. This hand is going to go down the body as a check and also positional check against his legs as I use a middle finger strike to the solar plexus, and this usually penetrates and does the job. So again the first four basic moves are separate, stop with a hand sword, chop to the throat, and strike to the solar plexus and then cover to a safe position. This is parting wings. "