Combination 69 is another 60’s technique that draws deeply from the tiger technique well. It’s up close and personal and makes liberal use of tiger claws. The takedown is not elegant – you basically throw your opponent at the earth. There is of course an alternate version – once again the alternate is completely different and both descriptions come from a reliable source. We’ll try to get a video of that one up as well, and we as a community can try to piece together the puzzle.
Combination 65
Here’s another combination from the 60’s, sent in by someone who indicated that they learned it from GM Charles Mattera, so definitely could be ‘West Coast’. It’s another strongly tiger influenced combination and differs from the usual in some details. First of all, it starts in a left half moon stance instead of a horse stance as is more common. Also, it ends drawing to a cat into a ‘defensive tiger position’. We did our best with that one.
Combination 62
The tiger / dragon influence continues in the 60’s with a technique that resembles an intermediate kempo or ‘Four Winds’ from Professor Kimo Ferreira’s system. The simultaneous block and kick is a nice start, and I won’t complain about finishing with a couple of elbows. I might skip the spin move and transition the ridgehand to the solar plexus into a sweep takedown given the relative position between me and the attacker. Regardless, here it is as written.
