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5. To ERECT (LI) (Figs. 157-165)
FORM: AS you take your left foot to the left oblique, your left hand
circles counterclockwise. Now take your right foot ahead of your
left and rest it on its toes while your right arm also circles high.
Both hands end the circle outside your right foot. Push off your
left foot with both hands to the right oblique.
FUNCTION : Your opponent strikes with his right hand, which you
block from inside with your circling left. Continuing your toe-out
with your left foot, take your right foot forward on its toes and
lock-strike his right elbow with your high-circling right. Both of
your hands then grasp his right forearm and pull him toward your
right foot. As he resists by rising, step obliquely forward with your
right foot and push his midriff with both hands. In the photos the
attacker has his right foot back, which prevents a full cross on his
body. The technique works better when his right foot is advanced.
Even in the example shown, however, his posture is broken suf-
ficiently for you to attack decisively.

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