Open Hand Set
Open Hand Set explores some fundamental concepts regarding how to properly deliver a variety of open hand strikes.
Pattern
Salutation: Meditative Horse Stance
Left Step Sideways towards 9:00 into a Meditative Horse Stance facing 12:00
Alternating: Right Hand then Left Hand
Count 1: Horizontal Finger Thrust
Count 2: Thrusting Knife Hand
Count 3: Four Finger Eye Whip
Count 4: Underhand Heel Palm
Count 5: Two-Finger Hook
Salutation: Meditative Horse Stance
Meditative Horse Stance facing 12:00
Left Step Sideways towards 3:00 into an Attention Stance facing 12:00
Training Disclaimer
The American Institute of Kenpo (AIK) strongly recommends that all training be overseen by experienced and qualified instructors. Individuals choosing to train without the recommended oversight assume full liability for any and all injuries. In addition, those individuals engaging in training without the oversight of the American Institute of Kenpo’s (AIK’s) certified instructors will be doing so with the understanding and acknowledgment that they are waving subrogation and holding harmless the American Institute of Kenpo (AIK), it's members, and affiliates.