We’re really connecting the dots on the 80-90 page. This one posed some trouble for us as the description used the term ‘floating knee’ and ‘reverse back crane’s wing’, which didn’t show up anywhere else. We used context clues to reverse engineer the technique, but if you have this one firsthand, we’d be happy to see a video of your version.
Combination 89
This was interesting – the archive received two versions of this that were nearly identical except for the assertiveness. One went forward with a closed fist iron fortress, while the other drew back to a cat with an open hand version. I do have to admit that this one was filmed at the end of a long session, and the editing is rougher than usual as I had to trim out a bit of silliness. In fact, it was a second take, as I spent the first one referring to it by the wrong number.
Combination 88
This combination is a bit odd, as you have no initial footwork for the block and counterstrike. Once you start moving, it has a fun flow. I particularly like the knee to the face / heel kick to the far knee at the end. We’re making good headway towards completing the archive, but there are a few techniques left where we don’t even have a written description. If anyone has a line on 92 or 104-107, please reach out. This one has a high confidence level as I learned it from Jim Bryant in the early 2000s. For many of the others, Chris and I have been recreating these mostly from written descriptions, so if you learned it first hand, feel free to send in a video if you feel we are off track.
