Six Count Salutation

One, feet together, hand on the side, first spread the hands so that the palm is open and the fingers are pointing down with the thumbs lock at the sides of the palm, keep the palms facing forward as you step forward with the left leg to front left with the weight of the body still on the right leg.

Two, as the right leg moves forward next to left leg, the arms spread out to the sides of the body with the palms up and at the height of the shoulder, stay in place and fold the arms at the elbows to move the forearms into the front of the body at shoulder height, the fingers are pointing to each other and the thumbs are lock pointing to the front of the body.

Three, Start pressing the hands down in front of you moving forty five degrees away from the body, when the hands reach the level of the waist, the knees bend and the arms push forward all the way with the palms down and the fingers are pointing to each other. You are now in the sitting stance with the arms press down in front of you. The body is held erect and the legs are bent.

Four, Jump up with both feet and stomp lightly on the right foot, and keep the left foot up, at the mean time slap the thighs with the palms up with the back of the fingers, and place the left foot forward to form the left hanging toe stance (Cat stance), and move the arms up parallel the shoulders to the sides and fold the elbows to move the hands down in front of the shoulder with the thumbs down and the palms facing forward with the fingers spread and pointing inward, the elbows are pointing to the sides, with the upper arms parallel the shoulders.

Five, Form the clinched fist in place with the right hand, and keep the left hand open. Move the upper arms to extend both arms to the front of you, with the right flat clinched fist and the left edge of the palm meeting at the center of the front, the right clinched fist thumb side is facing the left open palm, and the left edge of the hand is pointing forward with the fingers up and the left thumb is pointing to yourself. The right clinched fist is to show the respect for the martial arts, and the left open is to show respect for the scholastic arts. This is the salutation salute.

Six, Stay in place and open up both hands, and grab to the front with both hands and form the clinched fists with both hands with the palms down, then start circling the forearms by turning the wrists and strike to the front with two hanging punch, then step back with the left leg in a big step to land in back of the right leg about a half a step, at the same time pull both hands back to cock on the waist, as you are pulling the hands back, step back with the right leg to be right next to the left leg in the standing stance, with both hands cock on the midsection of the body at the waist.

The Salutation is executed three times in each class workout. The first one is for the Heaven. The second one is for the Earth. The third one is for humanity. It is the show of respect for the martial arts and for the Scholastic arts. The creed of the salutation is, I come to you with my hand open and in back of my body. I lift my arms to show that there is nothing hidden in me. But if I have to, I will move and press down any action of force coming at me. I want to pay my respects to all of the pass and present martial artists and scholastic artists of this world.

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