When performing 3-step sparring, the participants face each other and bow. The attacking person then gets their distance by placing their right foot beside their opponent's left foot. The exact foot position varies depending on the 3-step being performed. The attacker then brings their right foot back into a left walking stance, performing an outer forearm low block with the left arm. The attacker then performs the attacking techniques below while the opponent defends and counterattacks.
Both participants return to parallel ready stance (attacker steps up, defender steps back) and the other person then gets their distance in the same way and takes their turn to attack. Each side should do each of the attacking and defending sequences unless told otherwise.
Number 1
- Measure
- The attacking person overlaps one quarter of their right foot with their opponent's left foot.
- Attack
- Right walking stance, forefist middle punch with the right forefist.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands outside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Left walking stance, inner forearm middle block with the left inner forearm.
- Attack
- Left walking stance, forefist middle punch with the left forefist.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands inside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Right walking stance, inner forearm middle block with the right inner forearm.
- Attack
- Right walking stance, forefist middle punch with the right hand.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands outside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Left walking stance, inner forearm middle block with the left inner forearm.
- Counterattack
- Maintaining a left walking stance, forefist middle punch to the solar plexus with the right forefist.
Number 2
- Measure
- The attacking person overlaps one quarter of their right foot with their opponent's left foot.
- Attack
- Right walking stance, forefist middle punch with the right forefist.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands outside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Right L-stance, knifehand middle guarding block.
- Attack
- Left walking stance, forefist middle punch with the left forefist.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands outside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Left L-stance, knifehand middle guarding block.
- Attack
- Right walking stance, forefist middle punch with the right forefist.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands outside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Right L-stance, knifehand middle guarding block.
- Counterattack
- Slip the foot into left fixed stance, knifehand high outward strike to the neck with the left knifehand.
Number 3
- Measure
- The attacking person overlaps the whole of their right foot with their opponent's left foot.
- Attack
- Right walking stance, knifehand downward strike with the right knifehand.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands outside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Left walking stance, outer forearm rising block with the left outer forearm.
- Attack
- Left walking stance, knifehand downward strike with the left knifehand.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands inside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Right walking stance, outer forearm rising block with the right outer forearm.
- Attack
- Right walking stance, knifehand downward strike with the right knifehand.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands outside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Left walking stance, outer forearm rising block with the left outer forearm.
- Counterattack
- Maintaining a left walking stance, forefist high punch to the chin with the right forefist.
Number 4
- Measure
- The attacking person overlaps the whole of their right foot with their opponent's left foot.
- Attack
- Left L-stance, knifehand high outward strike with the right knifehand.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands inside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Right walking stance, outer forearm high side block with the right outer forearm.
- Attack
- Right L-stance, knifehand high outward strike with the left knifehand.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands inside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Left walking stance, outer forearm high side block with the left outer forearm.
- Attack
- Left L-stance, knifehand high outward strike with the right knifehand.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands inside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Right walking stance, outer forearm high side block with the right outer forearm.
- Counterattack
- Move the left foot forming a sitting stance, forefist middle punch to the ribs with the left forefist.
Number 5
- Measure
- The attacking person overlaps one quarter of their right foot with their opponent's left foot.
- Attack
- Left walking stance, low front snap kick with the right foot.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands outside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Left walking stance, knifehand low block with the left knifehand.
- Attack
- Right walking stance, low front snap kick with the left foot.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands outside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Right walking stance, knifehand low block with the right knifehand.
- Attack
- Left walking stance, low front snap kick with the right foot.Foot position: Attacker's foot lands outside defender's foot.
- Defence
- Left walking stance, knifehand low block with the left knifehand.
- Counterattack
- Maintaining a left walking stance, flat fingertip high thrust to the throat with the right flat fingertip.