[Home is the Hangman] Martial arts scene

[Mitsuhiro Itakura]

The martial arts scene in "Home is the Hangman" is difficult
to interpret, partly because RZ's writing is cryptic,
partly because I'm not a native speaker of English. :-)
Here follows some initial sequences:

<quote>
Feet first then, between the Hangman's legs as he moved to
guard his middle, I went twisted to the right, because no
matter what happened I could not use my left hand to brake
myself. I untwisted as soon as I passed beneath him, ignoring
the pain as my left shoulder blade slammed against the floor.
I immediately attempted a backward somersault , legs spread.

My legs caught him at about the middle from behind, and I
fought to straighten them and snapped forward with all my
strength. He reached down toward me then, but it might as
well have been miles. His torso was already moving backward.
A push, not a pull , was what I gave him, my elbows hooked
about his legs.
</quote>

The following drawing shows my interpretation of the sequence.
http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-SanJose/9606/img/hangman1.gif

Is this right?

The succeeding sequences are also difficult. I'll proceed
step by step.

--
M.Itakura