This application in Pinan Yondan shows a defense against an attempted rear throw.
When finishing the preceding opponent, another opponent comes from behind you, attempting a rear throw.
As they attempt to pin your upper arms to your body you draw your shoulders together, making a gap.
You step across and turn inside the gap.
You use the rotation of the turn to project power through your back fist into the accessible target – mandibular angle, TW17, brachial plexus, mental nerve, etc.
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