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THELE DPUN H

Bruce Lee t ught hisstudents to deliver the lead

p un ch from ll posilionsbut em phasize d the use o f

the On-Guard posilion ast allowe d fo r perfect

balance a nd quick

recovery.

Aasic tenant of Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do

is to have your p ower hand for-ward. Why is this? Bruce Lee writesin his notes that there is a good

chance that you will run into a b igger, stro n ger

opponent so you can not give him time to use hisstrength against you. The basic idea of our art is todeve lop your tools to a high level, to c ultiva te them

to such a great extent, that you can take out any

opponent with a few well timed, p owerful p u nc hesor kicks. One of the basic blows to take an oppo-nent out with is the Straight Lead Punc h.

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STR IGHT LE D PUN H PRINCIPLES

l I t is a powerful punch that gets its power fromusing the entire body, not just the arm.

2. It is a snappy , long range punch that uses theelbow to get the snap.

3. I t is a punch that penetrat es o nly two inches

through the target while still hitting with a snap. I f

you penetrate more than two inches you r punch will

lose power as you will be pushing instead o f hittingwith power .

4. Because of number 3 ab o ve , d istan ce is a cru-cial element and must be train ed over and over . I t

should be trained from three differen t dist ance s:

• STATIONARY: You don't move forward. The

power star ts with a powerful twist of your coiled rearfoot.

• ADVANCE WITH LEAD STEP: The distance issuch that the two inch penetration is obtained by

taking a step forward with the front foot while your

rear foot d oes n't move forward . Remember to hit asplit secon d be fore your front foot touches the

groun d .

• PUSH SHUFFLE (THE BURST) : Hit while

thrusting your entire body forward. The power comesfrom the coiled rear foot pushing off. Again , your

front foot does not make contact with the ground

until your fist hits the target.

hen training, you should vary the

distance so you can hit the target

with a two-inch penetration

withou t the slightest hesitation. Work it so much thatyou can hit at the pro pe r distance without tho ught.The only way you can do this is by cons tantly varyingthe distance while train ing. Really work the hell out

of it, and remember it 's daily decrease not daily

increase . Here are a few of the drills you can use tohelp perfect the straight lead punch .



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I . DETERMINING OPTIMUM F IST ALIGNMENT

I f you want to find out which angle of the fist is stronger try the following experiment. Have your tra iningpartner push on your fist as you hold i t as if you 've completed a punch with the following three angles:

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zontal punch is too weak to generate a Straight Lead Punch withknockout power. While the vertical fist is much stronger than the

horizontal one and should be

used for any punch that cuts intothe tool (sliding leverage ) or the

one-inch punch, the diagonalfist is stronger . Bruce Lee said tha tthe diagonal fist is best for the

Long Range Straight Lead Punch

because it protects the wrist and

the bones in the hand, that is tosay that the wrist and arm line upbetter. But don't take our word forit - try it for yourself.

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• HORI ZO NTAL

(like a boxer s jabFigs. 1-A & BJ

•VERTI CAL(like a WingChun PunchFigs. 2-A BJ

•DIA GO NALFigs. 3-A BJ

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This is probably the only martial art group in the world thaJ h s more teachers than students. Pictured hereare the gang wha take part in the Wednesday-Night-Workouts in Sif u 1im Tackett s garage . From kft to

right: eff Taywr (student), Jim Sewell (original member o f Bruce Lee s Chinatown school and Wednesdaynight teacher), Sifu 1im Tackett , arry Dixon a JKD instructor under 1im Tackett) and Dennis Blue a JKD

instructor under both Bob Bremer and Tim Tackett)

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3 STATIONARY PUNCHING WITH A FOCUS GLOVE .

When p unching the focus glove concen trate on hitting with full power and snap ping th ro ugh the target with atwo -inch penetration. This "snap " is achieved with the stra ightening of the elbow. We realize that many martiaartists say that you should never st raigh ten your arm com pletel y when you punch at an op ponent as you run the

risk of hyperextending you r elbow. However , whe n Bruce Lee was asked about this, he said that he neve r - ever- found a person who could block his punch - let alone break his p un ch ing arm (Figs. 5-A B C, D & E)

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HE LE D PUNCH

4 FOCUS GLOVE SERIES: A SAMPLE LESSON

Flash The TargetThe trainer kee ps the focus glove on his chest. As soon as he fla sh es the targe t, you hit -

then qui ckly recover. (Figs. 7-A, B, C D Note: Make sure that the train er use s bro kenrhythm in flash ing the gloves.

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THE LE D PUNCHRetreating Distance Drill

Hit as soon as your trainer steps back with his rear foot. (Figs. 10-A, B, C D

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Mix The Above5. The 4-Com er Se rie s

Series A• High Jab• Ou tsi d e parry and hit (Fig. 11

Series

• High Jab• Inside parry and hit (Fig. 12



Many un Fan Jeet Kune o techniques turned up in Bruce Lee s ilms Here he

delivers the Straight Lead Punch w he aw o f Korean m rti l artist Chi Hon 1Soi

Series C• Low jab to your right side• Downward parry and hit Fig. 13)

Series D

T ese are just a few

of the training

methods for the Lead Punch.

Jun Fan jeet Kune Do is basedon the idea of doing a few

things well. Since JJFKD i

based on an instant response

to a stimulus, and a human

being has only so many neurapathways, this is the main

reason for the JFJKD principleof daily decrease. But to keep astudent s interest up you

should have as many inter-

esting and fun drills as pos

sible. Be creative. Figure ou

what attribute you want t

work on and create a drill for it.For example, drills 4C and 4Dabove are drills to obtain the

proper distance as well a

awareness. f you discover agood drill, feel free to sharewith us. •

• Low jab to your left side• Low hooking parry and hit Fig. 14)

SeriesE

• Mix A, B, C D above

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