"The way of the intercepting fist", a style of martial arts founded by Bruce Lee
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What are the common techniques to close the gap in jeet kune do?
I just started a jeet kune do classes a month ago, during the sparring parts I find it very hard to close the gap against people who have been doing this for much longer but I cannot understand (yet) how I can close the gap for going through their…
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Footwork in JKD for advancing elbow strikes
Im planning to execute the following trapping range drill :
The goal of the drill is to place on an retreating opponent continous pressure by applying elbow strikes, locking him into a clinch and issueing a series of knee strikes.
The attacker…
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What is the most efficient way for a beginner to improve his posture?
I only started Jeet Kune Do about two months ago. Everytime I am coming to the class, I find that my posture is still not correct even for the simplest strikes such as a straight lead.
Is there anything I can do to make sure that I train with the…
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How can you get a snappy and efficient vertical elbow strike?
I have been shown elbow strikes in my last class, one of the strikes was an elbow strike to the enemy's chin where you just move your elbow upwards. The hand goes around the ear and you should be touching your hair while doing the elbow strike and…
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