Everything You Need to Know about Bruce Lee's Kicks

Today we're taking a deep dive into Bruce Lee's 3 main kicks - the Jik Tek (straight kick), o'ou tek (hook/round kick), and jut tek (side kick).
With the assistance of ‪@SenseiSeth‬ as my kicking expert, we take a look at the practice, application, and sparring of these kicks. Make sure to sub to him if you haven't also.
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[@SenseiSeth]

So, do I do Jeet Kune Do?

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Uh oh

[@raydrexler5868]

Do you adapt your martial art to your body type and your needs?

[@grodygibsonlcd8038]

Man I’m CHUCKLING HARD at this cameo

[@prpredatorz310]

You dont "do", you ARE Jeet Kune Do.

[@martialartsunlimited01]

We know you do, didn't you learn all of Bruce Lee's moves. We all do jeet kune do

[@ajw9975]

Just emphasizing the point that for the step-behind side-kick, the CRITICAL element is to have the heel of your supporting leg directly facing your opponent when you execute the step-behind. This from my dojo (Jhoon Rhee TKD lineage).

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Very cool 😎

[@whitewh1]

Disagree with Sensei Seth's criticism of the hook kick; in TKD and karate this is a slide-up round kick and Rose Namajunas knocked Zhang Weili out with one. But I think the karate/TKD version rolls the hip over farther, with more power, at least compared with this demo. I have read that Bruce Lee learned his side kick from Jhoon Rhee, who was an early TSD/TKD teacher in America.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Yeah that's fair! I like the kicks and have a lot of success with them

[@raresmocanu1743]

I so damn wish we'd have a legit Jun Fan Gung Fu dojo in my country/city. These are all fascinating. Maybe one day if I visit America. 🙏

[@metrolinamartialarts]

You should!!

[@Ventus_the_Heathen]

Talk to Icy Mike. He and Sensei Seth made a video a while back talking about pendulum stepping and it basically came down to "Seth hates it. It's an integral part of Mike's strategy."

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Makes sense 🤣

[@shadowfighter6445]

I still love practicing these kicks. Thank you for sharing ☺️.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Thank you for watching 🙏

[@CombatSelfDefense]

With respect to Bill Wallace, I think Bruce lee’s side kick is the most aesthetically pleasing kick.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Yeah, but I think Superfoot had way more success with it

[@CombatSelfDefense]

@@metrolinamartialarts his name is Superfoot. Not “Not-very-effective-with-my-foot.”

[@metrolinamartialarts]

@@CombatSelfDefense fair point lol

[@jkdfighter4964]

I met Bill Wallace, he loved Bruce Lee and he applied a lot of lead leg kicks that Bruce Lee would do.

[@XXNerdzillaXX]

The step up side kick is one of my favorite "ace up the sleeve" kind of moves. Generally, I only throw it when my opponent is staggered. The farthest I've ever been sent flying by said kick was 12 feet. No joke. 9 feet airborne and 3 feet sliding on the ground. Granted that happened when my friend and I were intentionally trying to just see how far we could send someone flying and we were wearing the taekwondo chest armor thingy.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

That's awesome! I love that kick

[@XXNerdzillaXX]

Me too! The good ol' days of being an invincible teenager.

[@enby_kensei]

When I spar, I tend to use these kicks the same way that Dutch kickboxers do. I'm more of a Muay Mat; I tend to use hand techniques way more when I fight, only ever kicking as distractions or for playing with distance. I love using these kicks to keep my opponents guessing where the next attack is gonna come from, especially when I shuffle my targets around. A few jik teks to rock the groin cup a bit, then o'ou tek to the liver followed by a cross to the nose; that's a combo I like to use a lot.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Please don't jik tek me lol 😆 😂

[@mathewpercy3292]

The hell is a muay mat lmaoo

[@jonharker9028]

Muay Mat is one of the common ‘styles’ within Muay Thai, because there’s people who will prefer one element or love all of them. There’s Muay Femur (strategic all-rounder), Muay Khao (prefers knees and the clinch), Muay Mat (heavy puncher with low kicks), Muay Tae (intense kicker with setups), and Muay Bouk (aggression + stamina). If I missed any or explained it poorly, that’s on me - I don’t train as a Nak Muay but I’m interested in the art as an observer [since I did Kyokushin-kaikan Karate in high school].

[@mathewpercy3292]

@@jonharker9028 I've done Muay Thai for years and no one has mentioned the style names. That's so cool! Even when I fought in Thailand, they mostly just said "oh that guy kicks from the outside" Or "Don't clinch with that guy, his knees are top tier." Cool man, thanks for this.

[@rociogandarahernandez6424]

Yo también las aplico contra los Thaiboxer, cuando hacemos sparring de K-1, pero para que funcione, o me funcionen, hago lo de Ali: flotar como mariposa y picar como avispa.

[@YoyoJajun]

Jkd forever

[@metrolinamartialarts]

🤜💥🤛

[@waverave24124]

Hey sifu just wanna say I love your channel sicne im new and I've been training JKD by teaching myself. Could you do a in depth tutorial and explanation of the Bai Jong stance? It's advantages and perhaps disadvantages thanks

[@grodygibsonlcd8038]

I deeply appreciate the dragon ball music! *Bless UP!*

[@metrolinamartialarts]

🙏🙏🙏

[@Machina03exe]

Love the remix of Blue Bird; you always have such great track selections for your uploads.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Thanks!! I really appreciate it 🙏

[@_vagabond44_43]

Great video brother. I like the way you had the build up. Show the technique, have a breakdown then show sparring applications. Great job!

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Thanks for the help brother!

[@ives3572]

"Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick." - Bruce Lee

[@gw1357]

I think the thing about Seth's discontent is that Seth comes from an art where the kick is the primary weapon and especially the finishing weapon. He expects to end a fight with a high kick. JKD tends to thing of the kick as an entry tool or an interception. If I'm not mistaken, the step-behind sidekick comes from northern kung fu. I know it was in the little bit of Longfist kung fu that I did (lol, 25 years ago). My understanding is that Bruce Lee studiedthe high kicks from northern kung fu because southern kung fu (including wing chun) does not really believe in high kicks.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

I think it's a mix between what you said and what Seth sees as efficient and effective. Because he's so good at making that work, he's just not sure about the other modalities. But, he always gives his reasoning - which makes sense.

[@gw1357]

@@metrolinamartialarts Agree 100%

[@scottvangasbeck9431]

Great video

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Thank you!!

[@scottvangasbeck9431]

@@metrolinamartialarts ur welcome 🙏 thank u bro ski

[@garydunleavy2137]

Great video. It was a bit difficult to see some of what you were talking about in the demo, about the power from the hip, because you were all in black ( which looks cool ) - it was hard to make out the twisting. Maybe wearing contrasting shorts would help for the demos?

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Thanks for the tip!

[@ianbrewster8934]

Good break down of the side kick

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@ianbrewster8934]

@@metrolinamartialarts welcome brother I love your video uploads 🙂

[@metrolinamartialarts]

@@ianbrewster8934 I appreciate it 🙏

[@ianbrewster8934]

@@metrolinamartialarts appreciate you brother have a great weekend 🙂

[@questelohim...]

👍 yes sir

[@metrolinamartialarts]

🤜💥🤛

[@Twotoedfarm]

Seems a little convenient you forgot to show all of my epic kicks that landed in sparring lol totally joking but epic upload!

[@metrolinamartialarts]

I gotta make myself look good lol

[@martialartsfan882]

Great side kick

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Thank you!!

[@adamzandarski8933]

As a humble street fighter I don’t have much to offer to the martial arts community, except this one thing: one time I got full on field goal kicked in the balls. I didn’t feel it til hours later. You’re probably better off going w a different target.

[@raydrexler5868]

Most of the time you should move the lead hand first to cover your movements and start the momentum to the target. At least until they get used to seeing the hand first, then switch. High low, high low, low. Or vise versa, high high. I’m always threatening with the hand to keep the attention off the kicks

[@metrolinamartialarts]

I agree - mon sao to kick.

[@willowelizabethryder4141]

We do these kicks in jkd and I use them in Muay Thai too. I really love the pendulum hook kick in Muay Thai because it's so so fast. I've had a lot of success with pendulum hook kick then dropping into the jab if they move back, or pendulum back into a cross if they push forward. Ed, do you teach the pendulum inverted hook kick as well? I've seen you do it high (like a tkd twist kick) in other videos. Just curious as to your thoughts on doing it low to the groin or knee. Great vid!

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Yeah JKD kicks and tactics are great! I do teach the twist kick, but not to the groin regularly. I love that kick.

[@gw1357]

Pendulum into a cut kick is great for Muay Thai -- and a proper application of the interception principle. You can also work it into an attack by drawing if you can bait a kick or high shin check.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

@@gw1357 correct - love the pendulum cut kick.

[@markmessi9020]

I do a similar one. Jab to pendulum inside kick, to switch stance check right hook, into a hard left body kick in southpaw. This one's good when they're pressuring you off the inside low kick, especially if you're a left leg dominant fighter

[@willowelizabethryder4141]

Sounds fun! I'm southpaw but I think I can just mirror that...though my left hook isn't great in Ortho stance lmao

[@jayt305]

Hey Ed, do you have any recommendations on shoes for practising JKD, Currently I'm using a pair of the Chinese Feiyue's but I'm also looking for other alternatives :)

[@metrolinamartialarts]

I'm wearing Adidas wrestling shoes and love them

[@luunchbox]

Formidable 😩

[@metrolinamartialarts]

🤜💥🤛

[@grodygibsonlcd8038]

Tell ya what, as a practitioner of Jeet Kune Do, I LOVE the hook kick so much Can’t use it in a few sparring settings without certain gear or foot pads, I don’t wanna slam my heel or foot on a homies jaw that would suck so bad I’d cry myself to sleep hurting a partner

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Yeah it's a balance that's for sure

[@tysonlittle3717]

What are the name of the books that you taught Sensei Seth JKD with? I'm planning on doing JKD

[@metrolinamartialarts]

The Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee

[@edsrighthand5234]

💪

[@metrolinamartialarts]

🤜💥🤛

[@Archangel-pd1rn]

Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku...

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Great song

[@johncarroll772]

Do you lead with strong side forward.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Yeah, I'm left handed

[@Himothy474]

What shoes are you wearing

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Savate shoes! Or wrestling shoes!

[@jkdfighter4964]

In my school we never cross the feet when doing any kick, especially the sidekick. My instructor said that's more for the movies. It's like punching, never wind back just to throw a jab or cross. So, same for the sidekick. Don't cross the feet just to load up more power.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

So how does he throw the side kick?

[@jkdfighter4964]

@@metrolinamartialarts First I'd like to humbly🙏 and respectfully just share what we do in the Original Oakland school. Second I like to say I like your work and I appreciate the passion you share for JKD on here. How we do the sidekick is we mainly use the pendulum/shuffle footwork. We don't cross the feet. Look at the sidekick he does on Bob Wall in WOTD at the beginning of their fight. That's kinda how we do it. It's more of a shorter, economic shot. And not like the ETD exaggerated one where he sent Bob Wall flying, crossing his feet, and really "loading it up." Starting off, beginners don't get taught the "burst step lunge" footwork yet, as that is considered cheating. We generally have people learn how to punch and kick from short range, added with proper breathing and form, and over time their overall form gets better. Honestly, I dont really know how to explain it. I wish I could meet you guys instead to share. Sorry if I didn't explain it that well. edit: if it also helps, we have some original equipment that James Y. Lee he welded specifically for the sidekick.

[@metrolinamartialarts]

@@jkdfighter4964 so how do you not get stop kicked with the pendulum side kick? Not sure what you're saying with the burst step lunge thing.

[@jkdfighter4964]

@@metrolinamartialarts Almost any kick can be stop kicked. To not get stop kicked, I'm not too sure since the stop kick is *kind of* similar to a sidekick. I'm not too sure how to answer that sorry. The burst step? In the Ted Wong lineage they call it the burst step, and with the Chinatown JKD (Tim Tackett Jeremy Lynch etc) they call it the burning step. You aren't familiar with it?

[@metrolinamartialarts]

@@jkdfighter4964 I'm not familiar with their terminology, no. I'm under Dan Inosanto's son-in-law Ron Balicki and we have our own terminology.

[@dwightwoods]

All in all a pretty decent video, Ed, except for the common mistake you make towards the end with the side kick... Bruce Lee didn't cross step ON THE GROUND when he side kicked... his cross step occurred IN MID-AIR... I suspect the cross-step side kick in JKD "leaked" in from the Kenpo Karate method

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Thanks - I think it probably leaked because it's more applicable for actual fighting to stay planted 🤷‍♂️

[@MiamiJeetKuneDo]

@@metrolinamartialarts It's more than a question of the applicability of planted versus airborne... it's when/how (at what stage of combat) the kick is used and at/from what distance

[@metrolinamartialarts]

@@MiamiJeetKuneDo that'd literally all techniques - everything works its the time and place for it.

[@Brandon123456magine]

Naruto Blue Bird soundtrack😁🤟

[@metrolinamartialarts]

🤜💥🤛

[@lady_draguliana784]

When you have a prize winning chicken like Grace, doesn't she deserve her own Coup? 😂

[@titan1009]

Is that Naruto blue bird music playing in the background

[@metrolinamartialarts]

It is! Good ear

[@michaelcurtis3161]

Bro playing blue bird in the background

[@metrolinamartialarts]

You know it

[@mat..n.7061]

Gotta unleash that torque in your hips. Too stiff = power loss!

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Ok

[@rex432m.5]

what you should now that bruce lee could kick over 10 times in the second that is proved in a rare footage and he say to one apponet i can kick you 4 times to head bevor you can reakt and he could send a heavy weight dud fly 10 feet back or destoy a 100 kg punsching bag with a side kick and he need less than 0,4 seconds for this sidekick in short he is invincible that

[@metrolinamartialarts]

I'd like to see that footage

[@rex432m.5]

@@metrolinamartialarts yes

[@rex432m.5]

@@metrolinamartialarts hier kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIfHYaqCp793gNU min 0:17 there is a hight kick you can only see them if you watch it in maximum slow motion and min 0:24 his side kick

[@rex432m.5]

@@metrolinamartialarts did you know this rare recording of bruce lee what do you think about it you think i exaggerated with invincible

[@rex432m.5]

@@metrolinamartialarts here anothere rare footage 99 prozent dont now obout this footage look that shows his kicking power kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqfadGtqbsmBg5I

[@khalifamuhammad6534]

Dude don't make no more video smh

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Oh no - I'll stop! Your words have moved me!

[@arcanearcher13]

Dude was on drugs, super speed explained

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Yuuuuup