JKD LEAD HAND UTILISATION - Bruce Lee's Martial Art Jeet Kune Do

[@franktidwell8392]

Thank you Thomas, that was a very informative video much appreciated, hope you have a wonderful holiday coming up i will definitely be training this..

[@sunn209]

Demonstrating how many uses are with simple tools..., extremely adaptable to almost any unpredictable situation. The variety of options of attack with what was demonstrated is unlimited. An entire channel of free stuff...,a course in what Bruce Lee REALLY practiced he shared with few others. Enough stuff here when practiced in earnest & correctly will make one have a huge competent advantage against 90% plus of any fighter or martial artists out there...., ....and it's only the basic stuff....,and it's FREE. Simple.....,NOT easy. Good lesson IFO Instructor.

[@RogerMartinez-w3d]

Thanks!

[@marcocastoldi7403]

Nice shot man

[@ThomasMarxJKD]

@@RogerMartinez-w3d amazing, thank you very much!

[@RogerMartinez-w3d]

@ you’re welcome, sir and thank you much love and respect

[@AndreasMertsch]

Interesting. There's a great clip of Tommy eye jabbing, disengaging, using the lead hand like a fencing foil. Cannot find it this night, haha

[@ThomasMarxJKD]

Yes, there is more to this...

[@RogerMartinez-w3d]

JKD much respect 👍🏼

[@David.Von.]

Master Thomas, once I dont have any jkd gym around and no guys into martial arts. After 5 yrs of Shotokan and 4 month of Wing Chun (enough!), got lost, then look up for jkd, all I knew was something more effective than wc. So I found YOU. I put a big mirror on the wall, a punch bag and added physical condidioting and a sao bao to let my knuckles stronger. And everyday I try to watch every lesson here, even the oldest to this last one. Got so shocked with jkd, I'm finishing the read of "the tao of jkd". Bought those 4 volumes "Fighting method of Bruce Lee" he wrote around 60/70s, to know more and more about details and the filosophy . Is there anything you could advice me to improve more my jkd? Or am I on the right way? Tks. Massive respect for this channel and you both who are alaways showing the things!

[@David.Von.]

@happyclamguy25 man, tks for sharing your experience! Yeah it's not and easy martial art you are on streets and find one! Very nice to see that you came from Karate, sure it gave you basis to adapt the "new style", despite I don't know much more what to to with mae geris with rear leg or gyaku zukis (just because they can be a little bit easier to telegraph - I didn't think that way before jkd started) yeah in that period I looked up for Kickboxing, once I "knew" the Kicks, but it' perfect for 3 rounds in the ring w gloves, not saying I can beat, the kick hard and they can get pu nhes low kicks, ribs for 3 4 5 rounds. I looked up for boxing, they are real machines of absorving big punches, but the punch better than our karate, but once again, lots os blocks they get away with life because you use big gloves. It' different when you take bare knuckle. I wanted a "simple thing" (movements) with an extraordinary technique behind, a front kick in the shin, well I used do use against my older brother and he cries a river, and I win sometimes hehe...but a "front kick in the shin with the BL tech" if you hit as have to, well, he ll need some medicines and a doctor, that,'s the THING of jkd that Thomas try explain, need hard work, improve the speed, scenrios etc, everyone can throw a groin kick, but surely just a few can really end up a fight using the pendulum, the tight timing, not lift the knee and THEN land the kick, etc...all the stuff behind a "simple kick", the Let me ask you, how good were those 4 volumes for you? Well, Im not so go good do sparr wirh boxer "right now", but it's a great chance to test your skills. One last: I think Goju and Kyoksh better than shotokan, more effectives, do you still carry the techs like a Joker in the hand, or you just left it all behind? (Karate I mean)

[@SuperMaryu767]

@David.Von. If you are looking for ideas to improve in jkd, I have uploaded articles on isometric, grip and weight training in jkd on the internet archive, search under "jeet kune do" and you will find some good texts.

[@AdAce21]

focus on your stance (keeping your back heel up and keeping your weight slightly forward, off your front heel). Also, focus on moving your hand first when you're punching.

[@David.Von.]

​@@AdAce21great man! Need to move my hands a little more before, tks a lot!

[@mladenkrsmanovic5814]

Great video.Can you make a video about reaction time?How to make reaction time short so that we can intercept attackers punch😅

[@dmrevolution777]

Could you do your take on chain punching? When it can be useful when it can hinder perhaps.

[@ThomasMarxJKD]

@dmrevolution777 not useful. Very bad way to punch.

[@Towerfrank993]

Why the continuous head-swaying after delivering the punch ? Is that essentially the equivalent or replacement of the duck-&-weave in boxing?

[@ThomasMarxJKD]

Getting out of the distance...

[@David.Von.]

Thomas, saw you conditioning your kicks witk ankle weights 4kg....is there anything like that to put on wrists to train de punches the same way to increase speed? Tks a lot

[@ThomasMarxJKD]

@@David.Von. you can hold a weight in the hand, I like that, because wrist weights move to much .

[@David.Von.]

@ThomasMarxJKD ok! Great! I'llget a couple of. You are a are a great vehicle to show jkd to the world

[@Towerfrank993]

What’s with the head movement ? Wasn’t sure if he was saying head or hip movement

[@fuchsroehre9]

Thomas ich frage mich, ob etwas an der Behauptung dran sei, Bruce Lee habe sich bei der Wachsamkeitsstellung stark an der Philly Shell des Boxens (bekannt vor Allem durch Floyd Mayweather) orietiert. Das wirkt auf den ersten Blick tatsächlich auch so. Die Wachsamkeitsstellung die du lehrst ist meines Wissens nach ja eine alternative (korrigier mich da gerne)

[@ThomasMarxJKD]

@@fuchsroehre9 hab noch nie davon gehört. Aber Internet ist ja das typische copy and paste. Einer zieht sich was ausm Hintern, andere wiederholen es. Ich wäre da sehr vorsichtig.

[@jsavak99]

Don’t use hip rotation ? How will there be any power in your striking?

[@ThomasMarxJKD]

I said, don't use it too early.

[@truthhurts1884]

I really don’t like connecting with the back of the hand like that and much prefer a hammer fist as the other option, you can also get much more force that way

[@SuperMaryu767]

@truthhurts1884 The force comes out the same, the difference is the contact point of the hammer fist is more cushioned whereas the back fist, the contact point is the point of the knuckles. Therefore the back fist is more effective.

[@truthhurts1884]

@ completely disagree, the force is not anywhere near the same because with a hammer fist thrown that way: 1. You activate more of the lat muscles while throwing it 2. Because of the muscle, you have more protecting your bone meaning you can throw it without fear of breaking your hand. Don’t believe me? Go get a breeze block and hammer fist it, followed by connecting with your hand the way you just described,

[@SuperMaryu767]

@truthhurts1884 I have tried it, you got to compare it by using the same arm position you would backfist. Doing the hammer fist the regular way yes it would be more effective. A big part is speed which the back fist has, also I never heard of someone breaking their hand via back fist.

[@truthhurts1884]

@ probably because it doesn’t get hard enough

[@dekaesaputera8129]

JKD was combination of fencing and western boxing.

[@ThomasMarxJKD]

To simplified said. People could think you just train boxing and fencing and there you go , you do jkd. But its not how it works...

[@dekaesaputera8129]

@ThomasMarxJKD l watch many JKD video, its look simple but its hard to master it, like a doing correct straight lead punch, your video really help me to understanding every movement of JKD punch and kicking.