Page 29 - Latter Stage Jeet Kune Do for Beginners

Note: For the Hook Kick foot Positioning. The toe is
pointed forward and the contact area is the in step.

Striking with your foot has several advantages. The
leg is stronger that your hand. Kicking properly
executed can result in more powerful and damaging
blow towards the target. The Foot bones are harder
than the hand. Remember that the concept of
striking and causing heavier damage on a target is
using the hardest part of your body against the
weakest part of your opponent’s body. The Leg is
much longer that the arms thus the leg has
advantage on the striking range. To block a kick is
too hard especially on the low line like the groin,
knee and shin. To take advantage of your kicking
tool, we will show you the basics, forms, body
alignment, and supporting leg alignment. Bruce
Lee’s forte was the side kick. His side kick
incorporates both the snap and the thrust therefore
there is no loss of speed and power. For illustration
before we show you the mechanics of the JKD side
kick (see Picture 10 below for the JKD side Kick)

Picture 10 JKD Side Kick Illustration

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