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Jeet Kune Do Punches

The Jeet Kune do punch comes from western boxing
and is not executed with violent swinging of the arms
but the whole body weight should participate in the
action with the aid of the hips, shoulder, leg spring
and the arms. To protect yourself with your fist you
must become a knockout puncher. You should be
able to knock out a person of your own weight, with
both fist, if you follow the instructions exactly and
practice them diligently. And in six months or a year,
you may be able to knock out fellows a lot bigger and
heavier than you are. You don't have to be an athlete
to learn how to use your fists. And it doesn't matter
whether you're short, fat or skinny, timid or brave.
Regardless of your size, shape, or courage, you
already have the weapons with which to protect
yourself. All you have to do is learn to use them
correctly. The Four Principles of putting body-weight
into fast motion

1. FALLING STEP

2. LEG SPRING
3. SHOULDER WHIRL whirling the shoulders by
means of the powerful back muscles, assisted
by shifting weight from one leg to the other

4. UPWARD SURGE , as in delivering uppercuts

Every punch combines at least two of those motion-
methods. Sources: Explosive Punching by Jack Dempsey,
1950
For practical purposes, a punch can be divided into
two parts: (a) setting the weight in motion, and (b)
relaying the moving weight to a desired point on an
opponent with a stepped-up impact or explosion.

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