Page 44 - Latter Stage Jeet Kune Do for Beginners

Always aim with the second knuckle-the one next to
your pinky-and LET THE OTHER KNUCKLES TAKE
CARE OF THEMSELVES. They'll take care of
themselves all right; for the shape
of the fist makes it impossible for
them to do otherwise. If your
punch is landed correctly, in
power-line fashion, the three
knuckles-pinky, second and
middle-will share the pressure
and distribute it over the three
hand-bones behind the knuckles.
That lessens the chance of
bruising or crushing any one
knuckle, or of fracturing any one
hand-bone. The landing position
of your fist may change from
upright to sideways, in varying
degrees, when shooting different
types of punches for the head.
And it may change in various degrees from sideways
to upright in punching for the body, ALWAYS YOU
MUST PUNCH ALONG THE POWER LINE, You'll
discover that bending the elbow, in a hook for
example, does not break the line of power. (See
Picture 17 below). The hook punch will be further
explain in the upcoming page.

Picture 17 the Power Line for the hook Punch

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