Page 52 - Latter Stage Jeet Kune Do for Beginners

1. The Jeet Kune Do Leading Straight Punch

Lead limb as the striking weapon. Because of their
advance position the lead hand is closest to the
target and should consist 80% of all striking. It is
important you can punch with speed and power with
single strike or in combination. It is very important
that you the pupil should spend most of the time
during training perfecting your ability to punch
properly. The body-weight must be moving in the
same direction that the exit of your power line is
pointing. When you punch straight from the falling
step, the fall and the right-foot spring send your
body-weight straight forward-in the same direction
your striking knuckles are pointing (See Picture 21).

Picture 21 Leading straight Punch

And the assisting power you get from the
accompanying shoulder whirl in the falling step does
not change the direction of your weight in motion.
Usually when the leading straight punch is exploded
against its target, the arm should be fully extended.
At the instant of explosion in a non-step whirling
straight punch, the striking knuckles of the
extended arm are trying to continue in one direction.

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