Page 54 - Latter Stage Jeet Kune Do for Beginners

Let’s now do the leading straight punch with a step
by step mechanics of doing the proper and correct
execution. (See Picture 23 on the next page)

Let’s begin in the on Guard Stance .with your hands
help up to cover your chin. Use your rear leg coiled
like a spring to thrust your whole body weight in the
direction of the target. This initial movement will
propel your lead leg to step. At the same time your
arms is already in the process of extension in the
direction of the target. Whirl your shoulder and Land
your fist first on the target before you land your foot.
Note that the assisting power you get from the
accompanying shoulder whirl in the falling step does
not change the direction of your weight in motion.
Let’s retract back to our on Guard Stance .with your
hands help up to cover your chin.

Recommendation: Remember to apply 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

Points to Remember for Beginners: The trigger step
(falling step) must be part of your instinctive
equipment before you begin experimenting with
straight, shoulder-whirl punches. Otherwise, when
you do have to step with a shoulder-whirl punch,
you'll be using the wrong type of step. On the next
pages we will be giving you drills to perfect the
principles.

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