Joe Louis was left-handed and boxed with his left foot and lead left hand forward!!! That's why his lead left Jab and lead left hook were so powerful!!!
Joe Louis signed papers with his right hand. Maybe he was ambidextrous but I doubt he was left handed. Andre Ward, Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto are all left handed Orthadox fighters of course. Terence Crawford is right handed but developed his left after injuring his dominate hand and fights as a South paw.
Sigung Richard Bustillo, taught me how to make my lead front hand my right-side/power-side forward A hell of a powerful leading punch to end any fight with a knockout blow. I conditioned my entire fist so it feels like a brick/stone. I could never hit someone with all my might & power unless my life was in true danger! I don't want to go to jail!!!
Sifu Jason I do enjoy all of your videos. I am a JKD instructor and have experienced and agree with most ( if not all) of what you talk about. I watch your videos due to the lack of BS and agendas. Also, I like to get a different perspective on the things that I’ve learned to better convey that information to my students. Please keep up your very good work.
Having taught college for over 25 years, I can relate to what Ted says. I learned to keep on track, and always add something new and inspiring. I have been teaching on-line, and that is really hard, but I have learned different ways of getting things across to student, like you do so well.
As someone with law enforcement experience, we're trained to keep our gun side back. To me, it also makes more sense because the power punches come from the cross not the jab.
Bruce Lee's Best Punch was his Front Lead Jab. He Could Shell Shock Your body or your stomach with one shot to the body & a powerful jab. Or The JKD Punch Can hurt a guy with a straight lead front leading punch!
In a self-defense situation, the straight lead is superior to other punches, but it is not the "strongest" punch. The kinematic principle explains how the rear hand generates more measurable force than the straight lead. Can you throw further with your front hand or your rear hand? That is measurable force.
You’re missing the critical aspect of the straight lead: footwork. By utilizing the “push-shuffle” or “falling-step” (as Dempsey called it), you gain the critical advantage of the legs. By adding the burst power off the raised rear heel, the straight lead has added kick that a stationary punch doesn’t possess. Bruce Lee spent countless hours perfecting this technique. Dempsey’s classic, “Championship Fighting”, covers it extensively. Unfortunately, it’s nearly a lost art…hence the video. And hence why I specifically stated that the straight lead uses all FOUR types of power generation for a punch (per Dempsey again): springing forward, falling forward, upward surge, and shoulder whirl.
I was down in Fort Myers to see them at Fenway South last month. They looked good. Devers was great. Just need some pitching to compete in that totally stacked division. Anyway, thanks for watching.
Terry Tom's book is excellent in its detail. A whole book on one punch seems like overkill, but if you want to understand the science and the physical execution, this is the source. She was a student under Bruce's student Ted Wong, so she was as close to the origin as you can get without being around before '73.
It’s a great book and I’ve required my teachers to read it ever since it came out about 15-20 years ago (I forget exactly). But you’re so right. I thought the same thing…a whole book on the straight lead. Wow. I’ve gotta see how she does it. Well, I wasn’t disappointed at all. She did a tremendous job and I truly believe that if we haven’t read her and Driscoll we’re missing it. Anyway, thanks for watching and for the great input too.
Leo Fong told me he thought the book was something like paralysis by over analysis, but then proceeded to have a two hour conversation on how important the 'lead jab' was and cited many great boxers of yesteryear. He also said one could have an entire weekend seminar on the jab alone and proceed to work on it for a lifetime 😂😆
Let me play Devil's advocate: Rear hand (if there is one) has a similar mechanic available BUT with longer travel and more available rotation... There is no way to make more power with less of both of those things... It's not about about circles it's about torque...
No doubt about the added travel and additional rotational force for the rear hand. What’s missed, though, is the footwork aspect. The leading straight punch is ideally suited for being thrown with footwork. Properly done, as Dempsey wrote (and practiced in the ring), no other blow has such wallop due to the shoulder whirl (torque), upward surge, and the additional force of the springing and falling forward aspect of the step. Thanks for watching and for the input. It’s greatly appreciated.
@@JKDandWingChun I was working the Lead Straight in 1989... If I understand the mechanics correctly (from Chris Kent) then I agree it can make very good power but it still, IMO struggles to make more power than a (rear straight) which takes longer to do... At one of Bruce's later stages he was doing a ton of everything with the lead (advanced structure)... Makes sense to me as mainly a WCK guy... Thanks...
Oh, the other issue for me is that the LS requires us to rotate and put the lead shoulder forward...yes? So in doing this we place the rear hand even further out of the fight which means it will take longer to get the rear hand into the fight if we need it. You need to be prepared for that. WCK generally wants both hands in the fight to assist each other... I like the LS on the outside but you have to land it and hurry and get the rear in if you want it available...
I'm going to be one of those who disagrees on the straight lead being the most powerful. While it definitely has more driving force the Arcing/Whipping punches have more velocity on them.
Any academy claiming to teach JKD that deviates from these essential JKD characteristics: simplicity/directness and the idea of intercepting the opponent's attack is not true JKD. The instructors are either intentionally lying to the people or they are wrong in good faith
Joe Louis was left-handed and boxed with his left foot and lead left hand forward!!! That's why his lead left Jab and lead left hook were so powerful!!!
Joe Louis signed papers with his right hand.
Maybe he was ambidextrous but I doubt he was left handed.
Andre Ward, Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto are all left handed Orthadox fighters of course.
Terence Crawford is right handed but developed his left after injuring his dominate hand and fights as a South paw.
Mike Tyson, Silva and Lomachenko. Never heard of Joe Lewis fighting PSF.
Sigung Richard Bustillo, taught me how to make my lead front hand my right-side/power-side forward A hell of a powerful leading punch to end any fight with a knockout blow. I conditioned my entire fist so it feels like a brick/stone. I could never hit someone with all my might & power unless my life was in true danger! I don't want to go to jail!!!
I met Sifu Bustillo and trained with him a few times back in ‘88, the first time being at a seminar NYC. He was a good puncher, no doubt about it!!
Sifu Jason
I do enjoy all of your videos. I am a JKD instructor and have experienced and agree with most ( if not all) of what you talk about. I watch your videos due to the lack of BS and agendas. Also, I like to get a different perspective on the things that I’ve learned to better convey that information to my students. Please keep up your very good work.
Well, thank you very much for that. It’s truly appreciated.
Great refresher Sifu. Thanks!
My pleasure, Mike. Ted Wong once told me that the easiest way to screw up teaching JKD is to get tired of repeating yourself LOL.
Having taught college for over 25 years, I can relate to what Ted says. I learned to keep on track, and always add something new and inspiring. I have been teaching on-line, and that is really hard, but I have learned different ways
of getting things across to student, like you do so well.
As someone with law enforcement experience, we're trained to keep our gun side back. To me, it also makes more sense because the power punches come from the cross not the jab.
Bruce Lee's Best Punch was his Front Lead Jab. He Could Shell Shock Your body or your stomach with one shot to the body & a powerful jab. Or The JKD Punch Can hurt a guy with a straight lead front leading punch!
In a self-defense situation, the straight lead is superior to other punches, but it is not the "strongest" punch. The kinematic principle explains how the rear hand generates more measurable force than the straight lead.
Can you throw further with your front hand or your rear hand? That is measurable force.
You’re missing the critical aspect of the straight lead: footwork. By utilizing the “push-shuffle” or “falling-step” (as Dempsey called it), you gain the critical advantage of the legs. By adding the burst power off the raised rear heel, the straight lead has added kick that a stationary punch doesn’t possess. Bruce Lee spent countless hours perfecting this technique. Dempsey’s classic, “Championship Fighting”, covers it extensively. Unfortunately, it’s nearly a lost art…hence the video. And hence why I specifically stated that the straight lead uses all FOUR types of power generation for a punch (per Dempsey again): springing forward, falling forward, upward surge, and shoulder whirl.
Yes Sifu !!! Repition again and again, despite watching the video they still don't get your message!!! Best wishes David
Great video, love the passion ❤️🙏
Thanks. Hard not to be excited about this stuff, if you ask me!
Great stuff! Many thanks :)
Great info, Thanks, oh and GO SOX!!!!
I was down in Fort Myers to see them at Fenway South last month. They looked good. Devers was great. Just need some pitching to compete in that totally stacked division. Anyway, thanks for watching.
Terry Tom's book is excellent in its detail. A whole book on one punch seems like overkill, but if you want to understand the science and the physical execution, this is the source.
She was a student under Bruce's student Ted Wong, so she was as close to the origin as you can get without being around before '73.
It’s a great book and I’ve required my teachers to read it ever since it came out about 15-20 years ago (I forget exactly). But you’re so right. I thought the same thing…a whole book on the straight lead. Wow. I’ve gotta see how she does it. Well, I wasn’t disappointed at all. She did a tremendous job and I truly believe that if we haven’t read her and Driscoll we’re missing it. Anyway, thanks for watching and for the great input too.
Terry Tom’s book was correct in the technical sense. However, unless you’re into physics or engineering it’s a bit hard to connect with.
Leo Fong told me he thought the book was something like paralysis by over analysis, but then proceeded to have a two hour conversation on how important the 'lead jab' was and cited many great boxers of yesteryear. He also said one could have an entire weekend seminar on the jab alone and proceed to work on it for a lifetime 😂😆
Let me play Devil's advocate: Rear hand (if there is one) has a similar mechanic available BUT with longer travel and more available rotation... There is no way to make more power with less of both of those things... It's not about about circles it's about torque...
No doubt about the added travel and additional rotational force for the rear hand. What’s missed, though, is the footwork aspect. The leading straight punch is ideally suited for being thrown with footwork. Properly done, as Dempsey wrote (and practiced in the ring), no other blow has such wallop due to the shoulder whirl (torque), upward surge, and the additional force of the springing and falling forward aspect of the step. Thanks for watching and for the input. It’s greatly appreciated.
Here we go again !!!
@@JKDandWingChun I was working the Lead Straight in 1989... If I understand the mechanics correctly (from Chris Kent) then I agree it can make very good power but it still, IMO struggles to make more power than a (rear straight) which takes longer to do... At one of Bruce's later stages he was doing a ton of everything with the lead (advanced structure)... Makes sense to me as mainly a WCK guy... Thanks...
Oh, the other issue for me is that the LS requires us to rotate and put the lead shoulder forward...yes? So in doing this we place the rear hand even further out of the fight which means it will take longer to get the rear hand into the fight if we need it. You need to be prepared for that. WCK generally wants both hands in the fight to assist each other... I like the LS on the outside but you have to land it and hurry and get the rear in if you want it available...
It is based on sword thrusting, or you can think of it that way .
Happy Easter 🐰🐣 🐣
Happy Easter Sunday to you too! Thanks for watching.
I'm going to be one of those who disagrees on the straight lead being the most powerful.
While it definitely has more driving force the Arcing/Whipping punches have more velocity on them.
Any academy claiming to teach JKD that deviates from these essential JKD characteristics: simplicity/directness and the idea of intercepting the opponent's attack is not true JKD. The instructors are either intentionally lying to the people or they are wrong in good faith
Go Yankees
They just swept the Astros and that’s a gift to all humanity lol. And Soto seems to be working out for them a wee bit too!!
Cubs started 0-2 and the Dodgers are Overrated. at least so far.
Love the Dodgers comment! They’re like the new Evil Empire, aren’t they??