- This is Dan Lok and today we are going to talk about
the straight lead, the most important punch in Jeet Kune Do.
(orchestral and R&B music)
It's the fundamental technique of Jeet Kune Do.
It is the technique that everybody learns,
but, I think, the most difficult to master.
I remember Kat Wong when he was teaching the lead punch
and Kat was telling me why is this so difficult,
because it sort of goes against a certain part
of human mechanics and I'll show you what I mean by that.
So, imagine because with Jeet Kune Do
we are dealing with our strong hand, lead hand,
lead legs, strong hand, strong and forward, right.
So, in Jeet Kune Do stance, now, from this stance
when we are punching through with a straight lead,
what we're not doing: this is not a boxing punch,
because a boxing punch you can see, chin like that,
you're going vertical, right, boom, like that.
That's the boxing punch.
Now, with JKD you don't punch horizontally, first,
you actually punch vertical, okay?
In all that power you're gonna get incorrect alignment.
So, see, right now, if I punch like this,
this is my stance, it's too wide.
If Hassan, you can help me with this,
so let's say my stance is too wide, okay,
and go ahead and push my, push, push, use the other hand.
Just like that, boom, just like that, watch.
Do it again, harder.
Okay, my alignment is off.
So, it means when it hits something, all the power,
I'm not going through the target.
All the rebound, all the power, see right there,
the structure's off, the alignment's off.
Now, on the other hand, if I line up properly,
now, notice, push again, I'm vertical:
little bit better, little bit better.
Now he's the thing, if I do align it properly,
like that, like that, and vertical, try again.
Okay, you can see, that's where the power comes from.
Straight knee, from here, not like this,
it's not a punch, it's not an uppercut.
From here to there, from here, and you can see,
I'll show you the footwork a little bit later.
Like so, like so, like so and punch.
You can look at the footwork right here.
You're turning, see?
Pushing forward, forward, okay, let me demonstrate.
From here, so like that,
and I'm not including the step,
I'm just showing the mechanic of it.
So, from here, from here, just like that.
Now, you're not hitting it hard, this is no.
You're hitting with your body.
So, it looks something like this.
(punching and exhaling)
Okay, try again.
From here.
(punching and exhaling)
See that?
My body tilt.
Imagine your body's a...
Relax, so relax from here, hand from here.
(punching and exhaling)
See the snap, right, you can see the snap.
Now, if you include the step,
and this one makes it very hard.
The proper way of doing it, and what makes it proper
is actually your hand moves first.
So, imagine this, your hand moves first, and then your body.
Okay, your hand moves first, and then your body,
and that's why when Kat taught me this technique,
it was so difficult, because think about it,
if you wanna grab something, you wanna to touch his hand,
I would take a step and I would touch it.
Versus I'm standing up, do this first.
And that's why it's so hard, it's so fucking hard to master.
Think about it, I'll show you again from here, from here,
because by the time he recognizes my punch is coming,
I've already hit him, (mumbles) from here...
(punching and exhaling)
Again.
One more time.
(punching and exhaling)
Right, as you can see, if I'm here, quite possibly,
(punching and exhaling)
you can get a punch in, cross, any techniques you wanna do,
that's the straight lead.
Let me show you again, look at the footwork.
From here, right, and you wanna hit two or three inches
behind the target, so, I'm not just hitting.
I'm not just hitting this, I'm hitting two-three inches
through the target, as you can see, here.
Okay, one more time, from here.
(punching and exhaling)
Okay, one more time.
(punching and exhaling)
Got it?
That's the straight lead in Jeet Kune Do.
Practice, practice well, I'll see you in the next video.