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Sifu Ted Wong on JKD Footwork
The essence of footwork, is the art of moving
Footwork gives you lots of options
Footwork can be compared to the alphabet for example, with a few letters you can make many words
Stance, toe to arch, remember your line of focus
The stance forms a triangle, the triangle is the strongest structure, once you alter it
you weaken the structure, it is simple physics
Bruce found something in boxing and fencing that he could not find in traditional
martial arts. His books were not for decoration
Bruce saw that the boxing rear cross hit harder than a traditional martial arts punch
He studied weight transfer and the affect that gravity had on the punch
What I teach is what I learned from Bruce Lee
Force comes from the ground, that is one of the reasons why footwork is so
important
Bruce looked into how to produce force
As in fencing the way to lunge is to maintain perfect balance, that is one of the
reasons that JKD is so difficult to learn
JKD fights at all ranges
Bruce Lee dropped trapping in 1969, I teach trapping only for historical reasons,
trapping is good to understand, to understand what Bruce was thinking
The half beat can be used in any direction, and can be used to reverse direction
Short footwork quickens the step, and mix in the half beat to break rhythm
Occasionally use the full beat, the half beat is much quicker and affective, mix them
in both offense and defensive movements
Your footwork should always be short, never long, the faster you have to move the
smaller the steps
Do not think about hitting hard, when you start to try to hit hard, you become
telegraphic - relax and focus
Execution and relaxation, the foundation is the stance
Moving your feet is very important, force + power, put those factors together
Distance is controlled with footwork, take control of the distance
Both timing and speed is important, you need both
With good footwork you can change speed on the half beat, you have more options
to hit, and you can hit on any movement at any time, from any angle
Regulate the range, bridge the gap, stop hit, half beat, quick step to change the
rhythm
Body force is important, (1) up, (2) linear (3) rotational
Direct is the shortest distance, direct line is the fastest, depth, range and power
When the punch arrives, the line has to be there, the hip to the target
Hand first, push off to pivot step, pivot before you arrive, one motion
Two ways to attack, he comes to me, or I go to him, but either way, maintain the
distance, maintain the on guard and good balance
Use the best weapon available, the lead hook kick is not the most powerful, but you
can turn it, change it, and attack off of itStay with the on guard, when you open up
you can get countered, the lead leg changes the stance very little, return to the on
guard as soon as possible
Good footwork is the most difficult to master, to learn how to apply it takes skill
and experience
Footwork by itself is easy, to apply takes skill and timing. Simple techniques,
simple movement, but donÂ’t believe that it is simple or easy
Notes from Ted Wong seminar
The essence of footwork, is the art of moving
Footwork gives you lots of options
Footwork can be compared to the alphabet for example, with a few letters you can make many words
Stance, toe to arch, remember your line of focus
The stance forms a triangle, the triangle is the strongest structure, once you alter it
you weaken the structure, it is simple physics
Bruce found something in boxing and fencing that he could not find in traditional
martial arts. His books were not for decoration
Bruce saw that the boxing rear cross hit harder than a traditional martial arts punch
He studied weight transfer and the affect that gravity had on the punch
What I teach is what I learned from Bruce Lee
Force comes from the ground, that is one of the reasons why footwork is so
important
Bruce looked into how to produce force
As in fencing the way to lunge is to maintain perfect balance, that is one of the
reasons that JKD is so difficult to learn
JKD fights at all ranges
Bruce Lee dropped trapping in 1969, I teach trapping only for historical reasons,
trapping is good to understand, to understand what Bruce was thinking
The half beat can be used in any direction, and can be used to reverse direction
Short footwork quickens the step, and mix in the half beat to break rhythm
Occasionally use the full beat, the half beat is much quicker and affective, mix them
in both offense and defensive movements
Your footwork should always be short, never long, the faster you have to move the
smaller the steps
Do not think about hitting hard, when you start to try to hit hard, you become
telegraphic - relax and focus
Execution and relaxation, the foundation is the stance
Moving your feet is very important, force + power, put those factors together
Distance is controlled with footwork, take control of the distance
Both timing and speed is important, you need both
With good footwork you can change speed on the half beat, you have more options
to hit, and you can hit on any movement at any time, from any angle
Regulate the range, bridge the gap, stop hit, half beat, quick step to change the
rhythm
Body force is important, (1) up, (2) linear (3) rotational
Direct is the shortest distance, direct line is the fastest, depth, range and power
When the punch arrives, the line has to be there, the hip to the target
Hand first, push off to pivot step, pivot before you arrive, one motion
Two ways to attack, he comes to me, or I go to him, but either way, maintain the
distance, maintain the on guard and good balance
Use the best weapon available, the lead hook kick is not the most powerful, but you
can turn it, change it, and attack off of itStay with the on guard, when you open up
you can get countered, the lead leg changes the stance very little, return to the on
guard as soon as possible
Good footwork is the most difficult to master, to learn how to apply it takes skill
and experience
Footwork by itself is easy, to apply takes skill and timing. Simple techniques,
simple movement, but donÂ’t believe that it is simple or easy
Notes from Ted Wong seminar
