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jeff5 · 08-29-2006, 10:00 AM

There are quite a few kicks in the Jun Fan/JKD curriculum, more than most think. Most of the time the kicks are kept mid level or lower, so if we're going to kick someone in the head their head is brought down to us. Higher kicks are practiced, used very sparingly in a real situation though. I don't know of any flying kicks or the real crazy fancy stuff in the curriculum, but that doesn't mean you can't research them and do them on your own if that's what you like.

Here are the kicks I've seen in JKD:
Round house (or hook)
Side kick
Front kick
Sweep kick
Back kick
Inside roundhouse
Spinning side kick
Oblique kick
Crescent kicks (using mostly for training)

If you're doing more of the JunFan/Wing Chunish stuff, you will probably work 5 gates and all the Wing Chun blocks. (which can also be strikes) But blocking is the least effecient method of defense. In JKD we prefer intercepting the attack, and if you can't do that parrying, slipping, covering, bobbing weaving, etc., and then counter attacking right away. If you have to actually get your hand in the way and block as in tradtional karate, its a last resort. (and quite hard to do at real speed) You don't block or defend for very long at all in JKD.

My experience, for what its worth. Hope that helped.

08-29-2006, 10:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
jeff5 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 175 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	There are quite a few kicks in the Jun Fan/JKD curriculum, more than most think. Most of the time the kicks are kept mid level or lower, so if we're going to kick someone in the head their head is brought down to us. Higher kicks are practiced, used very sparingly in a real situation though. I don't know of any flying kicks or the real crazy fancy stuff in the curriculum, but that doesn't mean you can't research them and do them on your own if that's what you like. Here are the kicks I've seen in JKD: Round house (or hook) Side kick Front kick Sweep kick Back kick Inside roundhouse Spinning side kick Oblique kick Crescent kicks (using mostly for training) If you're doing more of the JunFan/Wing Chunish stuff, you will probably work 5 gates and all the Wing Chun blocks. (which can also be strikes) But blocking is the least effecient method of defense. In JKD we prefer intercepting the attack, and if you can't do that parrying, slipping, covering, bobbing weaving, etc., and then counter attacking right away. If you have to actually get your hand in the way and block as in tradtional karate, its a last resort. (and quite hard to do at real speed) You don't block or defend for very long at all in JKD. My experience, for what its worth. Hope that helped.