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Ms. J · 04-15-2003, 03:50 PM

Regardless of what lead a school adopts you should work both sides.

When i teach a new student, i start them out with their dominant side of the body, so if your right handed you will start with right hand and right leg lead. If your left handed you will start with the left. Once you have learned the techniques with one side, i then make you work the other side. The intent is to be equally as stable and comfortable in both leads.

As far as why others do what they do, JKD is each teacher’s expression of the concepts they learned and evolved into based on what suited them.

I was taught on both sides, so i teach on both sides. Remember something, if your in a fight the chances are your going to get an injury to the dominant side your using in the fight, once your hurt on that side what will you do? Walk away and say oooooooooo i am sorry i cannot fight anymore because my other side is not trained?

Ms. J.. Bows deeply

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Ms. J Novice Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Global Posts: 76 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	leads Regardless of what lead a school adopts you should work both sides. When i teach a new student, i start them out with their dominant side of the body, so if your right handed you will start with right hand and right leg lead. If your left handed you will start with the left. Once you have learned the techniques with one side, i then make you work the other side. The intent is to be equally as stable and comfortable in both leads. As far as why others do what they do, JKD is each teacher’s expression of the concepts they learned and evolved into based on what suited them. I was taught on both sides, so i teach on both sides. Remember something, if your in a fight the chances are your going to get an injury to the dominant side your using in the fight, once your hurt on that side what will you do? Walk away and say oooooooooo i am sorry i cannot fight anymore because my other side is not trained? Ms. J.. Bows deeply www-FATE-Organization.com __________________ " Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History"