Bruce' sidekick

[hEmPY]

Does Dan Inosanto can use Bruce Lee's side kick, or teach it? I feel I can master it. I can mimick it. Maybe it is not so high or strong, but I save coordination, and doin it fast.
So does Dan.... if not, then who?

[Thai Bri]

I can do it too. Not as high, or as strong....... or as effective. Or quick.

But i can do it.

[pstevens]

From what I've read and noticed about Bruce Lee is that he liked two types of side kick:

Lead Side Kick to the knee: Doesn't take too much power to be effective. The hard part is the set-up. You can usually precede with a feint and then kick the knee OR use the kick as a "stop hit" as the opponent closes in.

Stepping Side Kick: This is the kick most associated with Bruce Lee. He used it as a ranged attack. Most guys in TKD are familiar and can pull off this kick. Bruce didn't have a lot of mass, so he compensated with more speed and quickness. Power = force x speed & force = ma (mass times acceleration).

[gungfuhero]

In my experience, Sifu Inosanto doesn't teach the side kick very much and seems to prefer the round kick. It's there, depending on the drill, but he seems to be most fond of round kicking after a three punch combo or as a PIA. From what I've read, he used to teach the side kick more, but my guess is that with the presence of so much grappling and the fact that round kicks lend themselves better to sprawling (not to mention the man's thai boxing influence) leads him to emphasize it more.

[hEmPY]

Stepping Side Kick: This is the kick most associated with Bruce Lee. He used it as a ranged attack. Most guys in TKD are familiar and can pull off this kick.

If its TKD then Id saw them doing it oftenly, but no it is JKD. I know there's some secret innit, the secret Bruce knew. And this steppin side-kick Bruce was doin after the jump, not a step, maybe this is the secret?

[Britt]

I thought "the Green Hornet" was Bruce's sidekick...

[toshiro]

I thought it was "Robin"......wait a minute that was Bruce Wayne's side kick in Gotham City.

[Thai Bri]

I thought "the Green Hornet" was Bruce's sidekick...

That would have been brilliant BUT fdor the fact that Lee played the Green Hornet.

But you show promise....keep it up!

[El Mastero]

That would have been brilliant BUT fdor the fact that Lee played the Green Hornet.

But you show promise....keep it up!

I got the following info off the net. It's pretty accurate. IMO

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The Green Hornet is Britt Reid played by Vann Williams. Britt Reid owner and publisher of the Daily Sentinel is also the great grand nephew of the Lone Ranger. Aided by Kato, played by Bruce Lee, The Green Hornet fought crime in his Black Beauty a rebuilt Chrysler Imperial with great gizmos like the Batman's Batmobile. In Fact the Green Hornet ( Vann Williams ) actually guest starred with Kato ( Bruce Lee) on the Batman tv show.

[gregimotis]

I thought "the Green Hornet" was Bruce's sidekick...

One could make a case that Dan Inosanto was Bruce Lee's sidekick at one time.

[Thai Bri]

I bet it made great TV.

Not.

[doubleouch]

One of the things Bruce did to get great power in the stepping side kick was to push off with the supporting leg as the kick was executed. Most people just pivot on the base leg during the kick. Bruce learned how to pivot and push off on it.

[shueng]

One of the things Bruce did to get great power in the stepping side kick was to push off with the supporting leg as the kick was executed. Most people just pivot on the base leg during the kick. Bruce learned how to pivot and push off on it.

The power comes from the running cross step almost like a sprinter to get the momentum. The rest is delivering this kick with body mechanics, needs flexible back, and hips to whip the leg into the target, and the rear arm to counter balance.

[doubleouch]

The power comes from the running cross step almost like a sprinter to get the momentum. The rest is delivering this kick with body mechanics, needs flexible back, and hips to whip the leg into the target, and the rear arm to counter balance.

Yes, sounds good!

[kengar]

That would have been brilliant BUT fdor the fact that Lee played the Green Hornet.

For shame for shame. How did you miss that one? No need to sprinkle you with stones, we all make our slips.

I thought "the Green Hornet" was Bruce's sidekick...

To be a technical ass, Kato (played by Bruce) was the Green Hornet's sidekick. Still funny though.