“Hand to Hand Combat TACTICS in JKD Idelogy”
As explained by Prof. Dr. Rao
‘When two fighters of equal strength, speed & skill are matched , He who is the
master of the feint will win ’ – Bruce Lee
ABBREVIATIONS
Ld – Lead
Rr – rear
Fr – Front Kick
Sd – Side
Mw – mawashi geri (Hook kick)
Str – Straight punch
Hk – Hk punch
Jk – Jook (Long hook with elbow almost straight resembling a cross)
BF- Backfist
UC -Uppercut
Inside – angle with ref to opp position
Matched, Unmatched Stance comparisions
Pak – Pak sao
Tan –Tan sao
LEARN AND UNLEARN
1] SIMPLE DIRECT ATTACK
a)
Kicking range
Front palm push to chest– roundhouse kick face
Side kick knee- backfist temple
Ld slap –Rear (left) roundhouse kick groin
b) Punching range
1- hook
2- backfist (lead) –
rear hook- lead spinning backfist
c) Kali range
Head butt
Eye jab- elbow face
Knee groin- elbow face
Groin slam- down elbow
Slap- chop – slap
d) Wrestling range
Front tackle- double
leg pickup
Slap - outer sweeping
throw
Ld Carotid grab – rear wrist lock
Knee bar (if he
bends) – knee pickup and throw
2]
SIMPLE ANGLE ATTACK
Punching range
Angle inside – Ld jab
Angle to outside – backfist face
Kicking range
Angle to inside – Mw face
Angle to outside – Ld Sweep kick face
3] WRONG ANGLE ATTACK
Kicking range
Go to outside –Hk kick face
Go to inside –Ld Sweep kick face
Go to outside –Rear sweep kick face
Go to outside – back kick body
Aim high attack low
Eg side kick high knee position as if attacking face
but instead attack knee
Side kick low but instead attack high to face
Punching range
Go to the inside –backfist face
Go to the outside –hook face
Go to outside - hook groin
4] INDIRECT ATTACK (with feints)
Punching Range
Inside-outside
Backfist – hook
Hook- backfist
Str abd – str
face
Str face- str abd
UC abd – hook face
Kicking range
Side kick knee –side kick face
Front groin – Mw face
Mw Groin Lead –rear sweep face
5] PROGRESSIVE INDIRECT ATTACK (feint flow in to real attack)
Punching feints with PIA
Backfist –hook
Hook – backfist
Lead jab face - str abd
Lead jab abd – str face
Hook Ld- hook rear
Ld straight – rear UC – Rear hook (UC is feint)
FEINTS WITH FOOT /HEAD / SHOULDER /KNEE (combination Feints)
Can also use the “ Pause” tech
Kicking Feints with PIA
Feint up with ld jab- kick down
e.g backfist face – side kick knee
backfist face – Hook kick groin
hook face –Ld sweep face
Ld jab face- side kick body
Feint very high – kick face
OR Feint down – kick high
6]ATTACK BY COMBINATION
Punching range
Lead –Lead
Jab- hook
Backfist – hook
UC – hook
Rear- Rear
UC – Hook
Lead –Rear
Jab-hook
ALL OTHER BOX COMBINATIONS TOO
see below
7] ATTACK BY DRAWING
SEE LINSINDIEDAR
8] HAND IMMOBILISATION ATTACK – TRAPPING
Trap with
pak sao
lop sao
double pak
tsuen sao- unmatched pak
garn sao – to “ t ”from top
tan sao - to “ t” from below
bong trap
wedge
jao sao
FOOT IMMOBILIATION ATTACK-cross knee tan garn stance
9 ] ATTACK / DEFENCE BY ENTERING-
[HANDS ]
Boxing Exchange suddenly trap and punch
Kick –trap – punch
Kick – then punch to draw a trap – trap
– punch
After kicking lunge to cover distance to your opponent to be able to trap
FOR A FLIMSY SKILLED OPPONENT OR HEAVY UNSKILLED
OPPONENT
REMEMBER TO ENTER (RUSH )
IF HEAVY MAN QUICK EXIT
ALWAYS GO WITH A CHECK WHEN YOU ENTER A HEAVY OPPONENT
Kick – punch – kali –grapple –throw
10 ] ATTACK BY LUNGING- [ KICKS ]
i.e.(flying kicks with feint) Lunge is for speed
flying kicks
lunging kicks
foot- feints with lunging kicks
Note: all these are different
11 ] ATTACK BY FOOTWORK
a) Full turn – zone
1st (punch) – zone 2nd (kick) – Full turn
b) Change ld stance :
(i)
by retreat shuffle & change ld
(ii)
by zoning & change ld
(iii)
by Full turn & change ld
A) Varying Depth
B) Varying angles
C) Varying heights
D) Ld/rear
E) Side Variations
F) Lt Ld stance / Lt ld stance variation
12] ATTACK BY IRRITATION –[ LIMB/GUARD DESTRUCTION]
a. The beat – single / double b.
the croise
13 ] ATTACK / DEFENCE BY BROKEN RHYTHM
ATTACK BY PRIOR CONDITIONING
(a) with hand /foot
(b) with lead/rear
(c) with high/low
(d) with distance
(e) by
DEFENSIVE cadence ( method )
ATTACK BY RHYTHM & BEATS
(f) ATTACK RHYTHM- ABC
= (½ - 1) beat
(g) INTERCEPTION RHYTHM = (counter moves
with opps withdrawal of attack)
(h) DEFENCE RHYTHM =INTERCEPTION
see below
DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES
14 ] COUNTER ATTACK
Evade and counter attack
Standard Evasions to Punches
a) Snap back – the
counter merges with the oppnts withdrawal do at spine not head
b) Weave (sideways)
c) Slip (45 degrees) can be pre decided
d) Bob – Ducking
e) Bob & weave
Standard Evasions to Kicking
a) snap back done at spine
not at head
b) body tuck – for
attk to groin
c) occasionally thre deep
bob and weave can be practiced for sweep kicks
d) riposte – parry
and counter
15] RIPOSTE
Lead hand parrys kicks ,rear hand parrys punches
Upper (bongsao)
Inside (Rr Pak or Ld tan)
Outside (ld tan or Rr pak)
mid protect with elbow
Low (gum/jut)
outside (garn sao)
very low (gumsao)
Counters only vital ones
e.g eye jab,jook
knee kick ,groin kick, rarely head kicks
elbows,
front tackles
16 ] COMPOUND RIPOSTE
[ FEINT & COUNTER ]
here you take advantage of the fact that opponent expects single counter attack.
(IA as counter)
Counter with a) Feint hand & kick
c) feint leg lift (kick
feint) & punch
17 ] DEFENCES GRABBING
& SWEEPING
Counter attcks by grabbing kicks(Sweeping)
FOR
Front kick
Side kick
Roundhouse kick
Sweep & spin kick
18 ] LIN SIN DIE DAR
Punching
Rr pak - Ld str to abd
Rr tan – Ld str to ld str to face
When in bow
stance
Ld pak – Rr str to abd
Kicking
Ld pak to a str punch – side kick knee
Rr gum sao – eye jab
Rr tan to a Mw – Ld jab
Ld tan – Rr eye jab
Ld tan – Rr oblique kick
19 ] COUNTER BY ZONING
Basic Zoning Position:
a) no back shuffle
b) Neutral , Tan-Gan
c) 45 degree outside/
inside
*can directly do c)
* not meant for WAA
Counter Attks by zoning
Zone to a Mw kick
Zone to sweep kick
Zone to side kick
Zone to rear spin kick
20 ] INTERCEPTION
1) Ld jab /BF /Eye jab
2) Ld side (knee /body
0
3) Ld Mw face /Ld sw
Intercept during
A) initiation of attk -EASIEST INTERCEPTION
B) during attk - PERFECT
INT
C) during Withdrawal – DELAYED INT
21 ] COUNTERFEINT [COUNTER BY DRAWING]
Wait for /draw his attack
& execute preplanned Counter SOME EXAMPLES
22] ATTACK & DEFENCE WITH FOLLOW –THRU
PARRY ATTACK FOLLOWUP
LD PAK FOLLOW WITH
(KICK) SIDE KICK / MW TRAP+1- 1- JK-JK
OR
(PUNCH) BF SW KICK
OR
(MED RANGE KALI) PAK & ELBOW LEG PICKUP
RR TAN FOLLOW WITH