Ted Wong - Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do - Footwork

[CleverSage0]

Lol OK guys...everyone who is saying what "JDK" is "supposed to be": you should know that Bruce Lee regretted making JDK into a martial art in the first place. The entire philosophy of "JDK" is to take what is useful and throw out what is useless in all martial arts and make a style that suits you and your unique needs. He reasoned that by even putting a name on this philosophy, he was actually going AGAINST the philosophy. So just learn as much as you can and don't disrespect any martial art.

[JohnnyLeePT]

"a style without style" HE said!!

[iceblue4u]

I like this JKD series. It is simple and direct and you get a good foundation to build on.

[EWOKakaDOOM]

if my dominant arm is my right what stance should i use. Where do i put my legs?

[gongfubl]

I am not sure about this suck thin tight stance, against a thai boxer or mma they would reck you leg with thai kicks. I dont see any knee raises in jun fan to protect the leg if someone throws a thai kick.

[WestSideCoolidge]

@gongfubl Rick Tucci showed a leg raise in some of his Jeet kune do videos...as long as other ways to stop them

[rast123456789]

i think octavio quintero has really grasped jkd

[CBoavida]

Nothing like the basics!

[bongwatertastey]

Rip Ted Wong

Where did you find this vid?

[autohckr]

@bongwatertastey this vid is actually called "Bruce Lee's Fighting Method-Basic Training and Self-Defense Techniques". By Black Belt magazine. It starred Ted and Richard Bustillo. That was quite some time ago, I think 1992 and then released later in 2005. Last time I saw Ted was 1990 or 1991 in San Fransisco. He was teaching basically for nothing. RIP Teddy. I always respected him for trying to preserve JKD in it's final form without Modifying/Adding or watering it down.

[bongwatertastey]

@autohckr Yeah. I wish I had the means to learn from someone like Dan inosanto or someone from a direct lineage from where I live. I hope I can learn this someday. But I agree with you.

[flickerman68]

My condolences to the Wong family and Ted's friends.

Thank you sifu for teaching us.

[nanitexz]

RIP

[chefchy26]

R.I.P. Brucee Lee's last student.

its a sad day today.

[martialguitarist]

R.I.P TED WONG:(

[gekiryudojo]

During the recent Bruce Lee 70th birthday event in San Francisco, attendees were signing a 'get well' card for Sigung Ted, who has been unwell recently. It was hoped Ted would recover soon, sadly he succumbed to his illness. Sadly missed :(

[23UnKnOwN24]

does anyone know where Ted Wong's school is located

[23UnKnOwN24]

does anyone know where Ted Wong's school is located

[lightsaberIJKD]

Sifu Ted Wong at his best

[eyalnewman]

jkds3 is absoloutly right!

[214truema]

if it helps you look after yourself when your in a fight . then you should learn to use it .

it doesnt matter at all where it comes from you should realize that - bruced lee

[flyingbigm]

can somebody explain why you are supposed to lead with your strongest hand?

[suprizehitta]

Id like to see how all the critics are moving when they are his age. He'd be moving as fast as Bruce spankin you ace.

[fuckwackemcees]

To every IDIOT out there who is saying

"JKD IS THIS" or "JKD IS NOT THIS"

As Bruce Lee said "It's just a name"

Bruce Lee did not make JKD out of wing chun, boxing and and fencing, he took certain elements he liked from each of them, as well as other martial arts, and put them together to form his own style.

Take what is useful, discard what is useless.

[jukijunk]

Exactly bro. Their are so many people out their saying things about jkd that alot of people are miss understanding the point bruce lee was trying to show. The style of no style.

[gameofdeath4288]

@fuckwackemcees i like this!

[Micahel213]

@fuckwackemcees

You're right ofcourse. However, there is JKD (or rather isn't) and there is Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do. In this the legacy of Bruce Lee, his techniques, phylosophy and contributions to the world of martial art is preserved.

[121Mayan]

@fuckwackemcees it's acturally not a style just a concept bro no offense

[luigiperso]

@fuckwackemcees , that's right, JKD is a philosophy, not a style. 'JKD is anything that scores'. It can be anything, because it has no form, it's not consistent, even ambiguous

[kirecorp]

@fuckwackemcees agree, but he said that JKD is not a style and he has no style and you just said he formed his own style :D

[jdempsey1919]

The truth always ruffles the feathers of dilution how are yours gohan4585 malting slightly i feel lmco

[gohan4585]

@jdempsey1919 Yo, feel what you like dude, it makes no difference to me. People need to wake-up by now, it's not about styles & system, cause they limit & set boundaries.

freedom of expression is where it's at. No style, no system, it's just you,the creating individual, is more important than any established style or system, cause we are alive! aYo, peace!

[jdempsey1919]

Note:

Rear foot pointing in wrong direction

Collapsed elbow pre pin position.

Front fist to far back has to travel further to target.

Rear hand position wrong.

Also welcome to the world of the wide open centre line Mr Wong!

[gohan4585]

@jdempsey1919 Yo, criticism & more criticism!

Another stylist would look at Wing Chun & say it's all wrong, too. lacks mobility,agility, too rigid, etc... It all comes down to effectiveness, JKD is NOT about Styles. It's effectiveness, through the use of science of body mechanics, etc... "Less is more"  peace!

[jdempsey1919]

gohan4585 you sound like another hero worshiper, how old are u?

[gohan4585]

@jdempsey1919 Yo, old enough to be your daddy dude! Seriously. Hero worshiper? Nigga please!

I trained with the man & I have nothing but utmost respect for the man & his skills. I Also studied Wing Chun, Kick-boxing & boxing. Ayo, different strokes for different folks, that's all. peace!

[Smokie1306]

Na wo kommt denn die ganze Kraft her----bestimmt nicht von den Ohren ^^

[jkds3]

OK, think People are pushing the Crap between Ted and Dan. LEAVE IT THE HELL ALONE! Ted teaches what SiJo Bruce Taught Him and Dan Teaches what SiJo Lee Taught Him! Same as Jerry teaches what SiJo Lee Taught, And Jessie teaches what SiJo Lee taught. We as JKD Students need to stop splitting hairs and rank crap. I've trained with Ted, Jerry and Dan. They All Deserve Respect and If you are a Real Student of JKD and Bruce Lee. Learn and Support, Stop Politicking!

[gohan4585]

@jkds3 Ayo, No politicking here. Granted, giving all respects to all teachers but what is the truth in Martial Arts? Don't care about ranks, status or connections, just plain ol truth, and that we all(?)

must discovery for ourselves. Not in the books, not in teachers or masters.  peace!

[jkds3]

Totally and Completely Agree. The Truth is found with in us! We must put aside all the curricular matters. And learn ones self to find what is in Truth!

[GungFu4Life]

@jkds3 Right on!

[niarthunderus]

@jkds3 Shutup moron - nobody here has any fucking idea what the fuck you just said...  :/

[martialpunisher]

@jkds3

I agree with you.

Sono d'accordo con te.

I wish you good training!

Buon allenamento!

[milanac1022]

@jkds3 You are so lucky to be trained by them. I wish I was that lucky too. You are absolutely right. People need to stop making so much controversy behind Jeet Kune Do. As you said, those guys are Bruce Lee's disciple and they are teaching what Lee taught them, nothing more. They all deserve respect. I admire them as much as Bruce Lee.

[Kc1189]

He only made it to 2nd rank of JKD Before Bruce died. He didn't get as far in JKD as Dan did. It sounds like he didn't do the trapping (probably was no good at it) or the grappling. Dan was working on grappling with Bruce before he died. Bruce didn't want it taught till he could refine it. I hear his student T Tom is now researching grappling. Maybe in 10-15 years she just might be where Dan was in 1975.

[ArtesmarcialesJKD]

This is the most important thing in JKD really. Si fu Carruthers teach us about this, Juan Zamudio tell me about footwoork of Aldo Nadi (Esgrima),and others

[jdempsey1919]

BLF wongs approach is to take the Wing Chun out of JKD! Wing Chun is the most important part of the equation that is Jeet Kune Do (Wing Chun, Boxing and Fencing). Without the Wing Chun elements that form its very foundation structure, JKD becomes "kickboxing with the power side forward".

[gohan4585]

@jdempsey1919 Ayo, get off Wing Chun's Nuts!(?) JKD is NOT Wing Chun, is NOT Kick-boxing, it's NOT boxing or Fencing. so what is it? It's simply as you are, expressing the most efficient way to deal with adversaries. study the science of body mechanics & it's practical application. No style, No system.

Ayo, Rock-On!

[jdempsey1919]

NOTE: Wongs "guard position" his elbow is against his body it is what we refer to as the pre pinned position, collapsed elbow, making it easier for someone to trap the lead arm, his fist also has to travel further to the target making it harder to intercept BLF most on them couldn't fight sleep LOL

[gohan4585]

@jdempsey1919 Ayo, I'd like to see you try to trap Ted Wong with your pre-pinned position shit. You assume too much dude. I studied both Wing Chun & Kick-Boxing.

[jdempsey1919]

still no 1 has answered! LOL

[hulkout666]

I'll answer. Ted Wong has clearly never been in a real fight in his life! He stands almost completely sideways to his target and his lead hand is down by his hip. In other videos when he does his straight lead punch, he extends completely out over-reaching like crazy! If you turn your body so far like that, you're not giving your opponent a 50%, target, you're giving him 100% since he can now easily attack your back! His face and torso are completely exposed because of his low lead hand.

[80KungFu]

Ted Wong is showing us Jun Fan, so if you think that Ted Wongs method is bad then you are saying that Bruce Lees method is bad. Ted Wong was thought by Bruce Lee himself and have been training and teaching Jun Fan for a very long time. Its just another way of fighting; it has good points and flaws just like every other system. Stop complaining and start learning. No disrespect friend.

[hulkout666]

I have been learning for a very long time and this is NOT how Bruce Lee practiced his Jun Fan. Jun Fan (Seattle era) was more or less textbook Wing Chun with slight changes. Later as JKD developed, he made many changes but never forgot the core principles. Look at Bruce Lee's old books and you'll NEVER see him over reaching his punches and standing so sideways. He was angled of course, but he still had use of his rear hand and could move in any direction easily.

[gongfubl]

@hulkout666 Agree, you cant use the rear hand if you to side ways, you have to adjust your stance. I started noticing that when I followed ted wong footwork, I could not throw my rear correct because the stance that he teaches was to tight and narrow.

[hulkout666]

@gongfubl FInally someone who understands. As you can see, there are tons of bullshitters here on youtube. But you can't bullshit biomechanics and physics. People can say all the shit they want, but it's a fact that the more you turn your body, the harder it will be to use your rear hand and leg and the fewer options you have in a fight. If you spar against guys doing the same thing, I guess you might do okay. But you should always spar people from different styles to really see what works.

[fooyin]

@hulkout666 This video doesn't really explain it. With the JKD stance, the body and the feet is turned at a 45 degree angle, not fully sideways. The legs are shoulder width apart, not directly behind each other. Your toes should be pointed 45 degrees left or right depending on your lead. This is expecially important for the front leg. This prevents joint strikes that actually break your knees cuz it can give while at the same time, giving you slight protection to your groin.

[fooyin]

@hulkout666 Also, the back leg should be kinked, or on your balls of the feet for quick bursts like sprinting. The body again, should be 45 degrees, to make your target smaller, like in fencing concepts, rear hand protect the area around your head, and the forward hand protecting the center of the body. Hope that helps. =) Again, its not complete sideways. This video doesn't explain it very well.

[gohan4585]

@hulkout666 Ayo, assumptions, assumptions!

Yo, there's a reason why Ted Wong is doing what he's doing. It certainly ain't for looks. The man learned from the best, dedicated his life to the Martial Art and passing it on as he had learned it. Ayo, keep spinning your B.S. It will catch-up to you soon. peace!

[hulkout666]

Bruce Lee was the best, but that does not necessarily mean he was the best teacher or the best at explaining what was inside his head to others. In fact, he said himself that he purposely held back information. "Why should I teach people to beat me?" In Wing Chun, his mother art, there is a fist and thumb distance between your body and elbow. Look at Bruce's old photos of his by jon. He ALWAYS did this. Any way you slice it, Ted Wong's technique is sloppy. His elbow is right against his body.

[hulkout666]

Also, if you really understand Wing Chun and JKD, you'll see that the basic Wing Chun structure was always there in Bruce. The forward energy, the hip and centerline structure was always there. Something completely lacking in Ted Wong. Bottom line. Has Ted Wong ever had a real fight against a skilled fighter? His punches can't compare to a a boxer's, his kicks can't compare to a Thai boxer, and his trapping skills and body structure can't compare to a Wing Chun man. So don't bullshit me!

[gohan4585]

@hulkout666 Yo, Me thinks you bullshited yourself. Here's the reason why. I trained with Mr. Wong & taught my son. My son fights in the ring(boxing)against Boxers(pros). Boxers have fits, cause they can't figures him out, too fast, too strong,too elusive & sound footwork. By the way, he's only an amateur. Thai boxers? No problem! Wing Chun? no problem!

peace!

[jdempsey1919]

Anyone notice something wrong with his on guard position?

[alien0513]

Hi~~~, this is Bruce Lee here,, l'm living in Asian someway..l'm fine,,, thank you...17-9-2009..

[ArtesmarcialesJKD]

Mister glasgow, you are the great Sifu Carruthers?

[MisterGlasgow]

Dear fellow JKD 'ers, I know I am a wee fatty ,who is as slow as a week in Sing Sing...... I have only resumed training since Feb 09 ..after years of non activity ....If you watch my boxing clip you can see a wee bit of the footwork taught to me by the Great Ted Wong .......note the wee displacement leading to my early attack ( before I ran out of steam and ideas ....

[Yiangwu]

pietrojeetkunedo,

Is this footage from the Bruce Lee fighting Method DVD?

[jessevoidable]

Good video. But, I think this other video, featuring Inosanto explains the concepts behind the footwork much more clearly and in detail.

watch?v=QNp8E5t9Djg

[YellowDragonRO]

This is the best JKD Footwork from internet / youtube. It follows JKD principles & this is very important!

[ukrules01]

aaaa FINALLY sono good footwork !! of course, Ted Wong !! the best and REAL jeet Kune do

[Bonespirit07]

my footwork sucks bba

[nirpal24]

i love his footwork

[jsdhesmith5]

All basic all nice. Most of the people learning need to k.i.s.s.(keep it simple stupid. My first book on JKD is basic fighting method, I have had it now for over a yaer, and I am still practicing it. So many people go right past the basics, and move on to more advanced methods, and don't have the foundation yet. It's just like playing the guitar, you don't start off by playing Jimi Hendrix first thing, you start with the basics, chords, then chord progression, and so on.

[vastin01]

can someone explain Ted's foot work? In the tao and bruces training manual he states the feet should not be in a straight line. because it puts the rear hand at a disadvantage, which is true. But if you look at Ted's heels they are on the white line.

[guiltybystander77]

Yeah, his rear foot is also turned MUCH too far. I've always read that it should be turned no more than 45 degrees; he has it turned like, 90.

[gutsberserk99jkd]

thats because he was bruce lees private student and considered by many to be his protege if you notice bruce lee used to set his rear foot the same way cause thats how aldo nadi used to set it thats where bruce got the raised heel from its fencing stuff

[guiltybystander77]

Read Bruce's manual (it's called "Bruce Lee's Fighting Method"). He explicitly states that the rear foot should be turned no more than 45 degrees. Any farther and it would weaken your in-line (forward/backward) stability and make you easier to push over. He somtimes turns it almost 180 in the movies, but thats just to look cool.

[gutsberserk99jkd]

i have the fighting method books yeah thats how your supposed to turn your foot you gotta understand though bruce lee was on a different level and if you watch his backyard training videos youll see that he still has his foot turned so no its not just to look cool i know you probibly dont know this cause its not in the fighting method books but to get power into your lead kicks the rear foot has to turn 180 degrees to turn your hip over and get maximum power my guess is thats why bruce had it

[HARDSTOPHIT]

Nice buddy. Tell it like it is.

[gutsberserk99jkd]

thats right gotta let the punks know the real deal

[gutsberserk99jkd]

like that

[Crushments]

Ted Wong is trying to bring original quality stuff back. For some reason people took the no style philosophical idea so far that it is no longer what Bruce taught or intended but watered down mixed martial arts that doesn't work very well.

[lixiaolong87]

you are right thats what i try to tell those people.there are jeet kune do schools in uk where they even dont know the standard techniques like tan sao and so on. u cant call that jkd anymore

[JeeYaoKuneDo]

If only Lee were here to shut everyone up :) What "true" JKD is, is just as hard to discuss as religion or politics, which is a shame.

After reading hundreds of articles, I found this one to be quite good when it comes to explaining the "true way" of JKD.

I wish to share this article by Linda Lee

(who was Bruce Lee's wife) with all of you guys. Esp. NOTE THIS: "We will be more than satisfied [...] prescribed formulas."

[JakeHustle2]

of course JKD is way superior than MMA.

[JakeHustle2]

Thats because JKD's fighting principles are not for sport use. Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do is a self-defense/streetfighting martial art, not a sport martial art. Jeet Kune Do fighters goal is to intercept every attack of an opponent, that means, we answer every attack from an opponent with an attack of our own, not by blocking. We also have trapping hand techniques. And we also have grappling, our grappling techniques are for street use, not for competition.

[JakeHustle2]

Its easy to say that something is not easy to do when you are not thoroughly trained to do that. Intercepting and trapping is easy to do, WHEN you are thoroughly trained to do that.Me, for my personnal experience, intercepting and trapping really does work on every fighting situation. It takes buckets of sweat to master it. As for trapping, to effectively apply it on a fight,u must train you energy/sensitivity, reference point trapping drills and mook jong to have an EFFECTIVE trapping skills.

[YellowDragonRO]

So, I really dont understand you... why you are training for 23 years in something that doesnt work? If you want to fight in proffesional tournaments against pro fighter, JKD isnt so good. You can have some rezults, but you must training like other pro fighter.

[gutsberserk99jkd]

good for you buddy who cares keep training

[SuperNinja2000]

jkd is more street fighting no ring

[varain2]

Dont tell me that you stay to be attacked for

intercepting? A good Jkd practicant using trapping,intercepting,grapplin­g and a good footwork dont have a problems.Elbows and knees are not propriety of MT neither grappling of BJJ.

[HARDSTOPHIT]

BRUCEW22 The point in any fight is to end it on the first beat, half beat if possible. Compond trapping not requierd in the steet or ring im sure you know that .we dont look for the trap it is just to clear a obstacle. In emptyness strike. If you found that bjj works for you thats good remember BRUCE incorperated JUJITSU before most people even herd of it. I like the SHOOTO and BJJ I also like the locks. I prefer to stay off the ground In a street fight as street fights are not fair

[sexywomentoesuck]

@brucew22 exaclty, trapping, suck really, instead of trapping you should use cutting the angles. and hitting.

[Bladestar7]

Exactly. Thats why you cant put JKD in MMA. MMA is a sport. Hard core yeah but still, a sport. JKd is for survivng on the street.

[XxKatanaN9mmxX]

exactly. lotta people don't understand that. Rickson Gracie admits to packing a .45 b/c mma is not street practical, especially against multiple opponents. street fights rarely last long enough to feel 'em out w/ a few jabs or kicks then shoot for a takedown and grapple on gravel. which'll fuck you up pretty bad as well as the opponent if you were to do it. yay! road rash!

[codyj702]

Yeah cause i'm pretty sure an mma fighter would do all that in a real fight. Your an idiot.

[hockey91ninjawarrior]

uhm codyj702 you would be more then welcome to come watch or fighters who have an 87% win record fight in the cage

[sexywomentoesuck]

@codyj702 agree totality

[codyj702]

.....or maybe movies put a false sense in your head that taking out a street gang in 20 seconds is possible

[sexywomentoesuck]

@brucew22 agree.

[vastin01]

Hey were did these come from, they look like documentary style recordings are they available to the public and are there more of these out there?

[wingchunsux]

ted wong was a back yard dog for bruce fake fucking li ,they were con artist mother fucker, ted wong a bum chinsese con partnet nothing else

[GetDamage]

how can they be fake when they are preaching their own style. Traditional wing chun has so many weaknesses, so they modified it to cater to their own style of fighting. People nowadays do not fight like how they use to back then, so the art needed to change to keep up with time. "Don't be a slave to the art. Make the art work for you."

[deltoad]

Please. Ted wong was in almost every video training with the man himself, and in every book. If it wasnt Dan Inosanto demonstrating a technique with Bruce Lee, it was Ted Wong. Do some research asshole.

[gohan4585]

Footwork and stance, the "foundation and heart of Jeet Kune Do" per Sifu Wong.

[ArtesmarcialesJKD]

excelentes videos, gracias de corazon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[attela666]

Ted Wong is a legend!