VIDEO: Jeet kune do's Power Punch!

1) he is pushing, not punching
2) the holder is standing in a very weak position to absorb a push, so he flies back.

It is a pretty good trick, up there with breaking random objects.

Edit: I am surprised he did not demonstrate how to work on this punch (push) using large soup cans. A lot of JDK guys working on this one inch or three inch version of this parlor trick will practice punching (pushing) a can on a smooth surface.
 
nomilkforsanta said:
1) he is pushing, not punching
2) the holder is standing in a very weak position to absorb a push, so he flies back.

It is a pretty good trick, up there with breaking random objects.

Edit: I am surprised he did not demonstrate how to work on this punch using large soup cans. A lot of JDK guys working on this one inch or three inch version of this parlor trick will practice punching (pushing) a can on a smooth surface.
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This assessment is right on the money.
The other parlor trick I've seen wing chun and JKD guys use is palm-heel striking the mouth of a nearly full beer bottle and blowing out the bottom as a demonstration of "chi". :rolleyes:
 
Lock out the arm and push! This is exactly how I want to be punched
 
Obviously, by stopping the jab short, he makes his shot look way more "powerful". Incredibly lean too.
 
The two inch punch is an important concept. I use it all the time. It isn't just a chest punch either.

If you are clinching and their face is near your shoulder, pop it in their face. If they catch a teep, bend your knee two-three inches. They will resist the pull, helping you pop one back in. Two inches is all you need for a head butt. If you are going for a reaping throw and your forearm is two inches from their face, it works much better to do a little strike.

The reason the two inch hit concept works so well is it is rarely seen coming, so you can catch people by surprise. It also makes people wary of touching you and makes them nervous in the clinch.

If you can put force through a rigid part of your body roughly equal to the force of a one foot single skip of a jump rope and catch someone by surprise, you will get affect.

The guy in the video is doing wrong. I do think the 2 inch hit is real.
 
Without getting into the 'power' aspect of it all, I've sparred a couple of guy who mix up their normal jab with the arm first, then shoulder/hips jab. Seems to work pretty well just because its hard to read, not because it going to put you on your arse.
 
SummerStriker said:
The two inch punch is an important concept. I use it all the time. It isn't just a chest punch either.

If you are clinching and their face is near your shoulder, pop it in their face. If they catch a teep, bend your knee two-three inches. They will resist the pull, helping you pop one back in. Two inches is all you need for a head butt. If you are going for a reaping throw and your forearm is two inches from their face, it works much better to do a little strike.

The reason the two inch hit concept works so well is it is rarely seen coming, so you can catch people by surprise. It also makes people wary of touching you and makes them nervous in the clinch.

If you can put force through a rigid part of your body roughly equal to the force of a one foot single skip of a jump rope and catch someone by surprise, you will get affect.

The guy in the video is doing wrong. I do think the 2 inch hit is real.
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A two inch elbow, shoulder, or headbutt is VERY different than a two inch punch.
 
DoctorTaco said:
SS, you headbutt guys who catch your teep?
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Haha, sorry, I meant those as separate things. Teep a second time after your teep being caught with a 2" teep is one example. A head butt is another example.
 
Harukaze said:
A two inch elbow, shoulder, or headbutt is VERY different than a two inch punch.
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The two inch punch is how you talk about those things because it is the most difficult. If someone can kind of do a 2 inch punch, they can figure out all of the rest of the ones I was talking about and do them well.

Most people don't get much mileage out of their head butts because it is just neck muscle doing the work. Start with a push of the toes and it is something else altogether.

And besides, the two inch punch works ok. If you get into an over/under clinch and the other guy starts to pummel, a 2 inch punch will break the clinch cleanly. At least it always does for me.

You can certainly bloody a nose with a two inch punch.

A two inch punch is never REALLY a 2" punch unless someone spears themselves on it. There is always a little more room than that in an actual spar, even when you are throwing from a clinch.

The two inch punch contains the technique for striking while clinching.

Edit 2: if you do a two inch punch well, you don't push the other person at all. You just make a dent where you hit and cause some discomfort / bloody nose / sick feeling if you do it really well.
 
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DoctorTaco said:
yes, and kudo only happens in japan. (and oddly enough, a small start up chapter in philly...)
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I know some guys that are planning on going to the tournament this year. Apparently Kyokushin guys all over the U.S. are getting interested in it. I watched a dude get headbutted with a helmet on, right in front of me. Hysterical.
 
SummerStriker said:
I know some guys that are planning on going to the tournament this year. Apparently Kyokushin guys all over the U.S. are getting interested in it. I watched a dude get headbutted with a helmet on, right in front of me. Hysterical.
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hate to be that guy, but tell your guys to pratice their TDs. a solid double leg and a little ground and pound would go a long way under kudo rule set
 
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