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Here is another short instructional clip I made at the same time as the “JKD Beginning Stance Drill”. Again, you may have to turn the volume up a bit to hear me.

I didn’t go into a lot of detail in this clip. It’s more of a demo with a few variations to train.

There are a couple of points I’d like to make:

1. When throwing the Cross, notice that I step out with the right foot. This opens up my stance and allows my left hip more room to swing. Think of my right hip as the hinge and my left hip as the edge of a door slamming shut.
2. When training the punches one at a time, make sure to ALWAYS bring the striking hand back up to the head. This is a habit you need to train constantly. And remember, you are at close range at this point and protecting your head is key.
3. When training the punches in combination and there is no pause between them, keep it as tight as possible and ALWAYS bring the striking hand back up to the head when finished. Again, look at where you are and the danger involved at this distance.
4. Notice how I always step when throwing the hooks? Sometimes it’s only a small step. This does several things…

- Helps add power into the strikes.
- Helps set up my distance to the target.
- Helps to set up the follow-up strike.
- Creates angles.

Something I didn’t go over in this vid is to keep moving AFTER you throw the combination. After you have your basic mechanics down, try not to pull straight back or be lazy after your execution. Use head movement and retreat at an angle.

I didn’t demo this because the focus of this instructional is on the execution of the strikes as opposed to retreating or clearing after they are thrown. We’ll save that for another time!

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