Los Angeles Branch Curriculum – essential parts
Partial extract from Bruce Lee: the evolution of the Martial Artist
Fitness program
1)Alternate splits 2) Waist twists 3) Run in place 4) Shoulder circles 5) High kicks 6) Side kick raises 7) Sit-ups 8) Waist twists 9) Leg raises 10) Forward bends
Footwork/Mobility
art is “alive” and infused with broken rhythm.
Punching
1) Warming up – the watering – the idea of dropping the Hammer
2) Straight punch (left / right) a) Stationary b) With pursuing – Straight Lead
3) Entering straight right a) High b) Low
4) Finger jab
5) Back fist
6) Cross punch – rear punch
7) Hook punch
8) Uppercut
9) Corkscrew
10) Overhead
11) Shovel
12) Straight Blast
13) Elbow strikes
Kicking
1) Warm-up (left / right) a) Letting out of water b) Whip
2) Side kick (left / right)
- a) Facing two lines b) In group c) One student comes out
3) Straight kick (left / right)
4) Inverted kick
5) Rear kick
6) Shin / knee / groin kicks
7) Hook kicks (low first) and toe kick
8) Reverse Hook Kick
9) Back Kick
10) Obstruction Kick
11) Combination kicking – eventually with hand
12) addition kicks from savate, jumping kicks
13) Knee strikes
Basic defense
1) Stop hit a) Shin/knee kick b) Finger jab (close range) c) Any type of kick to fit in
2) Four-corner counter
Power training
1) Isometric (two men) a) Upward outward force b) Basic power training c) Punch d) Kick
Classical techniques
1) Pak sao
2) Lop sao
3) Gwa chuie
4) Chop chuie / gwa chuie
5) Pak sao / gwa chuie
6) Double lop sao (a and b)
7) Chop chuie / gwa chuie, lop sao / gwa chuie
8) Jut sao
9) Pak sao / jut sao
10) Chop chuie / gwa chuie / juk tek
11) Inside gate tan from
12) Tan from low / gwa chuie
13) Chop / gwa / lop sao
Trapping from the reference Point
- Match/unmatch
- inside/outside
Combination techniques
1) Right hand feint with groin kick
2) Right kick feint with biu jee
3)Right feint to stomach with right straight to head
4) Right feint to head shift to right to stomach
5) … more combinations hand/foot H/L R/L
5 Ways of Attack
Sparring
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Addition:
- Grappling (cfr JKD Grappling program)
- Trapping to grappling
- Wooden dummy
- Energy Drills
