1、 Clamp type
Action description (taking the right side as an example):
Hold the green stick in front of your body with your right hand, hold the white stick in your right armpit, naturally extend your left arm, and look directly at your opponent (Figure 9) 10) . Instructions for use:
1. This trend is suitable for attack, from this momentum, you can directly use 6 kinds of offensive stick moves such as splitting, external splitting, picking, external picking, external sweeping, and internal sweeping and 4 dance stick moves such as upper dance, front dance, outer dance, and inner dance (see page 60), without any adjustment movements in advance, regardless of attacking the opponent’s up, down, left and right parts without the slightest sign, so that the enemy is defenseless.
2. You can split (see pages 67, 93), split inside (see pages 69, 93), pick (see page 70), pick (see page 72), sweep (see 74. 95 pages), and four dance tricks, including the offensive stick move, the outer dance (see page 75. 76), the inner dance (see page 77), the front dance (see page 78), and the upper dance (see page 79), return to the clamping position through the armpit retracting stick.
3. This gesture can be used as a transitional movement between various stick moves in both dance and actual combat.
4. Although this alert is not suitable for defense, it is Bruce Lee’s most commonly used alert position.
Bruce Lee on “Jeet Kune Do”:
The ultimate in Jeet Kune Do is not in trivial, piecemeal one-and-a-half moves, but in the cultivation of the mind and the extreme exercise of the flesh.
Double, hanging stick pose
Action description (take the right side as an example):
1. Ipsilateral hanging stick pose: hold the green stick in the right hand and place it on the right side of the body, and the white stick naturally hangs (Figure 11);
2. Heterolateral hanging stick pose: hold the green stick in the right hand and place it on the left side of the body, and the white stick naturally droops (Figure 12)
In practice, it is easy and natural to switch from ipsilateral rod position to heterolateral stick position by turning the body (see Figures 445 – 446, 492 – 493).
Help to use:
1. This trend is suitable for attack, and you can directly use 6 offensive stick moves such as split, external split, pick, external pick, external sweep, and internal sweep and 4 dance stick moves such as outer dance, inner dance, front dance, and upper dance from the same side hanging stick posture (see page 6I); Starting from the opposite side of the stick, directly use 3 offensive stick moves such as internal split, inner pick, and internal sweep and 2 dance tricks such as front dance and upper dance (see page 61), and do not need to make any adjustments, so that the enemy is defenseless.
2. It can naturally return to the same side hanging stick posture from 4 offensive stick moves such as split (see page 93), internal split (see page 93), inner pick (see page 94), and internal sweep (see page 95) and 4 dance tricks such as outer dance, inner dance, front dance, and upper dance; From the outside split (see page 93), the outside pick (see page 94), the outside sweep (see page 95) and the two dance tricks such as the upper dance and the front dance stick move naturally return to the heterolateral stick posture.
3. This style is not suitable for defense, but it is often used as a transitional action between different stick moves in actual combat.
4. The position of the hand in the vertical stick position can be high or low, can be placed in front of the body, can also be hanging to the side, completely according to the actual needs and free to change, there are no certain rules. It should be noted that martial arts are flexible and changeable, everything is practical as the highest purpose, do not rigidly stick to fixed “standards” when learning, remember.
Bruce Lee on “Jeet Kune Do”:
Jeet Kune Do is not a method of disability, but an open road to the true meaning of life, we can only see through others when we understand ourselves, while Jeet Kune Do is a way to understand ourselves.
Third, carry the stick
Action description (take the right side as an example):
1. Frontal stick pose: hold the green stick in the right hand, the stick chain is on the back of the neck, and the white stick hangs in front of the body (Figure 13).
2. Carry the stick on the same side: hold the green stick in the right hand, the stick chain is on the right shoulder, and the white stick hangs behind the back (Picture 14).
3. Carry the stick on the opposite side: hold the green stick in the right hand, the stick chain is on the left shoulder, and the white stick hangs behind the back.
Help to use:
1. This trend is suitable for attack, and you can directly use 5 kinds of offensive stick moves such as split, external split, pick, external pick, and external sweep and 4 dance tricks such as outer dance, inner dance, front dance, and upper dance from the same side carrying stick posture (see page 62);
Starting from the opposite side carrying the stick, directly use 3 offensive stick moves such as internal splitting, internal picking, and internal sweeping, and 2 dance tricks such as front dance and upper dance (see page 62), and do not need to make any adjustments, so that the enemy is defenseless.
2. You can naturally return to the same side carrying stick posture from 2 kinds of offensive stick moves such as picking and picking inside and dancing outside; It can be naturally reverted to the heterolateral carrying stick position from the outside (see page 94).
3. This situation is not suitable for defense, but it is often used as a transitional action between different stick moves in actual combat.
Bruce Lee on “Truncating the Road”:
Self-awareness is the foundation of Jeet Kune Do, which not only enables a person’s martial arts attainments, but also enables him to survive and become a real person.
Fourth, the stacking of sticks
Action description (take the right side as an example):
Hold the blue and white sticks in the right hand and flexibly place them in front of the body (Fig. 15), the left or right side of the body (Fig. 16); The position of the hand can be high (Figure 15) or low (Figure 16).
Instructions for use:
1. This move is both offensive and defensive. Starting from this situation, you can directly use 7 attack stick moves including split, external split, pick, external pick, internal pick, external sweep, and internal sweep, as well as 4 dance stick moves including external dance, internal dance, front dance, and up dance (see page 64). Without any adjustment actions in advance, no signs are present when attacking the opponent’s upper, lower, left, or right parts, making the enemy defenseless.
2. You can use two types of attack stick moves, namely the pick (see pages 70 and 94), the inside pick (see pages 72 and 94), and the outside dance (see page 76) to recover to the back stick position by retracting the stick under your ribs.
3. Starting from the back stick posture to defend, it can be used for blocking, blocking, pressing, sealing, twisting, etc.
Bruce Lee on “emptiness”:
Empty is the beginning of everything, the source of everything.
Empty, because it has nothing and everything, exists in everything and also encompasses everything.
6、 Grasping Stick Technique
Action description (taking the right side as an example):
Hold the green stick in your right hand and the white stick in your left hand in front of you, looking straight at your opponent. The position of both hands in this posture is relatively free, and can be maintained in the most suitable position depending on the actual combat situation (Figures 20, 21) 22. 23).
Instructions for use:
1. This move is both offensive and defensive. Starting from this situation, you can directly use 7 attack stick moves including split, external split, pick, external pick, internal pick, external sweep, and internal sweep, as well as 4 dance stick moves including external dance, internal dance, front dance, and up dance (see page 64). Without any adjustment actions in advance, no signs are present when attacking the opponent’s upper, lower, left, or right parts, making the enemy defenseless.
2. You can use two types of attack stick moves, namely the pick (see pages 70 and 94), the inside pick (see pages 72 and 94), and the outside dance (see page 76) to recover to the back stick position by retracting the stick under your ribs.
3. Starting from the back stick posture to defend, it can be used for blocking, blocking, pressing, sealing, twisting, etc.
Bruce Lee on “emptiness”:
Empty is the beginning of everything, the source of everything.
Empty, because it has nothing and everything, exists in everything and also encompasses everything.
6、 Grasping Stick Technique
Action description (taking the right side as an example):
Hold the green stick in your right hand and the white stick in your left hand in front of you, looking straight at your opponent. The position of both hands in this posture is relatively free, and can be maintained in the most suitable position depending on the actual combat situation (Figures 20, 21) 22. 23).
Instructions for use:
1. This move is both offensive and defensive. Starting from this situation, you can directly use 12 attack stick moves such as split, outer split, inner split, pick, outer pick, inner pick, outer sweep, inner sweep, strike, smash, stab, and twist, as well as 4 dance stick moves such as outer dance, inner dance, front dance, and upper dance (see page 63), without making any adjustments in advance. Whether attacking the opponent’s upper, lower, left, or right parts, there are no signs at all, making the enemy defenseless.
2. You can switch from the back stick posture to the grip stick posture (see attached figures 871-873, 906-908).
3. Starting from the grip of the stick, defense can be done by blocking, blocking, pressing, sealing, twisting, etc.
Bruce Lee on “emptiness”:
The sea and rivers of Tao are based on smoothness, humility, emptiness, and stillness. These can often be expressed in one word, which is’ empty ‘.
7、 Hidden Stick Technique (not commonly used)
Action description:
Hold the green stick with your right hand on the right side of your body, hold the white stick with your left hand on the left side of your body, and hide the stick chain behind you. Both hands can freely choose to hold the green and white sticks in either the front or back grip.
Assuming that the left hand releases the white stick and the right hand is holding the green stick, it is called the jE holding the hidden stick posture (Figure 26);
Assuming that the left hand releases the white stick and the right hand holds the green stick in reverse, it is called the reverse grip hidden stick posture (Figure 27).
Instructions for use:
1. This situation is suitable for attack. Starting from this situation, you can directly use four attack stick moves, including external splitting, picking, external picking, and external sweeping, as well as three dance stick moves, including external dancing, front dancing, and up dancing (see page 65), without any adjustment actions in advance. Moreover, you can release your left hand to hold the stick with your right hand for attack, or release your right hand to hold the stick with your left hand for attack. Regardless of attacking the opponent’s upper, lower, left, or right parts, there are no signs, making the enemy defenseless.
2. You can switch hands twice by scanning from the outside, and return to the hidden stick position by retracting the stick from behind (see page 55).
3. This form is not suitable for defense and can easily expose one’s own shortcomings, so it should not be used too much in actual combat.
Bruce Lee on “emptiness”:
Let the inner world be free from any stubborn and rigid attachment, and everything outside will naturally appear open.
Without being bound by any knowledge, observe things with a simple and innocent baby like nature, and the true meaning is within it.
8、 Stick Stance (not commonly used)
Action description (taking the right side as an example):
Hold the green stick in your right hand, lift the white stick with your left tiger’s mouth, slowly raise your arms, place your left hand in front of you, and raise your right hand to head height (Figure 28-30).
Help to use:
1. From this situation, you can directly use 6 kinds of offensive stick moves such as split, external split, pick, external pick, external sweep, internal sweep, and 4 dance stick moves such as outer dance, inner dance, front dance, and upper dance (see page 66), without any adjustment in advance, and you can either release your left hand to hold the green stick attack with your right hand, or let go of your right hand and hold the white stick with your left hand to attack, without any warning, making the enemy defenseless.
2. This style is not suitable for defense, and it is easy to expose its own emptiness and cause fatigue of the arms. Although Bruce Lee has used it many times in movies, the author believes that it is not appropriate to use this momentum too much in actual combat.
Bruce Lee on “emptiness”:
To understand the truth of martial arts and to gain insight into your enemies, you must abandon all school ideas, prejudices, loves and hatreds, etc., and then your mind may be peaceful and unbiased, and in this silence, you can observe things clearly and holistically.
