實用截拳道台灣總館

        在JKD的DEMO影片開始，我們首先擷取了一段李小龍宗師當年在『長街』電視影集中發表的截拳道定義，李小龍宗師說：「截拳道，一種攔擊對手手或腳的方法。」，這句話開宗明義的指出，他的武術系統(JKD)對於擊敗對手的前提是--先務求限制對手發揮的程度。

        李小龍接著又提到：「你若要攻擊我，就必須要先靠近我，此時我可以用我最遠的攻擊武器--側踢，去踢擊離我最近的目標--你的膝蓋。側踢就類同於拳擊的左刺拳，但卻更有殺傷力。」，其中以紅色字體標記的一句，就是我們本次DEMO影片要解釋的重點。

        側踢就類同於拳擊的左刺拳，但卻更有殺傷力。拳擊的刺拳，速度快可連續出擊，配合移動走位進擊路線多，具有可連續和多方向出擊的特點。李小龍宗師再傳弟子高拔華師傅(師承黃錦銘大師)在DEMO影片中先揮甩一條毛巾做為出擊速度的標準，示範學生的直拳、側踢動作和毛巾的速度相較所差無幾，是在體現李小龍宗師對側踢在速度上要求和刺拳能相提並論。

        接著高師傅請學生示範連續兩次或三次側踢，向前向後先後側踢，左右以及斜角度移動後側踢，則是在體現李小龍宗師對側踢之應用上要求和刺拳一樣，可以連續出擊，亦可以在不同方位、角度出擊。

        此外，高師傅強調，截拳道無論手或腳，都應該全身配合，將所產生的動力集中在同一個焦點，這樣無論是什麼樣的動作，都能夠發揮出極佳的效果。筆者進一步引申來說，每一個動作在不同方位使用時，速度、力量、焦點三個條件同時完成，才能夠達到李小龍宗師的要求，以一個有效的動作接觸對方的手、腳或軀幹，影響對方的重心，破壞其平衡，限制住對手發揮的程度。

Translate by Kelvin Liang

In the beginning of the demo video, we have taken an excerpt from Bruce Lee to demonstrate the definition of Jeet Kune Do in one of his Longstreet videos:
“Jeet Kune Do, the way of the intercepting fist, or foot.” This sentences signifies what the prerequisite of his system of JKD to annihilate the opponent is: To restrict the opponent’s movement before he can make use of it.

Bruce Lee then mentioned: “To reach me, you must first move to me. Your attack offers me an opportunity to intercept you. In this case, I am using my longest weapon, my side-kick, against the nearest target, your knee cap. It can be compared to your left jab in boxing, except much more damging.” Notice the sentence in red, this will be the main topic of this demo.

The side-kick is like the left jab in boxing, except much more damaging. The jab in boxing is very quick, and when combined with correct positioning you have many attack routes. It is good for continuous and multi-directional attacks. Sifu Patrick Ko, the student of the late Ted Wong, demonstrates in the video the essence of what Bruce Lee said about the similarity of the left jab in boxing and the side-kick by using a towel. The notion is to show the speed of the towel, and then the speed of the student’s straight lead and side-kick. There isn’t much difference. This is to show that Bruce Lee wanted, speed-wise, the side-kick to be as fast as the straight lead.

Sifu Patrick Ko then asks the student to demonstrate double and triple side-kick in multiple directions such as kicking forward, backward, left, right and after diagonal movement. This is to show that Bruce Lee wanted the application of the side-kick to be the same as the jab. You can attack multiple times in different angles and positions.

Also Sifu Patrick Ko emphasizes that in JKD, whether one is using his or her hands or foot to strike, one must have whole body coordination with the movement in order to focus all of the momentum generated on to one point. This way, no matter what movement you execute, it will be to great effect. To go even further from the author’s perspective, each movement when executed in different positions must congregate the ingredients of speed, power and focus in order to reach the requirements of Bruce Lee had for JKD practitioners: To utilize one effective movement to contact the opponent’s hand, feet or torso, so to influence the center of gravity in the opponent and disrupt his balance then finally, restrict the extent of the opponent’s ability to make use of his moves.