in the theory JKD, one thing is "di bu dong, wo bu dong, di ruo
dong, wo xian dong". to translate is in a simple way is "If
opponent dont make i move, i dont make a move, if opponent makes a
move, i make a move first"
this sounds impossible, how do u know when ur opponent is going to
make a move? For those who knows it, the shoulder tells all. before
u begin to lift up ur leg to deliver a kick, ur shoulder will move
first, and it tells ur opponent that u are kicking with left or
right leg. So, in JKD of Bruce lee, or why bruce's kick is so fast.
It's not only fast, it's actually "early" too. He can see when his
opponent is going to deliver a kick and he deliver his kick as
early as possible, that's why it seemed to be fast. it's like in a
100m sprint, assume that u and me can run in exactly same speed,
then wat determines who's gonna win is that who's going to start
running. If u start when u hear the "bang", and i start half a
second before the "bang" bcos i guess it right when he's going to
trigger the gun, i will win the race by half second bcos i started
earlier than u.
something not related to bruce lee but related to what's mentioned
above, the "no shadow kick". Of cos the real thing is not like in
movie when they "fly" across the screen and kick like 20 times in
mid-air. The real "No shadow kick" is actually nothing to do with
shadows or flying up in mid-air, it's about the shoulder too. it's
call "wu ying" bcos it leaves no trace or leave least trace for the
opponent too see if u are going to deliver a kick. The art of it is
too deliver a kick with least shoulder movement. It can also be a
fake shoulder movement that makes the opponent thinks that u are
using right leg when u are actually using left leg.
