The Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Grappling Arts
Did Bruce Lee Study Grappling?
You better believe he did!
Si Gung Bruce Lee
Do's: 1. Always keep moving. 2. Be prepared for counters. 3. Develop cat-like movements. 4. Make your opponent wrestle your way. 5. Be aggressive; make your opponent think
Don'ts:1. Don't cross your legs. 2. Don't commit your arms to deeply. 3. Don't chase your opponent. 4. Don't rely on one takedown; be ready for other openings. 5. Don't let your opponent circle you..
Joint Locks
Joint Locks may be done while standing or lying on the ground, as an immobilizing technique.
1. Outside armpit lock-to left or right stance.
2. Wrist Lock
3. Reverse Wrist
4. Reverse twisting wrist lock - to double arm lock
5. Lying across arm bar.
6. Standing single leg lock.
7. Lying single leg lock.
8. Single leg and spine lock
9. Double leg and spine lock
10. Foot twist toe.
Chokes:
1. Rear drop choke.
2. Lean over drop choke
3. Side drop choke
Foul Tactics:
1. Hair pulling while in-fighting
.....for control.
2. Foot stomping while in-fighting.
.....for maiming
3. Skin pinching, biting and ear pulling while in-fighting.
.....for release or control
4. Groin grabbing.
.....for maiming or release
Takedown Methods:
1. Circle step single leg tackle.
2. Drop step leg tackle.
3. Draw step leg tackle.
Throwing:
1. Hooking throw.
2. Reverse hooking throw.
3. Single leg tackle and trip.
4. Double leg tackle.
5. Right foot sweep -- with or without arm drag to right or left stance.
6. Left foot sweep -- with or without arm drag to right or left stance.
Did Bruce Lee study Grappling? You better believe it!--Hartsell
Sifu Larry Hartsell
If you read Tao of Jeet Kune Do, you'll see those grappling techniques. Before Bruce's death, he added 33 grappling moves to the Jeet Kune Do concept. The Jeet Kune Do principles apply to grappling when I think of the Attack by Drawing [principle], where you deliberately see an opening for the person to come in so you can counter, [applies well]. You deliberately leave an opening for a side kick, then capture the leg and go for a takedown. Also you can use Progressive Indirect Attack faking the attack to go into a single leg takedown and an Achilles-lock submission or other technique. So for the most part, Jeet Kune Do principles work well to move in and go to the ground, after which pure grappling takes over.
Any range can be closed very quickly. In kicking range, you can capture the kick. In boxing range, you can arm-wrap and take him down. Any range can be closed, and you can be on the group quickly.
"Bruce stated that you had to know to become a complete fighter."
I've had students at seminars who say, "I would just stay outside and kick." But suppose you're on a slippery surface; how are you going to kick? Suppose you kick and slip, and the person is on top of you. You have to learn to deal with grappling range. I've been preaching this for years and years. Sometimes you cannot dictate your own environment; you're into grappling range whether you want to be or not.