Don't Punch In A Street Fight Bruce Lee's JKD 

Rule of thumb: hard to soft and soft to hard - use the hard fist to attack the stomach, ribs, liver, etc. Use the palm to attack hard surfaces, like the face.

"I don't want trouble" *immediately palm strikes the balls*

I use turtle 🐢 style kung-fu against my opponents when engaging in mortal combat. I go inside the house 🏠 lock all the doors and close all the blinds.

"I dont want trouble"....famous Jackie Chan technique.

Bruised knuckles can be used as evidence in a court of law, that's why palm strikes are good.

“Be water my friend” ✌🏽

Don’t punch when you don’t know how to punch

Imagine and unsuspecting thug trying to mug this guy. He's gonna be surprised when he quickly has his balls handed to him before getting in the first strike.

What I learned: 1. Palm strikes are highly effective 2. Pulling balls hurt. 3. Practice well. Practice often.

Street fight life hack: headbutt the other person’s knuckles.

Bas Rutten being the perfect example of this technique.

I use pity/disgust technique. I curl into the fetal position and sob until they walk away shaking their heads. I win every time.

Don’t punch just throw a brick at them Yeet Kwon do

rules to follow: 1. try to walk away. 2. try to walk away. 3. palm strike quickly 4. throat strike . 5. try to walk away. 6. groin strike then walk away. 7. if 1-6 fail? Smith and Wesson and demand they walk away.

As a former doorman in th UK..I can tell you the palm is a beautiful tool. Awesome stuff. Thank you Dan Lok.

I knew you were a good businessman, but I had no idea that you were also a martial artist! Respect!!

Yesterday he was a buisness man today a ninja

So what you're saying is that paper beats rock. So, if someone tries a palm strike on me, I should go for the two finger eye gouge.

Thank you for info-- I did exactly what you said, I broke my knuckle hitting his head many,many times-- won the fight but still had that injury-- thanks again

random angry guy: i m gonna swing at you like a crazy person Dan Lok: Not to worry, my head is the ultimate defense!

It's cool to see so many people in the comments are black belts in all forms of martial art, trained by the world masters atop a mountain and they have over 1000 street fights worth of experience. All before they've turned 16, wow consider me impressed.

This actually help me a lot, today I got into a fight with a guy from my gym class and he was trying to fight me because I accidentally bumped into him. He tried coming toward me so I knocked him in the jaw like in your demonstration and he ran away and backed off and told the teacher. Although I got suspended I’m glad I taught that punk a lesson in not messing with people no matter what they look like.

Yes! I see so many videos of crappy practitioners with weak skills. I can see the truth in your hands. Thank you for sharing.

Dan, thank you so much for inspiring me through your inspirational speeches and may God bless you in your career!

"If you cannota breaky brick withy you fist, never punchy in daface" My sensei... Master Rhee

2:19 holy shit I thought someone was behind him

I completely forgot I knew of you from these type of videos before your money videos. Awesome bro!!

Ur explanation is the best Bro. So different with the other. I agreed all of ur teaching

My power level is getting stronger from watching this video, I can now defeat Yamcha with ease! Now onward to Krillen

Really feels to me that Dan Lok is the best continuation of Bruce Lee's strategies! Thank you for all these videos!

Thank you for this wonderful advice through this video🤝🙂👌.

Thanks. I will try this tonight and give you an update soon.

the variables part of the vid definitely sold this technique for me. great video👍

So E. Honda had it right all along?

Thanks for the palm strike technique.

I am freshly a new pro boxer but every time I get in a street fights and it involves punches I injure my hands. I learned ways around this and stop creating fights. Thank you for this video.

Great info but I find the *Stone Cold Stunner* to be most effective.

Surprisingly useful tip - I had no idea knuckles were that easy to break. Will definitely implement as I train and fight.

Great!!! It's so real. Thank you for that. From France 🇫🇷 😊

Counter punches that surprise the opponent, have done the most damage I’ve ever seen

It does not hurt like hell but rather, will feel his soul leave his body.

I've been a boxer for 8 years and I recently got into a street fight and instantly broke my knuckle, I wish I'd watched this before...

I appreciate your wisdom and experience you share. The hardest thing to do is slow your breathing down and lock onto your opponent with your “own radar.” Just like a deer becomes very cognizant of their space, all senses (like a blind person) becomes heightened.

I like your style Dan, business and self defense 🤜you a champ in my book

Don't do fancy kicks or moves that you see in movies in a street fight just trow one hard punch to knock your oppenement out or run away when they are not alone.

Do not punch in a street fight! Use a knife. It is way more effective

Thanks Dan for this awesome technic..

Nice...thank you for sharing!

so true...i used to skateboard alot, and landed on my palms so many times. it hurt but i never broke my hands.

To much practice. I bought a Glock

I saw this guy's page on Facebook, he is very rich, an entrepreneur, the asian dragon, a very successful business man, he is kind and helpful to others.

Good one. I love a lot of the theories of JKD

What?! I didn't expect this kind of content from Dan Lok

For the honor of the Dragon. Bruce Lee. Thank you for sharing!!

i like you telling what to do when you miss. only want to use this if absolutely needed. thanks!

Dan Lok is the man.... Love your videos on jeet Kun do, you're a great teacher 👍👍 and a fan of Bruce Lee like I am. Excellent job👌

Mr lok , I’ve been watching a lot of your videos recently . And you have opened my eyes to a lot of possibilities. I’d be extremely happy if your were my mentor .

Dan : My head is the strongest bone in my body. Femur bone : ... am I a joke to you?

Thank you Dan. When you good, you good all-around.💪

HEY BROTHER, I JUST FOUND YOUR SITE. I SUBSCRIBED ! THANKS MUCH !

"If he knocks me out......that's ok". Lol

Thanks for sharing this video, your a Legend.

My wife said, "why the hell are you wearing boxing gloves" I said, "in case I get into a fight, I don't want to break my knuckles" she said, " we're in the swimming baths". I said, "can't be too careful, never know when it's going to kick off" 🕺

Thanks for sharing your video Sir

Open hands leave broken fingers, Palm strikes are good for I close fighting /striking when it's a perfect moment to execute it..

Good video Dan Lok. I think you are correct. And, I have been teaching this in my classes for more decades than I care to mention. lol Punching is an advanced skill that requires precise accuracy. It does have much more extension than the palm strike. But, the palm has a larger striking surface and it is hard to miss even for beginners. It is important to tilt it slightly inward to avoid jamming your wrist. My focus point is the heel edge of the hand below the pinky finger not center of palm.

Thank you for your awesome video..I love Bruce Lee...I was watching him since I was a kid...I will be watching your awesome videos....

I learned the fu jow ( I'm sure It's probably spelled differently ) on my first day of tiger claw kung fu, and immediately fell in love with that technique. I've used the open hand strike once towards the solar plexus and the guy went flying backwards.

He's 100% right; it was 20 minutes after a fight that I realized my hand was broke, when the pain kicked in &, I Iooked at my hand, it resembled a damned catchers mit.

I thought, "Who TF is standing behind there awkwardly with their arms up???"...then I realized...its a mannequin 🤦‍♂️😂😂

Just recently subbed your channel, and I am glad that I did, I've been watching and trying to learn something !!!

I like how this is teaching fighting from a realistic standpoint. Where lethality isn’t an issue and if you must injure them to stop then do so in the most violent way possible

There are pros and cons to both. The palm has high layers of fat, so this will be less damaging upon impact (due to the fat acting as a cushion). Open fingers leaves them all prone to breaking - if you miss with palm. And there is about 4 inches less reach with a palm strike. You can get more power in a 'jab' or straight lead by using opponent's momentum. You make them run into your lead and this is like running into a wall. It also feels entirely natural to use the fist as a striking weapon.

No offence but dude “punches” like a female mantis

Very informative,,,,,thankyou! Ian

Good explanation, thank you.

If you are worried about hurting your hands in a fight, don't fight. Biggest mistake is going into a fight and thinking you won't get hurt or worrying about getting hurt. I would argue that you can still injure your wrist with a palm strike. The most meaningful difference would be the reach between a palm strike and a punch. Test it out yourself, a punch has at least a 3" advantage in range, which is huge in any kind of fight.

Nobody: Trainer @ 4:05: *Starts talking about a MK fatality*

Gr8, this is the reason why mother of all marshal art “kalatipayatu” focus on Palm strike and not punches

Thanks for your video... 🖤🖤

You just slap the living s*** out of a person in a street.

If you dont think you can mess people up with palm strikes watch early pancrace in Japan. Bas would mess people up. And contrast that with early UFC tournaments where fighters would scratch left and right between rounds because of broken hands. The reason they had to set up a super-fight to have the rematch between Gracie and Shamrock was because after UFC 1 Shamrock kept breaking his hand in the the tournaments. That said you can punch bare-knuckle without breaking your fist but it is a skill and it is still more risky than palm strikes.

Next week dan lol gonna have a cooking show, followed by an antique car restoration episode lmao

Great video, good information, thank you

0:55 Just a note where his thumb is . A lot of guys break their thumb like this. It should be tucked sleightly behind the middle joint of the index finger like a little pocket. Make kind of thumb muscle. This will protect it much better if you have to punch. Mostly the thumb breaks getting caught on the side of someone's head when they are moving. Boxers are worse. They are used to their thumbs being taped wide for the big gloves. Then they get in a street fight and break their thumbs. Thanks for going over the palm strikes I like this

I kept palm striking a bully... He said I was gay

Happy to see 1st time bruce lee student.u r good teaher

Awesome video! This was great!

He is very correct. Everybody in street fights, punch in the face and almost every one can take a punch to the face, many times several. It's very ineffective and will cause more damage to you than your opponent. Throat, groin, knees are great target. The first two more so without much practice. Remember the karate kid movie, " if an enemy can't see, he can't fight. ( palm strike to nose ) , if an enemy can't breathe he can't fight ( throat strike ) . If an enemy can't stand, he can't fight ( knee or groin strike ). Then walk/run away. Who freaking cares what other people think how you handled it. Don't let " be a man " influence your judgement. Fights can escalate very quickly when the aggressor is losing. Don't be around for it. I have 11 years in marital arts ( Shorin-Ryu Shotokan and American Kickboxing ) I've never let any arguement escalate to violence. Name calling and posturing/intimidation don't work on me..i simply don't care what they think or say. They all walk away angry.

Try to walk away, good advice, so much happens in a street fight so fast, not worth it, last resort.

Remember hearing this before but thanks for reminder 💪💪

There is something Doctor's call "boxer's fist", Even if you manage not to break your knuckeles, if the skin is split you can be in a LOT of trouble. All those germs get driven way into your now exposed tissue and your skin retracts back over, making it very hard to thoroughly debride the bacteria out of there. Infections are very common and can result in long courses of antibiotic treatments, and that may not save you from eventual amputation-- or worse if you get something like flesh-eating streptococcus.

Rule #1 fighting is a last resort.

I like the idea of Palm strikes, but bear in mind... It's easy to dislocate your own fingers with a palm strike against a moving target.

I feel a combo of palms stikes, fist blows depending on what's going on and your flow is how it seems to come down. I will say Dan is quick and his energy is super focused.

Palm strike has one disadvantage, and that is you have to get closer to opponent than with a fist strike. Not a great deal of difference but the closer you get, the more vulnerable you are to counter strikes. Palm strike is something you should train a lot for, as it is not as natural as a fist strike.

Hi master.. Ur hair cut is amazing ❤

Palm strikes to the chin and eye sockets are amazing, it is taught at various self defence and has military tactical application as well. If you let another person hold their palm over your face, or around your eyes you will find that it makes you very uncomfortable, if you don't believe me ask one of your siblings or loved ones to do it to you. It will automatically draw uncomfortable feelings from you and your mind will direct all its attention to the place where you have this problem, which leaves your potential opponent/perpetrator the opportunity and time to give further hurt and land lethal strikes and plan their next move. In self defence and hand to hand tactical we use this to move and then immediately strike the groin, or sternum, another pro tip for people who do not know this, but a kick in the groin not only can disable males, but also females, both genders can get devastated from a hard kick to the groin. Human weak points on the face generally are the point of the nose, eye sockets, temple, the ear, right-above the adam's apple. Avoid hitting the cheek bones, the forehead, the chins, these areas will break not only your knuckles, but can also dislocate your wrists too if you hit it from off angle, the jaws can also hurt your fist, but you can also dislocate the jaws, but it depends on the strike. General body weak points are the rib cage, the arm pits and below the arm, by the biceps, the groin, sternum, spleen area, the toes, and pressure points on the calves. If you are a female and you do not have the strength to land hard strikes, in a self defence scenario, if you are grabbed, any kind of loose skin you can get your hands on you can pull it and twist or jerk it from the person's body as hard as you can, this will cause extreme pain, especially on the stomach/waist area, or the inner legs if you can land a contact with it.

Dude said "smack and pull the balls!" Damn that had me going 😆

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