Never Get KO'd!! 

You’re very welcome, Mike. Glad to help.

Thank you for this video, sifu❤❤

Wow…thanks for that. “Lean and not so mean” really made me laugh, by the way. And as for the video idea, that’s a good one. I’ll get on that. It’s a great subject that really impacts the quality of our lives, so I understand and appreciate your struggle. Hopefully we can get that out there soon for ya. Thanks!

Thanks for watching!!

Wow…I appreciate the praise. Thanks for watching too.

Great question and maybe a good idea for a video all by itself (as this one was more general). I think parries work great defensively and when combined with good footwork and counter-attacks, they’re tough to beat. They especially work well in an environment where you aren’t wearing gloves (self-defense). Many people today are too reliant on the gloves for defense and that’s a huge mistake, so parries and four corners are much better suited for reality as far as that goes. Again, great question and maybe we’ll put a full video together on that. Thanks for watching.

@@JKDandWingChun thank you! This was a great video.

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@@JKDandWingChun I think he means Steve McQueen was one of Bruce's students......(Paul)

Not sure where you derive the dueling idea. We’re talking about a sudden and unavoidable attack. As was clearly shown (within the minute mark) a self-defense scenario very often involves a blitzing attacker firing wild right hands. There’s so much video evidence across RU-vid that confirms this. Thus, styles make fights and if confronted by such an attacker - especially if he’s significantly larger, these tips are essential in our opinion. I think you’re confusing training footage with dueling. Oh, and as a catch-all, we sometimes refer to unavoidable violence as a “street fight.” We never condone consensual violence in any way other than organized training/sparring drills. Hope that cleared up the confusion.

@@JKDandWingChun So, no disrespect.. If you are talking about a "sudden attack" unexpected, which is rare then when do you get into a fighting position? When do you get your chin down? Do we have time to adopt a fighting stance, etc or is that even appropriate? What I saw was more a fighting scenario vs a SD scenario. Are you going to be in Bai Jong in that Black Swan moment? Of course that's not a SD position that's a fighting position.The fighting scenario might happen where the adversary announces his intent or we are otherwise already aware an attack is coming but often it's not the case, it's often subtle. Hence scenario training. Lots of ways a threat can manifest... A "sudden right" isn't usually from a vacuum...there are indicators, warnings, set ups, words; the threat may make excuses to get into your space - there are clear body signals - how do we handle that? Getting into a fighting stance is often not the right response. Scenario training deals with these things..above and beyond, fight tactics. De-escalation, the Fence, the Interview, the pre-emptive attack (SPEAR), body language, how to avoid escalation, etc are key. Fighting tactics, stances, etc, aren't things I generally associate with SD and classical arts often show this by starting from very neutral positions. As an example Wing Chun generally starts from a "I'm just standing here" position vs a "fighting position" and once you go you GO all out - there may not be room to move around or time to do anything other than hurt the threat and run, etc. Many students will think of fighting tactics but not address SD tactics which often have nothing to do with fighting but instead how to avoid the fight, read intent or set up an ambush and escape..

Cool. Now all I need is a ‘68 Mustang and I’m all set. 😂

@@JKDandWingChun not impossible!

@@JKDandWingChun Did you hear the story of when Mr. McQueen tried to take Bruce out for a 'test' drive of his new Lamborghini around the Hollywood hills ? ....('I KEEL you McQueen'...'Don't hit me Bruce' ) 😖😖

@@walterevans2118 that’s a true classic!!

@@JKDandWingChun I think it was Karate guy Pat Johnson who told the story. He played one of the henchmen in ETD ….Bruce had a real temper. Remember Dan Inosanto talking about Bruce getting impatient with baby Brandon’s wooden crib assembly instruction manual ? ….Bruce’s ‘remedy’ was somewhat radical .🤔🙄 CRASH ! 😖😖 Whenever I see that Fist of Fury footage of Bruce smashing that ‘sick men of Asia’ frame against the wall now I think of that crib demolition…..And then there was poor Dan Lee who made the mistake of slip/hitting Bruce while sparring trying out new boxing gloves 🥊 provoking Bruce into ‘total destruction’ mode. And his trip to the dentist afterwards. (Paul)

Congrats on your accomplishments and thanks for taking the time to comment. I will say, however, that I’m unsure if you understood the video. We weren’t talking about blocks, covers, parries, slipping, clinching, takedowns, etc. We spoke about using footwork to mitigate heavy pressure from a likely larger/stronger opponent. Then we talked about keeping one’s chin down to reduce the risk of getting clipped. Lastly, we spoke to training to attack a soft target like the groin. Not sure how you can possibly find contradictions in that. As for movement, it works quite well for Bivol. Sugar Ray Leonard. Roy Jones in his heyday. Ali. Gene Tunney. Lots of evidence that a moving target is harder to hit and that it allows smaller guys/women a better chance than standing in the pocket. Anyway, thanks again for watching.

You’re right! Absolutely. On second thought, don’t move at all. Just stand there and duke it out. And keep your chin up too…forget about keeping it down. What’s the worst thing that can happen, right? Oh, and forget about hitting the groin if it’s open. Go for the hardest targets. Be a man!!!! Thanks for the quality input. We’ll do another video on this now. 😎