Trapping! Trapping is an essential in the arts. It gives an advantage over your opponent. Once you have touch, you will never go back. LOL! It takes extensive training and once achieved has many benefits. It takes you right into controlling your opponent and an entrance into grappling. The moment I ...

Sir; I didn't even think of that! Your right about riding your opponents energy and body when clinching. You can feel every move before it is made by your opponent. It takes much practice and training to completely understand the techniques that is used. I would say more of feel than thought! ------...

I appreciate it. Over the years I have received some questions. I had hoped that my website would expell many questions. It only works if it is read though! LOL! Now, you are absolutely right about the touch compared to sight. I teach my students after nine months of training to feel rather than vis...

That is highly unusual. I have found that 70% of street confrontations, my opponents would try and grap me at some point during the fight. Street fighters with or without experience feel they must get close enough, either by rushing or by hitting and then grabing me. I think it is the mentality of m...

What is your opinion to Trapping during street combat. Will it work all the time? Or will we limited because of the uncertaincies of non-fighting or street fighting experience of our attacker? We know it works with other styles of the arts in sparring and full contact, but what about the street? ---...

Just an opinion! I personally think for beginners you must start somewhere. To be able to expand, one must first have a foundation. No one can grow if they do not understand. It is important for anyone in the arts to have some foundation prior to growth. An instructor then may suggest other options ...

A good technique is anything that works! Let's face it, anything goes in a street fight conbantant. the rules are different than what you practice in the dojo!!!!
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Sensei Kunz
Jeet Kune Do
Instructor

In street combat, you must be aggressive in all aspects self-defense, including kicks, hits, trapping, grappling, take-downs and groundwork. This is not from a book, but from personal experience! Street smarts also plays an important role. You must be an intelligent fighter not a mechanical fighter....